1st Grade Math Games

Using games is a great way to learn Math facts and develop mental calculation skills in a fun and easy way.

Children will pick up a whole range of skills through playing games naturally and informally.

Encouraging your child to play math games and puzzles like sodoku and chess will also help develop their logical reasoning.

Using these math games below will help your child to develop their Math fact skills as well as their strategic thinking and memory skills.

First to 100 is a snakes-and-ladders type game where you have to move along the board from 1 to 100.

There are lots of special squares which may mean you get a penalty or a bonus depending on the color you land on.

For this game you will need 2 dice, and some counters.

Classify It Game #2 is a good 1st grade math game for getting children to develop their understanding of different math vocabulary such as odd and even, equal to, greater/less than and between.

It also helps to develop quick recall of addition facts of 3 small numbers.

Empty The Chests is a fun strategy game where you have to place coins inside 3 different chests.

Depending on your dice roll, you can remove a coin from one of the chests.

However, some chests are more likely to be rolled than others, so you have to place your coins carefully at the start.

Race to 10 is a simple addition game which involves adding up the numbers on several dice to reach a total.

The aim of the game is to add up the dice correctly and be the first player to reach 10 points.

Blast Off! is a cool Maths game which uses mental calculation skills and rolling dice to make different numbers.

It is suitable for children at 1st Grade, but is also suitable for older children.

For this game you will need 2 dice, and some counters.

Race to the Moon is a math game designed to improve quick recall of addition and subtraction facts to 10.

For this game, you will need some colored counters for each player.

Catch the Stars is a cool maths game which uses mental calculation skills and rolling dice to make different numbers.

It is similar to the game 'Blast Off!' but with a star theme.
It is suitable for children at 1st Grade, but is also suitable for older children.

For this game you will need 2 dice, and some counters.

Salamander Shoot-out is a Math game which uses mental calculation skills and rolling dice to make different numbers.

There is also strategic thinking involved in picking out numbers for your opponent to try to shoot out.

For this game you will need 2 dice, and some counters.

Salamander Combine It! is a place value game that consolidates adding of tens and ones together.

It is a simple game to play, and only required different colored counters.

Score points for each line of 3 counters you make.

Trap the Spiders is a place value game that consolidates adding of tens, fives and ones together.

The aim of the game is to score as many points as possible by trapping spiders on their webs.

For this game, you will need a dice and some counters.

If these 1st grade math games are too challenging, then why not try our selection of Kindergarten math games.

The games in this section are at a simpler level than those on this page.

If you are looking for some more challenging math games, why not try our 2nd grade math games.

The games in this section are more challenging than those on this page.

Using dice is a great way to learn Math facts and develop mental calculation skills in a fun and easy way.

Here you will find some more fun Math games which use dice.

Using these cool maths games will help your child to develop their Math fact skills as well as their strategic thinking and memory skills.

There are a range of games, including 1st grade math games as well as games for other grades.

Here you will find a range of printable first grade math puzzles for your child to enjoy.

The puzzles will help your child practice and apply their addition and subtraction facts as well as developing their thinking and reasoning skills in a fun and engaging way.

Using these puzzles will help your child to:

• learn their addition facts to 12+12;
• develop thinking and reasoning skills;
• develop perseverance.

Take a look at some of these free online first grade math games.

We have not created these games ourselves, but think that they are a great way for practicing some math skills online.

Our 1st Grade Math Games e-booklet contains our entire selection of printable math games for 1st grade.

There are a total of 22 games designed for specially for first graders.

All the games on this page are included, plus many extra games that have been specially created for the booklet.

There is a wide selection of games to develop a range of math concepts from place value to addition and subtraction to strategic thinking.

The Math Salamanders hope you enjoy using these free printable Math worksheets and all our other Math games and resources.

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