Playing Card Activities provides a practical collection of hands-on maths activities that use everyday playing cards to explore and reinforce key numeracy concepts. The set includes 50 double-sided activity cards, with each activity providing a learning objective, required resources and step-by-step procedure. Visual representations on the reverse support student understanding and self-assessment. Covering counting, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, equivalence, number bonds, probability and skip counting, the activities offer teachers a structured way to incorporate familiar playing cards into individual, paired and small-group maths learning for children aged 5 years and over.
Applications and Use
• Practise counting, number recognition and skip counting using playing cards.
• Develop addition, subtraction, multiplication and division skills through structured activities.
• Explore number bonds, equivalence and relationships between numbers.
• Investigate introductory probability concepts through card-based activities.
• Use visual representations on the reverse of the cards to support understanding and self-assessment.
• Set up numeracy rotations using different activity cards to target specific maths concepts.
• Use for individual practice, partner activities, small-group learning or targeted numeracy support.
Features
• Includes 50 double-sided activity cards covering a broad range of numeracy concepts.
• Each activity provides a clearly defined learning objective, required resources and detailed procedure.
• Reverse sides include visual representations to reinforce mathematical understanding.
• Uses familiar playing cards as a practical manipulative for hands-on maths learning.
• Bright photography and clear layouts make activities easy to follow.
• Provides structured activities for mental arithmetic, number patterns and mathematical operations.
• Includes a contents checklist card for easy reference and organisation.
Specifications
• Set Includes: 50 double-sided activity cards plus 1 contents checklist card
• Topics Covered: Counting, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, equivalence, number bonds, probability and skip counting
• Activity Format: Learning objective, required resources and procedure with visual representations on the reverse
• Recommended Age: 5+ years
• Recommended Use: Numeracy rotations, mental arithmetic, number operations, probability, individual practice and small-group maths activities.
