Last year I posted about ways we were reusing my Uno cards in my first grade class. When I moved to second grade this year, my cards came with me.
We've been using the cards in one of our centers with addition and subtraction. I like using the Uno cards rather than regular cards because the numerals are large on the cards and I can easily make two-digit and three-digit numbers.
The game we've been playing - draw two cards and make a two-digit number; draw two more cards to make another two-digit number. Add the numbers together.
Other ideas:
- Create a three-digit number. Tell how many hundreds, tens, and ones.
- Draw two cards for a two-digit number. Figure out what to add to get to 100. (We'll do this in the center this week.)
- Create 2 two- or three-digit numbers and compare (greater, less).
- Create two- or three-digit number. Tell what is 10 more, 10 less, 100 more, 100 less than the number.
- Give two kids a group of cards. Each student will turn over two cards and create a number. The greater number gets the cards.
Sometimes my kids just like to draw cards, create numbers, and write them on a dry erase board.
What games do you like to play with cards?
