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Hello, I'm Anna!

Welcome to The Measured Mom. I'm so glad you're here!

I'm a former teacher (M.Ed.) now raising my six kids at home.

I support teachers and parents with hands-on lessons, printables, and other thoughtful teaching resources.

I love creating engaging math and literacy resources that save you time and energy.

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Coin Recognition Game for PK-1

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We're doing letter C activities at our house, and I like to include a set of themed math with each letter. For letter C, we're learning about coins. While I don't teach my preschoolers how to figure out the value of coins, I do want my kids to be familiar with them and start to learn their names.

I created this fun and simple game to teach the names of coins. It works well for older preschoolers, kindergartners, and kids in first grade.
(This post contains affiliate links. Click here to see my full disclosure policy.) You will need

a game board (get it in the download at the end of this post)

playing cards (also in the download)

coins (we used a whole sleeve each of quarters, nickels, dimes, and pennies - but you won't need quite that much)

a die

playing pieces

Teach the names of coins with this fun game!
How to play
1. Give each player 5 quarters, 5 dimes, 5 nickels, and 5 pennies. Have your child count out the coins for each player if he's up for it.

2. Take turns rolling the die and moving around the gameboard.

If you land on a coin, you get ONE of that coin from the bowl of coins.

If you land on a colored space, draw a card from the pile.

These are the cards. Depending on what you draw, you will either buy something and pay out of your own coins into the coin bowl, or get coins from the bowl as a gift.

If you do not have enough coins to pay for something, just pay what you are able to (if it calls for five pennies and you only have three, just pay three).

3. Keep playing until all players have reached the piggy bank.

4. At the end of the game, each player counts up his coins. Whoever has the most coins, wins. If you'd like, add up the value of the coins to determine the winner. This will be something a grown up will have to do unless older children are playing the game.

This game was a HUGE hit with my daughter, who is just finishing first grade. She wanted to play it countless times throughout the day. Even though she knows the names of coins pretty well, this gave her additional practice. At the end of the game, she enjoyed finding the value of her winnings with my help.

When she played with her brother, who has not yet started kindergarten, they added up the number of coins to determine the winner.

A tip: When printing, print pages 1-2 back to back. Then you will have the instructions on the back of the game. I like to print my games on cardstock and laminate for durability.

Have fun!
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Welcome to the Math Salamanders Kindergarten Counting Games.

Here you will find a wide range of free printable Math Games to help your child learn to count on and back, and also to help them learn their Math facts at kindergarten level.

Kindergarten Math Learning

At a Kindergarten age, children love to play and explore Math with fun Math activities and games. Children will enjoy completing these Math games and worksheets whilst learning at the same time.

During Kindergarten, children have already started to develop their understanding of numbers and place value. By the end of Kindergarten, most children should be able to count, read and write up to the number 25, and compare numbers up to 10.

They are also starting to learn the names of some of the basic shapes, comparing the length and weight of different objects and learning to sort and classify them.

The free printable Kindergarten Math Games, and other Math activies will help your child to achieve their Elementary Math benchmark set out by Achieve, Inc.

In the UK, Kindergarten is equivalent to Year 1.

Kindergarten Counting Games

Using games is a great way to learn Math facts and develop mental calculation skills in a fun and easy way.

Children will pick up a whole range of skills through playing games naturally and informally.

Encouraging your child to play math games and puzzles like sodoku and chess will also help develop their logical reasoning.

Using these math games below will help your child to develop their Math fact skills as well as their strategic thinking and memory skills.

Have fun using these free Kindergarten Counting Games...we hope you enjoy them!

Catch the Stars 1-6

Catch the Stars is a set of Math fact games which uses dice rolls to make different numbers.

The aim of the game is to use the numbers on the dice to catch as many stars as possible.

For this game you will need one die, and some counters.

Catch the Stars 1-6

Grade: from pre-Kindergarten
Number of players: 2-3.
Learning skills: matching the number on the die with the number on the board.

