LEARNING FUN

If your students like playing “War” card games, they’ll love TOP TRUMP CATS! You’ll love it too, because with each card drawn students find the fractional parts of two numbers and compare those numbers to a third number—lots of math facts practice in the 45 card deck! Students each take a card. Player 1 compares the 3 numbers (1 known and 2 unknown) on their card, and calls out the color name of the greatest value. Other players check the value of that color on their card. The player with the gr

inally, a fun way to reinforce the vocabulary of mathematics! This familiar activity will have students actively thinking about and discussing the language of fractions, decimals and percentages. Because students only have to recognize the word matching the definition, not generate it, it is ideal for discussing both new and familiar terms. 30 game cards are included in each set to allow for whole class participation. The special calling cards, featuring fold over flaps to hide the answers, als