Games to help with basic facts
Face Off Plus 10
This an extension of Face Off. Click here for the regular Face Off instructions.
Materials: two decks of Power of Ten playing cards (or one deck per person)
Number of players: 2, 3 or 4 players
Object and Scoring: The object of the game is to obtain as many cards possible. The person with the most cards wins
How to Play:
1. Give one set of 20 cards to each player and shuffle
2. Each player removes one ten from his/her deck and places it in front of them. This becomes one of addends on each face off.
3. Each player turns over one card, adds the number to 10 and says the
equation and the sum. For example 10 + 3 = 13
4. The player with the greatest sum wins and takes the non-ten cards.
Each player retains their own ten card for the next face off.
5. In the event of a tie, one more card is played and the winner gets all four cards.
6. Once all cards have been played, each player counts the number of
cards in his/her possession and the player with the most cards wins.
Click here to view a Face Off Plus Ten video.
Face Off Plus 9
This is a version extension of Face Off (click here) and Face Off Plus 10 (see above)
Materials: two decks of Power of Ten playing cards (or one deck per person)
Number of players: 2, 3 or 4 players
Object and Scoring: The object of the game is to obtain as many cards possible. The person with the most cards wins
How to Play:
1. Give one set of 20 cards to each player and shuffle
2. Each player removes one nine from his/her deck and places it in front of them. This becomes one of addends on each face off.
3. Each player turns over one card, adds the number to 9 and says the equation, how it relates to a 10+ and the sum. For example 9 + 4 is the same as 10 + 3 = 13
4. The player with the greatest sum wins and takes the non-eight cards. Each player retains their own nine card for the next face off.
5. In the event of a tie, one more card is played and the winner gets all four cards.
6. Once all cards have been played, each player counts the number of cards in his/her possession and the player with the most cards wins.
Click here to view a Face Off Plus 9 video.
Face Off Plus 8
This is a version extension of Face Off (click here) and Face Off Plus 10 (see above)
Materials: two decks of Power of Ten playing cards (or one deck per person)
Number of players: 2, 3 or 4 players
Object and Scoring: The object of the game is to obtain as many cards possible. The person with the most cards wins
How to Play:
1. Give one set of 20 cards to each player and shuffle
2. Each player removes one eight from his/her deck and places it in front of them. This becomes one of addends on each face off.
3.
Each player turns over one card, adds the number to 8 and says the
equation, how it relates to a 10+ and the sum. For example 8 + 4 is the
same as 10 + 2 = 12
4. The player with the greatest sum wins and
takes the non-eight cards. Each player retains their own nine card for
the next face off.
5. In the event of a tie, one more card is played and the winner gets all four cards.
6.
Once all cards have been played, each player counts the number of cards
in his/her possession and the player with the most cards wins.
Doubles Concentration
This is an extension of Concentration. Click here for the regular Concentration instructions.
Materials: Two decks of Power of 10 playing cards (20 cards; 2 of each denomination). For younger children you may want to use half a deck or 10 cards. First use all the cards to 5, then add the cards from 6 to 10, one at a time.Number of Players: This game can be played with 2,3 or 4 players
Object and Scoring: The object of the game is to obtain as many pairs as possible.
How to Play:
1. Shuffle the cards and then turn them face down and spread them out on the floor or table. Place the cards in 4 rows of 5 and practice counting by 5s.
2. Player one flips over two cards and states their value separately. If they are the same, she/he says the doubles equation (ie. 5 + 5= 10) and keeps the cards. She/he picks up two more cards until she/he finds two different cards which are both turned face down and placed in the same position.
3. Player two flips over two cards, states the value, says the doubles equation and proceeds until she/he finds two different cards of different values.
4. The game continues until there are no cards left on the table.
5. The winner is the player with the most cards.
Click here for a Doubles Concentration video.
Doubles Go Fish
This is an extension of Go Fish. Click herefor the regular Go Fish Instructions.
Materials:Two different coloured decks of Power of Ten playing cards.
Number of Players:2, 3 or 4 players
Object and Scoring:The object of the game is to be the first player to lay down all your cards.
How to Play:1. Mix the two decks. Deal 5 cards to each player and spread the rest of the cards out between the players.
2. Player One, the dealer, asks Player Two on his/her left for a card to match one of his/her cards. If Player Two doesn’t have a match he/she says “Go Fish”, and the asking player draws one from the pile. If Player One gets a match, he/she lays it down and says the doubles equation (ie. 5 + 5 = 10). They then ask for another card. As soon as there is no match, the next player begins.
3. The game finishes when one player has no cards left. The winner is the player that has the most cards. Count the pairs by 2 to find out how many cards they have.
