COLOR SUMTHING
addition · adding numbers with sums up to 10 and matching sums to colors
To add numbers - sums up to 10 [1.OA.C.6].
COLOR SUMTHING is a Grade 1 addition game for sums up to 10 using dominoes and a color-by-sum worksheet. A domino is drawn, students mentally add the dots, and then use the sum to determine which part of the page to color. Partners sit back-to-back, so each student has to rely on their own addition rather than copying another player's choices.
Use it for partner practice when students are building fluency with small addition facts. The final comparison makes accuracy visible and gives students a reason to explain how they found each sum. Generate the COLOR SUMTHING lesson with a free Find a Math Game account. No credit card is required, and free accounts include 3 lifetime lesson generations.
- Grades:
- 1
- Players:
- 2–3 players
- Materials:
- dominoes, paper, pencil
- Classroom use:
- partner work
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