• Learning math can sometimes be a difficult or boring process for children. Whether the material is hands-on or on paper, turning it into a game can make the process fun for the child, who may not realize that he is being tested or learning. California teacher Stephanie Partida suggests a few options for elementary schoolchildren to grasp necessary concepts in the field of mathematics.
  
  

Individually

• Games for individuals can be simple matching games. Partida advises creating papers with pairs on them: equations and answers, a dollar amount and pictures of money, sets and fractions. Mix them up around the page and give them to the students to complete, first untimed, then timed. Continue to have the child try and beat his last timed score.
  
  

Pairs

• Pairing the children, give each a piece of paper and a pencil. Have them take turns as one says a problem out loud and the other child writes the answer. Whoever gets more correct answers at the end of the game is the winner. This game can be timed or untimed. If you have an uneven number of children, try dividing them into groups of three. Within the groups, designate whether the equations are addition or subtraction, for example, and have the first child say a number, the second say another number and the third child solve the equation. Have the children go as fast as they can to see how many they can get done during the timed period.
  
  

Groups

• Using card stock or thick construction paper, make bingo boards for each of your students. Give them items to use, perhaps smaller pieces of paper, as markers. Then put equations on the board and have the students answer them. The first one to answer correctly can put a marker on that number on the board. The first to fill a board, or make a column, wins.