Math Warm-ups Teaching Resources
Download math warm-up activities, worksheets, and more to engage your students and ready them for the actual lesson in this teacher-created resource collection!
The math warm-ups in this collection include puzzles, task cards, games, sorting activities, and more. These math warm-ups give students opportunities to explore fundamental number concepts, such as the counting sequence, one-to-one correspondence, and computation strategies.
What Are Math Warm-Ups?
Math warm-ups are short, low-stakes activities that students do at the beginning of a math class to review and reinforce key concepts, skills and problem-solving strategies. Engaging math warm-ups can also encourage students to explore number combinations, place value, patterns, and other important mathematical concepts.
The goal is to engage students' minds and help them transition into math mode in your classroom while preparing them for the main lesson.
What Are Examples of Math Warm-Ups?
Looking to add a warm-up activity to your math lessons each day? You can keep it simple with quick math problems, reviewing formulas, working on word problems, or solving puzzles.
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Fraction Work Mat
Practice fractional concepts with this work mat for students.
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Numbers 1 - 20 Representation Matching Cards
Practice representing the numbers 1 - 20 with your students using these matching cards that enable them to engage with numbers in different formats.
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Ten Add Bowling Active Learning
A whole class active game that encourages learning through a physical setting.
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Multiplication Hopscotch Active Learning
A whole class active game that encourages learning through a physical setting.
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Dodging Equations Active Learning
A whole class active game that encourages practicing math facts in a physical setting.
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Divide and Conquer Active Learning
A whole class active game that allows students to think about division and the concept of remainders.
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Number Matching Puzzle - Multiplication
A hands-on game to play when learning about multiplying numbers.
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Number Matching Puzzle – Addition
A hands-on game to play when learning about adding larger numbers.
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Moving Mathematics Activity - Skip Counting By Twos
A fun and active way to practice counting by 2s.
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4-Digit Place Value Card Game - Flip It!
A fun game for students to play in small groups to consolidate their understanding of place value to the thousands place.
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5-Digit Place Value Warm-Up - Interactive PowerPoint
An engaging 44-slide interactive PowerPoint to use when learning about place value to 5-digits.
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Interactive Multiple Choice PowerPoint Template - Mathematics
Create an interactive math warm-up, review or assessment activity with this 11-slide PowerPoint template.
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Describing Measurements - Memory Game
A memory game to play in the classroom when developing suitable language to describe different measurements.
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3D Shapes and Their Attributes - Puzzles
Explore the names and properties of some of the most common 3D shapes with this set of 8 puzzles.
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Skip Counting by 10s Dominoes
A set of dominoes to use in the classroom when learning to skip count by 10.
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Friends of 30 Dominoes
A set of dominoes to use in the classroom when matching friends of 30.
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2-D Shape Bingo
Engage your students while consolidate learning about 2D shapes, their names and properties with 2D Shape Bingo!
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Subitizing Dice - Numbers 1 to 9
Practice subitizing to 9 with your students using this versatile set of dice flashcards.
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4-Digit Place Value Game - Interactive Review Activity
Review a variety of 3rd Grade place value standards with an engaging Google Slides Interactive Game!
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Equivalent Fractions Pizza Bingo - Whole, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8
32 different bingo cards to practice finding equivalent fractions involving 1, 1/2, 1/4, and 1/8.
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Mixed Operations - Length Word Problems Worksheets
Solve multi-step length word problems with a printable pack of 3-act Math Word Problem Worksheets.
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I Have, Who Has? – Multiplication Representations
Use this whole-class game to reinforce your students’ understanding of the different representations of multiplication.
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Skip Counting for Multiplication Interactive Activity
Teach multiplication using the skip counting strategy with this fun, interactive digital teaching resource!
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Rainbow Facts Zero-Tail Game
Use this fun two-digit addition strategy math game to reinforce the concept of "compatible numbers."
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- Math Warm-ups Dominoes
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- Math Warm-ups Bingo
- Math Warm-ups Instructional Slide Decks
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- Math Warm-ups Tarsia Puzzles
- Math Warm-ups Cut and Paste Worksheets
- Math Warm-ups Task Cards
- Math Warm-ups Dice Games
- Math Warm-ups Board Games
- Math Warm-ups Sorting Activities
- Math Warm-ups for Pre-K
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