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Addition and Subtraction Games for Kids
Adding and subtracting become easier to discuss when children can see what changes. Use a number line, combine quantities or work backward from a missing amount. Start with a number range your child can explain.
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See each jump on a number line
Move forward to add and backward to subtract. For example, start at five and make three forward jumps to reach eight. Compare the movement with the written calculation.
Number line jumps
Jump forward and backward to explore addition and subtraction.
Make a total in more than one way
Choose amounts that combine to fill a rocket’s tank. Two different combinations can reach the same total, so encourage your child to explain the pieces they chose.
Rocket fuel
Combine amounts to reach the total in the rocket’s tank.
Use a relationship to find a missing number
In a number pyramid, the neighboring values help determine the number above them. Work from the information already shown and use subtraction to check an unknown part.
The number pyramid
Use the neighboring numbers to complete the pyramid.