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My son is a bright child. He is not always motivated to do math drills or practice reading. He loves games.
So, I created a math game with playing cards.
I took out all cards except 2-10.
Then I created a box of squares with numbers 4-20 on each square.
Each player starts with one card. For every turn, they draw 2 cards.
They then select two cards to add together (leaving the third card in their hand) and find the sum on the chart.
They then discard those two cards they use to find the particular sum. The player then marks off that number on the chart.
For example, if Walter starts with a 2, and draws a 7 and a 3...he can select two of the three cards to use. He may choose to use 2 and 7 to make the sum of 9. He then marks off the 9 on the chart and discards the 2 and 7.
The player who marks off every number on their chart wins. (A number, (sum) can only be used once.)
If a player draws two cards and is unable to play (every combination of two cards has a sum that has already been used) they lose a turn and continues to draw two cards on their next turn.
There is strategy, you may want to hold the 2's, because there is only one way to count to 4 with these cards (2 + 2 ) but there are many ways to count to 10.
It is a great game for Walter, our 6 year old, because he can practice his adding skills.
It is a great game for Carrie because she can practice recognizing written numbers as well as counting.
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