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Pineapple Multiplication by Four Roll and Cover Game

June 18, 2020 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

Summer is here and the living is easy.

Multiplication facts, though, are still giving my youngest a hard time.

She’s working on memorizing her times tables so she can sail into third grade math this fall with no trouble.

To make it a little more fun, I thought we’d try this printable pineapple multiplication by four game!

Fun Pineapple Multiplication by Four Game

This is a simple and cute way to help kids work on multiplication fluency!

Keep reading to see how to get yours – free! And, for more ways to have fun with math, take a look at our list of outdoor math games to play!

This printable multiplication by four game is a fun way to practice times tables!

Pineapple Multiplication by Four Game

To use this printable multiplication roll and cover game, you’ll need the following: (This post contains affiliate links. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

  • Printer (with ink)
  • Printer Paper
  • Six-sided dice or ten-sided dice
  • Math counters or buttons
  • Astrobright paper (optional)
Pineapple Multiplication Game

This product includes two versions of the multiplication roll and cover game:

  • One for use with a six-sided die
  • And one for use with a ten-sided die
Pineapple Multiplication by 4 Game

The rules are simple.

Students roll a die and then find the corresponding multiple of four on the game board.

Multiplication by Four Roll and Cover Game

Then they just cover that number with a math counter and keep going!

You can also use buttons, counting bears, pom-poms, or coins in place of counters.

Students can play the game alone or with a partner. If they’re playing alone, challenge them to see how quickly they can roll and cover all the multiples.

If they’re playing with a partner, the first one to cover the last multiple wins!

Pineapple Multiplication by 4 Roll and Cover Game

A line art version of both game boards is also included.

Personally, I love to add a pop of color by printing them on AstroBright paper – as above. It definitely makes the activity a bit more cheerful.

Scroll down to get your Pineapple Multiplication by Four Game!

Check out these other fun math learning ideas!

Use these printable shark counting to ten puzzles to help early learners practice counting with numerals, objects, and number words!
These printable money games for kids are perfect for quick math lessons! Let students play them for a hands-on money activity!
These popsicle themed addition to make 12 puzzles are a fun way to practice addition facts at math centers! Perfect for early elementary math practice!

To get your copy of this Pineapple Multiplication by Four Roll and Cover Game, click the image or the link below to download it to your computer!

Printable Multiplication by 4 Game

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Shoot and Score! A Printable Multiplication Game for Kids

February 18, 2019 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

Make learning times tables a snap with this printable multiplication game for kids!

If I want my boys to learn anything at all, I just have to find a way to include basketball. They are big fans of the sport and they love everything B-ball related.

So when I was ready for them to practice multiplication facts, I thought “What better way to get them interested than to make times tables into a basketball-themed game?” And that’s how the printable multiplication game Shoot and Score! was born.

Shoot and Score! A Printable Multiplication Game for Kids

Read on to see how to “score” a copy of this game for yourself!

By the way, if you enjoy this printable, grab a set of our free college basketball worksheets also! They’re perfect for keeping the kids learning while watching the college basketball tournament this year!

Practice multiplying by twos, fives, and tens with this fun, hands-on basketball themed printable multiplication game! Perfect for skip counting fluency!

Shoot and Score! Printable Multiplication Game

To play this printable multiplication game, you’ll need the following: (Affiliate links are listed below. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

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  • Laminator (optional: for the game board and the cards)

Shoot and Score Printable Multiplication Game for Kids

The goal of Shoot and Score! is to “shoot” the correct number through the multiplication problem “hoop” it matches!

Playing the Shoot and Score Printable Multiplication Game

Full instructions are provided and the game can be played by 1-4 players.

Printable Basketball Themed Multiplication Board Game

This game includes multiplication facts from 2, 5, and 10 times tables.

Shoot and Score Printable Multiplication Game

Plus, there’s an answer key in the back for kids to check their work!

Basketball Themed Printable Multiplication Game

Scroll down to get your Shoot and Score! Printable Multiplication Game!

Check out these other fun basketball learning activities!

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Teach kids to skip count by twos with these basketball-themed free skip counting flashcards!

 

Printable Multiplication Game for Kids

Check out the Shoot and Score printable multiplication game for yourself below!

