A Fun Math Game

Playing games is a great way to reinforce math skills.  This week we learned a game called 'Name That Number'.  It's an easy game to play at home and helps students to not only practice their math facts, but also to think critically about different ways to make a number.  All you need is a deck of cards!  Instructions are below.

Name That Number!

1.  Flip 5 cards face up.  Leave the rest in a pile.

2.  Player 1 turns one card from the pile face up.  This is the 'target number'.

3.  Using the 5 cards that are already out, player 1 tries to make the 'target number' with adding and/or subtracting.

4.  If player 1 can do that, he/she explains it to player 2 and then takes all the cards involved.

5.  Make sure there are 5 cards out and one target number for player 2 to take his/her turn.

*If a player cannot make a target number, he/she passes to the other player.  If neither can make the number, pick a new target number.

Nathan tries to figure out how to make a target number of 5 while Erika watches.

Avery has a lot of 10s to deal with as she tries to make her target number of 5!

Grace checks Oliver's work as he thinks he has made the target number.

Neither Kinaree or Charlie could make the target number, so they put it back and got a new one.