School Friendly Playing Cards – Jumbo Size by Paul Swan are oversized educational playing cards designed to make number-based games accessible and engaging for young learners. Unlike traditional playing cards, the deck contains numbers from 0 to 13 without picture cards or traditional suits, using four distinct categories featuring familiar shapes instead. The jumbo format makes the cards easy to see, hold and manipulate during individual, paired and group activities. Suitable for children aged 4 years and over, the cards can be used for number recognition, counting, sequencing, sorting, arithmetic, memory games and pattern activities across a range of classroom maths experiences.
Applications and Use
• Develop number recognition and familiarity with numbers from 0 to 13.
• Practise counting, ordering and sequencing through hands-on card activities.
• Explore addition and subtraction by combining cards to create selected sums or differences.
• Sort and classify cards according to number or category to investigate patterns and relationships.
• Use for familiar card games such as Snap, Go Fish and Concentration.
• Develop memory and concentration through matching and recall activities.
• Incorporate into individual practice, maths rotations, paired activities and small-group games.
Features
• Jumbo-sized cards provide clear visibility and are easy for young children to handle.
• Numbers range from 0 to 13 for a variety of early numeracy activities.
• No traditional picture cards or suits, keeping the focus on numbers and mathematical activities.
• Four distinct categories use familiar shapes to provide additional sorting and matching opportunities.
• Supports a wide variety of number, memory, sequencing and pattern activities.
• Suitable for both structured learning activities and educational card games.
• Designed by Paul Swan for classroom learning.
Specifications
• Includes: 1 deck
• Number Range: 0–13
• Format: Jumbo-sized playing cards
• Recommended Age: 4+ years
• Recommended Use: Number recognition, counting, sequencing, sorting, addition, subtraction, patterns and memory games
