Looking for a fun, active way to reinforce arithmetic skills and build motor coordination? Therapro’s Math Fact Moves Activity combines physical movement with math practice, turning flashcard drills into dynamic exercises. Ideal for classrooms, therapy sessions, or home learning, this activity keeps students engaged while strengthening number fluency and gross motor planning. Let’s get moving and make math facts stick!
This month we are moving and learning. Our activity comes from our Drive-Thru Menus Body Challenges cards. Drive-Thru Body Challenges are meant to be used in the K-5 elementary classroom; the cards are designed to help teachers incorporate movement into foundation skills such as literacy, math, science and social studies.
Each of the 25 cards provides a script for leading students through the Body Challenge and several suggested Academic Challenges for teaching and reinforcing the curriculum.
Math Fun Facts Moves
Directions
- Instruct the group to stand against the wall, side- by-side.
- Ask a math question. (Tell the group to raise their hand if they know the answer)
- Pick a student to answer the question.
- If the answer is correct assign them a “move” (skip, hop, jump, twirl, etc.)
- The student will “move” towards the other side of the room and they sit and wait for the other students.
Math Facts
Practice math facts. If the problem is 10 minus 6 the students “move” 4 times. Provide other math challenges using math fact families (4+1, 4+2, 4+3, and so on).
Moving in Pairs
Have children work in pairs. For example, if the problem is “2+3” one child jumps twice and the other jumps three times. Together they jump the answer of five.
Show Us Your Moves!
Take this body challenge outside to practice math, emphasizing gross motor movements. Try some of these moves:
- Hopping on one foot
- Jumping with two feet
- Giant Steps
- Twirls
- Side Stepping
- Army Crawling
- Walking Backward
- Heel-Toe Steps
- Tip-Toe Walking
- Stomping
- Marching
- Scissor Walking
- Skipping
- Crab-Walking