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Halloween Math Games for Kids

October 17, 2017 by Janice

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Make math fun this fall with these Halloween math games for kids. This post is in partnership with Sylvan Learning.

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Do you have math fans in your house?

With my kids — we are 50/50.

My son has always found math easy to learn and so he has always enjoyed it. Since the subject was never stressful for him, he never developed negative feelings towards it. Now, he is in grade ten and math is one of his best subjects.

My ten-year-old daughter, unfortunately, is in the opposite situation. She has loathed math since kindergarten.

For her, math has always been challenging. Now, at the mere mention of math, she panics. Math has become so stressful for her, she resists practicing math skills or doing math homework.

So, my challenge has been how to help my daughter have some fun and success with math to help ease her anxiety and encourage her to learn.

Let me be honest — it is not easy. My daughter could win a prize for resisting all forms of math learning. She even gets upset when I try to sneak teaching math skills while we cook or bake together.

But, just like she can’t give up learning her times tables, I can’t give up finding ways to teach her math while helping reduce her math anxiety.

The key is making math fun and helping her feel successful. It is because she is sure that she is “bad at math” that she has such anxiety about it.

Sylvan Learning helps to make math fun with their Math EDGE program. Math EDGE is a great way to build confidence, get up to grade level or jump ahead in math by building the critical skills needed for higher-level math yet to come.

If you have young children, here are some simple math games you can do at home that will entice young learners to grow their math skills and confidence while having Halloween inspired FUN!

1. Candy Math

Math Games

Engage your kids in some math practice with candy math!

My daughter gets so excited when candy corn appears in the grocery store bulk section. So why not harness some of that excitement and put it towards math practice?

Math Games

Math Games

Using objects helps children process and understand math concepts — and using candy as objects makes the learning fun and yummy, with built-in treats for rewards.

2. Trick or Treat Sorting and Graphing

Math Games

In my experience, kids instinctively sort their Halloween candy.

When my kids and my nieces get home from trick-or-treating, they dump out their candy and begin to sort and compare their candy hauls with each other.

Math Games

But while they sort and drool over their sugary bounty, they probably have no idea that they are practicing their math skills.

Make sure you take advantage of this time of year by encouraging your children to sort and tally all of the different types of candy or treats they receive.

Math Games

Math Games

Once they have sorted, they can turn their Halloween treats into an educational graph.

3. Apple and Pumpkin Pie Fractions

Math Games

Fractions can be intimidating for some children. But you can help your kids tame their fraction fears by using objects, such as an apple, to understand fractions.

You can practice fractions by cutting up an apple or pumpkin into multiple sections and using different portions to improve kids’ math abilities in a fun way.

Math Games

Math Games

Yes – learning fractions is as easy as pie.

For More Math Fun And Learning… Take Your Kids To Sylvan EDGE

While you want to find fun ways to practice math at home, it’s a great idea to take your kids’ learning to the next level with fun and engaging classes that challenge their minds in a group setting.

A great way to foster your kids’ excitement about math is to enroll them in a Sylvan EDGE course.

Sylvan EDGE is an innovative STEM education program that offers accelerated after-school and summer camp programs to give children an edge for the future.

A favorite among kids, Math Edge uses fun, brain-boosting activities to help your child solve math problems in cool and engaging ways. (Say goodbye to mind-numbing drills!)

Your child can join programs for Robotics, Coding, Engineering, and Math.

Last year, our girls tested out the Robotics 101 course, which taught them how to build their own motion-capable robot using LEGOs!

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Also, check out these other creative ways to get your kids excited about math…

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And another fun way to get kids thinking about science during the Halloween season is with a DIY scientist costume. They’ll also love eating these healthy halloween snacks and coloring these halloween printables.

Pin these Halloween Math Games for Later…

Halloween Math Games for Kids

 

Fun Halloween Math Games for Kids

 

Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Sylvan Learning, so extra thanks for reading and sharing.
Written by Janice Croze, co-founder of 5 Minutes for Mom
Talk with me: @5minutesformom and Facebook.com/5minutesformom
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15 Comments

  1. Sherry says

    October 27, 2017 at 4:11 pm

    Math has always been a favorite of mine. I really like these math games. The best part, you can eat the math problems afterward.

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  2. Hali says

    October 27, 2017 at 12:09 pm

    This is a great idea and true example of how there are learning & teaching opportunities everywhere!

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  3. Toni | Boulder Locavore says

    October 27, 2017 at 3:47 am

    I love this idea!! Kids will surely get excited with all their candies while learning math!

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  4. Janis @MommyBlogExpert says

    October 27, 2017 at 2:14 am

    What a sweet way to teach kids to learn about and love doing math. Making this part of a Halloween celebration only adds to both the enrichment and fun children will have playing these math games you’ve devised.

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  5. Sarah says

    October 27, 2017 at 1:28 am

    What a cute idea! It’s so important to make learning fun and this is a great way. I’m sure kids would really get a kick out of this.

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  6. Kathy says

    October 26, 2017 at 11:37 pm

    I’ll have to try this with my little one after halloween!

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  7. krystal says

    October 26, 2017 at 10:49 pm

    My son would really love to play these games! It’s a cute way to learn and snack!

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  8. Keikilani says

    October 26, 2017 at 9:15 pm

    Now I know what I am going to do with all of our Halloween candy next week! This is a brialiant way to demonstrate so many math concepts.

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  9. Claudia Krusch says

    October 26, 2017 at 8:32 pm

    These are great Halloween math games. I am always looking to put an educational spin on things.

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  10. kristi says

    October 26, 2017 at 6:22 pm

    Great ideas, the secret is making learning fun and this totally does that.

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  11. reesa says

    October 26, 2017 at 5:15 pm

    Oh these might be super fun to play on Halloween with the kids’ classmates! Thanks for the ideas!

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  12. Mommy Moment says

    October 26, 2017 at 3:21 pm

    I love the idea of using physical objects to teach kids about math. Plus it’s a great way to use up that Halloween candy 😉

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  13. Jeni Hawkins says

    October 26, 2017 at 3:18 pm

    How clever is this!? What a great way for kids to learn math, and be festive! I know when I was a kid, I was ALL about whatever season and holiday was coming. This is too awesome – plus, they get a treat!

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  14. Colleen Lanin says

    October 26, 2017 at 1:43 pm

    I love this idea! Interactive learning like this is the best way to help young minds wrap their minds around mathematical concepts.

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  15. Sara lins says

    October 18, 2017 at 4:11 pm

    Loved the approach. The real deal is to make math fun to help the child learn.

    Reply

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