Get the Picture Game #1

Get the Picture Game #1 is a simple matching game where you have to match the number of spots on a dice to a number from 1 to 6.

The aim of the game is to be the first person to complete your picture by collecting all the animals and objects that go with it. For this game you will need one dice and some counters.

Get the Picture Game #1

Grade: from pre-Kindergarten
Number of players: 2+.
Learning skills: matching the number on the die with the number on the board.

Get the Picture Game #2

Get the Picture Game #2 is a similar but slightly trickier version of Game #1. The numbers on two dice are added up, and the total has to be matched to a grouped interval on the board.

The aim of the game is to be the first person to complete your picture by collecting all the animals and objects that go with it. For this game you will need two dice and some counters.

Get the Picture Game #2

Grade: Kindergarten and up
Number of players: 2+.
Learning skills: adding the roll on 2 dice together; matching the number on the die with a grouped interval on the board.

Salamander Fish Out Game

Salamander Fish Out is a simple environmental game which involves removing a certain number of 'fish' from the lake on each turn.

The aim of the game is to avoid being the player who fishes out the last fish (so destroying the future fish stock for the lake).

Although this game is suitable from the age of kindergarten, it is very good at developing strategic thinking skills in older children.

Salamander Fish Out Game

Grade: Grade: Kindergarten and up
Number of players: 2
Learning: Counting to 5, strategic thinking.

Pit of Doom 0 to 25

The Pit of Doom is a counting game for helping children familiarize themselves with numbers from 0 to 25.

The game should also help them understand about counting on and especially counting back.

Pit of Doom 0 to 25

Grade: Grade: Kindergarten and up
Number of players: 2
Learning: numbers to 25, counting on and back.

Race to the Moon

Race to the Moon is a Math game which develops addition and subtraction of numbers up to a total of 10.

The aim of the game is to complete an unbroken path of counters from the Earth to the Moon by working out the sums.

For this game you will need some counters.

Race to the Moon - Addition to 10

Grade: Grade: Kindergarten +
Number of players: 2.
Learning skills: - adding numbers to 10; strategy.

Race to the Moon - Subtraction to 10

Grade: Grade: Kindergarten +
Number of players: 2.
Learning skills: - subtracting numbers to 10; strategy.

Race to the Moon - Adding & Subtracting to 10

Grade: Grade: Kindergarten +
Number of players: 2.
Learning skills: - adding and subtracting numbers to 10; strategy.

Trap the Spiders

Trap the Spiders is a kindergarten counting game which involves trying to catch as many spiders as you can.

The aim of the game is to be the player who catches the most spiders.

You will need a dice to play this game.

Trap the Spiders

Grade: Kindergarten and upwards
Number of players: 1-4
Learning skills: counting the number of spots on a dice, counting the number of spiders trapped.

Race to 100

Race to 100 is a snakes-and-ladders type game where you have to move along the board from 1 to 100.

There are lots of special squares which may mean you get a penalty or a bonus depending on the color you land on.

Race to 100

Grade: Kindergarten and upwards
Number of players: 1-4
Learning skills: Counting up to 100, counting on and back up to 5 squares, learning how to use a 100 square.

Looking for some harder games?

If you are looking for some more challenging math games for kids, then why not try our selection of free math games for first graders?

More Recommended Math Worksheets

Take a look at some more of our worksheets similar to these.

Kindergarten Counting Objects Worksheets

Here you will find our range of free printable Kindergarten Counting Worksheets.

The following worksheets involve using the basic skill of counting with numbers up to 25.

Using these sheets will help your child to:

count sets of objects up to 25;

match numbers of objects with their values.

All the free Math Worksheets in this section are informed by the Elementary Math Benchmarks for Kindergarten.

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Today I'm sharing a fun math game for kids ages 4-6 - Race to 20!
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Race to 20

We've been doing a lot of math with unifix cubes lately, and this seemed like a fun one to add to the mix. I think Race to 20 is a popular math game for three reasons. It's simple to set up, it's simple to play, and it provides a lot of skill practice. My goal with Race to 20 was to help my Four visualize groups of ten, give him practice counting small groups, teach him how to add on from 10, and give him practice comparing numbers.