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Make Times Tables Fun with HoliMaths Multiplication Game for Kids!

September 6, 2016 by Selena Robinson 1 Comment

I’ve worked on multiplication with my oldest child for years. And I mean, actual YEARS. It took a while to get her to try learning her times tables, and then it took even longer to get her to work at remembering them. After several grades, the only hurdle left was getting her to enjoy working with multiplication. (Am I the only person who actually did multiplication problems for fun? Probably.)

Thanks to HoliMaths, a brand new multiplication game for kids, practicing times tables can be actual, honest-to-goodness fun! Plus, several of my kids could play it together!

Read on to see how practicing multiplication is a snap with HoliMaths!

Disclosure: I received this product in exchange for this post and I was compensated for my time. All opinions are my own and I was not required to post a positive review.

We're loving the HoliMaths Multiplication Card Game - It's a great way for kids to make multiplication practice fun!

What is HoliMaths Multiplication Game for Kids?

HoliMaths is a fun and flexible multiplication card game that kids can play with or without adult supervision. There are ten, yes, ten different ways to play with these cards, so you’re almost guaranteed that your kids will never get bored.

HoliMaths Multiplication Card Game

HoliMaths comes in two levels: One game featuring times tables from 1 to 6 and a second featuring times tables from 7 to 12. Each game can be played by up to six players, so if you have both games, you could have up to 12 people playing the game at any time.

And, yes, the boxes are in Spanish. More on that in a bit.

What's In the HoliMaths Game Box

Here’s what’s inside the HoliMaths game box. It’s a lot, right?

HoliMaths Multiplication Tables

The game includes multiplication table charts – one for each player.

HoliMaths Problem Cards

There are also multiplication problem cards. In this set, there are times tables from 1 to 6, so each set is color coded. The ones tables cards are all grey, the twos tables cards are all yellow, and so on.

The card at the bottom of the image with the symbols is the scoring system. Since each card is coded with a symbol, you can look at the point (puntaje) card to see how to count each correct pair. The player with the most points at the end wins!

HoliMaths Solution Cards

Finally, there are many small solution cards. These are pretty important, as you’ll see next.

How to Play HoliMaths Multiplication Game for Kids

So how do you play HoliMaths? As I mentioned earlier, there are ten different game play options. Since our game included kids of several grade levels, I started with the Classic Play method (Method #1). For a look at how to play each version of HoliMaths, see the How to Play section on the HoliMaths website.

As I also mentioned earlier, most of the documentation in the game box is in Spanish. That’s because the game was originally designed for a Spanish-speaking audience. But you don’t have to be bilingual to play HoliMaths! There’s an English-language version of the website, complete with video instructions in English!

HoliMaths Game Play

This version is basically Go Fish, but with times tables. 🙂

We chose three times tables to work with, since we had three players. Because my boys are in 2nd and 3rd grade, respectively, we used the ones, twos, and threes tables to play with.

Using HoliMaths Multiplication Cards

My sons haven’t memorized their multiplication tables yet, so we handed out a times tables chart for each player as we dealt out the cards. That way, they could find the solutions to the problems on their cards easily – without getting frustrated.

Using HoliMaths Multiplication Card Game with Kids

The idea is to make a match of a problem card with the correct solution card. My third grader, for example, had the problem card 1 x 12. When he looked at the correct color-coded table on the chart, he saw that 1 x 12 = 12. So he had to match that problem with a solution card featuring the number 12.

Playing HoliMaths Multiplication Card Game

As you might have noticed, some of the cards have smiley faces on them. These are “wild” cards – they can be used to represent any problem or solution you need to make a match. First, you clear all of the matches out of your hand as soon as the cards are dealt. Then, you tackle the remaining cards in the game.

Making Matches with HoliMaths Multiplication Card Game

As the kids removed the matching problems and solutions from their hands, they became much more comfortable with using the game cards. One of the suggestions in the “How to Play” section that I love was to have the kids call out the problem and solution once they matched them up. That way, you can see if they’re answering each problem correctly.

My kids, who always love a bit of drama, decided to announce their math matches with great fanfare. Like this:

Child 1: *Loud clearing of throat*

Child 2: “What is it?”

