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Monster Math Games for School Ages

Monster math games can be a lot of fun for kids. Here are a few creative ways to learn with a monster at home or school.

Monster Math Activities for Kids featured at The Educators' Spin On It. A fun way to learn to identify number, additiona, subtraction, multiplicaiton and division using hands on fun with playdough Monsters and printables

We’ve been working on Math Facts at our house a little bit more recently. Multiplication needs tons of repetition to be memorized.  It also needs a bit of hands on and visual fun to make it concrete and unforgettable.

Here’s how we incorporated monsters and math at our house.

Monster Multiplication: A Fun Math Facts Game 

Materials

  • Monster Printable Cards {{Print here}
  • Playdough
  • Googly Eyes
  • Packaging Tape or Clear Contact Paper

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Directions 

  1. Print out Monster Number Cards 
  2. Cover with packaging tape or clear contact paper
  3. Create monsters with Playdough
  4. Attach eyes to make it look like a monster
  5. Select two cards from the Pile and MULTIPLY
  6. Using playdough create balls of dough to match the answer “Monsters Mulitply!”
  7. Repeat with new cards to create new Monster Math Fact answers

Here are some additional Monster Activities for Kids on our website.

Monster Math Games

Monster Math with Eyes by Allison McDonald *
Monster Math with Dice by Valerie Deneen
Monster Math Number Cards  by Anna Geiger *
Feed the Lego Monsters  by Kristina Buskirk *
Monster Math Games with Boxes by Cathy James
Number Recognition with Monsters by Bernadette Ortiz-Grbic *

*Image featured in monster collage

Monster Math Activities for Kids featured at The Educators' Spin On It

Monster Activities for Kids

Monster Printables by Stephanie Dulgarian
Monster Activity Roundup by Kids Activities Blog
Monster Paint Blowing by Kate Pickle
Monster Activities by Jenae Jacobson
Monster Crafts and Treats by Lolly Jane

Here are some additional activities for your child…

The ultimate collection of Monster Books for Kids
The best collection of math activities for kids. Fun and easy hands on games and activities to help children build their math skills.
20 Monster Activities for Kids

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About Kim Vij

Early childhood teacher, author, speaker and mom of 3. Kim shares ways to make learning fun and parenting an adventure by sharing developmentally appropriate activities.

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Comments

  1. Donna P. says

    August 5, 2017 at 8:24 pm

    What absolutely WONDERFUL ideas! You’re a genius !!! THANK YOU SO MUCH for such playful, inspiring & just plain FUN ! “math helpers” !! =o)

  2. Suzi Hansborough says

    October 30, 2014 at 5:54 pm

    I love the monster math with play-doh and googly eyes…..it is sooooo kinesthetic. Awesome.

  3. Natalie PlanetSmartyPants says

    October 27, 2014 at 11:48 am

    Great round up! Thanks for co-hosting After School Link Up!

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