Math Activity

Task Cards Directions

Math Activity Task Card Directions

Thank you for purchasing this product. I created these task

cards because I love providing my students with choices.

Giving my students the ability to choose what type of

learning best suits their needs is what I love most about

Personalized Learning. At the beginning of the year, I teach

my students how to play several of these activities and then

add them to a pocket chart. During my Math Workshop, I

have an activity rotation. Sometimes I give my students a

“must-do” for which activity to do; but mostly, I offer them the

ability to choose from any of the task cards posted in the

pocket chart. I love how this provides my students with the

opportunity to take ownership of their own learning. As the

year progresses, I teach additional activities and rotate the

cards through the chart.

Included in this document are:

directions for the 24 math activities

mats for 13 activities

links to activities that were not created by me

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Number Compare

MATERIALS NUMBER OF PLAYERS DIRECTIONS deck of cards

no game board

needed

one or more Turn over two cards. The

biggest number wins. If the

numbers are the same, they

play another card to see

which is bigger. This game is

a much like the card game,

WAR. Your students can play

it alone, with a partner or in a

group.

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Number crunch MATERIALS NUMBER OF PLAYERS DIRECTIONS

deck of cards

Greater Than/Less Than

Gator

Have your students make

their own Greater Than/Less

Than Gator at the beginning

of school for use all year long!

It’s made with a piece of

folded green construction

paper, white paper for the

eyes and teeth, black crayon

for the dots in the eyes, and

glue to put it all together. See

the image below for a visual

representation!

no game board

needed

two Turn over two cards. The

biggest number wins. If the

numbers are the same, they

play another card to see

which is bigger. This game is

much like the card game,

WAR. Your students can play

it alone, with a partner or in a

group.

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What’s the sum?

MATERIALS NUMBER OF PLAYERS DIRECTIONS deck of cards or dice

What’s the Sum game

board

(included on the

following page)

one Card Game:

Turn over two cards. Place

each card in the boxes on

the game board. Add the

numbers together. Students

can add from memory, or

use the picture symbols on

the cards to find the sum.

Dice Game:

Roll two dice. Place the dice

in the boxes on the game

board. Students can add

from memory or use the dots

on the dice to find the sum.

(*one dice can be used, just

have the student write the

numbers and or draw the

dots in the boxes.)

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What’s the sum?

What’s the difference?

MATERIALS NUMBER OF PLAYERS DIRECTIONS deck of cards or dice

What’s the Difference

game board

(included on the

following page)

one Card Game:

Turn over two cards. Place

the bigger card in the top

box on the game board.

Place the smaller card in the

bottom box. Subtract the

numbers to find the

difference. Students can

subtract from memory, or use

the picture symbols on the

cards to help them find the

difference.

Dice Game:

Roll two dice*. Place the

bigger number in the top box

on the game board. Place

the smaller number in the

bottom box. Students can

subtract from memory or use

the dots on the dice to find

the difference.

(*one dice can be used, just

have the student write the

numbers and/or draw the

dots in the boxes.)

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Tidy sum

MATERIALS NUMBER OF PLAYERS DIRECTIONS deck of cards

Tidy Sum game board

(included on the

following pages)

one Look at the answer for the

problem. Turn over one card

from the deck. It if it is smaller

than the answer, then place

the card in one of the boxes.

The student will need to find

the missing number.

Continue to turn over the

cards one at a time until you

get the number that is

needed to answer the

problem. Often times there

are multiple ways to solve the

problem. See how many

different ways your students

can create.

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3

Here are the problems

that make this sum.

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Tidy Sum

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Tidy Sum

4

Here are the problems

that make this sum.

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Tidy Sum

5

Here are the problems

that make this sum.

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Tidy Sum

6

Here are the problems

that make this sum.

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Tidy Sum

7

Here are the problems

that make this sum.

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Tidy Sum

8

Here are the problems

that make this sum.

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Tidy Sum

9

Here are the problems

that make this sum.

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Tidy Sum

10

Here are the problems

that make this sum.

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Tidy Sum

11

Here are the problems

that make this sum.

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Tidy Sum

12

Here are the problems

that make this sum.

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Tidy Sum

13

Here are the problems

that make this sum.

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Tidy Sum

14

Here are the problems

that make this sum.

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Tidy Sum

15

Here are the problems

that make this sum.

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Tidy Sum

16

Here are the problems

that make this sum.

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Tidy Sum

17

Here are the problems

that make this sum.

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Tidy Sum

18

Here are the problems

that make this sum.

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Roll, Make Expand MATERIALS NUMBER OF PLAYERS DIRECTIONS

one or two dice

Roll, Make, Expand

game boards.

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one Roll the dice. Use one of the

numbers for the tens place

and one of the numbers for

the ones place. Write the

numbers in the boxes. Next,

draw ten sticks showing the

amount of tens and circles or

squares showing the amount

of ones. Write a math

equation to match.

