Double the Doubles

Two or more people take turns picking up two cards at a time and adding them. The person who gets the higher total collects the cards. Keep going till one person loses all their cards.

PURPOSE

This activity ensures the learners are able to compute their basic math facts automatically.

• Step 1

  Deal all the number cards from a playing cards deck equally among all players. If the learner wants to include the other cards (e.g., WILD, Jacks etc.), then assign each of them a number value.

• Step 2

  Then, hand out the cards to each player, facing down. Each player takes turn placing two cards, facing up, in front of them.

• Step 3

  Next, add the numbers on the cards (e.g.: if they get 3 and 2, then their answer is 5). Tell everyone the answer. The player with the highest answer adds everyone’s cards to the bottom of their pile.

• Step 4

  The player that runs out of cards is out of the game and the player with the most cards wins.

• Fun Twist

  If the player gets the same number in both cards, they can DOUBLE their answer! (e.g.: if they get 3 and 3, add them and get 6 and then double this to get 12 as the final answer!)

• Additional Exercise

  Play this game with subtraction or multiplication too!

• Simplified Exercise

  Ask the learner to make their own number cards. About 30-40, with any number they wish to have.

• For a longer project where the learner can create their own math games, please refer to Math Cards here: Link