Child 1: “I declare that 1 times 12 is equal to 12!”

It’s silly, but it works! They were reciting multiplication facts left and right!

HoliMaths Multiplication Card Game Playing

If you can’t find a match for your problem cards or solution cards, you draw another problem card from a pile on the table and you draw a solution card from the game bag. As the game continues, each player empties their hand and then counts up their score.

Playing with HoliMaths Multiplication Card Game

At the end of our game, our youngest player actually had the highest score! He was pretty excited about his success.

We really loved playing this fun multiplication game for kids! I can’t wait to “plan” a morning of multiplication practice with my boys by just having them play HoliMaths for an hour or so. They’ll be thrilled!

Be sure to visit HoliMaths to learn more about this game, all the ways you can play it with your kids, and how to get it for yourself!

HoliMaths Multiplication Card Game - A Fun Way to Practice Times Tables with Kids

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Snowflake 2nd Grade Math Factors Craft

January 21, 2016 by Selena Robinson 7 Comments

We actually had a chance of snow flurries in our forecast this week! In Georgia, that’s a huge deal. A chance of snow flurries means a state of emergency.

Turns out that we didn’t actually get any snow, which was disappointing to my kids. But we kept the snowy theme going with a fun paper snowflake craft featuring 2nd grade math factors!

Check out our winter-y math craft below!

Paper Snowflake 2nd Grade Math Factors Craft

Snowflake 2nd Grade Math Factors Craft

Before we could start talking about math factors, though, Pooh needed a quick primer on multiplication. So we talked about making equal groups – one of the ways we can teach multiplication.

Making Equal Groups in Multiplication

First, we started with a simple multiplication fact – 3 groups of 3 equals 9.

Learning 2nd Grade Math Factors

Then we learned that you can also make nine by using 1 group of 9 dots.

Listing 2nd Grade Math Factors

Which means 9 has three factors: 1, 3, 9. All three can be multiplied in different combinations to make 9.

Using Manipulatives for 2nd Grade Math Factors

Time to make our math factor snowflakes! We used our Snowflake Math Factor Printables and a set of Unifix Cubes to help Pooh visualize how to find his multiplication factors.

Making Equal Groups with Unifix Cubes

As we made equal groups of 8, 4, and 2, Pooh discovered the missing math factors that make 24: 3, 6, and 12.

Math Factors for 2nd Grade

As we discovered the missing factors, Pooh filled in his snowflake.

Making Snowflake 2nd Grade Math Factors

Now to cut it out!

Making Shapes with Snowflake Math Factors

Roo was in the kitchen as we worked. He came upon one of the paper scraps and declared it “a great white shark’s tooth”. Alrighty then.

Hanging Snowflake Math Factors for 2nd Grade

We added masking tape to the back and hung our snowflakes on the window.

Snowflake 2nd Grade Math Factors Craft

Ta-da! We got some “snow” after all!

This was a really fun, hands-on activity that also served as a nice way to talk about multiplication without overwhelming my 2nd grader.

2nd Grade Math Factors Snowflake Craft

If you’d like to make this craft at home, grab a set of our free Snowflake Math Factor printables! There are combinations up to 144, so you can easily use this with 2nd to 4th graders. Plus, the answers are included!

Free Snowflake Math Factor Printables - Look! We're Learning!

For even more winter weather fun, pick up our All About Snowflakes unit study! It has our snowflake math factors, as well as plenty of other science, grammar, and Pre-K activities about snow!

All About Snowflakes Unit Study - Look! We're Learning!

We’re not the only ones having fun with snow this week! Check out the other snow and ice activities from the Early Elementary Blogging Team!

Ice and Snow Learning Activities

More Snow & Ice Learning Activities from the Early Elementary Team:

Snow Shapes with Penguin Shape Printable from Life Over C’s
Snow Prints Process Art from Still Playing School
Letter Learning & Spelling With Ice Pens from Preschool Powol Packets
Snow & Ice – Kids Arts & Crafts Activities from The Natural Homeschool
Lego Snowflake Symmetry from Rainy Day Mum
Simple Winter Science How to Catch Snowflakes from Lemon Lime Adventures
Antarctica Activity with Snow Dough from 123 Homeschool 4 Me
Snowflake 2nd Grade Math Factors from Look We’re Learning

Green Kid Crafts Winter Sale

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Apple Array Practice for Second Grade

August 13, 2015 by Selena Robinson 9 Comments

Apple Array Practice for Second Grade

One of Pooh’s objectives this year is to learn to work with arrays.

