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Games, Puzzles and Books - Incoming Fourth Grade
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***Click the tabs below for Review and Challenge Resources***
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Note: Games (1) should 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/AppsPuzzlesMath Story Books
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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"Happy Numbers" Requires a free account. Good review work, altough not all problems include pictorial models. Not a game, more a review site. Mind Benders level 2. - Book of early logic puzzles. Children can soon work independently on this. Start with Level 1 or 3 if needed. Math Curse Hilarious story of breaking the curse.
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"5 in a Row" - This webpage includes many other games using playing cards. From Lovemaths.meQwirkle. Tactical Strategy GameFried Circuits- connect partners to 10, but don't allow any paths to cross. Levels: Easy to "Ridiculous" Other great games on the same webpage.Balance Benders Level 1 or 2 - Balancing weightsThe Best of Times , Greg Tang. Multiplication Strategies. Also by Greg Tang: "Grapes of Math" and "Mathterpieces".
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24 game and instructions Use +, - , x , / to combine the 4 numbers on each card to make 24. Battle Sheep - lots of strategyJulia Robinson Math Festival Puzzle Page Online puzzles/app-like games that take a couple minutes to figure out, but then are loads of fun.Hidato Puzzles for KidsThe Girl with a Mind for Math - The Story of Raye Montague
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Set Game Attribute matching cards. As difficult for adults as for kids. "Sums Stacker" What we like: Uses various visual representations. Includes several levels. Battleship puzzles (scroll down a bit) So many great puzzles here, but battleships are a student favorite. The Number Devil - Story book about the amazing world of numbers.
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"Math Tic Tac Toe" - an easy strategy game. Other games from the same great website are here. "Fiete" math app. What we like: Visual, engaging, plus levels of challenge. Puzzles from Penrose the Mathematical CatThis might be a Challenge book...
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"Sudoclue" - Number clues are given to solve the Sudoku puzzle. 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. You'll find more info about the books here.
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"Solve Me" Puzzles - Mobiles, Mystery numbers, Logic
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Sushi Monster
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