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This would be easy to manipulate as a game for higher grades by adding operational thinking problems to come up with the numbers for the place values.

This would be great to use in an ELL classroom as a way of using vocabulary such as "above", "below" etc and color so that it becomes a following the instructions game where the person is telling you where to put your pattern block. In this case the picture would be the key and the child could make the shape on a blank table.

K.1.1 "Use all senses as appropriate to observe, sort and describe objects according to their composition and physical properties, such as size, color and shape."

This would be a great cross- curricular activity to add to math/science stations. You could provide the classifications for the students, or challenge them to come up with the classifications themselves.

Any two-sided object that can rolled like a die is suitable for this activity.

You could combined with lesson with a lesson on graphing as well by asking students to record how many times each math sentence occurs and graphing the result.  Since you are essentially flipping coins you should get a nice bell curve.

Larger coordinate planes could be used for longer games.  Make sure to have the players compare their two graphs at the end, if they are different someone made a mistake.

This would also be easy to use with a multiplication activities in the introduction to division because you can look at division from the reverse and then because students should be familiar with multiplication the basis for division will become easier to manage.

Complete decks of cards would not be needed, you could mix all the partial decks that you have.

This activity could be done with a penny and a dime and the dime always means tens and the penny ones.

Low level students can just craft numbers, on level students can order the numbers, high level students can also try reversing all their numbers and then reordering them or add their numbers.

This could easily be adapted to round to any place value.  Could also be done in the gym on a rainy day.

4.OA.4 "Find all factor pairs for a whole number in the range 1-100. Recognize that a whole number is a multiple of each of its factors. Determine whether a given whole number in the range 1-100 is a multiple of a given one-digit number. Determine whether a given whole number in the range 1-100 is prime or composite." This activity could be used for gifted students by providing a bigger number chart. It could also be used for ELL students by providing a smaller number chart (ex: a 50 chart). This activity could be used for younger ages by having the students identify different types of numbers. For example, the students could be searching for even numbers or odd numbers, rather than prime or composite numbers.

4.G.2 "Classify two-dimensional figures based on the presence or absence of parallel or perpendicular lines, or the presence or absence of angles of a specified size. Recognize right triangles as a category, and identify right triangles." This activity can be modified for ELL students, gifted students, etc. by using fewer shapes, as well as shapes that are easier to identify. In the other sense, it can be modified to include more shapes that are more difficult to identify. This activity could also be used in other subject areas, such as science. It could be used to identify different classifications of plants and animals. It could also be used in foreign language. The students could read a vocabulary word in the foreign language, and then have to say the correct vocabulary work in English.

This would be a great activity to add to an ELL lesson that is enriching geometry simply because you can work on English math vocabulary while also learning/reviewing geometric shapes.

This would be great to increase math vocabulary for ELL students by adding this to a lesson on geometric terms. It would be great to do at the end to make sure that students have a clear understanding of the math lingo.

This could also be used as an addition or subtraction domino game in lower grades without changing the integrity of the game. It would also be easy to use as the level of difficulty of your problems increase. Laminating them to different colors would allow easy coding as to the level of difficulty of the problem.

K.CC.4 "Understand the relationship between numbers and quantities; connect counting to cardinality."

This activity can be extended as students learn new numbers and become more fluent with counting.

This is a good game for everyone. You can even do teams - which ever team can make the number correctly first wins. This way team mates can help each other.

Extension: This game could include letters (A,B,C) to represent the sides of the polygon, so that the student could put the measurements into an equation. Adaptations: Gifted students could help peers who struggle with finding perimeter or measuring.  ELL students would benefit from the drawing in this activity and use of deck of cards which provide pictures. 

Extension: This game could include letters (A,B,C) to represent the sides of the polygon, so that the student could put the measurements into an equation.  Adaptations: Gifted students could help peers who struggle with finding perimeter or measuring.  ELL students would benefit from the drawing in this activity and use of deck of cards which provide pictures. 

You could tag this activity for "measurement" since it involves perimeter and measuring with centimeter rulers.

Your ENL students should be ok with this activity. An idea to differentiate would be to just have certain students only find sums of 10 if they are struggling to understand. 

Extension: Change X's and O's with historical figures, geometric shapes from another culture, etc. (representational symbols can vary) Adaptations: Use pictures for grid and small groups for this activity (2-4) to help ESL and Special Ed students. Give more time to solve math problems for Special Ed students.

Extensions: This activity can connect math with art (using pictures of currency)  This activity also incorporates a real world skill - counting money. Adaptations: Gifted student can use other coins not mentioned to reach goal of $1.00.  ESL students can draw pictures of currency to understand value of money used and use chart to understand place value.  Special Ed students can have more time to count and be paired with another peer.