10 Things to do with Number Cards

by admin
Liven up your math moments, warm ups, transitions and brain breaks with fast prep number and counting activities. Grab your number cards and a few classroom staples and you're set! Here are 10 hands-on activities you can implement in seconds with just a set of cards. 
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10 Ways to Use Number Cards

  1. Writing Cards - use with a dry erase markers and students trace or track the numeral
  2. Ordering - let students order them in different ways (forward, backward, vertical, different starting positions)
  3. Missing Numbers - line some cards up, flip some and ask students which ones are missing
  4. Memory - print 2 sets and place face down, flip 2 to find a match
  5. Following Directions - place some cards down and ask students to follow your instructions - e.g. find 4, put 3 bears on number 6, find the number that comes after 7.
  6. Listen - clap a number and ask students to find the matching card
  7. Make a number line for display or an addition activity
  8. Difference - using the number line, put a sticky note on 2 numbers and ask students to tell you the difference, tell addition stories and hop on the number line
  9. Clues - tell clues and have students find and take the answer - e.g. I'm thinking of a number that is 2 more than 8.
  10. Create number patterns - make skip counting patterns - e.g count by 2s

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