Use photographs to play addition, subtraction and multiplication games with your kids. Look for pictures in your home consisting of objects or a group of people. Show the picture to the child and say, for example, "2 plus 3 people equals how many people?" The child can count aloud and point at the picture to guess the answer according to what she sees.
Create your own picture flashcards to play math games with your children. For example, use 4-inch by 6-inch blank index cards and draw three fish, a subtraction sign and two more fish to demonstrate subtraction. On the other side of the index card, draw the correct number of fish to represent the answer. Show the child the subtraction problem. Allow the child to guess the answer. Once the child gives his answer, show him the answer on the other side of the flashcard.
If you do not have any match memory cards with images, you can either purchase memory cards with images or create your own with 4-inch by 6-inch blank index cards and crayons. This should help your child memorize and learn number values. Place the cards face down. Have the child select two of the cards. If the two cards do not have the same amount of images, such as two balls on each card or three teddy bears on each card, she will place the two cards face down again and choose two more until she finds two matching cards with the same amount of images on each card. Once she finds two cards that match, have the child count aloud the number images on both cards.
Create a picture scenario using 4-inch by 6-inch blank index cards. You will need about two to five index cards for one math picture problem. The main idea of the game is to have the child guess the answer according to what he sees. Draw a picture, for example, of Johnny going to the kitchen and then a picture of Johnny cooking eggs. The math question can be "How many eggs does Johnny have left?" Draw an egg carton with four missing eggs out of 12. Allow the child to guess the answer when you ask how many eggs are left.