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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.
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.
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.
A digital (Google Slides) checkers-style game for practicing 1-digit addition facts.
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.
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).
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.
Give students a hands-on game for representing and solving addition using randomly generated numbers.
A digital (Google Slides) Connect-4-style game for practicing 1-digit addition facts.
Assemble a printed game board/booklet and play a blackout-style game covering addition and subtraction facts, marking off answers as they are solved.
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.
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.
Free download Match each addition problem tile to its correct sum to form a continuous chain from START to FINISH.
Solve farm-themed word problems, use a 'Draw it!' support page, mark X or O on a tic-tac-toe board for correct answers, and decode a joke answer from the computed solutions.
Players place a counter on the start space, spin a 'move wheel' (using a pencil and paperclip as an improvised spinner) to determine which color space to move to next. If they land on a numbered space, they add that number to their running point total (tracked on a whiteboard or paper); landing on a frog space causes them to miss a…
An editable PowerPoint classroom game providing single-digit addition practice through a 20-question board format, owl themed.
Free download Each student holds one card showing a starting number ('I HAVE [n]') and an addition problem ('WHO HAS [a+b]?'); students take turns solving the addition problem on the previous card and identifying whose card shows that sum as its 'I HAVE' number, continuing the chain around the group.
On worksheets, write 3 different ways to show a given number on the scoops of an ice cream cone. In the game, players draw ice cream 'scoop' cards from a container and match them to cones representing the same number (shown as a numeral, tally marks, an addition/subtraction equation, or a word); the first player to fill a cone with 7…
Students dig carrot and eggplant equation cards out of a sensory tub (rice or beans), solve the addition or subtraction equation on each card, and sort/place it into the basket template (numbered 0-10) matching the correct answer.
Free download Match each addition problem tile to its correct sum to form a continuous chain from START to FINISH.
After the teacher prints, laminates, and assembles the folder game, students insert leaves onto the caterpillar body matching the correct addition or subtraction result shown.
Roll a die, double the number and add 1, then cover the matching sum (or matching number-model expression) on a game board; also complete a written worksheet explaining how each doubles-plus-one answer was found.
Count burger and hot dog counters placed on BBQ grill mats to match the total shown on an equation card, write the total, and repeat with different equation cards (also usable as a game/center rotation).