The person with the lowest or the highest value wins the round. For younger children, this activity can be simplified by having them find the largest single digit, or double digit, or even add all the numbers on the license plate, or just recognize digits. This game helps children to develop their knowledge of numbers and to think algebraically. The problem-solving and computational skills your child uses in this activity are very important to mental math skills, and they also help your child to be creative with numbers. What you'll need License plates, paper, pencil, and calculator What to do As you are traveling in your car, or on a bus, each person takes turns calling out a license plate number.
All players try to add the numbers in their heads.
Talk about what strategies were used in the mental math addition. Try different problems using the numbers in a license plate. See if you can solve these problems faster using the calculator. What you'll need Information about how far you're traveling and how long it will take What to do Many times when you are on the go, you are headed somewhere that requires you to be there by a certain time. Ask your children how far they think you have traveled and how much more you have to travel.