Operations & Algebraic Thinking
Games to Play with Number Cards 0-9
Directions for 7 different games and several variations are included in this 2 page document. We send it home with a set of cards so families can have something fun at home to practice. Everyone gets the same direction sheet and set of cards, because the games lend themselves so easily to differentiating for each student's skill level. Many of these games can be adapted to use dominoes instead of number cards.
I use a set of number cards 0-9 that have the dots on them like dice so students can count the dots to help them play the games accurately. One complete set of cards is 4 of each number 0-9 for a total of 40 cards per deck. (Free Font Used: KG Blank Space)
Math Facts Practice for Fluency
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Addition to 5
Use the gameboard and a set of cards for each group. The player draws a card with a number expression (3+2). The player states the sum then flips over the card to check the answer. If the player was correct, he or she may place a marker on that number on the Bingo gameboard. If the number is not showing on the board, play passes to the next player. The first player to reach Bingo wins. If the entire deck is used before someone gets Bingo, simply put the cards back in the draw pile and continue playing.
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Addition Strategies
Put the header cards on the board and discuss the strategies as you sort the equations as a class. You can then use the headers for an independent sort by placing them on the tables and sorting addition fact cards into each strategy.
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For Independent practice - Cut the equation cards and sort and glue them into which strategy would be most effective for that equation. Strategies: Doubles, Doubles +1, Doubles -1, Count on, Add 0, Add 10, Make a 10
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Carry the 10 Addition Mats Use this to help teach double digit addition. Copy and cut out the numbers to use on the workmat. Place the 2 digit numbers on the colored squares. Add the ones. If a number is in the gray box, carry it up to the top gray box then add it with all the tens. To make the activity magnetic, put the workmat on a student magnetic whiteboard or a small metal cookie tray and print the numbers on magnetic paper.
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DoublesCapture the Alien Have students practice finding the sum of a double plus or minus 1 using this fun game board for 2-3 players.
Doubles Towers Partners build matching block towers to make doubles and write the number sentence on the recording sheet. There is also a page for doubles plus one and doubles less one.
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Make a 10Fill the Bus Have students practice finding the sum of 2 addends by decomposing the numbers to make a 10 plus some more using counters and writing the number sentences
Add 1010 and More Students draw a 0-9 number card and place it on the rectangle. Then students write the number sentence that card makes.
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