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    Home » Learning Activities » Kindergarten Math Game - Bubbling Addition

    Kindergarten Math Game - Bubbling Addition

    Published: Jul 9, 2014 · Modified: Apr 28, 2022 by Vicky

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    Bubbling Addition - This Kindergarten Math Game will help kids learn and review addition facts in a fun hands on way.
    It is week 3 of Get Ready for K Through Play, a series that will help you prepare your child to start Kindergarten. I am working on this series with some of my favorite kid bloggers. Last week I shared Transitions to Independence for Kids, and this week we are all sharing ways to practice math skills. Last year for the math part of the series my kids had a great time learning with Post It Math Games. Today, we take the learning outdoors with this Bubbling Addition Kindergarten Math Game.

    You will need:
    • Baking soda
    • Vinegar
    • Squirt bottle
    • Masking tape
    • Permanent marker
    • Paper

     

    supplies for math game
    When my twins started Kindergarten last fall, I was surprised that the math they were doing was pretty complex. When I taught Kindergarten, we were reviewing numbers and patterns, but now it seems like addition and subtraction are the norm. This Kindergarten math game is so much fun because it gets kids actively involved in solving problems.
    To set it up, write some math equations without the answer on scraps of paper.
    Kindergarten math
    Take these outside and tape them to the pavement. Write the answer on a piece of masking tape and tape it to the ground under the equation. Make sure you leave enough room for the bubbling that will be occurring later.
    bubbling math
    Pour some baking soda over the answer on masking tape so you can no longer see the number.
    bubbling addition math game
    Fill up a squirt bottle (we love using condiment bottles) with vinegar. Provide it to your child along with a marker. Let them figure out the answer to the equation and write it on the paper.
    math problems
    Next, have them squirt vinegar on to the baking soda to reveal the answer.

     

    Bubbling math
    My daughter was thrilled to discover that she was correct!

     

    Fizzing math game
    There was so much excitement as my daughter waited for the number to be revealed. She would bounce up and down and say "I think it's right, lets see!"
    Bubbling Addition is a great game to prepare kids for the math they will encounter in Kindergarten. It took only a few minutes to set up and the kids were so engaged! You can use this same method to review subtraction facts as well.
    Bubbling numbers game

    Be sure to visit the following bloggers and check out their Independence Skills posts:
    5 LEGO Math Activities from The Pleasantest Thing
    Outdoor Math Activities for Kids from Mama Smiles
    Math War: 6 Math Card Games for Kids from Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas
    Kindergarten Active Math Games from Coffee Cups and Crayons
    Preparing for School Number Run from Rainy Day Mum

    Join me here at Mess For Less on Wednesdays for Get Ready for K Through Play. Then, please check out my fellow bloggers in the series: Coffee Cups and Crayons, Mama Smiles, Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas, Rainy Day Mum, The Pleasantest Thing , Toddler Approved, and Here Come the Girls who will be bringing you some more great resources on each week's topic.

    The topics are:
    June 25 - Social and Emotional Skills
    July 2 - Independence Skills
    July 9 - Math Concepts
    July 16 - Books, Reading and Literacy
    July 23 - Fine Motor and Writing Skills
    July 30 - Ready to Learn Skills
    For even more ideas to prepare your child for Kindergarten, follow the Get Ready for K Through Play Pinterest Board.

     

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    Comments

    1. Esther Kehl

      July 09, 2014 at 2:32 pm

      Oh how clever! Thanks for the post! We are working on teaching numbers too at http://www.amazingactionalphabet.blogspot.com with the Number Neighborhood book. A multi - sensory approach to teaching!

    2. Mari Corona

      July 09, 2014 at 2:36 pm

      Nice idea, great share!

    3. Megan Sheakoski

      July 10, 2014 at 12:53 am

      Could this be any more FUN??????

    4. nancy john

      August 29, 2014 at 6:51 am

      sometimes we forget how hard this can all be for a small child. Thanks for this insightful post. '

      kids Kindergarten

    5. Josephine

      March 14, 2018 at 7:22 pm

      Hi, I really love your blog. Thanks for sharing these ideas.

    6. Vicky

      March 16, 2018 at 12:04 pm

      Thanks so much!

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