Math games

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 Popcorn Multiples 
bullet Players: two
You will need:
one small cup for each pair of kids (I use dixie cups)
24 popcorn kernels, or other small objects

Put the kernels on the table beside the empty cup.  On each turn, each player picks up a choice of one, two or three kernels and puts it/them into the cup (announcing how many are being placed helps avoid confusion).  Keep  going until all the kernels are in the cup.  The person who puts the last kernel in the cup wins that round.  It takes several times to play before kids catch on that it doesn't matter who goes first; it matters how you plan your moves with the multiples of 3, manipulating the other player to leave the right number of kernels on the next-to-last turn.  
Variations:
Use more kernels
Have players put in one, two, three or four at a time


bullet You will need a deck of cards
bullet Before you start, write on a paper that, Ace = 1, J = 0, Q = 11, K = 12
  1. Student and parent shuffle their cards.
  2. They deal the cards out evenly and stack them face down in front of them.
  3. Both players turn over their top card at the same time.  They multiply the 2 cards and shout the answer.  The winner puts the cards in his/her/ winning pile.  It a tie occurs, keep turning cards until someone wins the pile.
  4. When all of the original stack has been played, they count their winnings. The winner gets a point, token, skittle, etc.  .



Memory Multiplication 
bullet Material:
- A deck of cards with just the multiplication problems that need to be learned
- A deck of cards with the answers to the problems.
bullet Set up:
1.  One one side of the platform (ex: table, desk, floor) we turn the problem cards face down and mix them up.
2.  On the other side, we turn down the answers to the problems face down as well and mix them up.
3.  Player One starts the play just like we play the regular Memory game, however, we are using two decks of cards.  Player One goes to the problem cards and turns one face up, and sees a problem (i.e. 7 x 4 ).  Then, he/she goes to the answers on the other side of the platform and flips one over to see if the correct answer is flipped over (i.e. 32 for the wrong answer; 28 for the right answer).  If the correct answer is flipped over, the player keeps the two cards flipped face up and goes again.  If not, the two cards get flipped face down again and Player Two goes next.
4.  Player Two does the same as Player One. 
5.  The player who wins most collected cards when they're all gone wins the game. 

bullet Break My Eggs 
bullet Write numbers in the bottom of egg cartons.
bullet Put two manipulatives in the egg carton. 
bullet Close the lid and have the player shake the carton and multiply the two number together. 
bullet Play as teams and keep score

Seeing Doubles 
bullet Learning multiplication facts with 2 as a factor can be fun and easy with dominos.  Use domino doubles to demonstrate that multiplying by two is the same as adding doubles: 5+5=2x5, 6+6=2x6, and so on.  Have your child make both addition and multiplication fact statements for the various dominoes.



These small Times Table Charts are great reference for students still learning the multiplication facts.  
  0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
2 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18
3 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27
4 0 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 36
5 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45
6 0 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54
7 0 7 14 21 28 35 42 49 56 63
8 0 8 16 24 32 40 48 56 64 72
9 0 9 18 27 36 45 54 63 72 81
  0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
2 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18
3 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27
4 0 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 36
5 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45
6 0 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54
7 0 7 14 21 28 35 42 49 56 63
8 0 8 16 24 32 40 48 56 64 72
9 0 9 18 27 36 45 54 63 72 81
  0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
2 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18
3 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27
4 0 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 36
5 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45
6 0 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54
7 0 7 14 21 28 35 42 49 56 63
8 0 8 16 24 32 40 48 56 64 72
9 0 9 18 27 36 45 54 63 72 81
  0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
2 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18
3 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27
4 0 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 36
5 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45
6 0 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54
7 0 7 14 21 28 35 42 49 56 63
8 0 8 16 24 32 40 48 56 64 72
9 0 9 18 27 36 45 54 63 72 81
  0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
2 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18
3 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27
4 0 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 36
5 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45
6 0 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54
7 0 7 14 21 28 35 42 49 56 63
8 0 8 16 24 32 40 48 56 64 72
9 0 9 18 27 36 45 54 63 72 81
  0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
2 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18
3 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27
4 0 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 36
5 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45
6 0 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54
7 0 7 14 21 28 35 42 49 56 63
8 0 8 16 24 32 40 48 56 64 72
9 0 9 18 27 36 45 54 63 72 81

These are some sites that have multiplication games I have played .
http://www.blackdog.net/games/math/multiply/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/megamaths/tables.html

http://www.aplusmath.com/games/matho/MultMatho.html