Arrowhead Elementary School

Math Flashcard Games

 

Math Flashcard Games to Play at Home

Less or Greater than 10?

(1 – 4 players)

1.   Shuffle the number cards 0- 20 and place them in a pile with the numbers facing down.

2.   Players take turns picking the top card from the pile and deciding whether the number is less than 10 or greater than 10. Place all the less than 10 numbers on one side of the drawing pile and all the greater than 10 numbers on the other side of the pile.

3.         Play continues until all the cards have been drawn.

Show Me the Number

(2- 4 players)

1.   To set up, place the number cards face down on the playing surface. You will also need 31 little objects to play the game (legos, m&ms, cheerios, pennies, etc.)

2.   On their turn, each player picks up one card from the number cards, says the number and counts out that many objects. The other players check to make sure that player has counted out the correct number of objects. If the player counts out the correct number of objects he/she keeps that number card.

3.         Play continues until each number card has been picked.

Number Order

(2 players)

      1. Shuffle all the letter cards and place them in a pile with the numbers facing down.

2.   Players take turns picking the top card from the draw pile and placing it on the playing surface in

number order.

3.   The game ends when all the numbers have been placed in number order.

*To make the game more challenging place the numbers in descending number order.

Top It

(2 players)

1.   Shuffle the deck of number cards and then divide it between 2 players, turning the cards face

down on the table.

2.   Players turn over their top cards and read the numbers aloud.

3.   The player with the greater number keeps both cards. If both players get the same number, they turn over the next card on their stacks until one player wins and takes all the cards for that round.

* To change up the game have the player with the lesser number win the round instead of the player with the greater number.

Monster Squeeze

(2 players)

1. Player 1 places one monster at each end of the number line, facing each other. The same player chooses a mystery number between 1 and 10 (or 1-20, or 1-31) and writes it on a piece of paper.

2. Player 2 guesses a number.

3. Player 1 says whether the number guessed is too low or too high and covers the number with a monster. (The left monster covers the number if the guess was too low. The right monster covers the number if the guess is too high.)

Example: If the mystery number is 6 and the guess is 3, the left hand monster moves up the number line to cover the 3. If the guess is 8, the right hand monster moves down the number line to cover the 8.