The Nor'Wester

Numeracy

Alice Hamilton 

In the last week of Term 3, I popped a game in the newsletter called Win At The Fair, which is one of my favourite classroom games to play. As I was writing about Win At The Fair, it made me think of another game that I love - ADDO! 

Addo is a great family game that can be changed to practise multiplication or division. It’s similar to Bingo but with a twist! 

 

What do you need? 

You will need some addition sums and a game board. Both can be found here. If you can’t print them off, you can write them on a piece of paper and draw out the bingo board, with 9 squares on each player's board. 

 

How do you play?

  1. Cut up the addition sums,fold them in half and put them into a hat. 
  2. Choose someone to pull out the sums.
  3. On your bingo board, choose any 9 numbers from 0-20. 
  4. The person who is pulling out the sums pulls out an addition sum (for example they might pull out 6 + 4). If you have 10 on your board, cross it off. Your objective is to have the answer to the sum on your board. 
  5. Pull out another sum. If you have the answer on your board (eg: if the sum is 17 + 1 and you have 18 on your board, cross it out!) 
  6. When you’ve crossed out all your numbers on your board, call out ADDO! 

 

Adaptions 

In the past, I’ve played Multo, which is the same concept but with multiplication sums. This is a great game to play if you want to practise particular multiplication facts. I’ve linked some multiplication sums, some pre made boards and a blank board if you want to try it out. 

I’ve also played Divo - again, same concept but using division sums. I’ve linked some division sums, some pre made boards and a blank board if you want to try it out. 

 

As this is a game that you play with multiple players, it’s a nice way to practise a skill without it feeling dry or repetitive. It’s also a great way for you to model some strategies you might use to work out an addition, multiplication or division sum or for your child to teach you a strategy they use. 

 

Challenge 

Keir, Jenny and Shalani were playing Multo, using all the multiplication facts. Who has chosen the best numbers on their board and why?