Math Missions With Card Game

Using a deck of cards in math class can be a quick fun way to have fun with math. A perfect way to quickly review or reinforce math facts and concepts is for students to have fun with math card games. It does not matter if you use regular cards (Ace to King) and make up fun math games to use with them or create specialized decks based on math fact drill or concepts being taught (i.e. fractions, factors, place value). What does matter is that the students are manipulating these cards and actively involved in retrieving the answers and having fun at the same time.

1. Use a deck of fact cards when playing a board game. Simple as can be, roll the dice whatever number is on the dice is the number of fact cards that must be read before moving.
2. Make memory matching sets. The problem on one card the answer on another. Be careful not to have too many problems with the same answer. This kind of memory game should only have about 10-15 problems, 20-30 cards total.
3. This leads to playing what we used to call war. The answer takes the problem. Add a second or third set so multiple problems and answers are there to make it interesting. Another variation would be have only problems, no answer cards and the highest answer takes the cards.
4. Use a standard deck of cards (Ace -King). Play any traditional card game, but make the student do something with the numbers. If it is a discard game, they add or multiply the card being discarded to the one already there. If it is one where you place three of a kind , or three in a sequence down you have to do something with them, add the all up, add the first two subtract the next one. Name all the factors using the numbers and so on.
5. Use a standard deck (A-9 only) for place value. They have their decks of cards, call out a number see how long it takes them to find the numbers and get them in the correct order. Face cards can be commas.
6. Fun Card games where you fish around for cards. This is based on an old favorite where the players have 4-5 cards and pick up from a scattered pile and ask others if they have certain cards. The goal is four of a kind, placed on the table. Put problems only on the card. The question is, "Do you have a problem with the answer ____?" Make sure there only four problems with the same answer.
7. Use a popular card game with numbers, colors, wilds, skips and Draw 2/4 cards. Play it with the standard rules. The wilds would change the operation. Start out adding, every time you put a card down you add it to the one already there. Older students keep a running total. When a wild is played the operation changes. A teacher will have to decide if they want to mess with division!

As you can see the possibilities are endless, these are just some ideas to get the creative juices moving and help you think of ways to have fun with math card games in your math class. Card games can be quick and a great reinforcement drill as students do not mind seeing the same facts over an over again when a bit of competition is thrown in.

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Use real world math skills to earn money for arcade games! Catch the bus, subway or ferry to travel the city and tackle fun math challenges in the stores of Spectacle City. Build addition, subtraction, fractions and problem solving skills while constructing a skyscraper, sorting toys at the toy store, counting types of candy at the outdoor market and more. Earn money for each correct answer'then use it to play exciting games in the arcade! Free Inside! What's My Change Card Game includes 20 self-checking cards that help kids learn about money!

From the bus to the ferry to the toy store and beyond, Math Missions: The Race to Spectacle City Arcade leads youngsters on a stimulating learning journey of discoveries and rewards. A fun, urban environment sets the stage for 12 exciting activities like sorting toys and counting candy. Each accomplishment yields cash kids can use for still more fun at the virtual arcade!

Features:

• Explore 12 activities with three levels of challenge
• Tackle thousands of tough math puzzles and word problems
• Learn fast--the level of challenge automatically increases to match your progress
• Use handy hints to get through tough spots without frustration
• Celebrate your accomplishments with motivating progress reports
• Math Missions supports the educational standards of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Power up for early math success! Math Missions: The Spectacle City Arcade covers the full range of early math concepts.

• Counting
• Addition
• Subtraction
• Early division
• Classification and sorting
• Logic and reasoning
• Problem solving
• Money
• Measurement
• Early geometry
• Time
• Temperature
• Navigation and directions

Looking for the ideal math tutorial for grades K through 2? Mission accomplished. Every facet of this colorful program is designed to nurture a positive, enthusiastic attitude toward learning mathematics. Blending real-world challenge with arcade-style entertainment, Math Missions teaches kids that math, like fun, is all around us.

A bonus math card game is included.

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55 of 56 people found the following review helpful.
Fun way to practice math
By L. Mitchell
I bought this game for some extra math practice in the summer. My six-year-old is a math whiz (she is already doing basic multiplication and division in her head), and enjoys playing the medium and hard levels of the game. My 4-year-old doesn't read yet, but can do most of the easy level problems. The game reads all of the instructions out loud, so he just has to listen carefully to the task.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful.
This software is poorly done
By J Collins
Math Missions is an okay investment. It doesn't do what I needed it to do which is basic addition. The easy levels are too easy and the next level jumps to 3 digit addition. Where is the kindergarten and 1st grade addition and subtraction problems? The way it is set up is not straightfroward...I can't believe this is the best they can do these days.
Another problem is that you have to complete things in each area/shop/etc before you can "go to the arcade". The problem is it doesn't say how many time or how much you need to do in each part, so a child can't figure out exactly what needs to be done.
There is no way a K or 1st grader can navigate alone. My daughter is pretty computer savy and she kept asking for help.
However, It is better than a regular video game. I have yet to find a game that has basic addition subtraction that is not boring.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful.
One Fun Game for Kids
By Timothy R. Robertson
I was a little nervous about buy this at first. Then when my 4 year old boy who is very bright and a computer whiz got a hold of it he just loves it. Almost every day we have to pry him off to come eat. My son loves computer games like first person mystery, shooter, and platform games and I thought that he might get bored with this game. What a surprise to me when he likes playing it more then his platform and shooter games. He has had this for 3 weeks and has now moved on to lvl 2 of all the games. There are 3 lvls for every game. Each lvl requires different ways to solve a problem and makes the game that more fun. The game is full of happy, positive reinforcement animation, and funny little things that you can do while playing the game. We love it and will buy the 3-5 grade probably in a few months for him. I have seen a huge difference in my sons eagerness to learn math with everything around him. He just can't get enough. Now I need to find a game as wonderful as this one for reading. Oh and my son will be in Kindergarten this coming school year in 2010. He is going to rock at math.

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