Math Addition Games for kids

Welcome to the Math Salamanders Math Addition Games.

Here you will find a wide range of free printable Math Games to help your child develop their mental addition skills and learn their addition facts.

Math Addition Games

Using games is a great way to learn Math facts and develop mental calculation skills in a fun and easy way.

Children will pick up a whole range of skills through playing games naturally and informally.

Encouraging your child to play math games and puzzles like sodoku and chess will also help develop their logical reasoning.

Using these math games below will help your child to develop their Math fact skills as well as their strategic thinking and memory skills.

Have fun using these free Math Addition Games...we hope you enjoy them!

Race to the Moon - Addition to 10

Race to the Moon is a Math Addition game which develops addition of numbers up to a total of 10.

The aim of the game is to complete an unbroken path of counters from the Earth to the Moon by working out the sums.

For this game you will need some counters.

Race to the Moon Addition to 10

Grade: from Kindergarten +
Number of players: 2.
Learning skills: - adding numbers to 10.

Race to the Moon Addition to 20

Grade: 2nd Grade+
Number of players: 2 or 3.
Learning skills: adding numbers to 20.

Race to the Moon - Addition to 50

Grade: Grade: 3rd Grade and up
Number of players: 2-3
Learning: addition facts to 50.

First to 100

First to 100 is a snakes-and-ladders type game where you have to move along the board from 1 to 100.

There are lots of special squares which may mean you get a penalty or a bonus depending on the color you land on.

First to 100

Grade: 1st Grade and upwards
Number of players: 1-4
Learning skills: Counting up to 100, learning how to use a 100 square, adding up 2 small numbers from 1 to 6.

Race to 10

Race to 10 is a simple math addition game which involves adding up the numbers on several dice to reach a total.

The aim of the game is to add up the dice correctly and be the first player to reach 10 points.

For this game you will need 4 dice.

Race to 10

Grade: 1st Grade and upwards
Number of players: 1-4
Learning: Adding several small numbers together from 1 to 6.

Salamander Combine It!

Salamander Combine It! is a place value game that consolidates adding of tens and ones together.

It is a simple game to play, and only required different colored counters.

Salamander Combine It!

Grade: 1st Grade and upwards
Number of players: 2
Learning: place value to 100.

Captain's Cool 3 Dice Game

The Captain's Cool Dice Game is an exciting dice game where players get to make decisions about whether or not to roll dice again to make a higher score.

The aim of the game is to get the highest score possible from your roll.

Captain's Cool 3 Dice Game

Grade: 3rd Grade and upwards
Number of players: 1-4
Learning: Adding numbers up to 100, strategic thinking.

Captain's Cool 4 Dice Game

The Captain's Cool Dice Game is an exciting dice game where players get to make decisions about whether or not to roll dice again to make a higher score.

The aim of the game is to get the highest score possible from your roll.

Captain's Cool 4 Dice Game

Grade: 4th Grade and upwards
Number of players: 1-4
Learning: adding up decimals to 20, strategic thinking.

Math Addition & Subtraction Games

The following Math addition games below involve using both addition and subtraction together. They have been put in order of difficulty, starting with the easiest.

Race to the Moon - Addition & Subtraction to 10

Race to the Moon is a Math Addition game which develops addition and subtraction of numbers up to a total of 10.

The aim of the game is to complete an unbroken path of counters from the Earth to the Moon by working out the answers.

For this game you will need some counters.

Race to the Moon + and - to 10

Grade: from Kindergarten +
Number of players: 2.
Learning skills: adding and subtracting numbers to 10.

Blast Off!

Blast Off! is a Math game which uses mental calculation skills and rolling dice to make different numbers.

It is suitable for children at 1st Grade, but is also suitable for older children.

For this game you will need 2 dice, and some counters.

Blast Off!

Grade: 1st Grade and upwards
Number of players: 1-2
Learning: adding and subtracting numbers to 6 make a total from 0 to 8; more able children can also use multiplication and division to make the numbers from 0 to 8.

Catch the Stars 1-12

Catch the Stars is a set of Math fact games which uses dice rolls to make different numbers.

For all of these games you will need at least one die, and some counters.

The aim of the game is to use the numbers on the dice to catch as many stars as possible.

Catch the Stars 1-12

Grade: 1st Grade and up
Number of players: 2-3.
Learning skills: using different operations to make numbers to 12 with 2 dice.

Salamander Shoot Out to 10

Salamander Shoot-out is a Math game which uses mental calculation skills and rolling dice to make different numbers.

There is also strategic thinking involved in picking out numbers for your opponent to try to shoot out.

For this game you will need 2 dice, and some counters.

Salamander Shoot Out to 10

Grade: 1st Grade and up
Number of players: 2.
Learning skills: using the rolls on the dice, adding and subtracting to make target numbers from 0 to 10; picking 'difficult' numbers for your opponent to shoot out.

We hope you enjoy using all our free Math Addition Games!

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Math Subtraction Games

Here you will find a range of Free Printable Subtraction Games to help kids learn their subtraction facts.

Using these games will help your child to learn their subtraction facts, and also to develop their memory and strategic thinking skills.

Place Value Games

Here you will find our selection of place value games.

We have a range of different games for helping to teach place value from 2-digit games up to decimal place value games.

There are a range of games are suitable for all ages, from kindergarten and upwards.

Math Fact Games

Playing games is a great way to learn your Math facts in a fun way.

These games are all designed to support children with learning their addition, subtraction, mulitplication and division facts.

Most of the games will also help develop children's logic and strategic thinking skills at the same time (as well as being fun!)

Math Classification Games

Here you will find our selection of number classification games.

Each of the games in this section looks at different properties of numbers, such as odd and even, multiples and factors.

There are a range of games are suitable for all ages, from kindergarten and upwards.

Addition Practice Zone

Here is our online learning math addition zone, where you can practice a range of integer addition calculations.

Test yourself on the following addition facts:

  • up to 5+5, 10+10, 20+20, 50+50, 100+100, or 1000+1000;
  • 2 digit numbers adding ones;
  • 2 digit numbers adding tens;
  • 3 digit numbers adding hundreds;
  • adding decimals with up to 2 decimal places.
 

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