Hello families,

In our math group today we played a quick skip counting game. I realized immediately that a LOT of students had​ difficulty adding simple numbers (ex: 68 + 3). At this point, it is extremely important that students have their basic facts well engrained so that more complex operations are less challenging. In addition to practicing addition/subtraction facts, here is also a quick game you can play at home, in the car... anywhere!

• ​One player chooses a pattern rule. For example: Start at 47 and add 4 each time.
• The players then each take turns saying the next number in the sequence. For example: 47, 51, 55, 59, 63, 64...
• You can choose to play the "elimination" version (if a player says the wrong number or takes too long to respond they are eliminated) OR you can simply pick a desired numbers of terms (ex: the first 10 numbers of the pattern) and then choose a new pattern when you're done