First I printed this game board (get it in the download at the end of the post). Then I got out a die and unifix cubes, and we sat down at the table.

Our goal was to be the first to get to 20 blocks in two towers of ten. We took turns rolling the die so that we would know how many blocks to add to our towers.

We built towers beginning at the bottom and going up. When a tower reached ten, we had to start again with the second tower.

We paused often to count how many blocks were in our towers and to see who was ahead (great practice comparing sets!). When he had a full tower of ten, my Four would try to count all his blocks beginning at the number one. But he learned to count on from ten when I prompted him. "We don't have to start with 1. You know you already have a tower of ten blocks... now add on. Eleven, twelve, thirteen."

This was a simple game with very little prep - with a lot of basic skills practice!

Here's a simpler version of the game. I recommend labeling a blank die or wooden cube with the numbers 1,2,3,1,2 and 3.

And here's a slightly more challenging one.

This is a great partner game for learning centers or something for your child to play at home with a parent or sibling. Will you try it?

CHECK OUT OUR POPULAR NO-PREP GAMES FOR K-2!

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Kidscount1234.com - Shari Sloane - Educational Consultant

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Kidscount1234.com - Shari Sloane - Educational Consultant provides books, art, curriculum resources and ideas for kindergarten teachers.

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Target Number goes in the blank box. Each player gets a different color marker or crayon and shades in two squares to total the target number on his/her turn. Next player does the same. Play continues until the target number cannot be made. Winner is player with the most colored squares.

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Modify the rules to so that you are looking for specific number combinations. This example is combinations of 10, but you can make 5 by using only card 1-5; make 8 using cards 1-8, etc.

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When your kids are learning basic addition skills, you look for all kinds of ways to make learning math fun. We've found math card games to be a great way to practice addition and have fun at the same time. Tens Go Fish is a mathematical version of the classic card game-you guessed it- Go Fish!

Tens Go Fish is very easy to learn, especially if your kids are already familiar with Go Fish. It is also perfect as a beginning math card game for kids who aren't used to having to perform calculations while they play games! After you read the basic instructions below be sure to try out the variations I've suggested, too! If you would like written instructions, fill out the form at the end of the post.

What You Need

One deck of cards. Remove all the face cards and the number 10 cards. You will be left with four cards each of numbers 1-9.

Two or more enthusiastic players!

How to Play Tens Go Fish

Deal each player five cards. Place the stack of remaining cards face down in the middle of the table. This is the "Go Fish" pile.

Before beginning game play look for pairs of cards in your hand with a sum of 10. Place all pairs with a sum of 10 face up on the table in front of you. Draw from the Go Fish pile to replace the cards so you still have five cards in your hand. For example if you have a hand with 2-2-3-8-7, place 2-8 and 3-7 on the table and draw four more cards.

To begin, as in traditional Go Fish, players take turns asking each other for their desired card. However, instead of seeking out pairs of the same card, players want pairs to make the sum of 10. For example, if I hold a 5, 3, 2, 4, 9, I might ask for a 5 so I can "make 10."

If a player gets the card he asked for, he puts the pair down on the table and picks a new card from the deck. If he does not get the card he asked for, the player must "Go Fish" and pick a new card from the deck. If the new card from the deck makes 10 with a card in the player's hand, he or she puts the pair of cards down, and gets another turn. If he still does not get the card he wanted, play passes to the next player.

If a player runs out of cards, he picks two new cards. A player's turn is over when he can no longer make 10.

The game is over when there are no more cards, or no more pairs can be made.

Variations

Once you and the kids have gotten the hang of how to play Tens Go Fish, you will enjoy changing things up a bit to keep the game interesting.

Add in four face cards, such as the four kings. Designate these four face cards as "wild cards," which when drawn can be any value the holder of the card decides to give it.

You can also add back in the number 10 cards. Players can place a single 10 card down instead of a pair.

