Games Math What kids learn in K–3 math Kindergarten is counting with meaning: how many, which group has more, and the pairs that make 10. In 1st grade kids add and subtract within 20, start place value to 100 and tell time. 2nd grade stretches to three-digit numbers, regrouping, money and measuring in inches and centimeters. 3rd grade is the year of multiplication, division, fractions and area.
Each game sticks to one skill, like make-ten facts or telling time to 5 minutes, so you can pick the one your kid is working on in class.
How the math games teach it Every game climbs through levels. Nine right on the first try moves up a level, and a tough round steps back one. A wrong answer shows the picture or the steps, then your kid tries again.
Some math games read their questions aloud. The rest are built on pictures to count and compare, so most kids who can't read yet can still play them.
What these games line up with in school Common Core State Standards for Mathematics. Standards vary by state, so check with your kid’s teacher. Each standard’s page lists the games that practice it and ideas to try at home.
See all 65 standards K.CC.A.1 Count to 100 by ones and by tens. K.CC.C.6 Tell whether one group has more, fewer or the same as another. K.CC.C.7 Compare two numbers between 1 and 10. K.OA.A.1 Show adding and taking away with objects, fingers, drawings and equations. K.OA.A.2 Solve adding and taking-away word problems within 10. K.OA.A.3 Break numbers up to 10 into pairs in more than one way. K.OA.A.4 For any number from 1 to 9, find the number that makes 10 with it. K.OA.A.5 Add and subtract within 5 quickly and accurately. K.NBT.A.1 Build numbers from 11 to 19 as ten ones and some more ones. K.MD.A.1 Describe things you can measure, like length and weight. K.MD.A.2 Compare two objects to see which has more of something, like longer or heavier. K.MD.B.3 Sort objects into groups and count how many are in each. K.G.A.2 Name shapes whatever their size or which way they face. K.G.B.4 Compare shapes by their sides, corners and other parts. K.G.B.6 Put simple shapes together to make bigger shapes. 1.OA.A.1 Solve adding and subtracting word problems within 20. 1.OA.B.4 Treat subtraction as a missing-number adding problem. 1.OA.C.5 Connect counting on and counting back to adding and subtracting. 1.OA.C.6 Add and subtract within 20 using strategies like making ten and doubles. 1.OA.D.8 Find the missing number in an adding or subtracting equation. 1.NBT.B.2 Understand two-digit numbers as tens and ones. 1.NBT.B.3 Compare two-digit numbers with >, = and <. 1.MD.A.1 Put three objects in order by length. 1.MD.A.2 Measure length by laying same-size units end to end. 1.MD.B.3 Tell time to the hour and half hour. 1.MD.C.4 Sort data into up to three groups and answer questions about it. 1.G.A.1 Tell shapes apart by the features that define them, like number of sides. 1.G.A.2 Build new shapes from smaller ones. 1.G.A.3 Split circles and rectangles into halves and fourths. 2.OA.A.1 Solve one- and two-step word problems within 100. 2.OA.B.2 Add and subtract within 20 from memory. 2.OA.C.4 Use adding to find the total in a rectangular array. 2.NBT.A.1 Understand three-digit numbers as hundreds, tens and ones. 2.NBT.A.2 Count within 1,000 and skip-count by 5s, 10s and 100s. 2.NBT.A.3 Read and write numbers to 1,000, including expanded form. 2.NBT.A.4 Compare three-digit numbers with >, = and <. 2.NBT.B.5 Add and subtract within 100 fluently using place value. 2.NBT.B.7 Add and subtract within 1,000, including regrouping. 2.MD.A.1 Measure length with rulers and other tools. 2.MD.B.6 Show whole numbers as distances on a number line. 2.MD.C.7 Tell time to the nearest five minutes. 2.MD.C.8 Solve word problems with dollars and coins. 2.MD.D.10 Draw and read picture graphs and bar graphs. 2.G.A.1 Recognize and draw shapes with a given number of sides or corners. 2.G.A.3 Split circles and rectangles into two, three or four equal shares. 3.OA.A.1 Understand multiplication as equal groups. 3.OA.A.2 Understand division as sharing into equal groups. 3.OA.A.3 Solve multiplication and division word problems within 100. 3.OA.A.4 Find the missing number in a multiplication or division equation. 3.OA.B.5 Use properties of multiplication, like turning it around or breaking a fact apart. 3.OA.B.6 Treat division as a missing-factor problem. 3.OA.C.7 Multiply and divide within 100 fluently, and know the facts to 10 × 10. 3.OA.D.8 Solve two-step word problems and check the answer makes sense. 3.NBT.A.1 Round whole numbers to the nearest 10 or 100. 3.NBT.A.2 Add and subtract within 1,000 fluently. 3.NF.A.1 Understand a fraction as equal parts of a whole. 3.NF.A.2 Place fractions on a number line. 3.NF.A.3 Find equal fractions and compare fractions. 3.NF.A.3.D Compare two fractions with the same top or bottom number. 3.MD.A.2 Measure and estimate mass in grams and volume in liters. 3.MD.C.5 Understand area as the number of unit squares that cover a shape. 3.MD.C.6 Measure area by counting unit squares. 3.MD.C.7 Find area by multiplying side lengths. 3.MD.C.7.C Use area to show that a × (b + c) is a × b plus a × c. 3.MD.D.8 Solve problems about perimeter, and tell area and perimeter apart. What kids practice Each game moves up a level after a strong round and back one after a tough round. Here are the levels, easiest first.
