Play a cool double dare game! Figure out addition doubles with your classmates on dry-erase boards.

• 1.

  Finding addition doubles is an especially mind-bending math challenge. What’s an addition double? When two of the same numeral are added together, your sum is called an addition double. For example, 8 is an addition double because 4 + 4 = 8.

• 2.

  Here’s one way to play Double Dare Addition. Each player uses an individual dry-erase board with a Crayola® Dry-Erase Marker. Your teacher can get the class started, and then maybe you or a classmate could lead the game. The leader says the sum of an addition double (such as 4).

• 3.

  All players write the addition double that makes up that sum (2 + 2). Volunteer to share your answer. Erase with a tissue and play again. Repeat with different doubles until everyone can solve LOTS of problems.

Standards

• LA: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher led) with diverse partners on grade level topics and texts, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.
• MATH: Represent and solve problems involving addition and subtraction.
• MATH: Add and subtract within 20.
• MATH: Use place value understanding and properties of operations to add and subtract.
• VA: Use visual structures of art to communicate ideas.

Adaptations

• Working in small groups, encourage students that have mastered simpler problems to pose more challenging problems, such as adding or subtracting a single digit from a double digit, such as 13-5=8 or 19+5=24. Encourage students to do the math mentally.