Math Support

A variation of the game “Go Fish” is asking for the number that will make a combination of 10 instead of asking for a duplicate number.  For example, if you hold a 7 in your hand, you need to ask for a 3 because 7 + 3 = 10.  This game has students quickly recognizing the combinations and builds their number flexibility. 

Here is a site with a number of other quick card games to help with fluency from Math Geek Mama. Practice facts can be fun and I hope you share your favorite one.  20 Best Card Games

How to Play: Shuffle the deck and deal out the entire deck of cards face up
in a 13×4 array.

• One player begins by looking for two cards and adding up their points to
  find the sum, and WITHOUT pointing the cards out, says, “I spy with my
  little eye two cards with a sum of ____.”
• Beginning with the player to left of the “I spy” person, the other players
  take turns looking for two cards that add up to make the sum and then
  pick up that pair. Rotate around the circle as many times as possible until
  no more pairs of cards have that sum.
• The “I spy” person does not pick up any cards during this time – he/she needs to check all of the pairs that the other players are picking up.
• Players swap roles and continue until the table is cleared.
• The winner is the player with the most cards at the end of the game.
  As large gaps appear, the size of the array may be condensed to help fill in
  the gaps.

Materials: You will require 3 sets of small number cards with the digits from 0 – 9 and 20 cards with 2 digit or 3 digit numbers (Choose 2 digit numbers or 3 digit numbers according to the ability of the players.)

Object of the Game: Each player attempts to create an equation that equals the chosen 2 or 3 digit number. Players can only use the digits on the selected small number cards.

Getting Ready: Place the small number cards face down on a table or in a bag or bowl for children to select them from. The large number cards are also placed face down or in a separate bag or bowl.

To Play: One person chooses 6 of the small number cards if creating equations to equal 2 digit numbers or 7 of the small number cards if creating equations to equal 3 digit numbers and displays them for the others to see. Next, one of the large number cards is chosen and displayed.

Players are now given a set amount of time – between 2 minutes and 5 minutes – to create an equation that equals the number on the large number card. Players can only use the digits on the small number cards and can only use each of these digits once unless 2 or more of the same digit have been chosen.

From: Games 4 Learning.com