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Food Fights, Puzzles, and Hideouts

Topics: General Math

Food Fights, Puzzles and Hideouts is a Mixing in Math book that presents hundreds of full-color interdisciplinary math games, projects, and activities that can be done at home, at after-school programs, at school, or 'mixed in' to car rides, snack times, and parties. This book, available from Tumblehome Learning, contains:

  • All kinds of games: coin, dice, and board; quiet and active; partner and whole group. Play to win or play so everyone wins!
  • Ideas to investigate and games to play when you’re eating, cooking, or party planning.
  • Icebreakers, party games, challenges, and contests designed for a crowd.
  • Activities to do and games to play wherever you are: in the car, on the bus, in a waiting room, or at the dinner table.
  • Things to do on familiar holidays (like July 4), less common holidays (like Backward Day) and any day. Includes a bonus set of ideas for celebrating 100 days.