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As a team, select a category and point value, answer the addition question shown, and accumulate points on a working scoreboard; includes 2 Daily Double and 1 Final Jeoparty wagering rounds.
This product, Subtraction BINGO, can help students build fact fluency by playing BINGO to solve subtraction problems to 20.
Free download Students roll two dice, add or subtract the results, find the answer on their bingo card, and cover it; play individually, in pairs, or in groups to get five in a row or a full board.
Draw a subtraction fact card, answer it correctly to earn a die roll, and move a place marker along the game board; first to finish/blackout wins.
Play tic-tac-toe by solving addition equations (regular equations, or, in a second set, creating their own equations to reach a target) using bingo chips, dry-erase markers, or manipulatives.
Roll two dice, write the numbers in addition boxes and find the sum; and/or search a grid of numbers to find and record as many addition number sentences (two addends and their sum) as possible.
In 'Subtraction Equation Soccer', choose one number from each of three grids to build a valid subtraction equation and color it in. In 'Alligator Arrays', roll two dice and color the array grid that matches the roll.
A digital (Google Slides) checkers-style game for practicing 1-digit addition facts.
Roll two six-sided dice, add them together, subtract the sum from 18, and cover the resulting number on the game board with a chip; try to build two complete 'fences' around two different animals before the opponent, with 'knock off' and 'kinging' rules for competing on the same number.
As one of two teams, choose a grid square (rows A-D, columns 1-6), answer the addition problem behind it (single-digit addition, addition to make 10, or 3-number addition depending on the row/category), and try to locate the opposing team's 3 hidden battleships.
Free download Students read cards aloud in a chain, matching subtraction answers to the next question.
Solve an addition problem to get a numeric answer, then perform the paired gross motor task the corresponding number of times/seconds/feet (e.g. jump [answer] times, stand on one leg for [answer] sec, march for [answer] sec, take [answer] giant steps, hop on [one] foot across the room).
Solve a subtraction problem to get a numeric answer, then perform the paired gross motor task the corresponding number of times/seconds/feet (e.g. jump backwards [answer] times, march in place [answer] times, run [answer] feet, squat and hold for [answer] sec, sit-ups [answer] times, skip [answer] feet).
Free download Match domino tiles showing addition problems (e.g. 2+1, 8+1) to tiles showing the correct sum, following a path from START to FINISH.
Students are given a preprinted bingo card of 16 answers; the teacher projects/reads addition and subtraction problems one at a time and students mark the matching answer on their card until a pattern is completed.
Give students a hands-on game for representing and solving addition using randomly generated numbers.
Sort, match, or compare integer-expression cards using games such as General Card Sort, Go Fish, Spoons, and War.
A digital (Google Slides) Connect-4-style game for practicing 1-digit addition facts.
Students make their own 4x4 bingo board, fill in random pre-given answers, solve fraction addition/subtraction problems shown one at a time on the projected slides, show their work on paper, and mark matching answers until someone gets bingo.
Assemble a printed game board/booklet and play a blackout-style game covering addition and subtraction facts, marking off answers as they are solved.
Solve arithmetic problems (addition, subtraction, multiplication with fractions, decimals, and negative numbers) tied to an animal-themed digital escape room accessed via an external link (Genially).
Each player spins a spinner twice, adds or subtracts the two numbers, and crosses out a matching number on their grid; first to get three crossed-out numbers in a row wins.
Solve 40 fraction problems organized by city (Sydney: addition; St. Petersburg: subtraction; London: multiplication; San Francisco: division) to unlock links and progress through the escape room, using either the digital version or the included printable pages.
Choose a square on a 3x 3 board, answer the addition question behind it (categories vary by board: adding one, adding smaller number, adding double, adding bigger number, adding with ten, adding 3 numbers), and mark the square with a team symbol if correct to try to get 3 in a row.