Two Fisted
Penny Addition
 Put 10 pennies in a pile and draw a recording grid (like the one
below) onto a scrap piece of paper.
Left Hand
Right Hand
 Player 1 grabs a handful of pennies with one hand and the
remaining pennies in the other hand.
 Player 2 records the pair of numbers on the recording grid.
 Then Player 2 grabs a handful of pennies with one hand and the
remaining pennies in the other hand. Player 1 records the pair
of numbers on the recording grid.
 Continue taking turns until the grid is filled in.
CHALLENGE: Try the same game using a different number of coins. Please make sure that your child knows
all of their math facts that equal 10 first. (1+9, 9+1, 2+8, 8+2, 3+7, 7+3, 4+6, 6+4, 5+5)
Memorization of these facts is required for first grade, while knowing math facts for larger
numbers is not.
Materials
-10 pennies
-scrap paper
and pencil
Players
2
Math Skills
-memorizing
compliments of 10
(math facts that
equal 10)
2.3