For extra math practice, have players write down the equations of each pair combinations they make.
More fun math card games my kids love:
We LOVE this book:

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Kids can practice their addition and math skills with this fun and easy math game that is a variation on the "Go Fish" card game.

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A card game for individuals, 2 or 3 people. Adaptable by choosing the cards used. I recommend starting with cards A-5 and make 5, then using A-10 to make 10. You can also change the target sum to other numbers such as 13. You can change rules from using two cards to make the sum to as many cards as you need.

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What kid doesn't love to play games? Any time you can turn math practice into a fun, engaging and competitive game is a win! Especially when all you need to play that game is a regular deck of playing cards ! 🙂 This math card game to make ten is fun and simple!

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I read about this game recently in the book Games for Math by Peggy Kaye. This book includes dozens of games to play to make learning math in grades K-3 fun!

The game I'm sharing today is called Pyramid, and helps reinforce addition skills, and learning the number bonds of ten. I think knowing how to "make ten" is an especially important skill for early learners, because it is a helpful strategy to use when adding larger numbers, estimating, counting change and more.

Pyramid is a solitaire style game, but can be played by more than one player by keeping score in each "round." It reminds me of those little pyramid games on the table at Cracker Barrel where you have to try and remove all but one pin. (Although there is no jumping involved. Just trying to get rid of as many of the cards as you can).

I decided to play this with my daughter recently (age 6) when she wanted to have some "me and Mommy" time. I didn't say anything about doing math or schoolwork, just said, "How about playing a card game I just learned? It sounds fun!"

Well, she agreed, and we did have a lot of fun! So much so in fact, that after playing (and winning) she said,

"Mommy, do you think we can play this game for school next year? Because that's like some super good math!"

HA! I LOVE it! "Why yes, dear. I think we probably can play this for school next year."

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To Set Up Pyramid: A Math Card Game to Make Ten

First, remove all face cards (except Ace, which will represent the number one) and jokers from your deck of cards and shuffle well. Then arrange your cards into a Pyramid with 6 rows, as shown below, with each row slightly overlapping the previous row.

Place remaining cards in a deck, face down, off to the side.

To Play Pyramid:

The goal is to remove cards in the pyramid by "making ten" with two cards. (Or removing a ten card, as it is already equal to ten). However, you can only remove cards that are completely uncovered. Therefore, at the start of the game, you can only use the bottom row of the pyramid to make ten.

So for example, in the game shown above, I was able to remove a nine and an ace to make ten.

There were actually two nines and two aces in the bottom row, so I did this twice.

Then, I was able to remove the ten in the next row, because it had been completely uncovered.

At this point, all that was available was an ace, a two and a seven. No two cards remaining could make ten, but the game is not over! Remember the deck of cards off to the side? These can be drawn from to try and find a needed card. So when there is no other option in your pyramid, draw a card from the deck.

Continue to draw until you can make another ten. Remove those cards, and continue to play in the same way. If you make it through the entire deck, you can flip them over and begin drawing again.

The game is over when you can no longer remove cards from your pyramid.

To Win the Game:

Once you are stuck and can no longer remove any more cards, add all the remaining cards to determine your score. The person with the smallest number wins!

In the game shown above, I played until I got to this point:

I could do nothing else, because I needed a seven to make ten, but the only remaining seven was further up in my pyramid. Therefore, my score was 33. (This is not very good, in case you were wondering!). My daughter, however, was able to remove all but one card in her pyramid and ended up with a score of 7.

She even noticed at the start of my round that no matter what, she was going to win! Why? Well, as you can see in the pictures, the very top card in my pyramid is 8. So even if I had been able to remove all but one, she still would have won. 😉 She's a clever one!

I look forward to playing this with both she and her brother, and maybe playing multiple rounds to find a winner!

While playing, ask questions like, "What number do you need with six (or whatever card is open) to make ten?" or "What number and ten makes ten?" or "How many different ways can you make ten with the available cards right now?"

