St. Patrick's Day Math Facts Zap Game

Chances are if you have a child in elementary school they have math facts they need to practice at home each week.

Flashcards are boring. But there are fun ways to practice math facts with the kids.

Since kids love treasure hunts, we decided to mix math facts and a treasure hunt into our very own St. Patrick’s Day Math Facts Game.
It’s a fun way to practice math this March.

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Using the plastic coins and rainbow colored water beads turns this twist to the craft stick Zap! game into a fun St. Patrick’s Day math activity.

Your child will also love this Nerf gun math activity.

St. Patrick’s Day Math Facts Game

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Materials Needed:

Water Beads
Plastic Coins (Try gold coins!)
Fine Tip Permanent Marker
Shallow Plastic Container

Use the permanent marker to write one math fact on one side of each of the plastic coins. This is the perfect opportunity to pick the math facts your child needs to focus on.

On one or two coins write the word “Zap!”

Spread the water beads into your shallow container.

Hide the coins upside down among the colored balls.

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Challenge your child to “hunt for the treasure.”

When they find a coin, they must solve the math problem correctly in order to keep it. How many can they find and solve before they pull a “zap” coin?

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You can easily turn the math activity into a game for 2-3 players.

Have players sit around the container and take turns finding coins and answering the math facts. If they solve the problem correctly, they get to keep the coin. If they pull a “zap” they must put all their coins back into the water beads.

Whoever has the most coins a the end of 5 minutes wins.

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