Counting On Freebies

I have a 5 minute fact time each day during math. My students get time to independently practice the addition or subtraction strategy they are working on. You can read more about fact time in this post.

Counting on was a pretty easy strategy for most of my first graders. You just add 1 or 2 to any number. Some of my munchkins still use counting on for EVERY SINGLE addition fact. We are still working on that.

I have 2 games for you today. This is one of my base games. I have a puzzle game for every strategy. The kids know how to play it now, so it is quick and easy to introduce. This is a sea creature puzzle. Students put the puzzle back together by matching equations to the correct sum. You can get this puzzle for free (of course) at my TPT store.

I also make a lot of roll and cover games. This game requires you to make your own +1/+2 die. I found foam cubes at the dollar tree. You can also use wooden cubes from the craft store or blank dice. Students roll a regular die and a +1/+2 die and add the numbers together. They cover the monster on the board that has the correct sum on it. My students loved using the foam dice. They also thought the little monsters were just the cutest! Get your own copy at my TPT store.

I hope you and your students enjoy these games! Please leave some feedback either here or on TPT.