Purpose:
To help your child to recall their addition facts to 20.
What you need:
- Number cards 0 – 10. (PDF, 35KB).
- You can print these on to card or you can use playing cards (Jack=0).
- Paper and pencil to keep score.
What to do:
Make a set of number cards for each player.
Each player holds all their cards in a pile in one hand.
The players sit opposite each other.
Each person turns over a card and places it on the table.
The first person to correctly add the two numbers together wins a point.
The cards then go back at the bottom of the player’s pile.
Players shuffle their pack throughout the game.
What to expect your child to do:
To instantly recall the addition facts up to 20.
Variations:
The cards can also be used in the same way for multiplying.
He Kupu Māori:
| cards | kāri |
| total | tapeke |
| add | tāpiri |
He Whakawhitinga Kōrero:
- Anei ō kāri. (Here are your cards.)
- He aha te tapeke? (Whats the total?)
- Ko te tekau mā toru te tapeke. (13 is the total)
- Tāpirihia ngā tau. (Add the numbers.)
- Ehara tēnā i te tapeke, ko te tekau mā rima kē! (Thats not the total, its 15!)
Download a file of this activity:
PDF (268KB)