K & 1st Grade Number Sense & Place Value Card Games

For all of these games, you will need two players and a deck of cards with all jokers, A, 10, J, Q, and K removed.

More and Less Battle Recommended for: Kindergarten

Split the deck in half, face-down between the two players. Each player flips one card. Tell

what number you have, then determine who has more. The player with the higher number gets both cards. Once you go through your whole stack, the player with the most cards wins.

More and Less Battle Recommended for: First Grade

Split the deck in half, face-down between the two players. Each player flips two cards to

make two-digit numbers. Tell what two-digit number you have, then determine who has more. For example, if you flip a 3 and a 7, you have 37. The player with the higher number gets all

4 cards. Practice using the terms “greater than” and “less than” when telling who has more.

Once you go through your whole stack, the player with the most cards wins.

Making 10 Recommended for: Kindergarten

Shuffle the deck and place the cards in a stack, face-down. Flip over one card. The first

player to tell how many more are needed to make 10 wins the card. For example, if a 6 is flipped, the first player to say “4” gets the

card. Once you go through the whole stack, the player with the most cards wins.

1 More & 1 Less Recommended for: First Grade

Shuffle the deck and place the cards in a stack, face-down. Flip over two cards to make a

two-digit number. For example, if you flip a 3 and a 7, you have 37. The first player to tell what is one more than the number shown gets the cards. For example, if 37 is showing, the first player to say “38” gets the cards. Once you go through your whole stack, the player

with the most cards wins. Then, play again but tell one less than the number shown.

Addition Battle Recommended for: Late Kinder and First Grade Split the deck in half, face-down between the two players. Each player flips one card. The

first player to add the cards together and say the correct sum gets the cards. For example, if a 3 and a 6 are flipped, the first player to say “9” gets both cards. Once you go through

your whole stack, the player with the most cards wins.

10 More & 10 Less Recommended for: First Grade

Shuffle the deck and place the cards in a stack, face-down. Flip over two cards to make a

two-digit number. For example, if you flip a 3 and a 7, you have 37. The first player to tell what is ten more than the number shown gets the cards. For example, if 37 is showing, the first player to say “47” gets the cards. Once you go through your whole stack, the player

with the most cards wins. Then, play again but tell ten less than the number shown.

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Dan has 3 boxes of jellybeans. If there are 9 jellybeans in each box, how many jellybeans does Dan have in all?

Equal Groups Repeated Addition

Array Number Line

Ms. Rogers has 8 cans of crayons in her classroom. There are 8 crayons in each can. How many crayons are there altogether?

  

 

 

 

Music and Math 

Tools for Using Music to Boost Your Child’s Math Skills 

Nicole Guimaraes, Music Director 

nicole_guimaraes@gwinnett.k12.ga.us 

 

Music and Math are connected in so many ways. In this packet, you will find a few 

ideas for incorporating music into math study. These are just a few of the 

countless cross-curricular connections that exist between these two subjects. 

Please note, all of these resources can be found on the music eClass page. If you 

ever have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out. I am happy to help! 

 

Number Rap

A fun way to gain fluency with numbers and counting. Choose any “beat” from YouTube, or use a drum track. I recommend searching for “instrumental” versions of songs. (Ex: “Rapper’s Delight, instrumental”) Practice with various number patterns. Make sure they are “with” the beat. This is great for gaining fluency and an excellent way to practice improvising. You can create 4 or 8 beat patterns and repeat them. Make it a game and count back and forth. Count by 2’s, 3’s, 4’s, etc. Practice various math problems with the beat, “2x2 is…” “4!” *Make sure you start with a speed that is comfortable for your child, depending on his/her age and skill level.

Rhythm Tree Another way to look at fractions.

This leads to music math problems with whole numbers…..

4 + 4 = 8 1 + 1 = 2

Now try these problems….

Now try these problems…

Music and Fractions An extension of the rhythm tree

https://youtu.be/2V9dPe5WXgs

Great video using call and response with rhythms.

♪ + ♪ = ♩ Eighth note + eighth note = quarter note

½ + ½ = 1

Therefore...

Because…

½ + ½ + 1 = 2

♩ ¼ + ¼ + ¼ + ¼ = 1

Therefore…

Because…

¼ + ¼ + ¼ + ¼ + 1 = 2

Another way to think of it….

“Rhythm Pizza”

All of these resources and more can be found on Mrs. Guimaraes’ music eClass page!

Area Model Think: A= L x W

Area = L x W of a square or rectangle

Decompose- Pull apart

Partial Product

Standard Algorithm