The children in Kohavim have been using playing cards! Children have counted the shapes on individual cards, placed the cards in number order, and matched cards with the same numeral. They have also been playing games such as "Go Fish" or a game some people refer to as "War," where they determine which player has the card with the highest or lowest numeral. Some of the wonderful math opportunities playing cards provide for young children are to count, compare, and think about sequence. When engaging in card games, the children are also following a set of rules and developing good sportsmanship. When Brett noticed Zack had a large pile of cards he had won during a game he exclaimed that Zack was really good at these games. Zack then explained to Brett, that in the game of "war" you aren't good or bad, it just depends on the cards that you are dealt. You might want to get out the playing cards at home and explore them with your children!
Mia learned to play Uno in Kohavim and now we have about 6 different Uno sets. I actually just packed them for a trip to my sister's since we haven't played in a while. She learned so much about competition, sportsmanship, strategy, etc. I almost grabbed the playing cards but couldn't think of any games we would play. But Go Fish and War (what do you guys call it in class?) are perfect. I'll see if my sister has a deck for tomorrow. As kids get older (we do it with 3rd graders), you can play addition or multiplication (or subtraction or division) war too. Each player flips 2 cards and has to find the sum/product/difference/quotient. Whoever has a higher one gets the cards!
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