Integer Flip Challenge: Running Total

Integer Flip Challenge: Running Total is an integer fluency activity for Grades 6–8 where students continually update one total as new cards are revealed. Black cards add positive values and red cards add negative values, so each flip changes the running sum. Because students must carry the current value forward, the activity builds sustained mental tracking rather than a series of disconnected problems.

Use it with partners or the whole class for short, repeated rounds of integer addition. After the final card, students can compare totals with a partner and identify where any disagreement began. Create a free Find a Math Game account to generate teacher-ready lesson support for Integer Flip Challenge: Running Total. No credit card, with 3 lifetime lesson generations.