158 Number Card Games Objective To review counting, number recognition, and sequencing numbers 0–20 through number card activities. Whole Group Small Group Partners Center Key Concepts and Skills • • • • Practice oral counting. [Number and Numeration Goal 1] Practice one-to-one counting (objects and claps). [Number and Numeration Goal 2] Recognize numerals and represent numbers with objects. [Number and Numeration Goal 3] Compare and order numbers. [Number and Numeration Goal 6] Terms to Use number cards, order, smaller, bigger Materials Cardstock number cards from My First Math Books or Teaching Aid Masters (Math Masters, pp. 105–107) to make decks of Number Cards 0–20 (laminated or mounted on heavy paper if possible); scissors; large paper clips or small plastic bags A Planning Tip Have children cut out the cards or prepare decks for them ahead of time. (Alternately, you can detach the cardstock number cards from your class set of My First Math Books.) Children will need space to spread out with their cards, so you may want to conduct this in small groups over the course of one or more days. Save the decks for future use. Core Activities 䉴 Playing Number Card Games (Math Masters, pp. 105–107) Give each child a deck of Small Number Cards (0–20), and have them arrange their decks in numerical order. Circulate and observe children as they work. Then, use the number cards to play some games with the group. Here are a few game suggestions to use in this activity and later: 䉯 Say a number and have children pick out the corresponding card. 䉯 Say a number and have children pick out the number that comes before or after. 䉯 Count orally together (forward, backward, skip counts) as children touch the appropriate cards. Ongoing Assessment: Informing Instruction Watch for children who are not comfortable working with numbers above 10. Activity 3-16, page 172, provides additional practice with counting, reading, representing, and ordering teen numbers. 䉯 Clap a number of times while children silently count and then pick out the appropriate card. 䉯 Working as partners, have one child say a number and the other find the corresponding card. 䉯 Working as partners, have one child show a number and the other collect that number of objects. (These collections can be put on temporary display if desired.) Encourage children to think of additional games to play with the cards and to teach them to each other in the Math Center. Adjusting the Activity Tailor the range of cards used to the needs of individuals in your group. You might help some children add dots to their decks for additional support. AUDITORY 䉬 KINESTHETIC 䉬 TACTILE 䉬 VISUAL 䉴 Continuing Number Books (Revisit Activity 3 䉬1, p. 138) Provide time and assistance for children to continue their number book pages. B Teaching Options EXTRA PRACTICE 䉴 Playing with Number Cards Name Provide additional copies of Small Number Cards for children to write on. Children can choose three colors of crayons and trace each number to create a rainbow effect. Children can take their rainbow cards home to play games with their families. Copyright © Wright Group/McGraw-Hill MATHEMATICS IN THE WRITING CENTER 20 䉯 Children can use two sets of cards to play Concentration. 19 18 17 16 䉯 Put a deck of number cards and a timer in the Math Center. Children can try to beat the timer as they order the cards. Begin with five minutes and move to shorter intervals as children are interested and able. 䉴 Tracing Numbers Date Small Number Cards (16–20) 107 Math Masters, p. 107 159 Activity 3 9 Number Card Games 䉬