Elevate your 2nd grader’s math skills with these engaging and educational math activities!
Celebrate the winter season in your classroom with fun math activities! These math activities don’t have to be complicated for students to get the math practice they need. They can be simple but fun! Today I’m sharing 5 math activities perfect for the winter season. And they are perfect for 1st and 2nd grade classrooms.
But before we get started, did you know it is my passion to help teachers teach math facts in a fun, yet meaningful way. A way that helps students understand the basic facts, rather than using rote memorization. I have a free workbook for 1st and 2nd grade teachers to help get you started.
Download my FREE workbook: The 7 Steps to Ensure Math Fact Fluency here.
Math Activities for 2nd Grade
Snowflake Math Fact Craft
Hanging up some decorations in your classroom can get students so excited about the project. Add in some math facts and students are instantly engaged! I have my 2nd grade students make a Snowflake Math Fact Craft. They solve the math facts, cut out the squares, and then glue them on the snowflake outline.
Embrace the chill with fun and educational winter math activities that will keep your students engaged all season long.
I also tailor the facts to students’ needs. If students are working on facts 1-10, I can give them facts to match that. If a student is working on subtraction facts 1-20, I can give them facts to match that.
My 2nd grade students love these winter math activities and i’m sure yours will too!
As students work on the level they are at, it makes this math activity even more engaging. Find the differentiated Snowflake Math Fact Craft to use in your classroom here.
I Spy Math Facts Worksheets
Now sometimes in the classroom, I am one tired teacher! And I just want something I can print off and give students. But oftentimes… Worksheets are boring to students and don’t keep them on task.
This winter themed I Spy math facts worksheet is the perfect activity to keep your kids attention.
That is why I created I Spy Math Facts Worksheets. They are no prep for me but super engaging for my 2nd grade students!
Each page has them searching for a certain kind of fact. For example, they could be looking for facts that make 10. I have them highlight all the facts that make ten and color the pictures.
For the facts that don’t make 10, I have them write those with the answers on a recording page. So they are getting lots of math fact practice!
Find the Winter themed I Spy Worksheets here.
Find the year long bundle here.
Math Fact Riddles
Speaking of no prep math activities, Math Facts Riddles are a great one! All you have to print out. I have riddles giving a fact about snowflakes, snowmen, and penguins. Making it so fun for the winter season!
Challenge your students minds with these winter themed math riddle activities.
You can set these out as an early finisher activity or a math center. But they are great for a whole group math activity as well!
Find these Math Fact Riddles here.
Don’t Eat Pete
This is another simple math fact game that students love! Best part about it, you only have to print off the playing board.
Add a snowy twist to the classic ‘Don’t Eat Pete’ game with this winter-themed math activity that’s perfect for your students!
Students work in small groups and put a “marker” on each square. They choose a player to leave as the rest choose a square to be “Pete.”
When ready, they call the one player back. That player picks up the “markers” as they say the answer to the math facts.
If the student picks up the marker off of the “Pete” square, the rest of the players say “Don’t Eat Pete!”
Then it is another players turn.
I also love to differentiate with this game. If I know a group of students need to work on subtraction, I give them a subtraction playing board.
If students need help learning doubles facts, I give them a doubles facts playing board. Speaking of doubles facts, want to know the best way to teach them to students? Find out here in this blog post here.
Find the addition version on Math Facts Don’t Eat Pete here.
Find the subtraction version here.
January Boom Cards
Now if you are teaching online this school year, I don’t want you to feel left out! I have January themed math fact BOOM Cards that are so engaging for students.
Students solve the math facts and get instant feedback.
All you need to do is put a link in your online learning platform.
Start the year right with January Math Fact Boom Cards for a fresh and engaging approach to math practice!
I teach in the classroom and I still like to use these as a math center. I have them set up on our classroom iPads and it works out great!
Find these January themed BOOM cards here.
Keep the magic in your classroom even after Christmas break. Celebrate the winter season with these fun math activities.
Want other ideas on how to help students master basic addition and subtraction math facts? Check you my free workbook for teachers: The 7 Steps to Ensure Math Fact Fluency. Download your’s free, here.
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