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Water Balloon Math Game for Kids
summer math fun
Summer is the perfect time for kids to practice and master their math facts!
Mastering math facts is an important part of math success so why not make it a blast with this insanely fun, water balloon game?!
Your kids will love the fact that you’re encouraging them to throw water balloons -and you will love the fact that they are outside, having fun and learning!
Now- you might be thinking about how awful it would be to fill that many water balloons. We all know that filling water balloons is an absolute pain and the endless balloon tying turns our fingers raw! Well-no more!
A few years ago a friend of mine introduced me to Bunch O Balloons and I have never looked back!! You can seriously fill hundreds of balloons in just a couple of minutes! Summer has never been so easy and so fun!
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materials
purpose
Improves math facts
Increases number sense knowledge
Summer learning FUN!!
Screen-free play
Improves throwing skills
Outside time
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directions
Water Balloon Math Game
This part is so much fun!
First, add water to the bottom of a large bucket or container
Next, connect the end of the balloon bunch to a water hose
Turn the water on full blast
Once the balloons are filled-simply pull up on the hose and all the balloons will release into the bucket!
Pick a water balloon and wipe it dry
Using a sharpie marker write the math facts your child is working on, onto the water balloons
Using sidewalk chalk-write the answers to the number facts on the sidewalk or driveway
Draw large circles around each number (optional)
Now it’s time to play!
Ask your child to pick a balloon and look at the math fact written on the balloon and say the answer out loud
Next, challenge them to throw the balloon so it lands on the correct number!
Continue as long as your child is engaged or until you run out of water balloons!
For younger children you can simply write numbers 1-10 or 1-20 on the water balloons.
Encourage your child to look at the number on the balloon and then throw the balloon to the circle with the matching number written in it.
This will reinforce their number recognition skills as well as their ability to match same to same
