Forehead Math!
Maybe it looks like a game you might have played in college (eh hem?) :-) ... but this is actually a fantastic game that helps kids practice their basic math facts and basic algebra skills.
The game is simple:
3 players (4 can also work for 3 addends)
Materials: A deck of cards.
1. Take the face cards out of a deck of cards.
2. Shuffle the remaining cards. One person is the dealer, the other two are the guessers.
3. The dealer secretly gives a card to each guesser. The guesser may NOT look at their own card, and has to hold or stick it on to their forehead, face out.
4. The dealer adds up the two guessers' cards, and tells them the answer. Each guesser looks at the other guesser's card, and has to guess the value of their own personal card. The only clues they have are the other person's card, and the answer that the dealer gave them. The first guesser to guess correctly, wins! The winner takes both the cards as their points.
5. Players then shift the role of the dealer to the next person. At the end of the game, the person with the most cards wins.
This game is hilarious and incredibly fun. Try it in your class today!
Maybe it looks like a game you might have played in college (eh hem?) :-) ... but this is actually a fantastic game that helps kids practice their basic math facts and basic algebra skills.
The game is simple:3 players (4 can also work for 3 addends)
Materials: A deck of cards.
1. Take the face cards out of a deck of cards.
2. Shuffle the remaining cards. One person is the dealer, the other two are the guessers.
3. The dealer secretly gives a card to each guesser. The guesser may NOT look at their own card, and has to hold or stick it on to their forehead, face out.
4. The dealer adds up the two guessers' cards, and tells them the answer. Each guesser looks at the other guesser's card, and has to guess the value of their own personal card. The only clues they have are the other person's card, and the answer that the dealer gave them. The first guesser to guess correctly, wins! The winner takes both the cards as their points.
5. Players then shift the role of the dealer to the next person. At the end of the game, the person with the most cards wins.
This game is hilarious and incredibly fun. Try it in your class today!
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