Looking for ways to make math fun for young learners? Check out these kindergarten math games. They teach all the basic math skills kindergartners need to master and are sure to engage every kid in the learning process.
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1. Build 3D shapes
![3D cube made from toothpicks and playdough, with cards that read I Can Build 3D Shapes](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/3D-shape-cards-model.jpg)
Keeping It Cool at School/3D Shapes via keepingitcoolatschool.com
Give little fingers some fine motor skills practice while they learn and build 3D shapes. You can grab printable cards at the link, or make your own.
Learn more: Keeping It Cool at School
2. Make 10 with magnetic tiles
![Square magnet tiles used to create a 10 frame math tool, with triangle tiles used as markers](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/magnatiles-10-frame.jpg)
123 Homeschool 4 Me/Magnet Tiles 10-Frame via 123homeschool4me.com
Anytime you can use toys for learning, kids are more likely to feel engaged. Visit the link to learn how to make 10-frames from your magnetic tiles, and find some kindergarten math games to play with them.
Learn more: 123 Homeschool 4 Me
3. Roll It and Color It
![Child holding an orange crayon and preparing to color several squares on a worksheet to match the number of dots on the dice](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/roll-and-color-dice-game.jpg)
Crystal McGinnis Kindergarten Creations/Roll It, Color It via littlezizzers.blogspot.com/
You can use a pre-made worksheet for this one, or simply use a ruler to draw squares on a piece of paper. Give one to each player, along with crayons and a die. Kids roll and color the number of squares shown. The first to fill their paper wins!
Learn more: Crystal McGinnis Kindergarten Creations
4. Sort shoes with Pete the Cat
![Child sorting a pile of shoes and boots for kindergarten math games](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/child-sorting-shoes.jpg)
Buggy and Buddy/Sorting Shoes via buggyandbuddy.com
Sorting and classifying by attribute are important skills for kindergartners to learn. Read about Pete and his beloved white shoes, then sort your own shoes by color, size, laces or no laces, and more.
Learn more: Buggy and Buddy
5. Play hopscotch to practice counting on
![Hopscotch board drawn on a sidewalk using pink chalk, used for kindergarten math games](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/pink-chalk-hopscotch-board.jpg)
Coffee Cups and Crayons/Counting On Hopscotch via coffeecupsandcrayons.com
Instead of starting your hopscotch board at 1, choose another number instead. Then, your kids can practice counting on from any number as they play!
Learn more: Coffee Cups and Crayons
6. Conquer cardinality with penguin dominoes
![Paper dominos with number on one side and variety of penguins, fish, or other items on the other](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Kindergarten-Math-Games-Playdough-to-Plato.jpg)
Playdough to Plato/Penguin Number Dominoes via playdoughtoplato.com
Kindergarten math students work to master cardinality, understanding that written numerals correspond to the number of items pictured. These free printable penguin dominoes make the concept fun to practice.
Learn more: Playdough to Plato
7. Put together puzzles to gain number sense
![Four part puzzle pieces with six, leaf with six ladybugs, six in tally marks, and die showing six dots](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Kindergarten-Math-Games-Tickled-Pink-in-Primary.jpg)
Tickled Pink in Primary/Number Sense Puzzles via tickledpinkinprimary.com
Kindergarten math students learn to understand that numbers can be represented in a variety of ways. These free printable puzzles help them practice those skills.
Learn more: Tickled Pink in Primary
8. Play teen-number bingo
![Bingo cards with teen numbers and red markers, used for kindergarten math games](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Kindergarten-Math-Games-The-Measured-Mom.jpg)
The Measured Mom/Teen Number Bingo via themeasuredmom.com
This free printable game helps little ones master their numbers from 11 to 20, both as numerals and represented on 10-frames.
Learn more: The Measured Mom
9. Stack cups and count to 100
![Blue plastic cups labeled with numbers one to one hundred, stacked in a pyramid](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Kindergarten-Math-Games.jpg)
Kindergarten Smorgasboard/100 Cups via kindergartensmorgasboard.com
Kids love stacking things, so they’ll get a kick out of kindergarten math games that make use of stackable cups. This one has them doing it with 100 cups while they count! Turn it into a competition by putting them in teams and timing them to see who can finish the task the fastest.
Learn more: Kindergarten Smorgasboard
10. Visit the skip-counting store
![Stuffed animals labeled with price tags in increments of 10 cents, used for kindergarten math games](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/kindergarten-math-games-skip-counting-store.jpg)
Creative Family Fun/Skip Counting Store via creativefamilyfun.net
How fun is this? Grab some toys and label them with price tags in increments of 10 cents. Give kids a handful of plastic dimes, and have them count out the amount needed for each “purchase.”
Learn more: Creative Family Fun/Skip Counting Store
11. Have a rubber duck race
![Kindergarten math student moving rubber ducks along a line of plastic tiles](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Kindergarten-Math-Games-Happy-Toddler-Playtime.jpg)
Happy Toddler Playtime/Rubber Duck Race via happytoddlerplaytime.com
In this game, kids race to see who can be the first to get their rubber duckies to 10 (or any number you choose). They roll a die and lay out tiles to move their duck. The twist? To get to 10 at the end, they must roll the exact number they need—no going over! Kindergarten math games like this one are terrific for practicing counting on, basic addition, and making 10.
