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Games, Puzzles and Books - Incoming Second Grade
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***Click the tabs below for Review and Challenge Resources***
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Note: Games should (1) NOT be speed-based (2) Should have a concrete/visual element (dice, dot cards, blocks) (3) should include both luck and strategy (to even the playing field while building strategic thinking)
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Card/Dice GamesFamily Board GamesOnline Games/AppsPuzzlesStory Books about Math on YouTube
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Can be played alone.Many can be played alone.
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https://nrich.maths.org/9412. From the University of Cambridge, Nrich is one of our favorite websites. This link brings up a list of their games for early elementary. There's a lot to sift through, so just choose one and try it out? Racko - classic card game, not concrete/pictorial, but popular with many age groups"Fiete" math app. What we like: Visual, engaging, plus levels of challenge. Mind Benders level 2. - Book of early logic puzzlesAlexander and the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day A classic favorite
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Qwirkle. Tactical Strategy Game"Sums Stacker" What we like: Uses various visual representations. Includes several levels. Balance Benders Beginning Level. - Balancing weightsAnno's Counting Book - (wordless) About a village during twelve months. Stop and discuss the things you see.
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"Lil Piggies". Card set with piggies and a wolf. What we like: Fun, and you need both luck and strategy to win. Builds number partners to 10.Check the Fridge - Strategy, counting and even bluffing skills while targeting a total of 25. "Happy Numbers" Requires a free account. Good review work, altough not all problems include pictorial models. Not a game, more a review site. 100 Angry Ants
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"Magical Squares" - along with so many other games with playing cards. From Lovemaths.me"Sum Swamp". Fun and kids could play without an adult. Use 10- or 12-sided dice if you want more challenge. Greg Tang's "Ten Frame Mania" Good visual component. Only use this if your child is ok with the time-based element.What's Faster Than a Speeding Cheetah?
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"Pig" - A game like Race to 100, but careful - the #1 is wild. Use blocks or counters if possible, to keep track of score. Sushi Monster fun practice game100 Snowmen
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"Go Fish" With normal playing cards, make partners to 10. Other classics include War and UNO and Yahtzee. Fried Circuits- connect partners to 10, but don't allow any paths to cross. Levels: Easy to "Ridiculous". Other games on this webpage, too. Can You Count to a Google?
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"Dotty Dice" A simple strategy game like Tic Tac Toe, but with dots and dice. 2 Ways to count to Ten; a Liberian Folk Tale
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Erase - Game with number partners to 10.Math Fables , Greg Tang
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Maybe a Challenge book...
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Life of Fred. We don't know whether to put this in the "Challenge" section, or the "Books" section. Check out this sample pdf of book #1 before you commit to the series. It's silly, wacky fun and some children just love it.
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