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Add and take away track

TEACHERS NOTES

Contents

  1. Add & Take away track - this track practises addition and subtraction using numbers up to 12

  2. A blank track - for you to develop your own tracks.

Preparation

Photo copy the track, enlarging it to A3 if possible - if this is not possible, print out an A4 copy for each learner.

RULES

  • The first player throws a dice and moves her/his counter.

  • S/He then asks the next player the sum s/he has landed on (using the number on the dice to finish the sum).

  • If the next player can answer the sum they can throw the dice.

So, if a player throws a 3 and lands on

7 - 0x01 graphic

they must say "What is 7 take away 3?"

The next player must say 4 before they can throw the dice.

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10 - 0x01 graphic

7 + 0x01 graphic

9 - 0x01 graphic

10 - 0x01 graphic

end

8 + 0x01 graphic

Add and take away

4 + 0x01 graphic

track

9 - 0x01 graphic

6 + 0x01 graphic

3 + 0x01 graphic

10 - 0x01 graphic

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Rules

Throw the dice. Move your counter. Ask the next player the sum you have landed on. Use the number on your dice to finish the sum. If the next player can answer the sum they can throw the dice.

Example

If you throw 3 and you land on 7 - 0x01 graphic
you say `What is 7 take away 3?'

The next player must say 4 before they can throw the dice.

6 - 0x01 graphic

5 + 0x01 graphic

start

6 - 0x01 graphic

6 + 0x01 graphic

12 - 0x01 graphic

7 - 0x01 graphic

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end

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Rules

Throw the dice. Move your counter. Ask the next player the sum you have landed on. Use the number on your dice to finish the sum. If the next player can answer the sum they can throw the dice.

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start

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© Gordon Ward 2010. Photocopiable only for use in the purchasing institution. Maths 1: Add and take away track