Summer camps can get expensive, so why not make your own? Grab your kids, grab some friends, and host this super-fun DIY math summer camp filled with math camp ideas and learn while having fun. This is a fun at-home summer camp theme that your kids will remember long after the camp has ended.
Depending on your schedule, you can do one lesson a week, or have a whole week filled with math learning and fun. Don’t be surprised if your kids beg to do math after attending this fun math camp for kids right in their own backyards.
Add these fun ideas for math camp to build the perfect elementary math camp at home or in a summer day camp!
Add these math summer camp challenges to your list of fun math activities for kids!
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SUMMER CAMP IDEAS FOR TEACHERS AND PARENTS: MATH CAMP IDEAS
Use these math camp ideas to make your very own DIY math summer camp! This math camp is designed for kids between third and fifth grade, but you can also adapt it to work for slightly older or younger kids.
Math is a lot more fun when you learn it at scamp, and when you get to eat it.
IDEAS FOR MATH CAMP
Whatever the ages of the children at your math camp, the goal is to make math fun and exciting, rather than just the same bland math activities they may be used to at home.
While you will be going over math concepts to strengthen their math skills, you also want to include some fun hands-on math activities as well.
Think creatively and outside the box when planning your math summer camp for kids. The more art and color you can use for some math exercises, the better.
Do as many math challenges using the body or going outside to do math in a 3D environment.
These summer camp ideas for teachers and parents include fun math activities that will make your kids summer math camp enjoyable as well as educational.
And a big part of any summer camp is snacks, so I’ve also included a fun math-themed snack for each day of the camp!
DIY ELEMENTARY MATH CAMP IDEAS AND SAMPLE SCHEDULE
Your camp can either run for half a day, or a full day, depending on your availability. These camp samples are ideal for a five-hour camp taking place one day a week for five days. You can also have math camp once a week for each week in the summer, if you don’t want the intensity of a five-day camp.
Use the activities however they work for you, just remember to keep things fun!
Use the sample schedule included, or create your own!
This is the schedule we used when we’ve done at home summer camps:
Arrival: Free exercise
Session 1: Lesson
Session 2: Activity
Session 3: Snack
Session 4: Craft
Session 5: Playtime
Feel free to modify the schedule and activities to fit the interests of your children.
Keep reading for a list of math camp activities kids will love!
Day 1: Addition and Subtraction
Arrival: Addition and Subtraction Worksheet from The Measured Mom
Lesson Plan: Addition and Subtraction Lesson from Teacher.org
Activity: Strawberry addition clip cards from Schooling a Monkey
Craft: Composing Numbers Flowers from The First Grade Parade
Snack: Cookie Dominoes from Learning 4 Kids
Game: Adding to 10 Game from Life Over Cs
Day 2: Multiplication and Division
Arrival: Multiplication Arrays from Schooling a Monkey
Lesson Plan: Multiplication and Division from Brain Pop Educators
Activity: Multiplication Roll and Write from Math Geek Mama
Craft: DIY Abacus from Coffee Cups and Crayons
Snack: Skittles Patterns from Math Geek Mama
Game: Multiplication Dice Game from Schooling a Monkey
Day 3: Geometry
Arrival: Playing with Geometiles from Schooling a Monkey
Lesson Plan: Geometry Lesson Plan from Scholastic
Activity: Geometry 3D Challenge Cards from Teach Beside Me
Craft: 3D Shapes from Math Geek Mama
Snack: Pretzel Shapes from Playdough to Plato
Game: Infinity Tiles Game from Babble Dabble Do
Day 4: Fractions
Arrival: Fraction Bump from Math Geek Mama
Lesson Plan: Fraction Lesson Plan from Education.com
Activity: Lemonade Fractions from Schooling a Monkey
Craft: Fraction Art from Schooling a Monkey
Snack: Edible Apple Fractions from Little Bins for Little Hands
Game: Fraction Bingo from Math Geek Mama
Day 5: Money
Arrival: Soup Can Monkey Worksheet from Schooling a Monkey
Lesson Plan: Money Lesson Plan from Practical Money Skills
Activity: Don’t Break the Bank Money Game from Primary Theme Park
Craft: Design a Coin from Schooling a Monkey
Snack: Gold Oreo “Coins” from Guide 4 Moms
Game: Play Store from Schooling a Monkey
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