Grid Race

Activity Type: Small Group
Deriver +/- (Composing Numbers)
Deriver +/- (Adding/Subtracting)

Quick Description:

Children add numbers to move from 0 to 99 across the game board. They use informal mental strategies and shortcuts in moving their game piece.  (Adapted from: Fostering Children's Mathematical Power, 1998)

Special Thanks To

Institute of Education Sciences
The research reported here was supported by the Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, through grant numbers R305K050157, R305A120813, R305A110188, and R305A150243. to the University of Denver. The opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not represent views of the Institute or the U.S. Department of Education.