Mental Math Centers for Addition and Subtraction

I’m a huge believer in making math fun. Math is not my favorite subject because it never came easy to me. As a teacher, it was the subject I dreaded teaching the most because it was so boring. I’m not a worksheet kinda girl and needed to make math more fun! Can you feel me, friends?

I really got into making math centers three years when I was teaching a 1/2 combo because I needed engaging material to keep m second graders busy while I was teaching a lesson to my first graders. I haven’t looked back since! I keep an area in the back of my room with all of our math manipulatives, supplies, and games. When kiddos finish their independent practice, they go grab a math center. They’re perfect to reinforce what we’re doing in class. Plus, I include centers that review skills we’ve already done so we’re continuously spiraling.
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What’s Included???
Code It-plus or minus 1 and 10 (easy and hard versions)
Puzzle Fun –practice mental math strategies while putting together the puzzle. Also includes blank puzzles for students to create their own as they choose a strategy and show different ways to use that strategy.
Let’s Scoot-addition and subtraction practice with answer key
Spin and Write-addition and subtraction practice in color and black and white
Clip-It -addition and subtraction practice using mini clips. Also includes an answer key
True or False -addition and subtraction practice (easy and hard versions as well as color and black and white)

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