Educational Game for Teaching Addition and Subtraction of Whole Numbers

An educational game for teaching addition and subtraction of whole numbers, said game consisting of:

• a carpet having a length of about 2 meters and a width of about 60 cm and including 10 positively numbered spaces from +1 to +10 inclusive a 0 space and 10 negatively numbered spaces from −1 to −10 inclusive and wherein said positively numbered spaces proceed upwardly in a generally zigzag direction from +1 to +10 each of said spaces having a dimension of about 20 cm×20 cm, said 10 negatively numbered spaces proceeding downwardly in a generally zigzag direction from −1 to −10 inclusive and are separated from said positive number by a 0 space with dimensions of about 20 cm×40 cm;
• a single generally cube shaped die having six faces and wherein a first of said faces include a positive movement of two spaces, a second of said six faces indicating a move of −2 steps backward, and a third face indicating no movement, a fourth face indicating a movement of +1 space forward, a fifth face indicating one space back and a sixth face indicating one step forward plus another turn and wherein said die is made of cloth stuffed with cotton and said die having dimensions of about 20 cm3;
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• six game pieces of six distinctive colors with a red, orange, yellow, green, light blue and dark blue game piece.