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Home » Math Game – Tunnel Number Game

Math Game – Tunnel Number Game

February 20, 2012 by admin 41 Comments

I can’t take all the credit for this math game, as I adapted it from one we play in Maths club at school. The game in school has 4 tunnels with numbers 1-4 on them, the idea being that you take turns to roll a marble through the tunnel’s adding up the numbers as you go, the winner is the first to 10.

Math game

We made more than 4 tunnels, used higher numbers and added a ‘minus’ tunnel. Z wanted to play that the winner was the first to 40.

Math game

Math game

We had to use bigger balls too, as marbles are a bit small for Baby H.

This game has been brilliant for practising mental arithmatic with Z, and number recognition with S.

 We also made this fun alternative with DUPLO.

Number Tunnel DUPLO

What do you think?

DUPLOTunnel

 

Filed Under: Family, Family Fun, Fun with Numbers Tagged With: Childrens maths game, early years numeracy, Fun with learning, fun with maths, fun with numbers, math game, pre school numeracy

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  1. TheBoyandMe

    February 20, 2012 at 3:17 pm

    That’s genius! I’m going to get daddy onto that later!

    Reply
    • TheBoyandMe

      March 16, 2012 at 8:55 pm

      We’ve just played a much simpler version of that and it’s my 366 today!

      Reply
      • admin

        March 17, 2012 at 11:39 am

        Yay! i love that you liked it. xx

        Reply
  2. Crystal @ Growing A Jeweled Rose

    February 21, 2012 at 6:17 pm

    What a fun way to teach numbers. I have pinned this to do with my little ones some time soon. Thanks so much for sharing at Tuesday Tots! We hope you will join us next week as well!

    Reply
    • admin

      February 22, 2012 at 1:02 pm

      Thanks for pinning! See you next week. xx

      Reply
  3. @mummydaddyme

    February 21, 2012 at 8:04 pm

    You are so clever, I bet it is lots of fun in your house! x

    Reply
    • admin

      February 22, 2012 at 1:02 pm

      It is, mostly!! xx

      Reply
  4. The Daily Mum

    February 22, 2012 at 8:28 am

    Genius! I’m going to play it with my kids.

    Reply
    • admin

      February 22, 2012 at 1:01 pm

      Yay, so glad you liked it. xx

      Reply
  5. maggy, red ted art

    February 22, 2012 at 1:12 pm

    Oh my. So simple. Yet so fun! Ans what a great way to learn numbers!! (and maybe do some adding up?!)

    Thank you for sharing on Kids Get Crafty!

    Maggy

    Reply
  6. Cerys @ Rainy Day Mum

    February 22, 2012 at 10:19 pm

    Ohhh J would love this – he won’t be up to the addition but I love that it will help with number recognition and can see it being adapted for letters, colours… ohhh the possibilities!

    Thank you for linking up with Tuesday Tots and hope that you will link up again next week.

    Reply
    • admin

      February 23, 2012 at 6:18 pm

      Yay, its good isn’t it?

      Reply
  7. sarahmumof3

    February 24, 2012 at 7:04 pm

    what a great idea I may have to give this ago too 🙂 x

    Reply
    • admin

      February 24, 2012 at 10:22 pm

      Yay so glad you like it!

      Reply
  8. Jenny

    February 24, 2012 at 9:53 pm

    Love it!

    Reply
  9. Jenny

    February 24, 2012 at 10:00 pm

    Love this idea! Thanks for sharing.

    Stopped in from TGIF.

    Reply
    • admin

      February 24, 2012 at 10:22 pm

      Thank you. x

      Reply
  10. Katie

    February 28, 2012 at 1:11 am

    What fun! Our littlest boys LOVE balls, so this would be a great way to begin to introduce them to math concepts while they play! Thanks for sharing your idea with this week’s Show and Tell on ABC & 123!

    Reply
    • admin

      February 28, 2012 at 12:56 pm

      Yay, so glad you like it. x

      Reply
  11. cathy @ nurturestore

    February 28, 2012 at 12:10 pm

    Thanks for joining in with the Kids Co-op link-up. L keeps coming to me to tell me what this number and this number make – I think she’ll really enjoying playing this.

    Reply
    • admin

      February 28, 2012 at 12:57 pm

      oh fab, let us know how you get on.x

      Reply
  12. Multiple Mummy

    February 28, 2012 at 10:57 pm

    Such a brilliant idea! You really are creative, I really think you have a teacher in you waiting to get out! x

    Thanks for linking to Family Frolics.

    Reply
    • admin

      February 29, 2012 at 8:44 pm

      Ha ha, I am not patient enough. 🙂

      Reply
  13. Jamie H

    March 1, 2012 at 8:18 pm

    What a GREAT and fun way to teach numbers! Thanks for linking to Fun Stuff Fridays!

    Reply
    • admin

      March 4, 2012 at 7:55 pm

      Thank you, we had fun!

      Reply
  14. Carrie

    March 3, 2012 at 1:35 am

    What a fun game!! I love it. Thank you for sharing at Sharing Saturday! I hope you will share with us again this week!

    Reply
    • admin

      March 3, 2012 at 1:46 pm

      Thank you, I’m so glad you like i!

      Reply
  15. Being Mum

    April 13, 2012 at 10:09 pm

    A great idea, will be having a go at this and perhaps adapting it for my older children. Thanks for this.

    Reply
    • admin

      April 15, 2012 at 6:16 pm

      Let me know how you get on!

      Reply
  16. hazel rigazio

    August 5, 2012 at 5:14 pm

    GREAT IDEA

    Reply
  17. JDaniel4's Mom

    June 10, 2014 at 10:45 am

    Both tunnels look like lots of fun!

    Reply
  18. Dennis Chepurnoy

    March 5, 2018 at 5:33 am

    Math Game helps us to learn math for kids.

    Reply

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