Cone Crazy
Instructions
STEP 1
Choose the difficulty level. The easy level starts with a one scoop ice cream cone. The medium level has a two scoop ice cream cone. The hard level starts has two scoops for each ice cream cone and more difficult subtraction problems.
Content Skill: Subtraction
Common Core State Standards: CCSS.Math.Content.2.OA.B.2 - Fluently subtract within 20 using mental strategies.
Educator Info
Game Info
Cone Crazy challenges students to practice subtraction while serving ice cream! Players keep customers happy by solving subtraction problems correctly, but two mistakes mean a customer leaves.Skills Practiced
Subtract within 20
Fluency with subtraction facts
Commutative property of subtraction
Recommended For
Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4Warm-Up
Give the student a die (or two for bigger numbers). Ask the student to roll the die, use the numbers to create a subtraction problem, and then explain the solution to the problem they created.Play these games:
Follow-Up
Ask the student to create a subtraction word problem (e.g., "You have 3 stickers, and then you give your friend 2. How many do you have now?"). Then, ask them to explain how to solve the problem.Play these games:
