Maths Activities With Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division
 Incorporating games into maths activities that focus on computations can be a productive teaching strategy. Traditionally, classroom experiences with computations have involved text-books or worksheets with rows of sums for students to complete. With card and board games, mental strategies can be developed, and automatic recall of computation facts is supported through enjoyable activities that are highly motivating. Early concepts include basic facts such as 1 more and 1 less. There are many games incorporating learning the friends of 10 and simple addition facts, and later on, concepts can include learning tables facts, percentages and decimals.
Busy Bears Sums Under 10
A card game where players take turns to pull cards from the container and state aloud what the sum and the answer is. If it is correct, the player keeps it. The player with the most sum cards at the end of the game is the winner.
This game provides lots of repetition with the automatic number facts students are learning. There are special cards to add interest to the game.
Dragons and Knights: sums under 10
A card game where players take turns to pull cards from the container and state aloud what the sum and the answer is. If it is correct, the player keeps it. The player with the most sum cards at the end of the game is the winner.
This game provides lots of repetition with the automatic number facts students are learning. There are special cards to add interest to the game.
Penguin Cards: + and - 1
A card game where players take turns to pull cards from the container and state aloud what the sum and the answer is. If it is correct, the player keeps it. The player with the most sum cards at the end of the game is the winner.
This game provides lots of repetition with the automatic number facts students are learning. There are special cards to add interest to the game.
 Under The Ocean Card Game Free resource
A game to provide practice in mentally adding and subtracting 2 from small numbers.
One More...Dolphin Game
A game to develop automatic number facts - 'one more than' numbers from 2 to 9.
One More...Pelicans Game
A game to develop automatic number facts - 'one more than' numbers from 10 to 19.
Peacocks and Parrots Counting On
A game to develop the skill of counting on 3 with numbers 2-9.
Chameleons Counting On
A game to develop the skill of counting on 3 with numbers 11-20.
 Dinosaur Cards: Teen Sums
A card game where players take turns to pull cards from the container and state aloud what the sum and the answer is. If it is correct, the player keeps it. The player with the most sum cards at the end of the game is the winner.
This game provides lots of repetition with the automatic number facts students are learning. There are special cards to add interest to the game.
 Dragons and Knights (2-digit numbers simple sums)
A card game where players take turns to pull cards from the container and state aloud what the sum and the answer is. If it is correct, the player keeps it. The player with the most sum cards at the end of the game is the winner.
The sums in this game encourage mental counting on and counting back, with the 2-digit number always presented first, and a single digit number next. Both addition and subtraction of small numbers are included.
 Olympic Sums Under 10
Olympic Teen Sums
A card game where players take turns to pull cards from the container and state aloud what the sum and the answer is. If it is correct, the player keeps it. The player with the most sum cards at the end of the game is the winner.
This game provides lots of repetition with the automatic number facts students are learning. There are special cards to add interest to the game.
The Hungry Ladybug Game Free resource
A board game that incorporates the concept of subtraction with numbers from 1 to 6 or 1 to 10.
Doubles and Friends of 10:
Magic Doubles Card Game
A card game where players take turns to pull cards from the container and state aloud what the sum and the answer is. If it is correct, the player keeps it. The player with the most sum cards at the end of the game is the winner.
This game provides lots of repetition with the automatic number facts students are learning. There are special cards to add interest to the game.
 Halloween Friends of 10 and Doubles Cards
A card game where players take turns to pull cards from the container and state aloud what the sum and the answer is. If it is correct, the player keeps it. The player with the most sum cards at the end of the game is the winner.
This game provides lots of repetition with the automatic number facts students are learning. There are special cards to add interest to the game.
 Fairy Friends of 10 Board A game to assist students in learning the 'friends of 10' combinations (8+2 9+1 6+4 5+5 3+7 10+0).
Take turns to roll two dice and state the total rolled. Each time you roll a friend of 10 pair, place a counter on one of the mushrooms. The first player to trap the fairy inside the 5 mushrooms gets their wish.
Footy Friends of 10 Board
A game to assist students in learning the 'friends of 10' combinations (8+2 9+1 6+4 5+5 3+7 10+0).
Take turns to roll two dice and state the total rolled. Each time you roll a friend of 10 pair, place a counter on one of the footballs. The first player to kick 5 goals wins.
Pizza Friends of 10 Board
A game to assist students in learning the 'friends of 10' combinations (8+2 9+1 6+4 5+5 3+7 10+0).
Take turns to roll two dice and state the total rolled. Each time you roll a friend of 10 pair, place a counter on one of the pizzas. The first player to take 5 pizza slices is the winner.
Halloween Friends of Ten Board Free resource
A game to assist students in learning the 'friends of 10' combinations (8+2 9+1 6+4 5+5 3+7 10+0).
Played in the same way as Jungle Friends of Ten. Different boards can be used by each player during the same game, depending upon what interests each child.
Treasure Friends of 10 Board
A game to assist students in learning the 'friends of 10' combinations (8+2 9+1 6+4 5+5 3+7 10+0).
Take turns to roll two dice and state the total rolled. Each time you roll a friend of 10 pair, place a counter on one of the treasure chests. The first player to collect 5 treasure chests is the winner.
Under The Sea Friends of 10 Board
A game to assist students in learning the 'friends of 10' combinations (8+2 9+1 6+4 5+5 3+7 10+0).
Take turns to roll two dice and state the total rolled. Each time you roll a friend of 10 pair, place a counter on one of the sea creatures. The first player to spot 5 sea creatures is the winner.
Jungle Friends of Ten Board Free resource
A game to assist students in learning the 'friends of 10' combinations (8+2 9+1 6+4 5+5 3+7 10+0).
Take turns to roll two dice and state the total rolled. Each time you roll a friend of 10 pair, place a counter on one of the jungle animal. The first player to find 5 animals is the winner.
Multiplication-Division Games
 Tortoise Race
(counting by 2s and simple doubles)
(Best printed in A3 size)
Rabbit Race
Free resource (counting by 10s and multiplying by 10s)
(Best printed in A3 size)
 Turtle Tens Game
Goal: To practice adding single digits to numbers that end in zero, and skip counting by tens.
Use: A deck of playing cards 1-10 with picture cards removed and turtle tens cards
Instructions: Shuffle both sets of cards and place in separate stacks. Deal one of each card to all players. Players add the numbers together mentally and compare their numbers. The player with the largest number scores 10 points. The winner is the first person to reach 100 points.
External Links to
Online Games and Activities
Dartboard Game
Little Animals Activity Centre
Addition Surprise
Can You Balance?
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives (maths activities) (pre-k to Yr 12) Number operations, algebra, geomety, measurement and data analysis and probability
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