Games

Math War

Addition and Subtraction Math War: Use a deck of cards. Take out the kings, queens, and jacks. The ace will be used as a one. Shuffle the cards and deal them all out.  Stack your cards in a pile face down. Each player turns over two cards. Each player adds their numbers together. Who ever has the highest amount wins all the cards. If their is a tie the players turn over two more cards. Once again who ever has the highest amount wins all the cards. Play continues until a player runs out of cards. This game is good because the cards have objects that the player can count.

Example: A player turns over an eight and a seven. The player puts eight in their head and touches and counts the objects on the seven card to get the number "15". With subtraction the player says the highest number card eight and touches and counts backwards to get the answer "1".

Later on the students can use these cards to practice multiplication.

Have fun!!

Addition/Subtraction Games

Addition: Use two dice. Roll the dice. Add two dice together, putting the big number in your head and then add on. You can also use more than two dice. You can use mental math and or write facts on paper and solve.

Two digit addition: Roll two dice and write the number on paper. Next roll dice again and create another number. If the number is larger put it on top. If it is smaller put it below the number, then add. Use mental math and or use paper.

Subtraction: Use two dice. Roll the dice. Put big number first and then count backwards using the second dice.

Two digit subtraction: Follow procedure for two digit addition.

Math Websites

aaa.math.com
*Go to third grade and click on rounding and estimation. Play games with rounding to the nearest 10's and 100's. It also has a varitey of activities for math.

mathcafe.com - Play on line games or make worksheets to assist your child in a vartiey on needs.

First in Math - Your child's password in taped on the inside cover of their agenda.

gamequarium.com - This site has a varitey of activities for all subject areas.

Reading Web Sites

pearsonsuccess.net - This a site for our reading series. Go to third grade and explore. Spelling City has weekly spelling words. Students can play games on line. There are many other activites including games to review weekly concepts and vocabulary.

waltkies web - Reading activities that go with our reading series.