Number Garden kindergarten and 1st grade Add to 5 · Take away to 5 · Add to 10 · Take away to 10 · Mix to 10 · Add to 20 · Take away to 20 · Mix to 20 Make Ten kindergarten and 1st grade Make 5 · Make 10 · Make 20 Frog Hops kindergarten and 1st grade Hop forward to 10 · Hop back to 10 · Jump forward to 10 · Jump back to 10 · Hop both ways to 20 · Jump both ways to 20 Missing Number 1st and 2nd grade 4 + ? = 7, to 10 · ? + 3 = 7, to 10 · Mix to 10 · 4 + ? = 7, to 20 · Mix to 20 Doubles Bugs 1st and 2nd grade Doubles to 5 · Doubles to 10 · Near doubles Big Number Bakery 2nd grade Add, no new box · Add and make a box · Subtract, no opening · Subtract and open a box · Mixed Big Number Climb 2nd and 3rd grade Add, no carry · Add with carrying · Subtract, no borrow · Subtract with borrowing · Mix and check Gator Compare kindergarten to 2nd grade Count fish · Compare to 20 · Compare to 100 Tens Builder 1st and 2nd grade Tens to 20 · Tens to 50 · Tens to 100 Hundreds Hill 2nd grade Read the blocks · Build it · Expanded form · Compare · Count by 5s, 10s, 100s Mark the Spot 2nd and 3rd grade By 1s · By 2s and 5s · To 100 · To 1,000 · Each space Rounding Hills 3rd grade Nearest 10 (to 100) · Nearest 10 (to 1,000) · Nearest 100 · Which one rounds? · Estimate Story Time Math kindergarten to 2nd grade Adding stories to 10 · Take-away stories to 10 · How many in all, to 10 · How many more, to 10 · Mixed stories to 20 Coin Shop 1st and 2nd grade Count 1¢ and 5¢ · Count with dimes · Count with quarters · Pay the exact price · Make change from $1 Clock Tower 1st and 2nd grade O'clock · Half past · Quarter hours · Every 5 minutes · Set the clock Measure It kindergarten to 2nd grade Longer and shorter · Measure with blocks · Inches · Centimeters · Not starting at zero Weigh It 1st grade to 3rd grade Heavier or lighter? · Balance it · Ounces or pounds? · Cups and gallons · Grams and liters Graph Garden kindergarten to 2nd grade Sort and count · Picture graphs · Bar graphs · How many more? · Count by 2s Pizza Fractions 1st grade to 3rd grade Fair shares · Halves and fourths · Thirds and sixths · Build the fraction · Which is more? Fraction Line 3rd grade Name the point · Place it · Past 1 · Same amount · Which is greater? Array Orchard 2nd and 3rd grade Equal groups · Rows and columns · Write it with × · Plant an array · Turn it around Kangaroo Hops 3rd grade Where does it land? · Write it · How many hops? · Hard facts · Word problems Break-Apart Bridge 3rd grade Cut the grid · Fill it in · Choose the cut · No picture · Use tens Mystery Factor 3rd grade 2s, 5s, 10s · 3s and 4s · 6s to 9s · Divide · Word problems Fair Share 2nd and 3rd grade Share it out · Groups of · Fact families · Division facts · Leftovers Pattern Parade kindergarten to 2nd grade AB · ABC · Find the core · Growing · Numbers Shape Builder kindergarten to 2nd grade Name it · Sides & corners · Shapes around us · Fill it · Mirror it Garden Plots 3rd grade Count squares · Rows × columns · Fence it · Area or perimeter? · Same area? Two-Step Trail 3rd grade + and − · × and ± · Plan it · Bar model · Check it