Quick Cups

This is seriously the easiest game. All you need is some plastic or paper cups, a sharpie, a timer and a cute little learner to pull this one off. If your student/child enjoys being beating the clock then they will love Quick Cups. If not, don't sweat it and find another game (or play this one without the timer).

Also think about using this game for learning other material like times tables, shapes, etc... Pretty much anything you would put on a flash card, you can put on the cups and turn it into a game! Enjoy!

Division War

I never knew how versatile the game of War could be until I learned so many variations from RightStart Math (you can buy the cards and card game book here). It's a good thing they've come up with so many ways to use this game as a teaching tool because who doesn't love the good old fashioned game? Check out my latest video showing yet another way to turn this favorite game into a sneaky way to teach children:



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Telling Time: Hour Memory

OK, first of all, I call my daughter the wrong name here but after spending the weekend in PA with my sister Amy, can I please get a pass on this one?!?! 😜

This game is about as simple as they come and you can make the cards you need to play it in just a few minutes. Of course, I recommend the Clock Games Kit from RightStart Math because it will give you tons of games to play with your younger elementary students to work on their time telling skills.
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Division Card Game

Here's another great game from RightStart Math's "Math Games" book. This was our first time playing it so you'll see we are just learning our way through it but that's part of the process, right? You can use my affiliate link to purchase any of the items in my videos.

Fractions Old Maid

Emmie and I have been having so much fun playing Fractions Old Maid (using a deck of Fraction Cards from RightStart Math! She often wants to play the game several times in a row and asks to play it every school day. That's the beauty of playing learning games with your children: they want to play and so they're receiving the repetition needed to master skills without having to endure the drudgery of traditional worksheets! Watch this short video to see how fun and easy it is to play this math game:




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Practicing Good Manners

We all want our children to have good manners and we often expect them to have good manners when we're in public but how often do we practice those manners? In our home, we have found that practicing the behaviors that we would like to see in pubic is foundational to success in this area.

Here's a quick little video showing how we practice manners and have fun at the same time!

The Game of One

Did you know fractions can be fun? When you teach fractions to your child using the RightStart Math Fractions games and activities, learning fractions is actually enjoyable! After we recorded this video, Emmie asked to play this game again and again (which we did, of course!). For this game, you just need the RightStart Math Fraction Cards (or you can make your own) and the RightStart Math Games book, which gives you the list of cards to use for this game.



(I am a RightStart Math affiliate which means I earn a commission from each sale made through the links I provide. I've been using RightStart Math curriculum and materials for years and became an affiliate because of the confidence I have in their products.)