How does your child do with the tougher addition facts? Sometimes it helps to do an extra activity to help them stick. That’s why I created this printable addition game.
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My Seven is a huge reader. It’s not unusual to find her curled up on the couch with a good book. Like a thesaurus.
But getting her to have the same interest in math isn’t easy. I’m hoping that by playing this game often, those tougher addition facts will start to stick.
An addition game for the tougher facts
Set up for this game is super simple. Just print the game board and the flash cards (get them at the end of the post). If you already have your own flash cards, get out only the cards with addends of 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9. Find something you can use as playing pieces. I like to put the game board on a magnetic baking sheet and use brightly colored power magnets.
How to play:
1. Place all the flash cards face down. Each player takes three cards to start.
2. On your turn, choose a card from your hand. Find the answer on the board. Cover it with a playing piece and play your card. Always state the fact and answer as you set your card down on the discard pile. “Nine plus six equals fifteen.”
3. At the end of your turn, take a new card so that you’ll have three cards to begin your next turn.
4. Whoever gets 4 in a row first, wins. The corner spots are free and can be claimed whenever you have three covered spaces next to a free spot.
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jessica fernandez
What a great idea! Thank you for the freebie
Anna Geiger
You’re welcome, Jessica! Enjoy!
Heather
Super idea!!! Thanks again for another great idea!!!
Anna Geiger
Thanks so much, Heather – enjoy!
ann marie
Absolutely brilliant! Thank you for sharing!
Anna Geiger
Thank you, Ann Marie! It’s been good for my daughter, but I admit she fights it. 🙂
Wendi McCoy
I love this game! I teach 3rd grade and would love a multiplication facts version!
Anna Geiger
That’s a great idea, Wendi! Usually I wait to create my math activities until one of my kids is ready for them. Since my daughter is just entering second grade, we haven’t gotten to multiplication yet. But in a year or two you can expect to find a lot of games here for mastering multiplication facts!
Natasha
I have loads of flash cards from my older children that this will work for. Thank you for sharing.
Anna Geiger
You’re welcome, Natasha!
stephanie
Love this! Pinned and shared! Thanks for sharing at After School!
dot
Thank you for sharing all of your hard work. It is a great resource!!!
Anna Geiger
You’re very welcome, Dot!
Leeanne Champion
Thank you for this! The kids played it this week and loved it! Wondering if you have a subtraction version for facts to 20?
Anna Geiger
Hi Leeanne!
No, I’m sorry that I don’t have anything for subtraction facts right now! You might check out 3dinosaurs.com. She has a lot of basic math facts printables.