Target Twenty-Five

Target Twenty-Five is an addition card game for Grades 2–4 where players try to make the five cards in their hand total exactly 25. On each turn, students discard one card, draw a replacement, and quietly recalculate the hand. A player who reaches exactly 25 calls out, shows the cards for verification, and keeps the winning hand as a score pile.

Use it for small-group practice when students are building addition fluency and decomposing 25 in different ways. The draw-and-trade structure encourages students to think about which card would bring the total closer to the target. Create a free Find a Math Game account to generate teacher-ready lesson support for Target Twenty-Five. No credit card is required, with 3 lifetime lesson generations.