Roll 12

 

Instructions:

Roll 1 die, or roll 2 dice and add the numbers together. Put a check under that number on the 1-12 board. Take turns rolling until one person has all 12 boxes checked off.

 

Variations:

Longer play - get 2 or 3 checks in each box.

 

Skills:

- quickly recognize numbers (unitizing)

- adding to 12

- problem solving

 

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'Roll 12' Boards

 

Quick Add / Subtract

 

Instructions:

Roll 2 dice and add the numbers together.

or

Roll 2 dice and subtract the numbers.

 

Strategies:

1. Add all the dots (counting by 1's).

(4+2 = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)

2. Say the largest number and count by 1's (counting on)

(4+2 = 4, 5, 6)

 

Skills:

- quickly recognize numbers (unitizing)

- adding to 12

- subtracting from 6

- counting on

 

 

Gimme 10

 

Instructions:

Roll 1 die. What other number do you need to make 10?

 

Strategies:

1. Add all the dots (counting by 1's).

(4+2 = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)

2. Say the largest number and count by 1's (counting on)

(4+2 = 4, 5, 6)

 

Skills:

- quickly recognize numbers (unitizing)

- adding to 10

- counting on

- problem solving

 

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'Gimme 10' Boards

Addition Bingo

 

Instructions:

Roll 2 dice. Each person crosses that number off once on their bingo card. First person to get 5 in a row, wins!

 

Variations:

Extend the game by clearing the whole board.

 

Skills:

- quickly recognize numbers (unitizing)

- adding to 12

- problem solving

 

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'Addition Bingo' Boards

(in PDF format)

2-Digit Domines

 

Instructions:

Lay all domines face down. Flip over 2 dominos and stack them on top of each other to make 2 2-digit numbers. Add these two numbers together.

 

(ex: flip over a domino with a 3 and a 3 - makes 36 or 63)

 

Variations:

Subtract the 2 numbers, lowest number wins!

 

Skills:

- quickly recognize 2-digit numbers (unitizing)

- adding past 100

- subtracting 2-digit numbers

 

Dice in Dice

 

Instructions:

Using dice-in-dice, roll 2 dice. Outer number is the tens, inner number is the ones. Add the 2 dice-in-dice together.

 

(ex: die #1 -  5 outside, 3 inside = 53)

 

Variations:

Subtract the lower number from the higher number.

 

Skills:

- quickly recognize 2-digit numbers (unitizing)

- adding past 100

- subtracting 2-digit numbers

Memory 10

 

Instructions:

Separate 2 suits (1-9). Place all cards face down. Take turns flipping over 2 cards. If your cards add up to 10, you keep the cards. If not, flip them back over. Person with the most cards at the end, wins!

 

Variations:

Subtract the low card from the high card - low score wins!

 

Skills:

- quickly recognize numbers (unitizing)

- adding to 10

- problem solving and memory