Knock Out
Knock Out is a simple game, using just two dice, suited to young children. It can help teach children to add two numbers (1-6) together, but they won't know because they are having too much fun.
No. of players: 2 or more
Equipment: Two dice
Time: 5 minutes+
Aim: To avoid throwing certain scores and being knocked out of the game.1. Each player chooses either 6, 7, 8, or 9 as their "knock out" number. Different players can choose the same number if they want.
2. Players take turns to throw both dice, once per turn. Add up the number on both dice. If you throw your number (either 6, 7, 8 or 9), you are knocked out of the game until the next round.
3. The winner is the last player left when all the other players are knocked out. The game can continue for as long as the players want it to last.
Variations:
*** Use 3 dice
*** Use 12 sided dice
*** Multiply the numbers
No. of players: 2 or more
Equipment: Two dice
Time: 5 minutes+
Aim: To avoid throwing certain scores and being knocked out of the game.1. Each player chooses either 6, 7, 8, or 9 as their "knock out" number. Different players can choose the same number if they want.
2. Players take turns to throw both dice, once per turn. Add up the number on both dice. If you throw your number (either 6, 7, 8 or 9), you are knocked out of the game until the next round.
3. The winner is the last player left when all the other players are knocked out. The game can continue for as long as the players want it to last.
Variations:
*** Use 3 dice
*** Use 12 sided dice
*** Multiply the numbers
Top it!
Remove the face cards and play the game your parents know as War!
Suffle and deal the cards
Two players each flip a card
Whoever has the higher number collects both cards
Play until all cards have been collected
Variations
** Each player uses two cards to make a 2 digit number
** Each player uses two cards and adds them, or multiplies them
** Play Fraction War
Shuffle and deal the cards.
• Each player puts their cards faced down in a pile.
• Both players turn over TWO cards at the same time (one above the pencil and one below).
• The player whose cards has the larger fraction wins all four cards.
• Players may use the paper to figure equivalent fractions or use the Tip Sheet.
• If players turn over equivalent fractions, then there is a fraction war.
• Each player places 2 new cards face down and the 3rd & 4th card face up (one above the
pencil and one below).
• Who ever has the higher fraction wins all the cards.
Suffle and deal the cards
Two players each flip a card
Whoever has the higher number collects both cards
Play until all cards have been collected
Variations
** Each player uses two cards to make a 2 digit number
** Each player uses two cards and adds them, or multiplies them
** Play Fraction War
Shuffle and deal the cards.
• Each player puts their cards faced down in a pile.
• Both players turn over TWO cards at the same time (one above the pencil and one below).
• The player whose cards has the larger fraction wins all four cards.
• Players may use the paper to figure equivalent fractions or use the Tip Sheet.
• If players turn over equivalent fractions, then there is a fraction war.
• Each player places 2 new cards face down and the 3rd & 4th card face up (one above the
pencil and one below).
• Who ever has the higher fraction wins all the cards.
Spiral
Skills Focus: Multiplication (or other operations if you’d prefer)
Materials Needed for Spiral: Math Card Game for Kids
Start with a complete deck of cards, as well as 1-2 dice and game pieces for each player.
Ace=1, Jack-11, Queen=12, and King-13To begin, build a spiral out of the entire deck of cards. This will serve as your game board. You can use the same board for multiple games, or create a new board each time to change it up.
Each player then places their game piece at start (the center of the spiral).
To start, the first player rolls a die and moves that number of cards on the game board. They must then multiply the number on their die with the value of the card they landed on. If they solve it correctly, they stay there, otherwise they go back to their previous position.
Players then take turns rolling and moving around the game board.
If a player lands on a card with another player on it, they “bump” that player back to start.
If a player lands on a “double,” meaning the number on their die and the value of their card is the same, they get to go again.
The first player to land exactly on the last card and correctly solve the multiplication problem wins!
Variations to the Game: Because this creates such a unique game board that is different every time, there are countless possibilities. You can change the rules to practice all sorts of math concepts, depending on the age and ability of your kids.
For younger kids, you could change the operation to addition or subtraction (or even just practice number recognition by removing all face cards).
Or, if you’d like to focus on multiplying by 10, change the value of all face cards to equal ten.
To practice integer operations, make the black cards positive values and the red cards negative values, then add, subtract or multiply.
Materials Needed for Spiral: Math Card Game for Kids
- Deck of playing cards
- Game pieces for each player (unifix cubes, board game pieces, beads, etc.)
- 1 or 2 dice (or a 12-sided die)
Start with a complete deck of cards, as well as 1-2 dice and game pieces for each player.
Ace=1, Jack-11, Queen=12, and King-13To begin, build a spiral out of the entire deck of cards. This will serve as your game board. You can use the same board for multiple games, or create a new board each time to change it up.
Each player then places their game piece at start (the center of the spiral).
To start, the first player rolls a die and moves that number of cards on the game board. They must then multiply the number on their die with the value of the card they landed on. If they solve it correctly, they stay there, otherwise they go back to their previous position.
Players then take turns rolling and moving around the game board.
If a player lands on a card with another player on it, they “bump” that player back to start.
If a player lands on a “double,” meaning the number on their die and the value of their card is the same, they get to go again.
The first player to land exactly on the last card and correctly solve the multiplication problem wins!
Variations to the Game: Because this creates such a unique game board that is different every time, there are countless possibilities. You can change the rules to practice all sorts of math concepts, depending on the age and ability of your kids.
For younger kids, you could change the operation to addition or subtraction (or even just practice number recognition by removing all face cards).
Or, if you’d like to focus on multiplying by 10, change the value of all face cards to equal ten.
To practice integer operations, make the black cards positive values and the red cards negative values, then add, subtract or multiply.