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Teach doubles, doubles plus one, and near doubles with these addition fact fluency hands-on partner games, activities, and math centers. These are perfect for 1st grade and 2nd grade! >> Get the BUNDLE of the Addition Fact Fluency Activities HERE! <<Use doubles facts for subtraction! >> click here for activities!11 Doubles & Near Doubles Games & Activities:>>> 5 No Prep Games:Dino Doubles: Roll a die or spin the spinner, double it, & cover the sum.Disco Doubles: Move a
These making 10 activities are perfect for addition fact fluency practice! Students will learn the ways to make 10 with these friends of 10 games and hands-on math centers! These are ideal for kindergarten, 1st grade, or 2nd grade classrooms! >> Get the BUNDLE of the Addition Fact Fluency Activities HERE! <<Need friends of 10 practice with subtraction >> click here!11 Making Ten Activities Included:>>> 4 No Prep Games:Ten Frame Race: Race around the gameboard and use
These addition fact fluency games are perfect for teaching addition facts to 20 doubles and near doubles, ways to make 10, and making a 10 to add strategies! > > > This bundle includes over 30 hands-on addition fact to 20 games and activities! Looking for subtraction fact fluency? Click here!!30+ Activities Included:11 Doubles & Near Doubles Games & Activities11 Making Ten Games & Activities9 Make a Ten (Bridge to 10) Games & Activities11 Doubles & Near Doubles Games & Activities:Din
Practice how to make a 10 to add with these bridge to 10 addition fact fluency games! Finding activities for making a ten to add can be tricky, that's why you need these hands-on resources! These addition math games are perfect for 1st grade and 2nd grade classrooms! >> Get the BUNDLE of the Addition Fact Fluency Activities HERE! <<This resource will help students learn to decompose problems by taking addition 8s and 9s facts and turning them into 10 facts. For example, students can
Engage your students in addition subtraction fluency within 20 practice with these 2.OA.2 fact fluency math centers! They consist of addition puzzles, games, clip cards, and more! They are designed for you to use in your math centers and rotations. Included are 5 different math centers for addition and subtraction facts within 20:Feed the Monster: Students will play a fun, monster-themed card game where they will practice their subtraction facts. Coffee Shop Sort: Students will sort addition fa
This is a BUNDLE of subtraction fact fluency games and activities to practice strategies for subtracting doubles, counting back to subtract, and friends of 10. Students will play these games and activities to work on subtraction facts within 10 and 20! Looking for ADDITION Fact Fluency Games & Activities? Find them HERE!• Games/activities included in the SUBTRACTION COUNT UP/BACK resource:Slides & Ladders Subtraction – Students will roll a die and move on the board game.Count Up & Back Bump – S
Make practicing addition and subtraction math facts and math fact fluency a breeze with 20 no prep, print and play math games, perfect for 1st grade and 2nd grade classrooms! Short on prep time? Want to plan engaging, meaningful math fact practice without taking home a million pages to cut and laminate? Then these print and play games are exactly what you need!IMPORTANT: If you are an active member of Math Sidekick, do not purchase these games! These are included in your membership. In this re
Looking for games and activities to practice addition and subtraction fluency? Here is a set of quick, NO PREP, games for your students. These games help students build basic facts fluency, as well as +10, -10, +100, -100 practice for two and three digit numbers. ALL of these games are ONE page, black & white, and ready to go for you! All you need to is print, copy, and play! These can also be fantastic early finisher activities! What's Included: Pages 5-14 What Makes ___? Students use their
Make practicing math fact fluency for addition and subtraction within 20 FUN and NO PREP with 15 print and play math games, perfect for 1st grade and 2nd grade classrooms! >> This is the 2nd SET of Addition & Subtraction Fact Fluency No Prep Games! Click here to grab the games in set #1!Short on prep time? Want to plan engaging, meaningful math fact practice without taking home a million pages to cut and laminate? Then these print and play games are exactly what you need!IMPORTANT: If yo
Add excitement with 10 no prep Thanksgiving math activities! These turkey math centers are print and play Thanksgiving math games, perfect for 1st grade and 2nd grade classrooms! Skills include Thanksgiving addition, subtraction, math facts, place value, and more! Are you short on prep time? Want to plan engaging, meaningful math fact practice without taking home a million pages to cut and laminate? Then these print and play games are exactly what you need!IMPORTANT: If you are an active membe
