Hi everyone! Are you looking for a fun way to teach addition to your children that doesn’t involve flashcards in the typical way? Well, look no further! I created this fun game called “Add It!” and I wanted to share it with you all today!
(Note: I edited the game board so it now goes left to right. This picture is opposite what the board looks like in the download. Thanks for the suggestion Gwendolyn, that does make more sense!)
How to play the game:
- Take an addition flashcard and place it on the game board.
- Using any manipulative of your choice, place the correct amount
of objects into the top green box based on the top number on the
addition flashcard.
- Place the correct amount of objects into the middle yellow box
based on the bottom number on the addition flashcard. - Using the “Scoop”, scoop all of the objects from the green box &
the yellow box, down into the blue box. - Count the total of objects and place the correct number card
onto the bottom of the addition flashcard.
- Pick a new card and play again!
The download includes:
- Addition flashcards for numbers 0-9 (ie: 1+1, 1+2, 1+3…1+9)
- 1-20 answer number cards
- A game board
- 4 “Add It” scoops (I glued mine to cardboard then cut them out to make them more durable.)
Click here to download the “Add It” Game!
Hope you have fun!
This is great! Thanks so much!
This is AWESOME…you, once again, are a wonder! Thanks so much for another great download!
Wait a minute! You saw a game, created your own, played it, AND posted it all in the same day? That would take me three weeks or three months!
Wow! It looks fantastic! Thanks! You're simply amazing!
Way too cool! We'll be starting on this soon.
Oh, that is awesome!
So cool!! Thanks so much for the download
Seriously woman you are amazing!!Thank you!
This is great!! Thank you so very much!
I like the scooping part! Thanks for the wonderful downloads!
Thank you very much!!!
Forgot to ask. This is such a great activity! Do you mind linking it up with our math links? Thanks!http://joyfullearner.blogspot.com/2010/04/marvelous-math-monday.html
This is so cool! Thank you so much for doing this! You are truely talented and your kids are so lucky your so creative! It may be the website but I can't seem to download it…it just refreshes the file sharing page. I was able to print it out though.
Thanks so much! These are awesome!
thanks so much for sharing a fun idea!
Thank you for sharing this great game. its awesome!
How awesome. Lakeshore Learning is going to lose a lot of customers to you
That is such a great idea! I really should try this with my daughter. She is getting very interested in math.
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thanks for sharing such a cute game!
This is AWESOME and just what I was looking for for my 4 1/2 year old who's just starting to learn basic addition. Thank you for this!
Wow, thank you so much! This is SUPER!!
I love it, thank you!
Too cool!
You are such a gem for sharing this creation with everyone. Thank you for your talent AND kindness!
This is so funny, I seriously saw that at Lakeshore last weekend and was thinking what a great idea it was (and how I would never pay that much for it). Thanks for making it available.
What a cool game! THanks for sharing it with us. Have you seen a book called Felt Bugs or something like that? My daughter just got it yesterday and it is really cute, putting the bugs where they go as you add.
This is great! My son is going to love this game. I love that you put your blog name on all your printables. It makes it much easier to remember where I found things (in case I need to print again and to give credit if I show on my blog) since my brain is mush these days.
Wow this is fabulous! Thank you for taking the time to make this and make it available to everyone. I really appreciate your blog; it's very helpful!
This is great! You are super woman! I love it and can't wait to give it a try when my little ones are ready!!!Thank you!!
I printed this out and used it today. My 4 year old LOVED it and we will certainly be using this often. Great idea! Great blog! Thanks for sharing!
I printed this out and used it today. My 4 year old LOVED it and we will certainly be using this often. Great idea! Great blog! Thanks for sharing!
This is great! Thank you for the download. My only suggestion would be to switch the sides so that the numbers are on the left and the arrows point right. It would seem a more natural progression to me, and would further reinforce left to right sequencing.
Either way, I love it! I'm taking it to the library to be laminated tonight!
Gwendolyn: Excellent Idea, I think I will switch it!
Christy: I can't find that Felt Bugs book, I googled…anyway, if you have the title, please share, I'd love to see it! Thanks
Thanks so much for sharing! This is wonderful.
This is so AWESOME! Thanks for sharing, I cannot wait for Rylan to work on this next week (I will link when we do)! Your site is such a great resource!
Thanks a bunch! My 5-year old son is just starting to be interested in homeschooling. This will be a great way for him to learn and have fun. Do chocolate chips count as markers? Hee Hee.
