Transcript Using Playing Cards to Support Mathematical Understanding

Using Playing Cards to Support
Mathematical Understanding
Dad’s Breakfast
Using the cards
• First, take out the
picture cards (King,
Queen and Jack) so
that you have the
numbers 1 (Ace) to
10.
• If using Uno cards,
take out the
instruction cards.
Number Bonds to 10 and 20
• Shuffle the cards, turn over the pack and pick up
cards one at a time. As you pick up the card, ask the
child for the bond to 10.
• E.g. You pick up 3, your child says 7.
• The aim is to pick up the pace so it is automatic
• This can be extended to bonds to 20 by using a 1
card to make a 10.
Doubling numbers to 10 and 20
• Much the same as the number bonds, pick up
a card and your child has to double it.
Double
Double
• This can be extended to doubling numbers to
20 by using a 1 card to make the 10.
Double
Double
Place Value
• Pick 2 cards from the pack and lay them down to make a 2
digit number. Ask your child which one is the 10s digit, which
one is the units.
• Extend to 3 or 4 digit numbers.
• Pick 3 cards out of the pack – What is the biggest number you
can make? What is the smallest? How do you know?
Adding and Subtracting
• Pick 2 cards, children have to add or subtract them as quickly
as possible
+
=
-
=
• This can be extended to using 3 cards for adding
Multiplying
• Focus on one times table - pick up cards one
at a time and ask your child to multiply them
as quickly as possible
x
x
x
x