Easter is an exciting time for children. But the good thing is that you can use that emotion to help children develop their math skills. Turning regular math into Easter math makes math much, much more exciting. You can use Easter math games or Easter brain teasers and the kids will be begging for more.
Below are some easy ways to use Easter Math in the classroom or at home.
Bunny Hop
Here’s a simple Easter math game you can use to practice any basic math skill. You start by selecting a start line and a finish line. Next, two children compete to jump from start to finish by doing two bunny hops each time they answer a question correctly. You can use any question that helps children practice the skill you want. For example, you could ask ‘6 times 8’, ‘half of 34’, or ‘What is the number before 87’? The first child to answer correctly takes two jumps and the first to reach the finish line is the winner.
easter count
You may be familiar with the old favorite counting game Buzz. But did you know that you can easily turn this into an Easter math game by replacing the word ‘Buzz’ with an Easter word? Try using ‘Bunny’ or ‘Easter Egg’ instead. The children sit in a circle and count around a circle, but replace the number 7, each multiple of 7 and each number that contains a digit 7 with the word ‘Bunny’. If a child says the number instead of saying ‘Bunny’, they are out.
This is a tricky game that requires concentration and a good knowledge of multiples. You can also try playing it with other digits instead of 7. For example, you can use 5 or 10 for an easier version, or use 8 or 9 for a more challenging version.
easter puzzle
Brain teasers are a great way to get kids thinking about math. Many number problems can also be made much more interesting by using Easter as the theme for the problem. Here are a few you can start with.
The Easter Bunny has 15 Easter eggs in a basket. He gives our 3, then collects 7 more, and then gives 6 children 2 eggs each. How many eggs in the basket now?
You can easily change the numbers on this one and then have a whole new problem to present.
Tom has been dyeing eggs. He used green and red dye. He has dyed 17 eggs and he has 5 more red eggs than green eggs. How many eggs does he have of each color?
How many eggs did I find in the egg hunt? I found between 10 and 30. The number is divisible by 4 but not by 7 or 8. I found an even number of eggs.
There are many different ways to use Easter math for children to add, multiply, compare, and use other math skills. You’ll find that kids will definitely agree that Easter makes the math load more fun.