19 short math missions with hands-on play mats for learners practicing second- and third-grade skills.

Math practice doesn’t have to mean completing another page of problems.

In this printable math adventure, learners choose a mission, use simple materials to model the math, and explain how they solved it. Most missions take just 8 to 12 minutes, making them easy to use during homeschool lessons, tutoring sessions, morning work, or math centers.

Each guided mission is paired with a full-page play mat. Learners can point, build, move, speak, or write their answers. An adult can also read or scribe when needed. The goal is to help learners understand the math and show their thinking.

Skills covered:

Unit 1: Number Sense Practice rounding, comparing numbers, fact families, place value, regrouping, bar graphs, mental math, and two-step story problems.

Unit 2: Multiplication Explore equal groups, arrays, multiplication stories, telling time, and multiplication by 0, 1, 2, 5, and 10.

What’s included: 54-page full-color printable PDF 19 guided math missions 19 matching hands-on play mats Number sense and early multiplication units Eight short movement and thinking boosts Flexible ways for learners to answer A simple guide for adults No cutting required

You’ll only need common supplies such as counters, number cards, dice, pencils, and base-ten blocks or bundled craft sticks. Slip favorite pages into a page protector and use dry-erase markers to play again.

Please note: This is a digital printable PDF. No physical product will be shipped.

This is an independently created educational resource. It isn’t affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Nintendo, The Pokémon Company, or Game Freak. Pokémon names and characters belong to their respective owners