One more maths game using playing cards

Joker mania

♠ = multiply that card by 3

♥ = multiply that card by 4

♣ = multiply that card by 5

♦ = multiply that card by 6

Joker = Say the whole times table of the card you picked up with the Joker.

Examples:

You pick up the 7♠ and the 6 ♦

(sum = 7 x 3 + 6 x 6 = 21 + 36 = 57)

If you pick up the K♥ and the joker – you have to say your 4 times table

As you get to know your tables change the values around e.g.

♠ = multiply that card by 7

♥ = multiply that card by 8

♣ = multiply that card by 9

♦ = multiply that card by 10

You can make up your own rules at this point – try to think of something to help you learn your 11 and 12 times tables!

© Carolyn Davison

Yet another maths game using playing cards

Adding Fish

2 players

Items needed:

1 pack of playing cards

Each player gets 7 cards each – the remainder are left in the middle of the table.

The object of the game is slightly different to traditional rules – instead of having the most cards for this version it’s the person with the highest total after adding all the card values up.

Some variation could be:

A ♠ = 20 points

Q ♥ = 8 points

K ♣ = 10 points

J ♦ = 5 points

Make up your own point scoring system and have fun!

You could use the same rules for the game of pairs!

© Carolyn Davison

Another Maths Game

2 players

Items needed to play:

2 packs playing cards (each with a different colour back)

1 dice (6 – sided)

Take 2 packs of playing cards and remove the K, Q, J, and As from them.

Shuffle the K Q J As (both packs together) and put in a separate pile – now shuffle the other cards but only in their own colour – e.g. all the blue back cards together and all the red back cards together) and put them in 2 separate piles. Now each player takes it in turns to pick up one blue card and one red one. After they’ve picked it up the other player rolls the dice to determine what happens:

1-2 = Add them together

3-4 = Double them and add together

5-6 = Pick up a card from the KQJA pile and follow the instructions below:

K ♠ ♣ = Add the numbers together and double the answer

Q ♠ ♣ = Multiply the smaller number by 5 then add (if both numbers are the same – multiply both by 5 then add together)

J ♠ ♣ = Subtract them                                             

A ♠ ♣ = Add 4 zeros to the end of both numbers and add

K ♥ ♦ = If the answer is even divide by 2 – if it’s odd, add 19
Q ♥ ♦ = Take the larger number and subtract 3 then add together. If both numbers are 2 then miss a go
J ♥ ♦ = multiply both numbers by 10 then subtract them
A ♥ ♦ = Add enough zeros to make up to the nearest million

 © Carolyn Davison

Maths Game using Playing Cards

This is a game I made up to teach my youngest son some maths principles. using basic playing cards

K = 13            Q = 12  J = 11 A = 1

♥ = add zero to both numbers

♠ = Multiply answer by 5

♣ = subtract instead of add

♦ = Double the numbers

♥ & ♥ = Add 2 zeros to both numbers e.g. 10 ♥ + J ♥ = 1000 + 1100

♥ & ♦ = Add 1 zero to each number then double them e.g. 5 ♥ + 10 ♦ 100 (50 x 2) + 200                 (100 x 2)

♥ & ♠ = Add a zero to each number, add them together and then multiply the answer by 5

♥ & ♣ = Add a zero to the numbers and take away e.g. 4 ♥ + K ♣ = 40 – 130 (can it be done? Play about moving the numbers around to see what works!

♠ & ♠ = Just multiply the answer by 5

♠ & ♦ = Double the numbers and multiply the answer by 5

♦ & ♦ = Double both numbers and double the answer too!

If you have 2 A’s together add 2 zeros and follow the other rules

e.g. A ♥ & A ♦ = 1,000 (don’t forget to add the zero as there’s a heart) + 1,000 – now double them both and add them together – 2,000 + 2,000 = 4,000

Can you make up new rules? Play around and have fun!

© Carolyn Davison

Any Parent who is sending their child to school this week

Just had a thought for all you parents whose littlies (or biggies) are going back to school this week.

Spare a thought for the teachers - they have 30 or so littlies (or biggies) of the same age, in a classroom, they didn't give birth to that many all in one go - YOU didn't give birth to that many in one go! Those poor teachers have no means of disciplining the rabble, they are criticised by the government, they are criticised by some parents, they work with a limited/narrow curriculum, are expected to teach children the social skills parents should be teaching them, they have to wipe noses, clean up unimaginable stuff, (in the younger classes), deal with fights and squabbles etc! They have to deal with this 190 or so days from 09:00-15:00 (ish)

 YOU have you kids for 140 (or so days)! 

I was thinking of going in for teaching NO THANKS - after parenting, this must be the second hardest job... Although I am a home educator - I lift my hat up to all teachers starting back this week!

Questions I was asked when I first started home educating

Was thinking today about the questions people used to ask me (or the statements the would make), when I started home educating! (Been HEing since June 2000). Here are some of the things I was asked and the response I would have loved to say, but was too polite...

Q1 - (after the initial shock of hearing I HE) Is it legal?
A - No, not really, my husband and I felt like breaking the law

Q2 - But what about socialisation?
A - Well after we take them out of the cupboard they are allowed to mix with other kids

Q3 - But they won't learn to live in the real world...
A - Where in the 'real' world is one incarcerated in a room with their peers. When you go for a job, one isn't placed with all 18 year olds (or whatever age).
At least outside of school we visited real libraries, used real money to pay for things, cooked using real weights etc. 

Q4 - They are being isolated
A - Isolated from what? Bullying, swearing, blasphemy, riot control in the classroom etc - Praise the Lord they didn't go to school!