Addition
Adding numbers together, from counting on to column addition.
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What You'll Learn
Addition is combining quantities — the first arithmetic most children meet, and the operation everything else leans on. It begins as counting on from a number, becomes recall of number bonds that make ten and twenty, and ends up as column addition with carrying across several digits.
The step that matters most is the middle one. A child who still counts on their fingers for 7 + 5 is doing real mathematics, but the effort leaves nothing spare for the problem the addition sits inside. Fluency with small sums is what frees attention for everything later.
Practise Addition Through Games
Interactive practice with instant feedback — free, ad-free and playable in the browser.
5-7 · speed
Addition Lightning
Build addition fluency with timed quick-fire sums for ages 5 to 7.
5-7 · speed
Doubles Speed Flash
Build fast recall of doubles facts with timed quick-fire questions for ages 5 to 7.
5-7 · memory
Addition Bond Flip
Children flip cards to find two numbers that add up to 20, building number bonds and quick addition.
5-7 · speed
Mental Add Speed
Children solve quick mental addition questions against a gentle timer, building fluency and speed.
8-10 · escape
Rainforest Rescue Escape
Solve a chain of locked maths puzzles to complete a rainforest conservation mission, for ages 8 to 10.
2-4 · quiz
One More Ladybird
Find one more than a number to 10 with a friendly ladybird, for ages 2 to 4.
2-4 · builder
Part Part Whole Boxes
Fill the missing box in a part, part, whole bar model to split totals up to 10, for ages 2 to 4.
2-4 · memory
Double Domino Flip
Flip cards to match each domino to its doubled total, building doubles facts for ages 2 to 4.
2-4 · quiz
Count On Fingers Quiz
Start at a number and count on using finger cues to land on the answer, for ages 2 to 4.
5-7 · puzzle
Bridging Ten Bridge
Add by making ten first: split the second number so 8 plus 5 becomes 8 plus 2 plus 3. For ages 5 to 7.
5-7 · builder
Number Bond Rainbow to 10
Build every pair of numbers that makes 10, arc by arc, as a number bond rainbow. For ages 5 to 7.
5-7 · memory
Fact Family Triangle Flip
Flip cards to match each addition fact to the take away that undoes it, for ages 5 to 7.
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Practise Addition With Printable Worksheets
Every worksheet prints as a clean A4 PDF with a separate answer key.
5-7 · fill-in
Addition Fill-In to 20
Fill-in-the-blank addition practice with sums up to 20. Five levels with answer keys.
5 levels · PDF + answer key
2-4 · number-line
Number Line 1–10 with Hops
Hop forward along a 1 to 10 number line and count the jumps. A visual counting activity for ages 2–4.
5 levels · PDF + answer key
5-7 · fill-in
Doubles Fill-in Worksheet
Double each number and write the answer. A doubles-fact fluency worksheet for Grade 1 with five levels and answer keys.
5 levels · PDF + answer key
5-7 · word-problem
Toy Shop Word Problems
Friendly toy-shop word problems where children work out totals and costs within 20. For Grade 1, with answer keys.
5 levels · PDF + answer key
5-7 · match
Number Bond Match (to 20)
Match the pairs of numbers that bond to make 20. A Grade 2 number-bonds matching activity with answer keys.
5 levels · PDF + answer key
5-7 · true-false
Is This Sum Correct? True/False
Decide whether each addition or subtraction sum is correct. A Grade 1 reasoning worksheet with true/false answers and answer keys.
5 levels · PDF + answer key
5-7 · word-problem
Sport Word Problems
Add up scores and points in a sporty word-problem worksheet for Grade 1, with five levels and answer keys.
5 levels · PDF + answer key
5-7 · fill-in
Counting Coins Fill-in
Count the coins and write the total amount. A Grade 1 money worksheet with five levels and answer keys.
5 levels · PDF + answer key
5-7 · color-by-number
Addition Colour by Number to 50
Solve addition facts with sums up to 50 and colour the picture by the answer. A Grade 1–2 colour activity with answer keys.
5 levels · PDF + answer key
8-10 · fill-in
Mixed Number Fill-in
Add and subtract mixed numbers with the same denominator and write the answer. A Grade 4–5 fractions worksheet with answer keys.
5 levels · PDF + answer key
8-10 · grid
Addition Square Grid
Complete a 6×6 addition square by adding the row and column headers. A Grade 3 addition-fluency grid with answer keys.
5 levels · PDF + answer key
8-10 · fill-in
Decimal Operations Fill-in
Add and subtract decimals and write the answer. A Grade 4–5 decimal-operations worksheet with five levels and answer keys.
5 levels · PDF + answer key
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Addition by Grade
Addition appears across several grades on this site, with the skills becoming more advanced over time. Jump to a grade page for a broader set of activities at that level.
How to Use Addition Practice
Short and frequent beats long and occasional — five minutes most days will build recall that a weekend hour will not. Use the games when you want speed and repetition with instant correction, and the worksheets when it helps to slow down and see written working.
If your child is counting on their fingers for small sums, that is not a problem to correct so much as a sign that number bonds need more practice. Watch for the sums they hesitate on rather than the ones they get wrong; hesitation is the earlier signal.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Addition combines two or more quantities into a total. It starts as counting on, becomes instant recall of number bonds, and grows into column addition with carrying.
- Most children meet addition informally before school through counting and sharing, and start formal written addition in their first year or two of school. Placement varies between countries and schools, so treat any grade label as a guide.
- Finger counting is a normal and useful stage — it means the concept is understood but the facts are not yet automatic. It usually fades on its own with regular short practice on number bonds. There is no need to discourage it directly.
- Number bonds are the pairs that make a target number — 6 and 4 make 10, 13 and 7 make 20. Knowing them by heart is what allows a child to bridge through ten and, later, to add larger numbers without losing track.
- They are usually introduced together, because each explains the other: knowing 7 + 5 = 12 is also knowing 12 − 5 = 7. Practising both alongside each other tends to work better than finishing one first.
- Five to ten minutes of focused practice is usually more effective than a long session. Stop while it is still going well rather than pushing to the point of frustration.
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