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Mystery Number

MATERIALS NUMBER OF PLAYERS DIRECTIONS Place Value Mystery

Pictures

You’ll need to download

them using the link above. If

the link doesn’t work the

address is listed below:

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one Make copies of the mystery

pictures pages. I put mine in

reusable plastic sleeves to

save copies. You can also

print multiple copies if that

works better for you. Have

the students solve the

problems and then color in

the numbers to uncover a

secret picture.

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Even & Odd Tally MATERIALS NUMBER OF PLAYERS DIRECTIONS

dice

Even and Odd Tally

game board

(included on the

following page)

one Roll the dice. Decide if the

number is even or odd. If the

number is even the student

will make a tally in the even

box. If the number is odd the

student will make a tally in

the odd box. You can set

your own expectations for

how many times the student

will roll the dice based on the

needs of your students.

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Even & Odd Tally = 1 = 5

Even #’s = 0, 2, 4, 6, 8 Odd #’s = 1, 3, 5, 7, 9

Even

Odd

Even & Odd Tally

= 1 = 5

Even #’s = 0, 2, 4, 6, 8 Odd #’s = 1, 3, 5, 7, 9

Even

Odd

dice Tally MATERIALS NUMBER OF PLAYERS DIRECTIONS

dice

Dice Tally game board

(included on the

following page)

one or two Roll the dice. Put a tally mark

in the box that matches the

number rolled. Set a limit for

the amount of time to roll or

a total number of rolls based

on the needs of your

students. After all the rolls,

write the number that was

rolled the most on the line

provided on the game

board.

This game can be played

alone or with a partner. One

can roll the other can be the

recorder. Or the students

can take turns.

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Domino Addition MATERIALS NUMBER OF PLAYERS DIRECTIONS

set of dominoes domino addition game

board

one The student will pull a domino from a pile or bag. They can lay the domino on the board or write the corresponding numbers in the boxes. Then they will solve the problem. They can use the dots on the domino to verify the correct sum.

Dice Tally =1 = 5 1

2

3

4

5

6

What number did you roll the most?____

Dice Tally =1 = 5 1

2

3

4

5

6

What number did you roll the most?____

Domino Addition

MATERIALS NUMBER OF PLAYERS DIRECTIONS set of dominos

Domino Addition

game board

(included on the

following page)

one The student will pull a domino

from a pile or bag. They can

lay the domino on the board

or write the corresponding

numbers in the boxes. Next,

have the student solve the

problem. They can use the

dots on the domino to verify

the correct sum.

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Domino Addition

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race to 100

MATERIALS NUMBER OF PLAYERS DIRECTIONS

one dice

Race to 100 game

board

(included on the

following page)

two or more

(each player will need

their own dice and

game board)

Roll the dice. Write the

number in the first box. Roll

the dice again. Add the

number from the box to the

number on the dice. Write

the sum in the next box.

Continue rolling, adding and

writing the sum in the boxes

as quickly as you can. The

first to make it to 100 wins.

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Domino Subtraction

MATERIALS NUMBER OF PLAYERS DIRECTIONS

set of dominos

Domino Subtraction

game board

(included on the

following page)

one The student will pull a domino

from a pile or bag. They can

lay the domino on the board

or write the corresponding

numbers in the boxes. Make

sure the big number goes

first. Next, solve the problem.

The student can use the dots

on the domino to verify the

correct difference.

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Domino Subtraction

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LEGO TOWERS

MATERIALS NUMBER OF PLAYERS DIRECTIONS each student will need:

bag of Legos with

approximately 20

Legos each

dry erase board

dry erase marker

no game board

needed

two or more In this game, each student

will build a tower using two,

three or more colors of Legos.

After the towers are built,

they will give it to their

partner and the partner will

write a problem based on

the tower that the other

student created. The

students can talk about the

equations they created, and

decide if additional problems

can be made from the same

tower. Once all of the

equations have been

created the students can

create new towers.

2+3+4=9

9= 5+4

4+3+2=9

7+2=9

Kaboom MATERIALS NUMBER OF PLAYERS DIRECTIONS

set of KABOOM sticks

no game board

needed

Versions of KABOOM Games:

shape

money

addition math facts

subtraction math facts

time

etc.

I write (or glue in the case of

shapes and money) the

problems on popsicle sticks

and add them to a jar for

student use. Don’t forget to

write KABOOM on a few

sticks!

You can also create them as

cards if it is easier for you.

If you do a KABOOM search

on Pinterest you can see

images and other ideas of

how to use this versatile

game in your classroom!

two or more In this game the students will

pull out a stick from the

KABOOM jar/bag. The

student must answer the

question correctly in order to

keep the stick. If they get it

wrong, the stick goes back in

the jar. The players take turns

until all of the sticks are gone.

If a KABOOM stick is pulled

the person is allowed to take

the sticks of another player.

The person with the most

sticks at the end of the game

wins.

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Time match MATERIALS NUMBER OF PLAYERS DIRECTIONS

Time Match activity

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two or more This game is a version of

memory. The biggest

difference is students will

have to match three cards

instead of two. The students

will take turns and flip over

three cards to see if they can

match the three different

ways to say the time.

(analog, digital and o’clock)

The person with the most

cards at the end of the

game wins.

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What Time is it?

