Plus 1, Minus 1 Bingo: An Addition & Subtraction Fluency Game!

Learning addition and subtraction facts fluently to 5 is quite the task for most kindergarten and first grade students! If they simply learn the concept or adding one and subtracting one, they can tackle a lot of those facts!

Using this game, students begin to strategize by deciding which number to cover, thus learning their facts fluently!

Here is how you play!

1 - Copy enough for your small group or class. I recommend using a fun-colored cardstock and lamenting a few to reuse throughout the year,

2 - Use a 10-sided die (you can get them on Amazon Here. They are honestly my favorite math manipulative!) Students can use the number line at the bottom to add 1 or subtract 1. For example, if the teacher or student rolls a 4, they can subtract 1 to get 4 or add 1 to get 6. They place a chip on the number of their choice.

3 - First player to get 6 in a row wins!

I usually play several rounds. I give this to my educational assistant to play with a group of about 4-5 students during math rotations. Eventually, I put this game in a bucket and the students play together independently!

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Math Fact Fluency: Addition within 10

Learning fact fluency by the end of first grade is an important math skill to prepare first graders for second grade. Basic math facts are as important as learning high frequency words by heart. Students need to see a fact and know it... quickly. 

My class was struggling with fluency this year so I decided to make a no-prep homework packet to send home each week for some extra practice. I give a 5-page packet each week and attach a sheet of flashcards on colored card stock.

I also included some fun and easily differentiated activities I do during guided math. Enjoy!

Fact Fluency Homework: 

Addition and Subtraction Fact Fluency Pack Includes:

Facts 1-10

Flash Cards

Addition & Subtraction page (facts 1-10)

Addition page (facts 1-9)

Subtraction page (facts 1-10)

Fact Family page (facts 1-10)

Timed Addition and Subtraction page (1-10)

Hands-On Addition Fact Fluency Practice for the Classroom: 

I made these activities to be used over and over again in my class. I have different dice for the games that help me easily differentiate for my students. 

 Roll & Add: Students roll dice to practice addition. These ten frame dice I used help me differentiate because there are 4 different levels of dice (numbers 1-5, 5-10, 10-15, and 15-20). Students are aware of which color dice they are to use. 

Roll & Count: For this activity, I use these double dice. Students use any strategy to add. Again, you can use higher number dice. 

                    

Using my Echo Dot to Improve Math Fluency in my First Grade Classroom

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I got an Echo Dot recently and was so impressed at how easy it was to use I decided to get one for my classroom. I decided to make activities that allow students to set individual goals for themselves and also check their work. Here is how it works...

1) Students set a goal for how many facts they can solve. 

2) Students set a time limit.

3) Students follow the instructions on the paper and say "Alexa, set the timer for..."

4) Students begin to solve the addition/subtraction problems.

5) When the timer goes off students check their work by following the Alexa prompt, "Alexa, what is 2 + 2?

6) Students correct wrong answers and write down how many they got correct. 

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