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We are winding down our school year here, and I want to keep up some math over the summer with my dd, who is 6.5 years (a very young 6.5).
I am looking for math board games that are fun but definitely don't have a "school" feel. We have Chutes and Ladders, Candy Land, Sorry Yhatzee...
What math borad games are you playing and loving?
I have looked through the old board games threads for some ideas, but anyone have anything outstanding for math?
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Melinda, one we have played many times over the years is Presto-Chang-O(scroll down). In spite of the "magical" name, it is a game of making and spending money. It does have a "magician" theme..sort of rabbit-in-the-hat kind of magical tricks. Players go around the board landing on spaces where they earn money (for having garage sales, getting good grades, doing dishes, having birthdays, etc.) and spend money (going to the movies, buying things, joining clubs, making donations, etc.) The object is to acquire $10.
The game also requires the players to make change. Each player has a limit on how many nickels, dimes, and quarters they can have at any one time, which means they have to trade in their coins for proper change (dimes and nickels for quarters, for example).
Ages at my house that enjoy this game vary from 7 to 15. They liked it so much we actually had to replace it at one point because it had been played so much it had worn out!
Your son might be a little young for it yet, but in a year or two it would be a good option. This is a game the children actually choose to play on their own!
I'll try to think of games for younger players, but really basic counting of spaces and adding up the totals on the dice are elements of many games and are helpful for learning early math skills.
Do you play card games? Games like Go Fish! and War are great basic math skill games.
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My 5YO DS loves Busy Bug Collector. It's a very simple game (similar in style to Candy Land) great for ages 3 and up.
At Easter he got Money Bags, which is a coin counting game. He's been really interested in coins lately and this game is his new favorite. It is a good reasource to help kids learn their coins and to learn simple addition.
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Thanks, Caroline and jawgee. These all look great!
I also saw Swamp Sum Addition on Amazon, and that got good reviews. Does anyone have that and like it?
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We have Sum Swamp. The kids REALLY like it. 
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We love Sum Swamp here as well!
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Coming back to update. We have the Sum Swamp game and the Money Bags game here now- playing steadily going on a month. Kids love both.
I like them both,too. Sum Swamp is perfect for learning basic addition and subtraction. Money Bags is very clever.... I love how it sneaks exchanges into the game.
Both get at my house!
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Not a board game, but we really like SET. It's a card game that is for all ages about recognizing patterns. We got it for our dd's seventh b-day, and it has been a fun challenge for all of us. Here it is on Amazon.
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I would add Blokus - as a geometry/math game. Way fun...
I would totally include SET, seeker - it is patterns and sets, very venn diagram-y.
And older "traditional" games - mancala, shut the box, and dominoes.
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If you think about math not just as arithmetic but also as logic, patterns, statistics, and analysis then many board games will build math skills. I have a blog called Games for Homeschoolers in which a friend and I write homeschool-specific reviews about games we have played.
Here is the Math category. We have 15 games listed to date, many of which have already been mentioned.
We have found that games designed to teach something are far inferior to games designed for good play that have an educational component, especially in longevity of enjoyment, but also in family enjoyment. We play many games because our children want us to, but better are the games we play together because we both really like it.
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We had Addition War. Not an elaborate game, it came from the flash cards section of Walmart I think. Very inexpensive. You play it just like any card game of war, but the person who wins is the one who has the card with the higher sum. I think there is also a Multiplication War set.
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Chips
Rack-O
Rummikub
Blink
SET
Phase Ten
Quoridor
Gobblet
Othello
We like Presto-Chango too.
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These are not board games, but card and dice games. Ever see Krypto? My siblings and I grew up with this game.
And to me, while basic, it's sneaking in math for Yahtzee and Pit.
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AtHomeScience wrote:
If you think about math not just as arithmetic but also as logic, patterns, statistics, and analysis then many board games will build math skills. I have a blog called Games for Homeschoolers in which a friend and I write homeschool-specific reviews about games we have played.
Here is the Math category. We have 15 games listed to date, many of which have already been mentioned.
We have found that games designed to teach something are far inferior to games designed for good play that have an educational component, especially in longevity of enjoyment, but also in family enjoyment. We play many games because our children want us to, but better are the games we play together because we both really like it. |
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Fabulous, Kris! Adding this to my Reader!
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Also not a board game, but a fantastic math game we love -
Sumoku
Lots of fun!
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....ooohh, I hope we aren't getting all technical about what is a "board" game. I think they all count and am really enjoying this thread. 
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MaryM wrote:
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Nope - definitely not getting technical!  Just letting you know!
Thought of a few more we have....these are for older math students but they are FANTASTIC and quite challenging!
The Wff "N Proof games are fantastic logic and math games (and there are some language games too)! They aren't cheap, so if you ever come across a set used, BUY IT! We have and really enjoy:
Equations
Wff 'N Proof
Configurations
...and a few others that aren't math oriented.
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What about Muggins/KnockOut
They are two games in one... flip the board over. Gets good reviews on Amazon and Chirstianbook(which has it much cheaper than Amazon).
Anyone have it?
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AtHomeScience wrote:
If you think about math not just as arithmetic but also as logic, patterns, statistics, and analysis then many board games will build math skills. I have a blog called Games for Homeschoolers in which a friend and I write homeschool-specific reviews about games we have played.
Here is the Math category. We have 15 games listed to date, many of which have already been mentioned.
We have found that games designed to teach something are far inferior to games designed for good play that have an educational component, especially in longevity of enjoyment, but also in family enjoyment. We play many games because our children want us to, but better are the games we play together because we both really like it. |
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Great resource! I was tickled to see you review Scoop, which we played to death last summer. I found it at Tuesday Morning for $5!
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Rainbow Resources also has Dino Dice, which is fun and makes a great stocking stuffer.
They also have Roman numeral dice.
OK- done serial posting
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