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8 9 10 11

4 5 6 7

Sequencing 1Shuffle the cards and place in a pile with the numbers facing down.Order the cards from 0 to 11.How fast can you do this?Time yourself.Who can do it the fastest?!

Rolling AdditionShuffle the cards and place in a pile with the numbers facing down.Place one card face up.Next to the card place another card face up. Add the two numbers together.Keep adding to the second pile and continue adding the numbers together. What is your total?

MultiplicationShuffle the cards and place in a pile with the numbers facing down.Write a number on a piece of paper.Place one card face up next to the number. Multiply the two numbers together. Keep doing this until you have gone through the whole pile.Change the number on the paper and start again.

Subtraction 1Shuffle the cards and place in a pile with the numbers facing down.Write a 2, 3 or 4 digit number on a piece of paper.Place one card face up next to the number. Subtract that number from the number on the paper. Keep doing this until you have gone through the whole pile.Change the number on the paper and start again.

Sequencing 2Shuffle the cards and place in a pile with the numbers facing down.Order the cards from 11 to 0.How fast can you do this?Time yourself.Who can do it the fastest?

Sequencing 3Shuffle the cards and place in a pile with the numbers facing down.Order the cards in two rows. One row even numbers, one row odd numbersHow fast can you do this?Time yourself.Who can do it the fastest?

2 Digit NumbersSpread the cards out (numbers showing).Create a 2 digit numbers using the following criteria:• Smaller than 20, or• Between 10 and 50, or• Larger than 50, etc.Make up your own criteria to follow.

3 Digit NumbersSpread the cards out (numbers showing).Create a 3 digit numbers using the following criteria:• Smaller than 200, or• Between 300 and 350, or• Larger than 500, etc.Make up your own criteria to follow.

4 Digit NumbersSpread the cards out (numbers showing).Create a 4 digit numbers using the following criteria:• Smaller than 10,000, or• Between 5,000 and 7,000,

or• Larger than 999, etc.Make up your own criteria to follow.

What’s my number?Spread the cards out (numbers showing).Player 1 creates a number using the cards without showing the player 2. Using the clues of the remaining numbers and asking questions, player 2 guesses what the hidden number is.You can extend this activity by removing the remaining cards from view and limiting the number of questions.

DoublesShuffle the cards and place in a pile with the numbers facing down.Turn the top card over and double the number. Continue to double the total. How many times can you double the original number?Turn the next card over and repeat. Go through the whole pack of number cards.Can you keep a running total?

Subtraction 2Shuffle the cards and place in a pile with the numbers facing down.Take the top 2 cards to create a 2 digit number.Subtract:• 10, or• 9, or• 7, etc.You can extend by using 3 or 4 (or more) digit numbers.

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Sequencing 1 Example

Sequencing 2 Example

Sequencing 3 Example

Rolling Addition Example

Multiplication Example

Subtraction 1 Example

2 Digit Numbers Example

Smaller than 20

Between 10 and 50

Larger than 50

3 Digit Numbers Example

Smaller than 200

Between 300 and 350

Larger than 500

4 Digit Numbers

Smaller than 10,000

Between 5,000 and 7,000

Larger than 999

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9 67

47 92

65 93

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What’s my number? Example

Doubles Example

Subtraction 2 Example

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Number: 816

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