Off the Grid – FREE Printable Addition & Subtraction Math Game

Practice addition and subtraction with this fun, FREE printable math game! Download and print the Off the Grid board game today!

Math is more fun when it is hands-on and engaging, which is why I made lots of interactive math printables and printable games for my children. This math game, Off the Grid, provides a fun way to reinforce and practice basic addition and subtraction skills.

 Materials Needed to Play the Game:

• Two cubes/dice – One with three addition symbols and three subtraction symbols. The other with 1, 2, 3, 10, 20 & 30 OR any other numbers you would like to use. (We prefer to use either our Education Cubes or our Write-On Wipe-Off Dice.)
• Counters (We use a magnetic cookie sheet and our puff ball magnets
• Off the Grid game board (Scroll to download the FREE printable

How to Prepare the Game:

Print one game board. Laminate for durability and repeated use or slide it into a page protector.

How to Play the Game:

Each player begins by placing their counter on a number on the board between 40 and 70. Each player takes turns rolling both of the dice/cubes and moving along the board as indicated by what is rolled.

The winner is the first person to get “off the grid” (i.e. the first person to get off the board by rolling something that takes them below 1 or above 100).

See the Game in Action with 3 Players:

Each player chooses a counter and a starting number. Player Red selects 51. Then, Player Green selects 36. Next, Player Yellow selects 55.

Player Red rolls + 10 and moves from 51 up to 61.

Player Green rolls – 3 and moves from 36 back to 33.

Next, Player Yellow will roll and move. Players continue to take turns rolling and moving along the game board until one player goes “off the grid!”

Looking for more ways to make math fun?

Be sure to check out even more of my math-themed games, printables, and activities below.

Ready to download the Off the Grid Game?

The download link for the Off the Grid Addition and Subtraction games is further down on the page. However, you probably want the blocks that are shown in the pictures, right?!?

Well, you can get the blocks (without the insert cards) here, but if you want the insert cards that coordinate with the game, I’ve got a special deal for you! Education Cubes Lifetime Access! Read about it below and then grab the Off the Grid Addition and Subtraction games!

This post was originally published on April 19, 2012.