Have a younger one? To make sure this is fun and not discouraging, you might consider giving an "equation sheet" with all the possible ways to make ten for little ones to use when playing. It will still help them learn and recognize the number bonds, while having fun playing the game!
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Have fun and go practice some "super good math!" 🙂

Love this game? Want even MORE fun card games that teach your kids important math skills? Check out this post of the 20 BEST math card games!

And if you're looking for more ways to help your kids learn to make ten, try some of these:

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Do you love playing math games in your classroom as much as I do?! I teach 90% of my math instruction in small groups, so games are a must! I think math games are one of the easiest ways to differentiate instruction within our math block, while making sure students are having fun, engaged, and working with hands-on manipulatives.

In my classroom, one of our favorite games to play is Top It from the Everyday Mathematics program. My kids love it! We change the rules throughout the year so that the game becomes increasingly more challenging for my kiddos.

Top It is a two player game. Essentially, it is the game of "war" that you played as a kid with playing cards! To play, you need at least two copies of single digit number cards. Players put all cards face down in a pile. They flip over the cards and the player with the greatest value, sum, or difference (depending on the rules) wins all the cards from that hand. (The kids can use a dry erase board if they need a space to show their work.) Players continue until all the cards in the deck have been collected. The player with the most cards wins the entire game! Then, students repeat and play again!

Today, I'm sharing 7 different ways for your students to play Top It!

This version is perfect for kindergarten students who are learning how to identify and understand the value of numbers 0-9. The player with the greatest number wins both cards for his/her pile! 🙂

This version involves not only comparing numbers but place value understanding, too. Each student flips over two cards. Players make the greatest number possible with their two cards. The player with the greatest two digit number wins all four cards for his/her pile!

Play this version the same way as the previous game, except with three digits! Students will practice placing numbers into the hundreds, tens, and ones place to make the greatest three digit number. The player with the greatest number wins all six cards for his/her pile!

For this version, each play flips over two cards. Players add their cards together. The player with the highest sum wins all four cards. Repeat, and play again!

For subtraction top it, students should subtract the smaller number from the larger number. The player with the greatest difference wins!

Students will flip over three cards and add them together. The greatest sum wins that round and gets all 6 cards to add to his/her pile! Repeat until all the cards are used.

This version is great for the end of first grade and second/third graders. Students flip over four cards and create 2 two-digit numbers that they will add together. The player with the greatest sum wins all eight cards for his or her pile.

You can click HERE to download the following number cards

for your Top It games! You can also click on any of the pictures below.

These cards would also be great to use for small group math work and whole class lessons.

Math games are an easy way to differentiate within your classroom - and they're FUN! 🙂

I hope you and your students have fun with all of these variations of Top It!

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Differentiate Your Math Games: 7 Ways To Play Top It w/ a Freebie! - Miss DeCarbo

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Last year, just around Christmas time, I posted about my family's love of card games and how I love using cards for teaching math skills in kindergarten. I was able to suggest some great games that are especially appropriate for younger learners and that have been given the McGuire Boys' card game stamp of approval.

If you missed it, go ahead and click HERE or the picture above to check out some of our favorites and some great resources.

Well, since then, we've spent several days on a river boat this summer and acquired a new love for Texas Hold 'em (thanks a ton for the tutelage Cousin Bruce) and Aunt Val sent the boys poker chips for Christmas (I'm sensing a pattern here). Those card playing genes just keep plugging along.

Now I'm not really an advocate for elementary poker games, but I was able to pick up another new game (No gambling involved-I promise!) that you might want to add to your own list a 'good ones.

Thanks to Uncle Scott and a recent visit from the cousins, I'm '99' has made it to our 'approved' list. Now some of you may already know this one, but remember, I'm not one of those kids that grew up in a house playing cards, so it was a new one to me, and I figured, it might be new to a few of you, too.

Now any good card game in our family has to have two very important elements. The number one element, it has to be appropriate for kids from 4-104 years old. No one wants to miss a great game of cards or be left out. Papa just turned 80 years old, and he's the one who taught MaGill to play 'Garbage' and 'Golf' at 3 years old for goodness sakes. It has to be a game for everyone.

