Cone Crazy
Instructions
STEP 1
Choose the difficulty level. The easy level starts with a one scoop ice cream cone and the medium level starts with a two scoop ice cream cone. The hard level starts with a two scoop ice cream cone and more difficult addition problems.
Content Skill: Addition
Common Core State Standards: CCSS.Math.Content.2.OA.B.2 - Fluently add within 20 using mental strategies.
Educator Info
Game Info
Cone Crazy challenges students to practice addition while serving ice cream! Players keep customers happy by solving addition problems correctly, but two mistakes mean a customer leaves.Skills Practiced
Add within 20
Fluency with addition facts
Commutative property of addition
Recommended For
Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2Warm-Up
Give the student a die (or two for bigger numbers). Ask the student to roll the die, use the numbers to create an addition problem, and then explain the solution to the problem they created.Play these games:
Follow-Up
Ask the student to create an addition word problem (e.g., "You have 2 stickers, and then your friend gives you 3 more. How many do you have now?"). Then, ask them to explain how to solve the problem.Play these games:
