Games and Puzzles
Greater or Less Than
2 Players
Materials:
- deck of playing cards with face cards removed
How to Play:
- Each player gets a set of cards Ace through 10 (for the numbers 1-10).
- One player selects a “secret card” from his/her hand and places it face down.
- The second player tries to guess what the number on the card is by selecting a card from his/her hand and placing it face up.
- The first player then tells whether the secret card is greater than or less than the face-up card.
- The second player continues to make guesses by selecting and showing different cards until he/she has discovered the value of the secret card.
- Players then switch roles.
Adapted from Acing Math
Place Value Number Battle
2 players
Materials:
- Deck of cards with the face cards and 10s removed, Ace is worth one
How to Play:
- Players shuffle and then deal out the deck of cards face down.
- Players simultaneously flip over their top two cards to create a 2-digit number.
Players may move the cards and place them in any position of the number they wish.
The highest number wins. In this case Player 2 would win the 4 cards. The player with the most cards wins the game.
Adaptations:
To use larger numbers you could have each player flip over 3 cards.
Adapted from Acing Math
Categories: Elementary