Miss Brain's Cool Math Games: for kids in grades 3-5

By award-winning educator Kelli Pearson (recognized by the Mom’s Choice Awards for Kitten Math 2)

Ditch the drill and toss those flash cards—there’s a far more joyful way to practice math!

Miss Brain’s Cool Math Games helps kids build confidence through fun, fast-paced dice and card games that strengthen critical math skills without pressure. The more they play, the more they learn… and they’ll enjoy every minute.

This completely revised and updated third edition for grades 3–5 includes 38 engaging math games that make practice feel like play. These games are perfect for kids who learn best through movement, visuals, strategy, and collaboration.

Choose the approach that works for your family or classroom:

1. Target a specific skill and play a game from that chapter.

2. Start from the beginning and work your way through all 38 games so you don’t miss any.

3. Pick a game at random just because it looks fun—and play it again and again.

Good math games ease anxiety, prevent homework battles, and give kids the meaningful practice they need to become confident problem-solvers. Mixed-ability groups can play together easily—siblings of different ages, or parents with children—without any player having an unfair advantage.

Ideal for 2–4 players.

• Number sense & place value games

• Addition & subtraction strategy games

• Multiplication & division games

• Fraction & decimal games

• Mixed-skill challenges that spark flexible thinking

These games transform math practice into something kids want to do—helping learners strengthen fluency, deepen understanding, and truly love math.