Engaging Summer Math: Easy, Hands On & FUN Ideas

Looking for low-key ways to keep kids learning math over the summer? Find engaging summer math ideas below, including hands on practice, easy games, LEGO math and more!

Ahhh, summer.

A time for vacations and catching fireflies, trips to the pool and firing up the grill. While there are probably endless images and activities that come to mind when you think of summer, I’m willing to bet that doing math just isn’t one of them.

But the truth is, for most students, summer is a time when all the important math skills they worked so hard to learn throughout the year are completely lost. So here are some SUPER simple summer math activities that will keep your kids from being bored (and keep them learning!).

This HUGE list of fun math ideas is perfect for helping your kids hone their math skills over the summer! More than 50 simple summer math ideas to prevent learning loss, while having fun!

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Fun and Simple Summer Math Activities:

Read through the different types of ideas below to find some summer math activities that are right for your kids. There are ideas for games and puzzles that won’t even feel like learning, along with outdoor games, hands on activities, simple printable pages and more!

Play with Math Puzzles:

This HUGE list of fun math ideas is perfect for helping your kids hone their math skills over the summer! More than 50 simple summer math ideas to prevent learning loss, while having fun!

Take Math Outside:

This HUGE list of fun math ideas is perfect for helping your kids hone their math skills over the summer! More than 50 simple summer math ideas to prevent learning loss, while having fun!

Related: 6 Little Known Benefits of Taking Math Outside

Learn Math with LEGO:

This HUGE list of fun math ideas is perfect for helping your kids hone their math skills over the summer! More than 50 simple summer math ideas to prevent learning loss, while having fun!

**Looking for more LEGO math ideas? Check out 30+ easy ways to learn with LEGO Math!

Play Math Games:

This HUGE list of fun math ideas is perfect for helping your kids hone their math skills over the summer! More than 50 simple summer math ideas to prevent learning loss, while having fun!

Read Math Story Books:

This HUGE list of fun math ideas is perfect for helping your kids hone their math skills over the summer! More than 50 simple summer math ideas to prevent learning loss, while having fun!

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Math Around the House Ideas:

Printable Summer Math Games & Practice:

Looking for some summer-themed worksheets? The activities below are a fun way to easily work on targeted math skills as kids work their way through the maze, solve the riddles or cut and paste numbers. The best part? Just print and play!

Reviewing important math skills doesn’t have to be boring, time-consuming or expensive! Use items you already have on hand, grab some books at the library or make up fun games to play outside to encourage young learners to keep thinking and problem solving all summer long!

Got any other FUN and simple summer math ideas to prevent learning loss and still have a fantastic summer?? Share in the comments! 🙂

9 Comments

  1. Awesome list of activities! Definitely pinning this now… I think we might try the bean bag toss this afternoon, too. Thanks for including our STEAM Bored Jar!

    1. You’re welcome! I thought your STEAM jar was a brilliant idea! Thanks for pinning and sharing this list! 🙂

    1. Thanks for sharing, Jeannine! I enjoyed popping over to your site to check it out! I love simple math games with a deck of cards, so easy to set up and play! 🙂

  2. Wow, what a thorough list of great suggestions! I’m planning to homeschool my son for kindergarten next year, so I’ve been trying to think of ideas to keep his math skills growing without him getting bored. I’m definitely pinning this!

    1. Thanks Michelle! I’ve been trying so hard to find things that are fun for my kids, and keep them from being bored, but do not require a week’s worth of prep on my part! 🙂 Hope you find some things here useful!

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