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 practise 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.

Developing efficient mental maths strategies:

Teen Sums Bingo Game

This game is great for developing efficient strategies for adding numbers up to 20. Players need to choose the best strategy for them, in order to calculate the totals quickly.

Bridging Tens Bingo Game

Use this game to assist students who are developing the mental maths strategy of bridging tens.
Consists of 4 bingo boards, 4 sets of double tens frames and 24 sum cards.

Bridging Ten Card Game

Use this game to assist students who are developing the mental maths strategy of bridging tens.
Consists of 64 sum cards and 10 special cards.

Speedy Rockets - Adding 10s

Use this game to assist students who are developing mental maths strategies by adding ten to 2-digit numbers.
Consists of 72 sum cards and 10 special cards.

Wise Old Owl - adding multiples of ten

Use this game to assist students who are developing mental maths strategies by adding multiples of ten (+20, +30, +40, +50, +60, +70, +80).
Consists of 60 sum cards and 10 special cards.

Big Cats - Adding 10s Card Game

Use this game to assist students who are developing mental maths strategies by counting withs tens.
Consists of 51 sum cards and 9 special cards.

Bridging Tens - Piggy Bank Game

Use this game to assist students who are developing the mental maths strategy of bridging tens. The sums included are ones where it is useful to bridge the tens.
Consists of 48 sum cards and 12 special cards.

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

(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 practise 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