Description
Help students build strong foundations with hands-on addition practice using numbers to 20.
This engaging math game invites children to model addition by creating groups of colorful cats to match each addition problem. By physically combining groups, students develop a clear understanding of how addition works while building confidence with totals to 20.
Ideal for learners who benefit from concrete materials, this resource gently supports the transition from hands-on counting to more abstract addition thinking.
What Students Will Practice:
- Modeling the combining of two groups to find a total.
- Counting objects to support accurate addition.
- Developing early understanding of the plus (+) symbol.
- Building readiness for abstract addition strategies.
What’s Included:
- A detailed instruction sheet for easy setup.
- Addition cards with sums to 20.
- Cat cards for modeling addition problems.
- A student recording worksheet.
- A cover page for quick organization and storage.
Why This Resource Is So Effective:
- Provides concrete, visual support for early addition learners.
- Encourages deep understanding rather than rote memorization.
- Keeps students engaged with a playful, child-friendly theme.
- Simple to prep and easy to reuse throughout the year.
- Works well across a variety of classroom settings.
Flexible Ways to Use It:
- Play in small groups with teacher guidance.
- Add to math centers for independent exploration.
- Offer as a fast-finisher activity with clear structure.
- Use during intervention or review sessions.
- Pair with the worksheet for written accountability.
Bring meaningful, hands-on learning to your math block with an addition game that helps students confidently build and understand addition to 20.
Find more games, centers, crafts, worksheets and activities for addition HERE
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This resource is for single teacher classroom use only. Please remember that sharing, redistributing, creation of new materials for sale, or uploading to shared drives or websites is not permitted. Your respect for the one teacher, one license policy allows small teacher-creators like me to keep making resources for classrooms around the world. Thank you for your kindness and understanding!
Highlights
Description
Help students build strong foundations with hands-on addition practice using numbers to 20.
This engaging math game invites children to model addition by creating groups of colorful cats to match each addition problem. By physically combining groups, students develop a clear understanding of how addition works while building confidence with totals to 20.
Ideal for learners who benefit from concrete materials, this resource gently supports the transition from hands-on counting to more abstract addition thinking.
What Students Will Practice:
- Modeling the combining of two groups to find a total.
- Counting objects to support accurate addition.
- Developing early understanding of the plus (+) symbol.
- Building readiness for abstract addition strategies.
What’s Included:
- A detailed instruction sheet for easy setup.
- Addition cards with sums to 20.
- Cat cards for modeling addition problems.
- A student recording worksheet.
- A cover page for quick organization and storage.
Why This Resource Is So Effective:
- Provides concrete, visual support for early addition learners.
- Encourages deep understanding rather than rote memorization.
- Keeps students engaged with a playful, child-friendly theme.
- Simple to prep and easy to reuse throughout the year.
- Works well across a variety of classroom settings.
Flexible Ways to Use It:
- Play in small groups with teacher guidance.
- Add to math centers for independent exploration.
- Offer as a fast-finisher activity with clear structure.
- Use during intervention or review sessions.
- Pair with the worksheet for written accountability.
Bring meaningful, hands-on learning to your math block with an addition game that helps students confidently build and understand addition to 20.
Find more games, centers, crafts, worksheets and activities for addition HERE
Click here to return to my store home page
This resource is for single teacher classroom use only. Please remember that sharing, redistributing, creation of new materials for sale, or uploading to shared drives or websites is not permitted. Your respect for the one teacher, one license policy allows small teacher-creators like me to keep making resources for classrooms around the world. Thank you for your kindness and understanding!
