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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4-Digit Number of the Day Worksheet
A 4-digit place value worksheet to represent the number of the day in different ways.
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I Have, Who Has? – Complementary and Supplementary Angles Game
Play a whole-class game to review complementary and supplementary angles.
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0-20 Number Matching Game
Match different representations of numbers 0 to 20.
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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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Counting On Addition Dominoes
A set of addition dominoes to use in the classroom when applying counting on strategies.
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What's My Card? Triple-Digit Board Game
A set of cards to be used in a Guess Who? Board Game for students to consolidate their knowledge of triple-digit numbers.
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What's My Card? Double-Digit Board Game
A set of cards to be used in a Guess Who? Board Game for students to consolidate their knowledge of double-digit numbers.
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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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Diving Board Bonanza! - Chance Game
A game for students to play when learning about probability.
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Division Facts to 12 - Bingo
32 different bingo cards using division.
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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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Skip Counting by 9s Dominoes
A set of dominoes to use in the classroom when learning to skip count by 9.
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Musical Equations Active Learning
A whole class active game that encourages learning through a physical setting.
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Value Your Place Active Learning
A whole class active game that encourages learning through a physical setting.
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Skip Counting by 3s - Dominoes
A set of dominoes to use in the classroom when learning to skip count by 3s.
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Addition Bingo (Single and Double-Digit Numbers)
32 different bingo cards to practice adding single and double digit numbers mentally.
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Ed and Dale's Heads and Tails - Chance Game
A fun game of chance for students to play when learning about probability.
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Multiplication Facts 0–12 Bingo
32 different bingo cards for students to practice their multiplication facts to 12.
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Polygon Puzzles - Multiplication
A set of 7 polygon puzzles to practice solving multiplication number sentences.
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Jump Strategy Subtraction Game
Learn how to use the jump strategy to solve subtraction problems with a fun subtraction game.
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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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Combinations of 20 - Dominoes
A set of dominoes to use in the classroom when learning combinations of 20.
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Chance and Probability PowerPoint - Level 3
An engaging 30-slide interactive PowerPoint to use in the classroom when learning about chance and probability.
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Chance PowerPoint - Level 2
An engaging 30-slide interactive PowerPoint to use in the classroom when learning about chance and probability.
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- Math Warm-ups Sorting Activities
- Math Warm-ups Cut and Paste Worksheets
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