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.
- Plus Plan
Basic Multiplication and Division Word Problem Task Cards
21 word problem task cards to use when learning to differentiate between and model multiplication and division situations.
- Plus Plan
Open-ended Math Problem Solving - Grades 1, 2, and 3 (Task Card Version)
A set of 20 open-ended problem solving task cards covering a range of mathematical concepts.
- Plus Plan
Open-Ended Math Problem Solving - Grades 1, 2, and 3 (PowerPoint Version)
A PowerPoint with 20 open-ended problem solving questions covering a range of mathematical concepts.
- Plus Plan
Two-Digit Place Value Bingo Game (Digits and Base-10 Blocks)
32 bingo cards using place value up to 99.
- Plus Plan
I Have, Who Has? Game - Place Value (3-Digit Numbers)
A whole-class game to consolidate students' understanding of 3-digit place value.
- Plus Plan
Ten Add Bowling Active Learning
A whole class active game that encourages learning through a physical setting.
- Plus Plan
Roll Me a Discount! Board Game
An interactive game to play in pairs to consolidate understanding of discounts and sale price.
- Plus Plan
What's it Worth? - Money Activity (US Currency)
A game to play when learning how to add currency.
- Plus Plan
5-Digit Place Value Warm-Up - Interactive PowerPoint
An engaging 44-slide interactive PowerPoint to use when learning about place value to 5-digits.
- Plus Plan
Alien Eyes - Number Game
A number game to help students with number identification (1–12) and counting small quantities.
- Plus Plan
I Have, Who Has? Game - Place Value (5-Digit Numbers)
A whole-class game to consolidate students' understanding of place value.
- Plus Plan
Place Value Bingo Game Numbers 0-10,000
Practice place value knowledge in numbers up to 10,000 with this set of bingo cards.
- Plus Plan
5-Digit Number of the Day Worksheet
A 5-digit place value worksheet to represent the number of the day in different ways.
- Plus Plan
2-Digit Number of the Day Worksheet
A 2-digit place value worksheet to represent the number of the day in different ways.
- Plus Plan
Problem Solving Worksheet - Money
A problem solving worksheet involving money.
- Plus Plan
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.
- Plus Plan
Ed and Dale's Heads and Tails - Chance Game
A fun game of chance for students to play when learning about probability.
- Plus Plan
Subitizing Dice - Numbers 1 to 9
Practice subitizing to 9 with your students using this versatile set of dice flashcards.
- Plus Plan
4-Digit Place Value Game - Interactive Review Activity
Review a variety of 3rd Grade place value standards with an engaging Google Slides Interactive Game!
- Plus Plan
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.
- Plus Plan
Mixed Operations - Length Word Problems Worksheets
Solve multi-step length word problems with a printable pack of 3-act Math Word Problem Worksheets.
- Plus Plan
Comparing Lengths – Measurement Game
Identify what is shorter or longer with an engaging interactive measurement game.
- Plus Plan
Decomposing 2-Digit Numbers Match-Up Activity
Help children decompose 2-digit numbers by identifying the place value of the tens and ones with this matching activity.
- Plus Plan
Counting to 20 Cut and Paste Worksheet
Count objects within 20 and match the total to its written number on this 2-page cut-and-paste worksheet.
- Math Warm-ups Games
- Math Warm-ups Worksheets
- Math Warm-ups Puzzles
- Math Warm-ups Bingo
- Math Warm-ups Templates
- Math Warm-ups Dominoes
- Math Warm-ups Active Games
- Math Warm-ups Instructional Slide Decks
- Math Warm-ups Matchup Games
- Math Warm-ups Card Games
- Math Warm-ups Interactive Activities
- Math Warm-ups Board Games
- Math Warm-ups Logic Puzzles
- Math Warm-ups Dice Games
- Math Warm-ups Tarsia Puzzles
- Math Warm-ups Task Cards
- Math Warm-ups Flashcards
- Math Warm-ups Sorting Activities
- Math Warm-ups Cut and Paste Worksheets
- Math Warm-ups Posters
- Math Warm-ups for Pre-K
- Math Warm-ups for Kindergarten
- Math Warm-ups for 1st Grade
- Math Warm-ups for 2nd Grade
- Math Warm-ups for 3rd Grade
- Math Warm-ups for 4th Grade
- Math Warm-ups for 5th Grade
- Math Warm-ups for 6th Grade
- Math Warm-ups for 7th Grade