Addition Race: an addition facts racing game
Answer addition facts to speed up your car and beat three computer cars to the flag. A free addition race game for any device. Grades 1–3.
🧒 Kids: Answer fast to make your car zoom! Beat the 3 computer cars to the 🏁 flag.
How to play
- Choose the facts and a speed: Easy, Medium or Hard.
- Press Start the race. An addition fact appears under the track.
- Type the answer and press Enter (or tap the number pad and Go). Every right answer moves your car forward.
- A wrong answer stalls your engine for a moment and shows the right answer.
- 15 right answers reach the flag. Beat the three computer cars to win!
What your child practices
Quick recall of addition facts (Common Core 1.OA.C.6 and 2.OA.B.2). The computer cars keep steady pressure, so children are nudged to remember answers instead of counting on their fingers. The results screen lists every missed fact so you know what to practice next.
Which facts to choose
| Setting | Example | Good for | Learn it first |
|---|---|---|---|
| Within 10 | 4 + 5 | Kindergarten, grade 1 | addition within 10 |
| Within 20 | 7 + 9 | Grades 1–2 | addition within 20 |
| Make 10 | 8 + 5 | Grade 1 | the make 10 strategy |
| Doubles | 6 + 6, 6 + 7 | Grade 1 | doubles and near doubles |
| Adding tens | 34 + 20 | Grades 1–2 | adding multiples of 10 |
Pick the set your child is learning in school right now. If they win easily three times in a row, move to the next row. If they struggle, go back one row or open the lesson for that set and play again after a day or two.
Once your child can finish the race on Medium without stalling, the facts are close to automatic. Check with the 1-minute speed test, then move on to the next set of facts or to 2-digit addition.
Tips for parents
- Start on Easy with “Within 10”. Move up a speed when your child wins twice in a row.
- If your child keeps stalling, switch to the untimed addition practice trainer for a few days.
- Your best time for each setting is saved on this device. Racing your own best is the real goal.
- Three races a day, about 5 minutes, is plenty.
In the classroom
Put it on the projector and let children call out answers as a class, or have them race on tablets with the same settings and compare finishing times. No logins, and no data leaves the device.
More addition games and practice
Games: Addition Match · Addition Bingo · Make 10 Pop · all addition games · Make 10 Pop · all math games
Print it: addition facts worksheet with an answer key, for practice away from the screen.
Practice: addition practice trainer · 1-minute addition speed test · addition quiz · addition within 20
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Questions parents ask
How do you play Addition Race?
Answer addition facts to move your car. 15 correct answers reach the finish; beat the three computer cars to win. Wrong answers stall your car briefly.
Which addition facts are in the race?
Choose Within 10, Within 20, Make 10 (facts like 8 + 5), Doubles and near doubles, or Adding tens (like 34 + 20).
Is Addition Race free?
Yes. It is free, has no ads inside the game and needs no account.
What grade is this addition racing game for?
Grades 1 to 3. Kindergarten children can try Within 10 on Easy with a grown-up.
Does it work on phones?
Yes. On phones and tablets a number pad appears below the question.