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Addition Facts 12 -15
Task Cards and Graph
Sort the addend cards and find the sums
Several years ago, I had a student who loved fish! However, he didn’t have the same love for math. I tried hands-on activities of every sort to get him involved but to no avail. Check out the full product in my TPT store, Math Math Magic
Finally, in the middle of the night, it came to me---a math game with fish! At that time of the year, we were working hard on our math facts to 15, so I wanted to come up with something to practice those facts. The goal was to make something simple to prepare, use, and be able to utilize the activity from year to year repeatedly.
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| Fish Addend Task Cards |
The activity has 20 addition task cards, a graph for recording and a graph for placing the card responses, a recording sheet, and answer keys.
Cut out the fish addend cards and place them in a baggie. If you want to have multiple copies, place each set in a baggie. If your printing needs are limited, use the black & white fish cards. Printing copies of the graph with the sums at the top and the recording sheet can be used for this and other activities.
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| Graph Response Sheet |
There are several options in which to use the addend cards, which extend the enthusiasm and uses of the cards. One option is to place the task cards on the graph under the correct sum and have a partner use the graphing answer key to check the work. Another option is not to use the graph sheet but to only use the recording sheet.
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| Recording Sheet |
Have a partner check the job by using either of the two answer keys.
When we reviewed tally marks, I had the students make a tally mark on the fish graph for each sum on a card.
The story has a happy ending! The student suddenly loved practicing the math facts and repeatedly asked to play the game. It was interesting to watch the student make up other math games with the cards-such as adding 1 more, 2 more, subtract 1, subtract 2 from the sum of the addends.
If you have a student who loves fish, ocean animals, etc., perhaps this is just the game that will make him/her practice those trick math facts!
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