When I was in school, we weren’t using arrays. We were memorizing addition and multiplication facts back then.

Now, though, arrays are an important (and helpful) way to understand adding and multiplying.

So I put together a math product: Apple Arrays! – A fun, apple-themed way to have array practice for second grade!

Help kids learn to use arrays when adding with these printable apple addition arrays for second grade!

By the way, be sure to check out our Apple Orchard Playdough Counting Mat for your toddlers and preschoolers!

Need to practice visual discrimination? Don’t miss our Apple Alike! Same or Different Worksheets!

Work on using arrays to add numbers up to five with these printable apple themed addition array practice printables! These are great for math practice in early grades!

Apple Array Practice for Second Grade

To use these printables, you’ll need the following: (Affiliate links are included in this post. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

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Printable Apple Arrays Printables for Kids

This product includes 16 worksheets that include both addition and multiplication for numbers 1-5.

Printable Addition Array Practice for Kids

If your students are still working on addition fluency, the first ten worksheets are all about adding numbers 1-5.

Apple Themed Addition Array Practice for Kids

A full answer key is provided, so the kids can check their work.

This is a great activity for practicing addition facts.

But if your students are ready for a quick introduction to multiplication, the last six worksheets are perfect for showing them the relationship between adding and the times tables!

Apple Math Array Practice for Kids

How to Use Apple Array Practice for Second Grade

I have to admit that when Pooh saw that there were multiplication problems on the sheet, his reaction was “TIMES TABLES????”

It was a dramatic moment, for sure.

But I used the first few pages to introduce him to using arrays with addition.

And then we talked about how addition with arrays is the same as multiplication.

Apple Array Practice for Second Grade

This product focuses just on working with 5’s from 5+0 to 5+5+5, so you can use it to introduce times tables from 5×1 to 5×5.

The first set of pages contains apple arrays and written addition and multiplication problems.

Pooh and I looked at each row and column in the arrays to understand why we write those particular addition and multiplication equations to represent them.

Apple Array Practice for Second Grade

Count out the number of apples in each row to find your first addend.

Then count the number of rows to find the second. Simple!

Apple Array Practice for Second Grade

After he went through and solved the first set of problems, we used the second set of pages.

These pages have the apple arrays and addition/multiplication problems, but kids have to read the array correctly to fill in the addends/multiplicand/multiplier.

Apple Array Practice for Second Grade

Which he did on his own!

He was so excited to grasp how to read arrays and relate them to multiplying that as soon as Jay came in the door, he said “Dad! I learned how to do times today!”

Another one of those homeschooling gifts I’m thrilled to share with them this year.

Scroll down to get your copy of our Apple Array Practice for Second Grade!
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Apple Arrays

To get your copy of Apple Array Practice for Second Grade, grab our 2nd Grade Learning Bundle! This bundle includes four learning printables designed to get your early elementary student off to a great year!

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Come along with the entire 2nd Grade Blogging Team for all of our Apple activities this week!

How to use an apple to explain basic fractions from Crafty Kids at Home

Apples Graphing Activity from Sallie Borrink Learning

Free Number Order Printable Apples from Life Over C’s

Preserve an apple from getting brown from Planet Smarty Pants

Apple Descriptions {adjectives} from School Time Snippets

Nouns and Verbs – Apple Theme from 123 Homeschool 4 Me

Black and White Apple Prints: A Lesson in Contrast from Creative Family Fun

Apple Toothpick Tower Challenge from Preschool Powol Packets

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Free Snowflake Math Factors Printable Activity

December 19, 2013 by Selena Robinson 3 Comments

Hey everyone! We’re back from a short break this week with a free set of homeschool printables that are perfect for winter learning!

Tigger’s had her struggles with math over the years, so we’ve had to add a little fun to our math work to help her stay focused. This month, we decided to tackle multiplication factors with set of free snowflake math factor printables! Read on to see how to get your copy!

