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Sidewalk Chalk Outdoor Math Game

April 14, 2016 by Selena Robinson 10 Comments

Now that spring is finally here and the pollen is (somewhat) subsiding, my kids have been itching to get outdoors! So it was a great time to link up with the Early Elementary Blogging Team to share some fun ideas for outdoor learning.

Math has been an issue in our family, especially since several of our children are living with ADHD. But with this easy sidewalk chalk outdoor math game, my active kids got some arithmetic practice done while moving!

If you love this hands-on math activity, be sure to see our list of math activities for kids with ADHD! There are plenty of hands-on math learning ideas there as well!

Get the kids outside and reinforce basic arithmetic with this sidewalk chalk outdoor math game! Awesome for active learners!

Sidewalk Chalk Outdoor Math Game

It took me about 15 minutes to set this up. But there’s a lot of bending involved, so prepare to use your back…lol.

What You’ll Need:

  • Sidewalk chalk
  • Giant foam dice

Outdoor Math Game Setup

What I did was draw a long squiggly line on our driveway and then another about two feet parallel from it. That way, I could make a game board.

Then I added horizontal lines every foot and a half or so.

Outdoor Math Game Board Layout

Finally, I filled each space with a simple math fact. I alternated addition and subtraction with multiplication and division.

Outdoor Math Game Dice Roll

The kids rolled the dice to find out how many spaces to travel.

Playing an Outdoor Math Game with Sidewalk Chalk

Then they walked to the correct space. (Just like a regular board game.)

Solving Math Problems in an Outdoor Math Game

When they got to their space, they worked on solving the math problem in the square. For my boys, multiplication and division are still pretty new concepts, so I talked them through it using how they relate to addition and subtraction. They seemed to pick up on it pretty quick that way.

Math Practice with an Outdoor Math Board Game

Learning to skip count is super helpful when it’s time to introduce division and multiplication. I saw proof of that in this activity.

Playing an Outdoor Math Game to Learn Arithmetic

And we kept on solving math problems until we reached the end!

Simple Outdoor Math Game

Get a look at more ways to make math fun for your kids!

Math Activities for ADHD Students

Fun Math Books for Middle School

Ways to Make Math Fun for Active Learners

And for more math ideas, follow my Math Mania board on Pinterest!

This post is part of the Early Elementary Blogging Team linkup! Check out some of the other fun outdoor learning ideas shared this week!

Ways to Learn Outdoors

Map Skills for Kids: Backyard Treasure Hunt from Life Over C’s

Nests Nature Hunt for Kids from Still Playing School

How to Make an Outdoor Mud Kitchen from Parenting Chaos

Outside Arrays for Multiplication Practice from Line Upon Line Learning

Gardening For Math Time from Preschool Powol Packets

Second Grade Math with Rocks from Sugar Aunts

Tree Unit Study and Science Experiment from Schooling a Monkey

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