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September 17, 2013

Number Line Run Math Game

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We have been spending a lot of time outdoors lately trying to some energy out after the big kids are in school all day.  Outdoors is also a great place to do some homework practice.  While the big kids are practicing their math facts and spelling words my preschooler has been having fun with numbers!

Number Line Run!  Math counting and addition game for kids!

To set up the game I drew a line down the sidewalk with chalk and then marked off the numbers from 0 to 25.  At first my preschooler practiced walking the line and counting the numbers.

Practice number identification outside!

When she got bored with that I called out numbers and she ran to find them.  It’s a good way to practice those tricky teens!

Practice addition on an outdoor number line!

Kids that can easily identify numbers can start to work on addition by counting on from a number.  You can call out a number and then have them add another number to it by walking that many steps up the number line.  This is a fun one for kindergartners who are beginning to combine and subtract numbers.

We are having so much fun with the Move and Learn series!  See what the other Move and Learn bloggers have been up to and visit our Move and Learn Pinterest board for even more ideas!

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About Megan Sheakoski

Megan is the creator of Coffee Cups and Crayons, a blog full of simple fun and learning. She believes that kids’ activities don’t have to be complicated to be fun and that learning is better with play.

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Comments

  1. Carolyn says

    September 18, 2013 at 1:29 pm

    My kindergartner will love this!

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  2. Anna@The Measured Mom says

    September 27, 2013 at 2:29 pm

    My daughter has brought home some subtraction worksheets from school with a few wrong answers… this looks like a great way to help her visualize the math. Thanks, Megan!

    Reply
  3. Deceptively Educational says

    September 29, 2013 at 3:54 pm

    This is SUCH a brilliant way to get kinesthetic learners to work on their math skills. Thanks for linking up to the After School Linky Party!

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  4. stephanie says

    September 29, 2013 at 5:53 pm

    I love this idea! Thanks for sharing in the After School Linky. I am featuring you this week!! Stop by Boy Mama Teacher Mama and check it out!

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    • Megan Sheakoski says

      September 29, 2013 at 6:58 pm

      Oh yay! Thank you so much! Can’t wait to see it!

      Reply
  5. Anna@The Measured Mom says

    October 19, 2013 at 8:35 am

    Featuring on my outdoor learning round up this week 🙂 Thanks, Megan!

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    • Megan Sheakoski says

      October 20, 2013 at 1:46 pm

      Thank you so much!

      Reply
  6. catherine says

    August 6, 2015 at 6:53 pm

    Thanks for this idea, lots of fun sharing it on my facebook page 🙂

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    • Megan Sheakoski says

      August 9, 2015 at 12:53 pm

      Thanks Catherine!!!

      Reply

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