Thanksgiving Math Games
Thanksgiving at school is one of those exciting and exhausting times of year, especially when you’re trying to squeeze in a little Thanksgiving math! Kids and teachers alike are ready for a break, and everyone is looking forward to a little time off and some turkey. Well, those of us living in the US, anyway. In other parts of the world, it’s business as usual!
Between all the excitement, students leaving early for family celebrations, and those winter illnesses making the rounds, sticking to the usual classroom routine isn’t always easy.
So, find me a teacher who wouldn’t welcome some easy, print-and-go Thanksgiving math activities! I certainly would, and that’s exactly why I created these Thanksgiving math games!
Roll a Thanksgiving Turkey Game
Grab the game board and some dice, and practice addition facts with this goofy Thanksgiving turkey game! Students roll two dice, add the numbers, and cover the matching sums on the turkey’s feathers. The first player to cover all the numbers wins!
Also included are Thanksgiving-themed addition flashcards featuring facts with numbers from 0–10 for extra practice.
💚 Grab the Roll a Turkey Addition Game on TPT
Gobble! Gobble! Number Game
My students love this game! That may be why I’ve created a similar version for almost every season.
Played like the classic card game War, students each draw a card, and the player with the higher number wins the round (or the lower number, if you choose). BUT when the Gobble! Gobble! card comes into play, the player who draws it automatically wins the round, no matter what number the other player has!
💚 Grab the Gobble! Gobble! Number Game on TPT
Thanksgiving Addition Bump
Played just like a traditional BUMP game, but with a Thanksgiving twist! Students roll the dice, add the numbers, and cover the matching sums while trying to BUMP other players off their spaces.
It’s super easy to play! Just grab some dice and bingo chips, and you’re ready to go!
💚 Grab the Thanksgiving Addition BUMP Game on TPT
FREE Thanksgiving Math Games
Here are two FREE Thanksgiving math games to help you get through the Thanksgiving season!
Thanksgiving Make a Ten Game
Practice making ten with this fun Thanksgiving math game! Players take turns drawing a number card and finding the number on their turkey game board that adds up to ten. Cover the matching number with a bingo chip and keep playing until someone covers all the numbers on their board!
💚 Download the FREE Thanksgiving Make a Ten Math Game
Thanksgiving Math Addition and Subtraction Game
Students pick two number cards (or roll two dice), write the numbers on the first two turkeys, and record the sum on the third turkey. Keep going until all the turkeys are filled! You can also use this activity to practice subtraction or multiplication.
💚 Download the FREE Thanksgiving Math Game
Wrapping it Up
I hope you’ve found a game or two to help you and your students get through all the Thanksgiving excitement! Whether you’re practicing addition, comparing numbers, or working on ordinal numbers, there’s something here to keep the math going until Thanksgiving break!
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