Flip It and Add It!
addition · running totals and mental addition
A Whole-Class Running Totals Game; Mental Addition Practice; Partner Checking
Flip It and Add It! is an addition game for Grades 1–3 built around maintaining a running total. Students begin by adding two cards, then keep flipping one new card at a time and mentally adding it to the total they already have. When the teacher stops the round, partners compare answers and retrace the additions if their totals do not match.
Use it as a whole-class fluency routine with partner checking when students need practice holding a total in mind and adding on. The disagreement check makes calculation strategies visible without requiring a separate answer key. Create a free Find a Math Game account to generate teacher-ready support for Flip It and Add It! No credit card, 3 lesson generations for life.
- Grades:
- 1, 2, 3
- Materials:
- cards, paper, pencil
- Classroom use:
- whole class, partner work
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