Some kids still count on their fingers for 7 + 8. That is a great start, but counting every fact takes time and energy, and it leaves less brain power for the bigger math that comes next. The goal of our new addition facts game is simple: know the facts by heart, so the answer just pops into your head.
Meet Doodles and the Addition Facts Game. It is a race against the clock on a sunny prairie by a sparkling river. A sum shows up in the sky, three shiny answer bubbles float below it, and kids tap the bubble with the right answer as fast as they can.
The game grows with your kids from Preschool to 5th grade. They pick their grade, a level and a time of 1, 2, 3 or 5 minutes, and every grade gets its own goal. Can your child beat the goal, then beat their own best score next time?
- A timed, tap-only addition facts game for Preschool to 5th grade.
- Three levels: single digit facts, double digit and triple digit addition, with new facts every game.
- Every grade has a goal based on grade-level fluency expectations; right answers past the goal are bonus points.
- Pairs with our addition worksheets, flash cards and the Addition to 20 Game.
Why kids love the addition facts game
Fact practice can feel like the same flash cards every day. The Addition Facts Game turns it into a sprint kids want to run again: shiny bubbles pop, streak banners cheer, and the score at the end shows exactly how far they have come.
Pop the answer
Tap the right bubble and it bursts with color while the whole fact turns green.
A goal for every grade
Pick 1, 2, 3 or 5 minutes and see the goal for that grade and level before you start.
Doodles reads it all
Directions are spoken out loud, and Doodles calls out the time left as the clock runs.
Gentle help
A wrong bubble just wobbles so kids can try another, with quick tips like “Add the ones first, then the tens.”
Watch the Addition Facts Game in action
See a full game from the setup screen to the star score, then watch the quick trailer. Find more on the Have Fun Teaching YouTube channel.
How to play the Addition Facts Game
Set it up in three taps, press Play, and the clock starts the moment Doodles finishes the directions.
Pick your grade
Choose Preschool to 5th grade. Each grade shows only its own levels: single, double or triple digit.
Pick a time
1, 2, 3 or 5 minutes. The game shows the goal, like 20 facts in 1 minute for 2nd grade single digit.
Tap the sum
A problem shows in the sky. Tap the bubble with the right answer and the next fact is ready right away.
Beat the goal
Build 3, 5 and 10 in a Row streaks. Past the goal, every right answer is a bonus. Earn up to 5 stars.
The Addition Facts Game is part of the Have Fun Teaching membership. Members can open it full screen on any device and assign it to their class with a Classroom link. New here? Start your 3 free days and play it today.
What kids learn from the addition facts game
The game builds addition fact fluency: answering facts quickly and correctly from memory. It follows the standards for each grade, so kids practice exactly the facts they are working on.
Small sums
Preschool and kindergarten add within 5, like 2 + 3 = 5 (K.OA.A.5).
Make a ten
1st grade adds within 10, like 6 + 4. Doodles cheers, “That makes a ten!” (1.OA.C.6).
Facts to 20
2nd grade and up play every fact from 0 + 0 to 9 + 9, like 7 + 8 = 15 (2.OA.B.2).
Doubles
Facts like 6 + 6 = 12 get extra praise: “A double! You know that one!”
Two-digit addition
38 + 45 = 83, stacked in columns so kids add the ones first, then the tens (2.NBT.B.5).
Three-digit addition
256 + 378 = 634, with ones, tens and hundreds lined up for regrouping (3.NBT.A.2, 4.NBT.B.4).
Teacher tip: beat yesterday’s score
Play the same grade, level and time once a day for a week and write each score on a chart. Kids love beating yesterday’s number, and the chart shows how fast their facts are growing. Check off each step as you go:
More addition resources for kids
Keep the practice going with games, worksheets and flash cards that teach the same addition skills as the game.
1st Grade · GameAddition to 20 GameDoubles, make a ten and count on, with sums up to 20.
1st Grade · Flash CardsAddition 0-12 Flash CardsQuick daily fact practice to warm up before the game.
1st Grade · ActivityAdding to Make 10 ActivityFind the pairs that make ten, the fact family behind faster adding.
1st Grade · WorksheetSingle Digit Word ProblemsUse the same facts to solve short story problems.
2nd Grade · WorksheetDouble Digit Addition PackTwo-digit sums in columns, just like the game’s double digit level.
2nd Grade · WorksheetDouble Digit Addition With RegroupingPractice carrying the ten: add the ones first, then the tens.
3rd Grade · WorksheetTriple Digit Addition RegroupingOnes, tens and hundreds, like the game’s triple digit level.
Explore more resources
Get every game with a membership
Fact practice, sorted for the whole year
Members play the Addition Facts Game and every other Have Fun Teaching game, plus every addition worksheet, flash card set, song and video.
- Every Have Fun Teaching game, including the Addition Facts Game
- Every printable, song and video, Preschool–6th
- Assign games to your class with a Classroom link
- Use it with your class or your kids at home
Addition facts game FAQ
What is the Addition Facts Game?
The Addition Facts Game is an online timed addition game for kids from Have Fun Teaching. Doodles the Funzy shows one addition problem at a time and kids tap the right answer out of three bubbles before the clock runs out.
What grades is the Addition Facts Game for?
It works from Preschool to 5th grade. Kids pick their grade on the start screen, and the game shows only the levels and the goal for that grade: sums to 5, sums to 10, all facts to 9 + 9, double digit or triple digit addition.
How are the goals set?
Each goal is based on grade-level math fact fluency expectations, multiplied by the time kids pick. Right answers past the goal are bonus points that make up for any oops.
Can I assign it to my class?
Yes. Members can assign the Addition Facts Game with a Classroom link. It plays in the browser on computers, tablets, phones, Chromebooks and interactive whiteboards, with nothing to install.
How do I track my child’s progress?
Play the same grade, level and time each week and compare scores. The end card shows the goal, right answers, bonus and stars, so growth is easy to see.
Ready to race the clock with Doodles?
Press Play and see how many addition facts your kids can pop in one minute.
Works on computers, tablets, phones and interactive whiteboards.