Learn more: Happy Toddler Playtime
12. Practice counting on with cards and dice
![Deck of cards with the five of spades flipped over and a pair of dice, text reads Counting On: The Card Game](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Kindergarten-Math-Games-Creative-Family-Fun.jpg)
Creative Family Fun/Counting On via creativefamilyfun.net
Remove the face cards from a deck of playing cards and grab a pair of dice. The first player turns over a card and then rolls the dice. The number on the dice indicates how far they “count on” from the card. (For example, a player turns over a three and rolls a four. They say, “Three: four, five, six, seven.”) If the player gets it right, they keep the card, and the other player(s) get a turn.
Learn more: Creative Family Fun/Counting On
13. Skip-count with craft sticks
![Colorful wood craft sticks with fives numbers written on one end, used for kindergarten math games](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Kindergarten-Math-Games-Simply-Kinder.jpg)
Simply Kinder/Skip Counting Sticks via simplykinder.com
There are endless ways to use craft sticks in the classroom. For this game, number a series of colorful sticks by fives, as shown. Kids can practice by putting them in order first. Then, have a student draw a stick and count on by fives from that number to 100—if they draw 75, they then count 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100. If they get it right, they keep the stick, and the next player takes a turn.
Learn more: Simply Kinder
14. Match teen numbers
![Kindergarten math student holding cards showing the number 20 and bundles of craft sticks equaling 20, with more cards in the background](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/kindergarten-math-games-matching-teen-numbers.jpg)
The Kindergarten Connection/Teen Number Matching via thekindergartenconnection.com
Once kindergartners master the numbers 1 to 10, it’s time to understand how those numerals add up to make bigger numbers. These free printable cards show numerals and matching bundles of sticks that deconstruct each teen number into tens and ones.
Learn more: The Kindergarten Connection
15. Compare numbers with dominoes
![Yellow card with domino showing two and three and blocks representing two and three, used for kindergarten math games](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/kindergarten-math-games-comparing-with-dominos.jpg)
My Fabulous Class/Domino Number Stacks via myfabulousclass.com
Kindergartners learn to compare numbers to determine which is larger and which smaller. Stacking math cubes based on the numbers on dominoes is a fun, hands-on way to compare the two numbers side by side, making it easier to see the difference.
Learn more: My Fabulous Class
16. Face off and compare numbers
![Piece of paper divided in two with small plastic bears on each side, with paper number line](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/kindergarten-math-games-comparing-numbers.jpg)
Natalie Lynn Kindergarten/Comparing Numbers via natalielynnkindergarten.com
You’ll need some small toys for this game, as well as polyhedral dice. Kids roll and place the number of items on their side. Then, they compare the two to see which is bigger.
Learn more: Natalie Lynn Kindergarten
17. Make 10 with two-sided chips
![Collage of math problems written on desks, with double sided chips representing each number, one of a collection of kindergarten math games](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/kindergarten-math-games-making-ten-with-chips.jpg)
First Grade Fairytales/Make 10 via thefirstgradefairytales.blogspot.com
You’ll need counting chips that are a different color on each side for this activity. Kids shake up 10 chips in a cup and pour them out on the table. Then they see how many they have of each color and write that number bond to make 10.
Learn more: First Grade Fairytales
18. Throw snowballs to make 10
![Three large plastic bins with artificial snowballs in each (Kindergarten Math Games)](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Kindergarten-Math-Games-Frugal-Fun.jpg)
Frugal Fun for Boys and Girls/Make 10 Snowballs via frugalfun4boys.com
Make “snowballs” from paper (or any way you like), then place them in a bucket at one end of the room. Start kids out by having them toss snowballs into another bucket until they reach 10 (or any target number). Then, up the challenge by placing some snowballs in each bucket and having kids figure out how many more they need to toss in to make 10.
Learn more: Frugal Fun for Boys and Girls/Make 10 Snowballs
19. Use Uno cards to play addition war
![UNO cards with math cubes representing the numbers shown (Kindergarten Math Games)](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Kindergarten-Math-Games-Planning-Playtime2.jpg)
Planning Playtime/Addition Game via planningplaytime.com
In the card game War, players each flip an Uno card, and the one whose card is greatest takes them both. In this twist on one of our favorite kindergarten games, players each flip two cards. They then use counting blocks to represent the numbers and count on or add to find the sum. The largest sum wins the hand, and play continues.
Learn more: Planning Playtime/Addition Game
20. Roll and add for fluency within 5
![Board game called Fluency Within Five, with colorful markers and blue die](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Kindergarten-Math-Games-Lizs-Early-Learning-Spot.jpg)
Liz’s Early Learning Spot/Roll and Add via lizs-early-learning-spot.com
Kindergarten math students work to become fluent in adding and subtracting within 5. This free printable board game makes it fun!
