Simple addition activities for your 1st grade math centers! WOW, there are 20+ of them! The Simple Addition | 1st Grade Math Centers pack gets every child excited to learn about addition with a wide variety of hands-on activities, from number bonds and fact books to War card games, grid games and balance equations.

This pack is geared toward introductory addition skills: making 10, doubles, doubles +1, doubles +2 and math facts to 20. A number bond is a simple picture that shows how two parts join to make a whole, so children can see how numbers fit together. All activities are provided in both color and black and white, so you can enjoy this pack no matter what your printing abilities are.

With this simple addition pack, you get

• 20+ hands-on addition activities for 1st grade math centers
• Practice with making 10, doubles, doubles +1, doubles +2 and facts to 20
• Matching games, grid games and Addition War card games for partner play
• Clip cards, sorting sets and domino sum sorting mats
• Every activity in color and in black and white

Print your favorites and your addition centers are ready to go!

What's Included

• 20+ simple addition activities, each in color and in black and white:
  • Addition Number Bond Mat and Cards
  • Addition Fact Books Sums of +1 to +10
  • 3 Missing Number Card Sets (Addends and Sums)
  • 2 Matching Games
  • 3 Addition Grid Games
  • 4 Addition Problem Sorting Sets
  • 2 Addition War Card Games
  • Balancing Equation Sets
  • Toss Up! Addition Sets Sums of 5, 10 and 20
  • Addition Clip Cards
  • Domino Sum Sorting Mats
  • 3 Spin, Show and Add Mats

Why Teachers Love It

• A full unit of addition centers: With 20+ activities, you have fresh addition practice for whole-group, small-group and center time.
• Built around key strategies: Making 10, doubles, doubles +1 and doubles +2 give first graders reliable ways to solve facts to 20.
• Plenty of game play: Matching games, grid games and Addition War card games keep fact practice playful.
• Hands-on and visual: Number bonds, dominoes and balance equations help children see what is happening when they add.
• Print-friendly: Every activity comes in color and in black and white.
• Easy to rotate: With so many formats, you can change your centers often and keep children excited about addition.

Skills Students Practice

Primary Academic Skills

• Addition within 20: Children solve addition facts with sums up to 20.
• Making 10: Children find pairs of numbers that add up to 10.
• Doubles strategies: Doubles, doubles +1 and doubles +2 help children use facts they know to solve new ones.
• Parts and wholes: The number bond mat and cards show how two parts join to make a whole.
• Finding missing numbers: Missing number card sets ask children to find the missing addend or sum.
• Understanding the equal sign: Balancing equation sets show that both sides of an equation have the same value.

Secondary Life & Learning Skills

• Taking turns
• Following directions
• Using mathematical language
• Working independently
• Waiting during group play
• Building confidence during group participation

How to Use It

Step 1: Choose the activities you want for the week and print them in color or in black and white.

Step 2: Model a few addition facts with the whole group or a small group using the number bond mat, the fact books or a domino.

Step 3: Move the clip cards, matching games, grid games, War card games and sorting sets into your math centers. Rotate in new activities to keep the practice fresh.

Easy Differentiation

First graders come to addition with different levels of confidence. These activities are easy to adjust so every child can grow.

For Children Who Need More Support

• Start with the Toss Up! sets for sums of 5 before moving to 10 and 20
• Use the number bond mat to show the two parts of each fact
• Read through the addition fact books together
• Work through a few clip cards together before children try them on their own

For On-Level Practice

• Complete the addition clip cards in centers
• Play the matching games and Addition War card games with a partner
• Sort addition problems with the sorting sets
• Use the Spin, Show and Add mats

For an Extra Challenge

• Use the Toss Up! sets for sums of 20
• Solve the missing number card sets for missing addends
• Explain how a balancing equation shows two sides with the same value
• Play the grid games against a partner

For Speech, OT, ELL or Special Education Support

• Practice math words such as plus, equals, sum and double
• Use a short sentence frame such as "___ plus ___ equals ___."
• Use the clip cards for fine motor practice
• Print in black and white for a less busy page
• Give extra processing time and model each activity first

Perfect For

• 1st grade math centers
• Small groups
• Partner games
• RTI and intervention
• Early finishers
• Math review
• Substitute plans
• Homeschool

Standards

These simple addition activities support 1st grade math standards in Common Core, the TEKS (Math, adopted 2012) and the Virginia Math SOL (2023):

Common Core State Standards

• CCSS 1.OA.C.6: Add within 20, using strategies such as making ten, and build fluency with facts within 10.
• CCSS 1.OA.D.7: Understand the meaning of the equal sign with the balancing equation sets.
• CCSS 1.OA.D.8: Find the unknown number in an addition equation, such as a missing addend or sum.

Texas TEKS

• TEKS Math 1.3.C: Compose 10 with two or more addends.
• TEKS Math 1.3.D: Apply basic fact strategies to add within 20, including making 10.
• TEKS Math 1.5.F: Determine the unknown whole number in an addition equation.

Virginia SOL

• VA SOL Math 1.CE.1: Recall addition facts within 10 and solve problems within 20 with strategies such as doubles and make ten.

Add the Simple Addition | 1st Grade Math Centers pack to your cart and have 20+ hands-on addition activities ready for your math block. Print, play and watch your first graders build addition confidence one center at a time!

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