Mathematics is a subject that studies the spatial form and quantitative relationship of the real world. This discipline characteristic, which comes from life and guides life, makes us have to consider it from two aspects: on the one hand, children grow up with constant understanding of the world around them from birth. Then, imagine that if children don't have the concept of number and shape, they won't even know the simple problems of how many people there are in the family, how many hands there are, the ball they play with and the shape of the building blocks; If there is no concept of measurement, it will not distinguish the size, thickness, height and so on of objects; If there is no concept of spatial orientation, you can't tell up, down, left and right; Without a sense of time, you can't tell yesterday, today and tomorrow. Obviously, mathematics education is the need for children to know objective things. Children not only need to know the external characteristics, uses and relationships of things, but also often encounter problems of number and shape.

On the other hand, it is precisely because of the accuracy, abstraction and logic of mathematics that children can generally understand all kinds of things in life and their relationships, so that children can acquire a way of thinking and learn to solve practical problems by mathematical methods. Promote children's mathematics and intelligence to get better development and lay a good foundation for further study.

For example, children aged three or four can't write Arabic numerals, don't understand the meaning of "+""-",can't give the exact meaning of triangles and circles, and can't accurately measure the weight and length of objects. However, people are increasingly aware that in daily life, children can count the number of objects in a short series, perform simple addition and subtraction operations with the help of physical objects or physical representations, correctly identify geometric figures, and compare and measure objects with natural objects. These facts make people realize that mathematical cognitive ability does not begin with the individual's understanding of abstract symbol system, but the ability based on the number, shape and space of specific physical representations is the initial expression of mathematical cognitive ability.

There are mainly the following kinds of games in children's mathematics activities.

(A) the plot of the math game. This kind of game reflects the mathematical knowledge and skills to be learned through the theme and plot of the game.

(2) Mathematical games. This kind of game is a kind of game that children play according to the rules of the game by operating toys or objects.

(3) Mathematical games using various senses. This kind of games mainly emphasize mathematics learning through different senses and develop children's perception of logarithm and shape.

(4) Oral math games. This is a game that is played only by oral language without visual AIDS. This kind of game plays an outstanding role in developing children's abstract ability of numbers and agility of thinking.

(5) Competitive math games. This kind of game is mainly to increase the competitive nature of mathematical games, thus enhancing the consolidation of mastering knowledge and developing the agility of thinking.

(6) Mathematical intelligence games. This is a game with the main task of developing intelligence and applying mathematical knowledge. Mathematical intelligence games have greatly mobilized the enthusiasm of children's thinking, cultivated the flexibility and agility of thinking, and comprehensively applied mathematical knowledge to solve problems.