We are always refining and updating as we find new ideas and have creative inspirations! Even though this session is slated for K-2, all of the activities can be modified to meet grades 3 and up. Here are a few new games! Remember to take the ideas and make them your own. How could you modify these games to fit the needs of your students?
Mystery Number
- For 2-5 players using 1 deck of playing cards
- Jacks are worth 20
- Queens are worth 30
- Kings are worth 40
- Player 1 will use two to three playing cards to determine the mystery number.
- The other players will ask yes or no questions to determine what the mystery number is. Questions could include if it is odd or even, if it is greater or less than a certain number, if it has a 5 in the tens place, etc.
- If after 10 questions the other players cannot determine the mystery number, Player 1 may show a partial pictorial model, one of the digits in the correct place value place, etc. to help the other players determine the mystery number.
- For 2 players using 1 deck of cards with the face cards removed
- Two players sit side-by-side and divide the cards evenly between themselves.
- The player on the left will deal the cards for the tens place, and the other player will deal the cards for the ones place.
- Players will turn over one card from their stack and the same time.
- The first player to call out the correct number gets to keep both cards.
- If both players call out the number at the same time, players leave their cards in the tie pile.
- The tie pile builds until one player gives a correct answer before the other. That player will take the two cards just turned over plus all of the cards in the tie pile.
- Play continues until one player has collected all of the cards.
Check back for more next week!
Alison & Jennifer