Integer playing cards to use for a variety of card games, such as WAR, comparing integers, ordering integers, etc. Cards include integers -9 to 9 and the absolute value of integers -9 to 9. Zero is not included.

Directions for WAR:

1. Shuffle the deck and distribute the cards evenly between the two players.
2. At the same time, each player turns one card face up. 
3. The player with the highest card takes both cards and puts them in the bottom of his or her pile.
4. If the two cards are equal, turn another card face up. The player with the highest card takes all cards from that round.
5. Game ends when one person has ALL of the cards!

Directions for Comparing Integers:

1. Shuffle a deck of cards and distribute one card to each student.
2. Each student will find someone in the class to compare cards with. 
3. The student in each pair who has the card that is the GREATEST number wins and continues playing. The other student is out and returns to their desk.
4. Repeat until there is only one player remaining - this student is the winner!

Directions for Ordering Integers:

1. Shuffle a deck of cards and distribute one card to each student.
2. Split the students into two or more teams, example - boys and girls.
3. Within each team, students must arrange themselves in a line in order from least to greatest.
4. The group who finishes first with the least amount of mistakes wins!