Are your kiddos getting bored with the same old math day after day? Do they whine and complain about math? Are you looking for a fun way to keep the math skills sharp this summer? Are you looking for a great way to boost those logical thinking skills? I have an answer - Play Games! Card Games. Board Games. Mental Games. Paper and Pencil Games. Whatever you find, I promise your children will do their math with smiles on their faces. Unless their sore losers, but that’s another post! :)

Here are a few ideas to get you started. I betcha most of the games we have came from yard sales or Goodwill. Keep your eyes open this summer! Please add your favorite math games in a comment!!

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Mastermind

Battleship

Life

Monopoly

Backgammom

‘Smath

Money Matters For Kids

Sequence

Connect Four

Yahtzee

Hive Alive

Guess Who?

SkipBo

Dutch Blitz

Uno

Perfection

War

Rummy

Hearts

Dominoes

River Crossing

Block To Block

I also want to put a plug in for math computer games. I don’t let my kids have too much computer game time, but there are all sorts of really great free math game sites that are worth a half-hour here and there on those 95 degree days in the summer. (If I knew how to copy my favorites list for you I would, but there are too many math sites to list here. Do a search and you’ll find some great ones!)

Cindy West (On Our Journey Westward) is a homeschooling mom of three who enjoys encouraging and inspiring other homeschoolers.

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