MATERIALS NUMBER OF PLAYERS DIRECTIONS student analog clocks

student digital clocks

no game board

needed

two In this game, the student with

the digital clock will create a

time on their clock. Then the

student with the analog

clock will create the same

time on their clock. The

students will need to agree

with each other before

moving on. Then they can

switch rolls.

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Pattern Block Fun MATERIALS NUMBER OF PLAYERS DIRECTIONS

pattern blocks

picture card game

boards

I’ve owned mine for years,

and when I went to do a

search for them, I came up

empty handed. You can

have kids just do random

pictures on a blank surface, if

you don’t own these.

one Have students use pattern

blocks to create images of

real life objects like flowers,

rockets, people, etc. Or if

you own predesigned cards,

let them fill in the pictures

with the shapes.

As a challenge, students can

create an image on a piece

of paper and trace the

outside of it. Then let another

student try to figure out what

the picture is by filling it back

in with pattern blocks.

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Fact Fluency

MATERIALS NUMBER OF PLAYERS DIRECTIONS addition fact cards

subtraction fact cards

shape fact cards

money fact cards

time fact cards

I found all of mine at the

dollar store or have created

them myself.

no game board

needed

one or two Have your students practice

the flash cards to see how

quickly they can answer the

problems or name the fact.

This can be done alone or

with a friend! I keep smaller

sets on a ring to provide

variety for my students.

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Doubles Doubles MATERIALS NUMBER OF PLAYERS DIRECTIONS

dice

Doubles Doubles game

board

(included on the

following page)

one The students will roll one dice

to get a number. Have them

write the number on the first

line of the game board.

Then they need to write the

number again on the second

line and solve the doubles

equation.

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Doubles Doubles

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2 __+__=__

3 __+__=__

4 __+__=__

5 __+__=__

6 __+__=__

7 __+__=__

8 __+__=__

9 __+__=__

10 __+__=__

11 __+__=__

12 __+__=__

13 __+__=__

Doubles Doubles

1 __+__=__

2 __+__=__

3 __+__=__

4 __+__=__

5 __+__=__

6 __+__=__

7 __+__=__

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10 __+__=__

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12 __+__=__

13 __+__=__

Bump-It!

MATERIALS NUMBER OF PLAYERS DIRECTIONS dice

counters

bump it cards

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two Depending on the version of

bump it cards you have, the

students will either need to

add or subtract after rolling

the dice. If the number is not

already covered by a

counter the student puts their

counter on the number. If it

is already covered, they can

bump it off. If it is covered

with one of their own

counters, then they can add

a second counter on top to

“freeze” the number. The

person with the most

covered numbers at the end

of the game wins.

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Money Match MATERIALS NUMBER OF PLAYERS DIRECTIONS

time matching game

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two This is a game of memory. If

your students don’t know

how to play memory, then

take some time to teach it.

The students will turn over

two cards. If it is a match

they get to keep them, if

not, it is the other partner’s

turn. The person with the

most pairs at the end wins

the game.

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to the store

MATERIALS NUMBER OF PLAYERS DIRECTIONS coins

To the Store shopping

mats

(included as a

separate file with this

purchase)

one or two This game can be played

alone, or with a friend. The

students will choose one item

on the for sale mats to

purchase. They will need to

lay the coins that match the

price on the mat. Then they

can slide the coins off the

mat and check to see if they

did it the same or if they did it

differently. If they are playing

with a friend they can talk

about if their way is correct

before checking the back

side of the mat.

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Subtraction Action MATERIALS NUMBER OF PLAYERS DIRECTIONS

dice

Subtraction Action

game board

(included on the

following page)

one The student will roll one dice

twice and add the numbers.

This number will be written on

the first line. Then they will roll

the dice again and write this

number on the second line.

Last, it’s time to solve the

equation and write the

answer.

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Subtraction Action

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2 __-__=__

3 __-__=__

4 __-__=__

5 __-__=__

6 __-__=__

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Subtraction Action

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tell a story

MATERIALS NUMBER OF PLAYERS DIRECTIONS scratch paper/

pencils/crayons

or

dry erase boards/

markers

no game board

needed

two Have the students work in

pairs. Each of them will write

a story problem for the other

to solve. After they are done

writing the problem their

partner can use pictures or

equations to solve the

problem.

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Measuring Up!

MATERIALS NUMBER OF PLAYERS DIRECTIONS ruler

or

non-standard unit of

measure (pencil, shoe,

book, etc.)

Measuring Up game

board

(included as a

separate file with this

purchase)

two Students will measure a

variety of items around the

classroom using a standard

or non-standard unit of

measurement. For each item

they measure, they can

record the item and how

long it is on the Measuring Up

game board, or on a

separate piece of paper.

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Shape Match

MATERIALS NUMBER OF PLAYERS DIRECTIONS Shape Match game

(included as a

separate file with this

purchase)

two This is a game of memory. If

your students don’t know

how to play memory, then

take some time to teach it.

The students will turn over two

cards. If it is a match they

get to keep them, if not, it is

the other partner’s turn. The

person with the most pairs at

the end wins the game.

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