Fun and Easy Math Games using a Deck of Cards

Often times children, and some adults, don’t associate FUN with math.  However, using something as simple as a deck of cards can really change a child’s point of view.  Today’s post is all about quick and dirty (because your kid won’t know he/she is doing fact practice) games you can play to drill math facts, do sorting activities, and even memory activities.  In the classroom, I often took out  a deck of cards to break up the time in class and get the kids fired up to learn.  At home, you can utilize these games at the end of  or during a homework session to bolster fact fluency.  This is especially useful if you have a kiddo that can’t sit for long periods of time because the element of competition is motivating.   Additionally, using 5 minute increments to “rest” and play a game of war can definitely refocus your child.  I am borrowing this link from another blog, but I used these same games with kids K-5th grades, just with modifications of course.  Check out the games here!  Enjoy a little math fun with your child tonight!!