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Looking for fun ways to help the kids learn their math skills? Â These Scratch Off Math Cards are fun to make and even more fun to use. Â They’re like lottery tickets for arithmetic! Â And all you need is some metallic paint and a few things you probably already have laying around the house.
- Gather your supplies. Â You’ll need:
- Empty cereal box
- Silver metallic acrylic paint
- Dish soap
- Tape
- Permanent marker
- Paint brush
- Scissors
- Coins
- Cut cardboard into rectangles, approximately 3″ x 5″. Â The exact size doesn’t matter, you just need them big enough to write the numbers and have a scratch off area.
- Figure out what type of arithmetic yourkiddo needs to work on. Make a list of equations like:
- 1 + 1 = 2
- 6 – 3 = 3
- 8 x 8 = 64
- 20 ÷ 5 = 4
- Now it’s time to transfer them over to your cards. Â Write the equations on your cards, making sure you leave some space around the solution for the paint.
- Cover the solution number with tape.
- Make your scratch off solution: 2 parts metallic paint to 1 part dish soap and mix well.
- Paint over the solution number with a thin but opaque layer of the scratch off solution. Â You can always come back and add another coat if necessary after a bit of drying time. Â Let cards dry until they aren’t sticky anymore, approximately 1-2 hours.
- Then have some math scratch off fun!!
Want to have the kiddos help with the painting part? Â They can practice their skills while they make them! Â It’s double the math… Â By the way, these are totally reusable, just paint a new layer of paint on them after they’ve been scratched off. Â And save them for another day.
Looking for more math activities? Check out the Left Brain Craft Brain Math and S.T.E.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Pinterest boards.
How fun! I remember I used to love scratching off my grandma’s scratch-off lottery tickets as a kid and I still do all the scratchers from Highlights magazine junk mail even though I never mail them in. My almost Kindergartener would totally go for this
There is something so satisfying about scratching off these cards to discover what’s underneath! My mother-in-law used to write for Highlights, so my daughter has a subscription and does the same thing :)
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Clever! Adding this to my upcoming After School Math round up.
Thanks so much! Glad you like it.
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Love love love this!! Pinned and will be using your idea for an activity soon.
Thanks so much! Can’t wait to see your activity.
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