Below is the December game Addition or Multiplication Quick Draw. You can play with kindergarten through 5th grade students. Addition Quick Draw can be played with a student at any grade level. Multiplication Quick Draw would best be played with a student in grades 3rd-5th. You do not need the mat to play the game, just a set of playing cards or Uno cards.
Directions for Addition Quick
Addition Game for 2 players
Need:
Pack of playing cards with the picture cards removed. Aces are valued at 1.
Getting Ready:
Deal out all of the cards face down to the two players.
How to Play:
One player calls, “Draw” and both players turn over their top card and place it face up in the center.
The players add the two numbers that are showing and the first player to say the sum (total) out loud wins the two cards.
After all cards have been used, the players count the number of cards that they have won. The winner is the person who has the most cards.
Multiplication Quick Draw
Multiplication Game for 2 Players
Need:
Pack of playing cards with the picture cards removed. Aces are valued at 1.
Getting Ready:
Deal out all of the cards face down to the two players.
How to Play:
One player calls, “Draw” and both players turn over their top card and place it face up in the center.
The players multiply the two numbers that are showing and the first player to say the product (answer) out loud wins the two cards.
After all cards have been used, the players count the number of cards that they have won. The winner is the person who has the most cards.
