Any ideas for a mathematical board game for preschooler's?

Question

I'm having a difficult time coming up with an idea. This is for my preschool class, and we're learning mathematics. Such as counting from 1-5 and 1-10.

Have any ideas, perhaps?

Thanks.

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Answer 1

v-tech

it helps thr mind grow smarter!!!!

Answer 2

What about making your own snakes and ladders type of board game?  You could climb ladders and slide down toboggans.

I've made a few games that I use with a di that has numbers, instead of dots.  I bought it at a game store.

The board is just bristol board, and I use l**k and stick squares or circles.  Then add stickers for whatever theme I'm using at that time.  Then mac tac for saving.

Answer 3

There are great little books called M&M, Hersey's, Twizzlers math and such.

They can learn, and taste the math ;-)

We use this web site to buy games for all ages, you'll be surprised at how many games there are.

http://www.educationallearninggames.com/...

Answer 4

"Top It". A deck of cards with the numbers you are learning - 1 - 10 for example. Each child flips a card over, and the person who "Tops It", or has the highest card, wins that hand. This is great for introducing "greater than, less than."

Answer 5

Well have big numbers made, that are also colorful.  Have them on the floor, and have them jump to the numbers.  Also colors are mathematical for a preschooler. So you could have them jump to the yellow four... or the green four.... I am also a preschool teacher, and the children love this game, especially the boys.  I also have taken plastic spiders, animals, etc.  I took a picture of 1, 2, 3-12, and have the children match the picture with the plastic spiders.  Good luck.

Answer 6

Hopscotch.

Answer 7

I like to make up tic-tac-toe-type games or bingo-type games.    

For tic-tac-toe types, draw a grid.  3 squares in each row and 3 rows.  Then you can put pictures of objects in each square.  If you're working on counting, you can put, say,  pictures of 3 children in one square, pictures of 5 ice creams in another, or 2 cats in another, etc.  Fill each square with an appropriate set of pictures.  

Then you can have them play as follows:

Give each child his own game board.

You call out a number.  They look for the square that has that many of the same object in it.  They can use colorful cut up pieces of tagboard to mark the square that is appropriate.

Then call out another number.

When a child gets three squares in a row (horizontally, vertically, or diagonally) marked, they can call out "I won" or something similar and you can check and see that they've done it right and tell them what a good job they've done.  Keep playing until every child has won.

You can use the same idea with a variety of games.  Just vary the types of pictures you put on the game boards.  You could make a set for shapes (circles, triangles, squares, rectangles, ovals, diamonds, cones, pyramids, etc.).  Or you could put numbers in the squares and show the children several objects that they have to count on their own and find the matching numeral.  Or have shapes of various sizes and call out things like "the big square" or the "small circle".

If you want to include more pictures, then use a bingo-game board instead with 4 squares in each row and 4 rows.  Or 5 squares in each row and 5 rows, for more advanced students.

If possible, laminate the game boards so that you can reuse them many times.  If you don't have access to a laminating machine, you can use clear contact paper to do the laminating.

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Or make take several large sheets of paper or poster board.  Write a number on each one and then  tape the pieces of paper with the numbers on them to the wall.  

Then show the students a group of items.  The children should count them and then go and stand by the paper with the appropriate number on it.

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Or take index cards.  On some of the index cards write numbers.  On some of the index cards draw pictures of several items (to correspond with the numbers written on other cards).  

Now you have a "deck of cards" and can use them to play games.  The deck is shuffled and the cards laid down, face down.  The first player turns over 2 cards.  If they match (such as the number 2 and a picture of 2 cars), the player gets to keep the pair.  If they don't match (such as the number 5 and a picture of 3 circles), the cards are returned to their places and the next player takes a turn.  (A version of concentration)

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Or a simple one, that requires little preparation, is to have a bunch of tiny toys or counters.  The teacher calls out a number and the children have to count out that many objects.  The children stand up when they think that they have the correct number of items.  If you want, give the children turns at being the ones to call out the numbers.

Answer 8

chutes and ladders comes to mind.  there is counting and you could also use it as number recognition.  they count forwards and backwards.

Answer 9

Pretty much any board game involves counting.  You can pick a character or tv show that preschoolers like.  Then make a board using that theme.  Laminate it.  Have little pictures on cardboard of the characters and laminate them.  Make number cards 1 - 10 and laminate them.  The kids can pick a card and move that many spaces.  First one to the end wins.  If you're alowed to use a pre-made game, Hi-Ho Cherry-O is a great one for counting.

Answer 10

They have pre-k bingo, which my daughters teacher says that the kids love and since they have to pay alot of attention to see if they get the card full they are sure to try to memorize teir numbers.

My daughter is 3.