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fact families
By teach2

1. Write out several fact families - each number sentence on a different index card or sentence strip. Give each child a number sentence and then tell the class that their job is to find their family. The four number sentences
that belong together should find each other and then sit down, raise their hands, or do some other signal to let you know that they are done.
2. I bought the triangle fact family cards at a teacher store. The sum is at the top and the addends are at the bottom corners. We play around the world. We start with two people. The first person to finish a number sentence gets the

chance to finish the rest of the fact family. If they are successful, they move on to face another challenger. If they can not name all 4 number sentences, then the other person gets a chance. This takes a long time to get through the whole class.

3. Play chalkboard races. Have a few kids at the board, you can play teams. Call out one number sentence and have them write it and finish the fact family. The first one done gets a point for their team.