Learn more: Liz’s Early Learning Spot
21. Get four in a row and learn place value
![Card divided into a grid, with math cubes showing different numbers on each, with number cards and red markers](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Kindergarten-Math-Games-Two-Boys-and-a-Dad.jpg)
Two Boys and a Dad/Place Value Game via twoboysandadad.com
This customizable game helps teach the early place-value concept of tens plus ones. Get it for free at the link.
Learn more: Two Boys and a Dad
22. Bowl and subtract within 10
![Toilet paper tubes set up like bowling pins, with a red ball and worksheet called Subtraction Bowling](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Kindergarten-Math-Games-Planning-Playtime1.jpg)
Planning Playtime/Subtraction Worksheets via planningplaytime.com
Set up a toy bowling pin set (or make one from plastic bottles or toilet-paper tubes). Kids bowl and see how many pins they knock down, subtracting that number from 10. Then they repeat, this time subtracting from the previous answer. First to get to zero wins!
Learn more: Planning Playtime/Subtraction Worksheets
23. Get off my boat!
![Children standing inside tape lines on the floor representing a boat, playing kindergarten math games](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/kindergarten-math-games-get-off-my-boat.jpg)
Kindergarten Smorgasboard/Get Off My Boat! via thekindergartensmorgasboard.com
So simple, so engaging, so fun! Use tape to outline a boat shape on the floor (or try this outside with sidewalk chalk). Let some kids board the “boat,” then make some get off. Use those numbers to write a subtraction number sentence and solve the equation.
Learn more: Kindergarten Smorgasboard/Get Off My Boat!
24. Drive and compare numbers to music
![Two students holding paper plates with different numbers of colored dots](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Kindergarten-Math-Games-Sommers-Lion-Pride.jpg)
Sommer’s Lion Pride/Comparing Numbers via sommerslionpride.com
Prep for this game by using dot markers on paper plates as shown (visit the link below for more examples). Each kid takes a plate then uses it to “drive” around the room as you play music. When the music stops, they find a nearby partner and compare what they see on each other’s plates (e.g., “Eight dots is more than four dots. One green dot is less than four green dots.” Then start the music up and repeat!
Learn more: Sommer’s Lion Pride
25. Build a weigh station
![Student placing jellybeans in a cup clipped to one side of a hanger, with a cup on the other side holding a plastic dinosaur](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Kindergarten-Math-Games-WAT.jpg)
Image: WeAreTeachers
Use a hanger and plastic cups to build a super-simple weigh station. Kids will love dropping items into the cups to see which weighs more or less. Turn it into a game by having them try to guess which object weighs more first or how many of one item equals another.
26. Battle it out in ribbon war
![Kindergarten math student comparing the lengths of pieces of ribbon](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Kindergarten-Math-Games-Sommers-Lion-Pride-2.jpg)
Image: WeAreTeachers
Looking for kindergarten math games that teach non-standard measurement? This idea is fun and easy. Cut colorful ribbons into a variety of lengths and place them in a bag. Each student pulls a ribbon from the bag. Then, put students in pairs and have them compare their ribbons to identify the longer one. The student with the longer ribbon keeps both, and the game continues.
27. Hold a shape scavenger hunt
![Papers labeled rectangle, circle, and triangle with various objects matching the shapes on each](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Kindergarten-Math-Games-Frugal-Fun-2.jpg)
Frugal Fun for Boys and Girls/Shape Scavenger Hunt via frugalfun4boys.com
Kindergarten math students are learning to recognize shapes in their environment and also to categorize and sort. This scavenger hunt does it all! Send them out to find objects in the room that match the shapes. Then count and compare to see how many you have in each category.
Learn more: Frugal Fun for Boys and Girls/Shape Scavenger Hunt
28. Hop along a shapes maze
![Kindergarteners standing inside shapes drawn with sidewalk chalk, playing kindergarten math games](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/kindergarten-math-games-shape-maze.jpg)
Creative Family Fun/Shape Maze via creativefamilyfun.net
Use sidewalk chalk to lay out a shape maze on the playground or driveway. Choose a shape and hop from one to the next, or call out a different shape for every jump.
Learn more: Creative Family Fun/Shape Maze
29. Make a match to learn shapes
![Cards showing shapes and pictures of fruit to match shapes, used for kindergarten math games](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/Kindergarten-Math-Games-Life-Over-Cs.png)
Life Over C’s/Fruit Shapes via lifeovercs.com
Grab these free printable memory cards at the link. Then play and learn the basic shapes.
Learn more: Life Over C’s
30. Guess the mystery shapes
![Paper bags labeled 1, 2, 3, and 4 with 3-D shape blocks](https://www.weareteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/kindergarten-math-games-mystery-shapes.jpg)
Susan Jones Teaching/Shape Bags via susanjonesteaching.com
Work on geometry terms like “sides” and “vertices” when you sort shapes using these attributes. Start by placing 3D shapes into paper bags and asking students questions like “The shape in this bag has four sides. What could it be?”
Learn more: Susan Jones Teaching
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