Practise quick addition skills with this war-style card game.
Fun and Engaging Addition Game
This Foundation addition game gives students repeated opportunities to practise adding numbers while staying highly engaged. Students flip over a card, place it on the aquarium mat and race to add the numbers to match the fish. The first student to say the correct total aloud wins the round.
As a hands‑on addition card game, this resource supports mental maths, number recognition and confident use of mathematical language. With simple rules and minimal setup, it’s easy for students to play independently during maths time.
Flexible Ways to Use This Addition Card Game
This addition card game is easy to adapt to different classroom needs, including:
- A quick maths warm‑up to activate prior knowledge
- A maths rotation or centre activity
- A fast finisher option for early completion
Download this Addition Resources Ready to Use
This Foundation addition resource is available as a ready‑to‑download PDF, as well as an editable Google Slides version. You will be prompted to make your own copy of the Google Slides file before editing, allowing you to adjust the resource to suit your class.
Lindsey Phillips, a Teach Starter Collaborator, contributed to this resource.
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