Addition Games & Activities

I really love teaching addition.  There is SO much you can do to reinforce the concept!  Right now we’re knee deep in addition concepts so I wanted to share with you a few games and activities we’ve been working on in our classroom!

 

Here’s a little game I created to reinforce number sentences.  I got the original idea from Mailbox Magazine and just adjusted a few things to fit the needs of my classroom.  You can download a copy of the game and instructions, too!  Just click the link below the pic.

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FIND THE SUMS

The kids LOVED this activity.  It’ll just take a little prep work on your part.  I created student name cards along with pictures to use in this particular math tub.  The kids got to choose 8 of their friends cards and use their names to create number sentences.  They were instructed to count the vowels & consonants in their friends’ names and record the results.  Then they were instructed to combine the two numbers to create a number sentence!  My kids always remember to “flip” the numbers to make a new number sentence, too {if they can}.  To make this activity a bit more challenging, don’t color code the vowels.  Click on the link below the pic to download the recording sheet.

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VOWEL & CONSONANT ADDITION

Here’s a game that my kids beg to play!  It’s called COVER UP SOME MORE.  I had played this game with my kids when I taught Kindergarten, but I didn’t have any boards left, so I had to create some more.  I didn’t take any pics of this one, but you can download the game boards and instructions below! 

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COVER UP SOME MORE

Here’s a little hands-on addition sorting activity I created.  This one was a hit!  Each web has a preprogrammed number and the kids have to match the spiders {with the number sentences} to the corresponding webs.  Each web has 3 different corresponding spiders.  Some are programmed with both addition and simple subtraction problems.  This activity comes with a recording sheet, too!  click to download

SPIDER SORTING {ADDITION & SUBTRACTION} 

Here’s another game…that I have NO pictures of…that my kids LOVE to play!  I included two variations of the game along with instructions.  You can click on the link below to download some for your classroom!

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TOSS, WRITE, CIRCLE {& ADD!}

Since we’re celebrating Fire Safety this month, I had the kids create a fire safety scene.  Their instructions were to include firefighters and a family in their picture.  Then they had to create a number sentence that went along with the picture.  Here’s an example from one of my cuties…we’re working on number reversals :)

 

As a quick warm-up activity, I had the kids create number sentences using thumbprint flies & spiders on a spider web {using a stamp pad }.  They LOVED this one!  And they turned out pretty cute, too!

 

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SPIDER WEB NUMBER SENTENCES

 

Those are just a few addition activities we’ve been working on the last couple of weeks.  I’m busy making more so check back soon!