Welcome to the Math Salamanders Subtraction Games.
Here you will find a wide range of free printable Math Games to
help your child develop their mental subtraction skills and learn their subtraction facts.
Math Subtraction 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 Subtraction Math Games...we hope you enjoy them!
Free Subtraction Games
Race to the Moon
Race to the Moon is a Math game which develops children's quick recall of their math facts.
The aim of the game is to complete an unbroken path of counters
from the Earth to the Moon by working out the sums.
These math subtraction games below will help develop quick subtraction fact recall and strategy skills.
For this game you will need some counters.
Race to the Moon Subtraction to 10
Grade: from Kindergarten +
Number of players: 2 or 3.
Learning skills: - subtracting numbers to 10.
First Below Zero is a calculator subtraction game which involves subtracting multiples of 10.
It is a simple game to play, but it also involves quite a lot of thought to play.
There are lots of different variations of this game - some ideas are included in the instructions.
First Below Zero
Grade: 2nd Grade and upwards
Number of players: 2
Learning skills: Subtracting 10,20,30 or 40 from a multiple of 10, understanding negative numbers, strategy.
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! 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.
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.
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