About Add Up
Sums such as 3 + 4 appear in big numbers, with apples above them whenever the total is 10 or less. Your child picks the answer from three choices and hears it said out loud. Older kids also get take away sums and sums with a missing number.
How to play
- Read the sum, or count the apples when they are shown.
- Tap the number that is the answer.
- After a wrong tap, think again and choose another number.
What your child practices
- Adding within 20
- Subtracting within 20
- Finding a missing number
- Linking pictures and sums
How it grows with your child
YoungAges 6-8
Adding two numbers from 1 to 6, with apples for totals up to 10.
Big KidsAges 8-11
Sums up to 20, plus take away and missing number sums like 7 + ? = 12.
Play together
Act out a sum with small snacks: put out 3, add 4 more, and let your child count how many there are now.