Want to try an escape room without all the stress? Use this addition math mystery for addition fact fluency, perfect for math enrichment! In this math challenge, students will practice doubles facts, make ten, turnaround facts, and more while engaged in solving a mystery! >> Click HERE to save with the BUNDLE of 10 Math Mysteries! <<This digital (Google Slides & Seesaw) & printable addition challenge is a hit! This is the perfect set of addition fact fluency activities and practi
Use these subtraction games for counting back to subtract and counting up to subtract. These activities to practice subtraction fact fluency within 20 are perfect for math centers. Save when you purchase the BUNDLE of Subtraction Fact Strategy Games!> > Find more subtraction fact strategy activities below! Subtraction Friends of 10Subtraction DoublesSubtraction Fact Strategy BUNDLE 8 Games/activities included in this resource:Slides & Ladders Subtraction – Students will roll a die and mo
Add excitement with 15 no prep Halloween math activities! These October math centers are print and play Halloween math games, perfect for 1st grade and 2nd grade classrooms! Skills include Halloween addition, subtraction, place value, and more! Are you short on prep time? Want to plan engaging, meaningful math fact practice without taking home a million pages to cut and laminate? Then these print and play games are exactly what you need!In this resource, you will get 15 Halloween math games:
Use these activities for subtraction doubles - perfect for fact fluency to 20! Students will play these subtraction fact games to practice using doubles facts to help them subtract! (Example: 12 - 6 = 6 because we know 6 + 6 = 12) Save when you purchase the BUNDLE of Subtraction Fact Strategy Games!> > Find more subtraction fact strategy activities below! Subtraction Friends of 10Subtraction Count Up & BackSubtraction Fact Strategy BUNDLE8 Games/activities included in this resource:Waffle
This addition mental math strategies resource is filled with fact fluency posters, centers, worksheets, and activities to teach addition strategies to 20! Use this addition strategies resource to help 1st and 2nd grade students build their addition fact fluency. Strategies Included:Zero FactsCount Up (+1, +2, +3)Friends of 10DoublesDoubles Plus OnePlus TenAdding NineTurn Around FactsWhat's Included:8 Strategy Posters with strategy friends8 Strategy Posters without strategy friendsMath Centers:
Add these fact fluency games and activities for subtraction friends of 10! Students will play these games to practice using make 10 facts to help them subtract! (Example: 10 - 6 = 4 because we know 6 + 4 = 10) Save when you purchase the BUNDLE of Subtraction Fact Strategy Games!> > Find more subtraction fact strategy activities below! Subtraction Count Up & BackSubtraction DoublesSubtraction Fact Strategy BUNDLE8 Games/activities included in this resource:Roll & Cover – Students will roll
Want to try an escape room without all the stress? Use this subtraction facts math mystery, perfect for math enrichment! In this math challenge, students will practice subtraction fact fluency within 10 and 20 while engaged in solving a mystery! >> Click HERE to save with the BUNDLE of 10 Math Mysteries! <<In this digital (Google Slides & Seesaw) math challenge, students will practice subtraction math fact fluency with facts within 10 and 20. This is perfect for 1st grade & 2nd gra
This center works on finding one more, one less, ten more, and ten less for two digit numbers. This is an exclusive freebie center from my Fall Math Centers pack! For more centers, including the 3 digit version, check out the FULL product! If you're interested in the ENTIRE pack of Fall math centers, check out the full product - available for purchase in my TPT shop: Fall Math CentersWant differentiated math centers to use ANY TIME of the year? Check out my Differentiated Monster Math Center
Use these digital math activities are for teaching counting coins to $1.00 for Google Classroom & Google Slides and Seesaw. These activities are perfect counting quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies, and making given amounts up to $1.00 This is a completely DIGITAL resource. You must have access to Google Slides/Google Classroom or Seesaw to be able to use this resource.This resource includes the following activities:MOVIE SNACKS – Students will drag the coins needed to buy the movie snacks.T
At Simply Creative Teaching, busy K-3 teachers will find everything from low prep centers & games to quick printables & assessments. Planning time is short, so let's make your plans differentiated, effective, and fun!
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