Games for Learning Math, Logic and Strategy

  
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Books for Games
Family Math A Classic, there is a Middle School Version as well
Games for Math by Peggy Kaye
Number Jugglers and Fraction Jugglers, Bell, Ruth Alexander
Claudia Zaslavsky wrote outstanding games books that emphasize historical context, try
Rods, Rods, Rods - Planet Dexter - out of print, but very good if you can find it
Ready, Set, Count, Barron, Marlene (Montessori style resource) 1995
Math Wizardry for Kids by Margaret Kenda, et al
How Math Works by Carol Vorderman
Let’s Play Math, Holt, Michael/Dienes, Zoltan
Books by Marilyn Burns have lots of ideas for dice and card games.
Books about Teaching Mathematics in general found here
Probability and Chance
Chance and probability
Yahtzee! Probability and odds
Number Zones: The Game of Probability and Chance
Rack-O (sequencing, greater and less than concepts, probability)
Graphs and Grids:
Doubles Wild (strategy) I got this from RainbowResource
Battleship – (then do on paper in the car….making it more abstract)
Geoboards (see posting)
Bingo – prep for graphs – numbers and letters


Logic and Strategy Games
Blink fast paced card game
Connect Four simple, plays quickly, wide age range
Othello classic strategy game
Sequence combo card and board game, strategy
Doubles Wild (strategy) I got this from RainbowResource
Mummy Rummy  logic, strategy, sets
Mancala is math, just ask Marilyn Burns
Clue (logic)
Chess, Checkers, Backgammon, Cribbage and Tic Tac Toe are strategy classics
Labyrinth (card game)
Dutch Blitz build sequences 1 to 10 in their own suits
Five Crowns somewhat like rummy, neat game
Card Games (try to get the Hoyle Anthology! a huge book of rules to every card game ever invented, --or do your own online searches)
Jigsaw puzzles – spatial relationships, patterns, logic
Toy Spectrum German puzzles
Muggins! Analytical Aerobics for the Mind

Dominoes
Game Seller Sites Less Traveled:
Looney Labs unusual games, we love Flux, Super Nova, Chrononauts and Fictionary
MayFair Games  HUGE Game seller site
http://www.familymaths.org.nz/ LMF member reports this has a great resource list and newsletter
Internet Game Sites
Math Fact Games
Sum Swamp z (+, -) Something about this one stands out, all my kids played hrs, try  RainbowResource
Dino Math Tracks three games for place value and word equations
Smath like Scrabble, make equations instead of words
Mythmatical Battles multiplication and mythology combined card games
Over and Out Game – Addition and subtraction game
Yahtzee! – Multiplication, Addition
Pie in the Sky (Fractions and division)
24 Game there are various versions and difficulty
Frog Juice--addition drill but really fun one family's most favorite game ever,
Maya Madness--subtraction and negative integers
The Uncle Wiggly Game
All-Star Math Game: + / - Multiplication/Division
Quick Pix Addition
Equate
Pass the Pigs, Uno, Crazy 8's, Sorry, Aggravation, Go Fish, variations of War and many other old favorites come up frequently
Computer Software
Cluefinder Adventures by The Learning Company
Road Adventures by The Learning Company
Math for the Real World
Yoiks!
The Logical Journey of the Zoombinis
magimixer, 24 game, ceasar and cleopatra (takes longer to play), traffic jam, tangram

Civilization (I, II & III), Master of Orion II, and Rise of Nations. He also suggested the Dr. Brain series, The Incredible Machine series and Sim City.

Physical / Outdoor Game Ideas
Math Tag: (Thank you Kay) Just like freeze tag but Mom is always it.  Best to do on a play structure not an empty field.  When you tag the child you give them a math problem and they are frozen until they answer it correctly.

Math Tag  Variations
Money & Economics
Presto Change-O board game around making change
Pit game based on stock market bidding
http://www.moneyinstructor.com/ (one family loved this)
EuroRails game based on euros and building
Settlers of Catan Board Game - There is a family of these games, stated for 12 and up
Money Quizmo
Mr. Money Bags
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