Recycle Reduction Subtraction Game

Introduce environmental stewardship with this simple game that teaches essential subtraction facts.

Simply print out the numbered recycling bins and have children "recycle" game piece items into the appropriate box by the differences they figure out.

This game can accommodate one to four players and offers competitive and co-operative versions of play. This is a fairly large file - nineteen pages, including an instruction sheet.

This game is a very hands-on way of learning math and complements the Montessori style of learning.
Age: Elem+
Focus: Simple subtraction, subtraction fact families from 2-20 - does not include fact sentences ending in zero.
Theme: recycling, environmental stewardship, eco-friendly, Earth Day