Addition to 10 Bump! Game: Matryoshka Nesting Doll Theme

Addition to 10 Bump! Game: Matryoshka Nesting Doll Theme is a nesting doll Bump! game that has kindergarten and first grade kids spin, add and bump their partner off the board.

Spin, add, bump! Kids spin to get two numbers, add them and cover that sum on the board. If a partner’s marker is already there, bump it off!

The nesting doll board has sums from 6 to 10, and 2 spinners give the numbers to add. Center directions are included.

Bump! keeps kids solving fact after fact because every turn could change the board.

Print in color and laminate for repeated use.

How to Use Addition to 10 Bump! Game: Matryoshka Nesting Doll Theme

1. Print and laminate the board and spinners.
2. Give each player counters in their own color.
3. Spin both spinners and add the numbers.
4. Cover that sum on the board.
5. Bump a partner’s marker off if it’s already there.

Small Group: Play with 2 players.

Independent Practice: Keep the game in a math center.

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Easy Ways to Differentiate This Bump! Game

Some kids in your group still need to count every object to add, some can count on from the bigger number and some are starting to know facts without counting. The board and spinners stay the same. What changes is which game or numbers kids use and how they add.

For Children Who Need More Support:

• Spin for the child and solve together, so kids learn the game before playing on their own.
• Use counters to show both spinner numbers before covering a sum on the nesting doll board. Seeing each part keeps the math concrete.
• Keep a number line by the nesting doll board for counting on. A number line makes counting on visible.
• Play the first nesting doll Bump! game with an adult so kids learn how to bump and how a second marker freezes a number. Knowing the rules keeps the game fair.

For On-Level Practice:

• Play the whole nesting doll game until every sum from 6 to 10 is frozen. A full game gives lots of fact practice.
• Have kids say each fact from the two spinners out loud, like “4 plus 3 is 7.” Saying it connects the spin to the sum.
• Have kids count on from the bigger number on the two nesting doll spinners. Counting on is faster than counting all.
• Bump a partner’s marker off a nesting doll when you spin that sum. Bumping keeps every player watching each fact.

For an Extra Challenge:

• Have kids solve each spin without counters once facts to 10 feel easy. Solving without tools shows which facts are automatic.
• Have kids write each fact they spin on a whiteboard. Writing connects the nesting doll game to written math.
• Plan which sums to freeze by stacking a second marker on a nesting doll. Thinking about which sums come up most is early probability.
• Have kids tally which sums from 6 to 10 they spin most often. Tracking the results shows some sums come up more than others.

For Speech, OT, ELL or Special Education Support:

• Keep counters and a number line beside the Matryoshka Nesting Doll addition to 10 bump! game so any child can check an answer with something they can see and touch.
• Practice “my turn” and “your turn” while playing the Matryoshka Nesting Doll addition to 10 bump! game. A repeated phrase gives kids a social script.
• For multilingual learners, say each nesting doll fact together, using plus and equals. Repeating the words helps kids use them.

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Addition to 10 Bump! Game: Matryoshka Nesting Doll Theme Is Perfect For:

• Pre-K kids ready for adding
• Kindergarten
• First grade
• Math centers
• Small-group instruction
• Math intervention
• Special education
• ELL and multilingual learners
• Homeschool

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