The second element is it has to be FUN! This one seemed to meet that requirement as the table was crammed full of big and little bodies trying to get in on the action.

So here's the basic rules of the game:

The Goal: To NOT go over the number 99

How you play: Everyone gets 3 cards.

All other cards have their value as written on the card. So 7 is worth 7 and so on.

The person to the left of the dealer starts by saying the value of the card they play. The next person adds the value of their card to the game total and so on. Each time after you play a card, you draw a new card for your hand. (If you forget to draw, you can't get a replacement card. You just have two cards in your hand from that point on.) If you can not play a card without going over 99, then you are out. Play continues until all but one person is out, and that person is the winner.

Here's a little hint: It's wise to keep the 4, 9, 10 and low value cards (A, 2, 3) for the end. Playing a king early can be a good way to get people out early as well.

So there you have it. Another game for your little bag of tricks. I'm actually passing this one on to one of the older gentlemen who mentors at our school and is always looking for new games to play with the kids. It has basic addition and subtraction, counting to 100 and strategy all in one fun little package. I hope you find a way to use it in your classroom, too.

Oh and in case someone caught on to our non- 'PC' playing cards in the picture . . . Sorry friends! Sometimes you just have to use what you have on hand. I promise, I'm not pushing tobacco on my kiddos and these are only for use at Papa's house. My son actually wanted to know if 'Basic' cards were just like generic or what? Yep, that's exactly what they are!

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Deal Me In . . . Again! - Differentiated Kindergarten

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I decided a long time ago that you're either born with the card-playing gene or you are not. While my family played boardgames, we weren't much on playing with a deck of cards. So when I married into my husband's card-playing family, I quickly was schooled in the finer strategies and rules of their favorite games.

Fast forward ahead three little boys later, and I soon discover that not just one, but all three of them have inherited their fathers card gene.

Yep! They're all a bunch of little card sharks. They show no mercy, and we have quickly learned that when it comes to card games, they get no unfair advantages just because they're 'little and cute.' I knew I was in trouble when MaGill was playing Garbage at 3 years old and handed me the card he was about to discard and said "here mom, you're going to need this."

So, of course, as family started arriving for the holidays, out came the cards. I know you're thinking, "oh that's nice, everyone was playing WAR or Crazy 8s or something simple like that, right?"

While those are great card games, . . . no. Believe it or not, there are some really awesome card games out there that even your kinders can play to help with number sense, sequencing and value, along with addition, subtraction and just game strategy. And the best part . . . they are fun, cheap and, if they can be played at home, they can certainly be played at school.

Our family's favorites are GARBAGE . . . great for sequencing/ number order. It's fast paced and one of the first games my own boys learned and one that I use in my classroom as well.

Love your neighbor . . . (I looked for the 'official rules for this one online but I couldn't find it anywhere. Perhaps it's one of those handed down from generation to generation things or called something different than what we call it. It's basically a pass your cards to get the lowest possible card type of strategy game.)

and so many others such as baseball and golf.

If you interested in other card games for your classroom or your family, here's are a couple of great sites that you can reference: From About.com: From Grandparents.com:
Card Games for Kids
The rules to all your favorite card games.
Or there are a couple of books that you can check out as well:

I think next year, my entire class is going to get a deck cards for Christmas instead of playdoh and a cookie cutters. Should I deal you in?
I'd love to hear what your favorite family or classroom card game is.

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Deal Me In . . . - Differentiated Kindergarten

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I decided a long time ago that you're either born with the card-playing gene or you are not. While my family played boardgames, we weren't much on playing with a deck of cards. So when I married into my husband's card-playing family, I quickly was schooled in the finer strategies and rules of their favorite games.

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Games for counting and cardinality (knowing that the last number stated is the amount in the set) from C. Tondevold

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Games for K-1 to reinforce +/- 1 or 2 from C. Tondevold

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Games for making 5 and 10 from C. Tondevold