If you like these, don’t miss our ideas on how to use them for a fun snowflake math factor craft!

These free snowflake math factor printables are perfect for helping kids work on multiplication skills!

Free Snowflake Math Factor Printables

To use these printables, you’ll need the following: (Affiliate links are included in this post. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

  • Printer (with ink)
  • Printer paper
  • Pencil

We designed the activity so that the snowflake arms all show numbers that are factors of the larger number in the center. They work on a diagonal, so there are three numbers already given and the kids have to find the other number that makes a factor pair.

Printing Snowflake Math Factor Printables - Look! We're Learning!

Example: On the sheet above, the center number is 36, so all of the numbers on the snowflake are factors of 36. Kids will need to find the missing number in each factor pair: 18 x ? = 36; 9 x ? = 36; 3 x ? = 36, and so on.

Working with Snowflake Math Factor Printables - Look! We're Learning!

To give Tigger a helping hand, we walked her through the first one. We’ve covered multiplication with her in the past and found that the circles and dots method seems to work best for her.

Working with Math Factor Printables on the Chalkboard - Look! We're Learning!

We decided to let her try the next one on her own.

Using the Blackboard with Snowflake Math Factor Printables - Look! We're Learning!

She did great! She counted up the numbers and filled in the spots pretty easily.

Completing the Snowflake Math Factor Printables - Look! We're Learning!

We added some larger numbers in the pack as well to help kids test their multiplication facts, but a full answer key is provided at the back.

Scroll down to get your copy of our Snowflake Math Factor Printables!

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Ways to Teach Multiplication

December 24, 2012 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

I have a confession to make: I’ve been secretly terrified of teaching Tigger to multiply. She has a small aversion to math (even though she’s good at it) and that makes introducing new math concepts a bit of a challenge. I also wasn’t thrilled with the way that I was taught to multiply, which was to simply memorize my times tables until I could recite them on demand.

In keeping with the Charlotte Mason philosophy, I wanted to teach math from a practical point of view. That means explaining both “what” and “why”, so that Tigger understands how math works logically. So, when I finally decided to start discussing multiplication with her, I came prepared.

Here are some of the ways to teach multiplication we used to help her grasp the concept!

Ways to Teach Multiplication

Ways to Teach Multiplication

To start with, I reached into the depths of our curriculum closet and retrieved a multiplication/division chart. (You can get a very similar one like it on Amazon.)

Multiplication Chart for Kids

We talked about what the chart showed and how the numbers are all related to each other. BUT we did not drill her with multiplication facts, especially at first.

I copied a very detailed anchor chart that I saw on Pinterest that demonstrated several ways to multiply. I like the fact that kids are able to learn so many different ways to multiply now, rather than having to force themselves to learn in one way.

If you want to make a chart like this yourself, you’ll need the following:

  • Chart tablet
  • Markers
  • Ruler
Ways to Multiply

The chart showed three ways to teach multiplication:

1. Repeated Addition: Show children to add the same number again and again until they reach the answer. (Example: 3 x 2 = 2+2+2)

2. Circles and Dots: Draw a circle for each time the number is multiplied and fill each one with the number of dots that corresponds with the number being multiplied. (Example: 3 x 2 = Three circles with two dots in each one)

3. Arrays: Make rows of shapes that correspond to the problem. (Example: 3 x 2 = Three rows of two dots each)

Of the three techniques, Tigger took to the circles and dots method.

Coming up to the board to work on the problems herself also seemed to help her stay focused, especially when her little brothers were also working at the table.

Trying Multiplication at the Board

(Pay no attention to the laundry basket on her right.)

The good news is that she learned her times tables through eight in one week by using the circles and dots method! We’ll be using both repeated addition and arrays in upcoming weeks to help her see the other ways to teach multiplication.

But – no matter how well school is going – we try to stick with the short lessons advocated by Charlotte Mason. Which means that after a while it’s time to drop everything….

Empty School Table

and dance!

Quick School Dance Break

(Pay no attention to the stroller standing behind the front door.)

Simple Ways to Teach Multiplication to Kids

Check out these other math learning ideas!

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And if you need more math teaching tips, follow my Math Mania board on Pinterest!

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