Addition Top-It
Math Skills:
Grade 2 Operations and Algebraic Thinking
Addition facts through 12 + 12
Number of Players:
2
Materials:
Deck of cards with jokers removed (Ace=1, J=0, Q=11, K=12)
Directions:
Shuffle the deck and divide the cards equally between two players.
Each player turns over the top 2 cards and finds the sum. Each
player announces the sum to the other player.
The player with the highest sum gets all 4 cards.
If the sums are equal, then each player lays 3 cards face down on
the pile. Then they turn over 2 new cards, add the numbers, and
announce the sum. The player with the highest sum wins all the
cards in the pile.
Play continues until 1 player has all the cards.
Variations:
Play Subtraction Top-It. Subtract the smaller number from the
larger one to find the difference. The player with the highest
difference gets the cards.
Turn over 3 or more cards for each player to increase the addition
challenge.