Adding Three Numbers

Need some fun ways to get your students practicing adding three numbers together?
I have a FUN way to engage learners and get your students practicing math.
I have an activity for you to work on adding three numbers.

While doing homework with my sweet S, who is now 7 years old, I got an idea.
She was working on adding three numbers together.

As soon as she went to bed, I headed to my computer and got this game ready.
I printed it out and hand delivered it to my daughter’s teacher.
{Poor lady… I get so excited. She is so sweet to go with it.}

Here is the pieces.

This pack contains 6 cube templates you can use.

There are a lower number set with numbers 0-5 and a higher set of numbers with 4-10.
You can choose and change up which cubes you want to use.

You will also find color coded die insets for green, blue, and yellow.

I love the idea of using these Carson Dellosa Differentiated Instructional Cubes for this project.

Additionally, there are three printable sheets you can use.

One sheet contains 6 open ended problems.
Another sheet contains 8 open ended problems.
And the last sheet is meant to be the back side of either worksheet and contains 9 open ended problems.
{I also like the versatility to use the last sheet to add to notepads
or other accents to make a fun themed center.}

To prep this activity you can choose to use either the foam die inserts {like I did}
and insert the pieces into the cube.

Or you can assemble the premade cubes without owning the Carson Dellosa die set.

Now you choose which sheet they students will work on.
I suggest starting your students with the 6 open ended problems.

Notice now the worksheets have three boxes for each problem.
Each box has a small G for green, B for blue, or Y for yellow.
More so, each box is ready for each die.

Your students roll the dice.
Next, they take the number on the green die and write it in the “G” box.
Your students take the number on the blue die and write it in the “B” box.
Lastly, they take the yellow die and write it in the “Y” box.

There is plenty of space for your students to work out their math
and write the sentence at the bottom.
Then your students can roll and play again!

And again and again.

  Because I value teachers and your needs,
I added a copy of the printables in this pack without the G, B, Y letters
in the boxes just in case you don’t need them there.