Spin To Win - Add Up Whole Number Addition Mental Math Game

Add Up strategy practice becomes a PowerPoint game: players choose a numbered whole-number addition question, solve it mentally, check the answer with a click and spin a wheel for points.
Grades
Grade 3
Pages
1
File type
Multiple File Types

Updated Sep 26, 2026

Subject
Addition, Addition and Subtraction, Math
Topic
Mental Math, Basic Skills
Resource types
Games

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Offer your students an enhanced practice experience with this Spin To Win - Add Up Whole Number Addition Mental Math Game through this interactive game. This PowerPoint game supports group play with up to 4 players on a single device, or can be a class activity when projected.

This Spin To Win - Add Up Whole Number Addition Mental Math Game features 25 diverse questions to familiarize students with the Add Up Strategy. This game not only bolsters mental math proficiency but also fosters teamwork and camaraderie among students. Plus, the unpredictability of point allocation via a spin adds a layer of suspense, ensuring the game remains thrilling till the end!

How to play:

Students choose their question then solve it mentally. When done, they say the answer out loud, then check it by clicking the “check answer” button. If their answer is correct they then get to spin the wheel to be awarded their points! Some questions actually give a reward or a punishment! Where are they hidden? Who knows!? Winner is the player with the most points when your time is up!

More Addition Strategies with Whole Number SPIN TO WIN Games:

· Round & Adjust

· Take & Give

· Start From the Left

· Break One Addend Apart

· Add Up

Compare mental strategies with this round-and-adjust addition worksheet.

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Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Add whole numbers mentally using the Add Up strategy

  • State a mentally computed sum before checking it

Teaching tips

  • The game runs in PowerPoint slideshow mode and will not work in Google Slides, so test the Check Answer button and spinner on the classroom device before play.

Skills covered

  • Mental addition — solving each question with the Add Up strategy before revealing the answer

  • Self-checking — confirming each sum with the Check Answer button

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