This is GREAT!!!! Just curious…might you have plans for making a "Subtract-It" game similar to this one?!?!?!
Hi! Yes, I'm working on a subtraction game
Looks great Erica, just tweeted it.
I love this. Printing a copy right now, I can't wait to use this next year with my first grader.
Thanks – we're struggling with addition and I think this will help DS "see" it better.
Ok So I thought this might be a little to much just yet. But I made this instead.
Thanks so much – I love it! We are just starting addition in kindergarten!
This is great and I will be starting to use this with my daughter once she can learn how to count in 1-to-1 correspondence (still working on this).Just one suggestion – see where there is 0 + # = #, I think it would also be beneficial to have # + 0 = #, if you were to update this game in the future.
SUSAN: 0+#'s are included in the download,just not in the picture, sorry about that!
Thanks! This is awesome!
Thank you so much for this! I am on a mission to make math FUN with games, etc… and this will definitely help my children. Your site is such a blessing!
This game was really awesome,that we made our own too! I linked my post back to here (if that's okay). Thanks so much for this!http://2busybees.blogspot.com/2010/08/new-math-games.html
Thank you so much! I really appreciate all the printables you offer – they're a huge blessing.
Ericka- I have been a lurker on your site since you posted this game!! You have so many wonderful ideas!! Thanks for sharing this game. I printed it for my daughters back in April–they have played it without the little sweeper thing because I never got it finished. Well–I just finished the sweepers today and I used the Peel and Stick Foam to back your download of the sweeper. I actually backed each sweeper twice with foam to really reinforce them. As I was making them I thought of something else that would work– chip clips! Just thought I would share!! Thanks again!!!
Oh My Gosh! This is SOOOOO great, incredible, awesome!!!Thank you SOOOOO much!!!(I LOVE lakeshore but they are pricey…) Tiffany
Awesome–thanks!
Hi, your blog is awesome. It opens automatically when I open my browser. Thank you so much for being a blessing to so many of us. I love your Add it & Subtract it games, but I am unable to download. I keep getting an error message that says it's not a true PDF file. I see the extension is pdf, but how else can I access this file. Is it something I can pay for and have emailed to me?Thanks
ANONYMOUS: Not sure what that means, it is a PDF, but if you email me with your email i can try to send it. The file is pretty big, but I'll try. Email me at homeschoolerconfessions at gmail dot com
I love this game! Thank you so much for sharing your hard work with us! I put this game together today for my daughter and see really enjoyed it. I blogged about it and shared a link to your site on my blog.Jeanette
This is AWESOME! I'm SO making this game! Thanks Erica!Btw, what if you switch the green and blue boxes with each… being the artsy parent I am, it's the first thing I saw! Cuz then if you add the blue with the yellow- it makes green!
This looks like so much fun!!! Great job!! And thanks for sharing!!!!!!
this is another great creation. i will be on the lookout for subtraction, multiplication and division lol. sebastian is 6 and already doing all add, subtract, starting multiply, wants to know about dividing too lol. he is too funny and is ust unstoppable.
can you please e-mail me this link… I am unable to get into it. THANKS!
Just what I was looking for! My daughter will LOVE it! Thanx!
This looks like a terrific game! Unfortunately when I try to download it, the new tab it opens is blank.
Thank you, for creating and sharing this awesome Add-it game. Perfect way to introduce my 3 year old Granddaughters to math.
Debbie
Found via pinterest. Very cool idea. Thank you for sharing your talent and the time it took. I hate the idea of so much STUFF all the time and since I only have two kids I think I might have a sheet of problems written on a piece of paper and have them copy the problem with dry erase markers and then solve. If I were back in the classroom DEFINITELY the set, but I confess that I sometimes get a bit carried away with cute things like this and then end up with so much stuff and feel wasteful. Hope you don’t mind me making the slight modification for personal use. Look forward to more of your wonderful ideas.
Love it! Thanks
This looks great! Thank you so much!
Thank you so much for this! We are working on addition now, so this will help out a lot.
I will use this game with my pupils in Sweden. Thanks!
This is FANTASTIC…! Do you have a game for subtraction??? Thank you, Karen
I am very thankful for all that you do. Your kids are so lucky to have such an awesome mom!
Thank you so much for sharing! I just found your site from pinterest. I love the addition and subtraction activities. Finding another way to teach/practice addition using hands on manipulatives is a winner!!
Hi, I love all you great ideas. I am always looking for Kinder activities. Would it be possible to add your revised Add it mat. Thank you,
J. Lopez
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