Budget-Friendly Ways to Practice Math Skills

Published:
November 11, 2020

Contributor:
Jeannette Tuionetoa

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Budget-friendly ways to practice math skills are exactly what we need for saving money while maximizing our child’s math experience. You absolutely don’t need expensive curriculum to do this.

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Who has the time and money for expensive resources anymore? Honestly, I don’t know anyone who pays for an entire curriculum for each subject. Thankfully, we can get by without it a lot of the time.

With all of the resources available online, we are bound to find resources to help us teach math skills in a budget0friendly, yet engaging way.

Check out these budget-friendly ways to practice math skills that are sure to be light on the pockets and useful learning tools:

FREE Math Facts Copywork Notebook – Nearly 100 Pages of Practice

Do you ever wish there was a way to spice up math practice? There are some things we have to learn by repetition, so let’s make repetition fun and more exciting by combining it with other subjects. This FREE Math Facts Copywork combines multiplication and division with handwriting practice. 

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Everyday item math manipulatives:

Math Manipulatives you already have at home are perfect for budget-friendly math skills practice. You don’t have to spend a dime.

10 Ways to Use Pasta as a Math Manipulative

10 Ways to Use Pasta as a Math Manipulative text with background image of various dried pasta noodles

10 Engaging Ways to Use Building Bricks for Hands-On Math Practice | differentiated TEACHING

Have a Ball with Math Facts | There’s Just One Mommy

100 Ways to Practice Numbers 0 to 100 | Homeschooling My Kinetic Kids

FREE Math Manipulative Worksheets

Free Math Manipulative Worksheets text with image of a teacher helping kids count

Math Facts Baseball (An Awesome Way to Practice Math!) | Frugal Fun for Boys and Girls

Math Games Using Dominoes | The Teacher Next Door

Math with Playing Cards | Simply Creative Teaching

7 Math Games Using Playing Cards | Upper Elementary Snapshots

40 FREE Math Games For Math Fact Fluency | The Measured Mom

40 Free No Prep Games for Math Fact Fluency text with image examples of black and white number worksheet pages

Cootie Catchers Math Games | 123Homeschool4Me

Cool Math Activity For Kids with Cups | Planning Playtime

Math FREE Resources at The Tutor House | RachelKTutoring

Math Baseball: Fun Way to Practice Multiplication Facts | There’s Just One Mommy

LEGO Duplo Math Puzzles (FREE Printables) | Math Geek Mama

Lego Duplo Puzzles text with image background of different colored Legos with numbers printed on the side of them for counting and adding

Addition and Subtraction Practice Using Cups | The Kindergarten Smorgasboard

100 Cups Counting Practice: A STEM CHALLENGE | The Kindergarten Smorgasboard

Dice Wars: A Simple & Fun Math Game for Kids | The Many Little Joys

Low-Prep Math Facts Match-Up (All You Need is Clothespins and a Paper Plate) | Playdough to Plato

Addition Pancakes | I Can Teach My Child

Learn Math Facts with Dice | Teach Mama

Build and Break Math | Fantastic Fun and Learning

Build and Break Math text with image collage of red solo cup pyramids

One More One Less Activity 2: Natural Materials and Play Dough | Fantastic Fun and Learning

Addition with Rocks: An Outdoor Math Activity | Creative Family Fun

Backyard Measurement (Ruler) Scavenger Hunt | Creative Family Fun

3 Hands-On Ways to Practice Math Skills | The Unlikely Homeschool

Get your kids moving and learning math with activities that won’t cost a thing.

There is nothing like budget-friendly AND getting kids active. Here are math activities that are both.

Skip Counting Hopscotch | Math Geek Mama

Skip Counting Hopscotch

Gross Motor Addition Game from Learn ~ Play ~ Imagine | Hands On as We Grow

Puddle Jump: A GetUp and Move Math Game | Nurture Store

FREE Number Line Activities Your Students Will Love | School is a Happy Place

Number Line Games: The Human Number Line! | Proud to be Primary

Sidewalk Chalk Outdoor Math Game | Look We’re Learning

Outdoor Math Game | Mess for Less

Outdoor Math Ideas for Kids Ages 3-7 | The Measured Mom

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Then there is always the trusted FREE Online resource for practicing math.

Math practice online is a tool we should all be using. Yet, it is 100 times better when the practice is 100% free. Check out these free online resources to help kids practice math for free.

Big List of Free Math Learning Sites & Apps

Big List of Free Math Learning Sites & Apps text with image of a boy pointing to a chalkboard

18 Top YouTube Math Channels for Kids

Kids floating with a laptop and text 18 Top YouTube Math Channels for Kids

Download FREE Interactive Tasks for Your 2nd Graders! | Mr Elementary Math

FREE Addition and Subtraction Puzzles for Google Slides | Math Geek Mama

Missing Number Puzzles Addition & Subtraction for Google Slides text with illustrated image examples of tablets

30+ Awesome Online Games for Math Fact Practice | differentiated Teaching

iPractice Math

Math is Fun

Math Planet

CoolMath4Kids

MathGameTime

Totally free games to practice math will bring some fun alongside your savings.

There are plenty of games that can be played with items you have at home with no problem. And what child doesn’t like games?

FREE Printable Addition Fact Games | Learning Online Blog

Shapes and Spelling STEM Game for Kids | STEAMPowered Family

Tons of FREE No Prep Games for Math Fact Fluency | The Measured Mom

FREE Math Games to Teach Grade 3 and Up | The Measured Mom

Roleplay for math skills practice for actual math skill experience (Zero cost!).

Engage your kids in role-playing or pretend play to help practice math skills at home. Your kids can pretend to be a chef, builder, banker, cashier, or teacher. Then they can pretend to be any of these professionals and practice counting, measuring, chart-making, in a fun and relaxed manner.

FREE Cupcake Shop: Money Math Problems | Math Geek Mama

4 pretend play ideas for developing early math skills | Math, Kids, and Chaos

Using Grocery Flyers To Practice Math Skills | Laura Candler’s Teaching Resources

Enjoy these budget-friendly ways to practice math skills to maximize your child’s learning experience and save along the way.

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