Give Me a Clue

This game comes from Education.com

You Need a deck of cards.  Remove face cards and jokers.

1.  Take turns being the dealer and the guesser.

2.  The dealer draws 2 cards from a shuffled deck.  After examining the cards, they must give 2 clues that involve a math operation and relate the cards to one another.  For example, if the dealer has a 3 and a 5, their clues might be:
a.  The sum of the cards is 8.
b.  When you double one of the cards, you get 10.

3.  Now the guessers tries to identify the value of the 2 cards.  If they are unable to guess correctly, the dealer gives another clue.
For example:  The difference is 2.

4.  When the numbers are guessed, switch roles and play again.



Variations:  Allow children to choose 3 cards.  Even more advanced?  Let them choose 4 cards.

Foreheads

Foreheads

This one is a challenging game. Children practice addition facts with missing addends. It helps children understand the relationship between addition and subtraction. I play this game repeatedly throughout the year. It's a great refresher for basic facts.

Also, some of my children are not ready to understand the relationship between addition and subtraction until later in the year. It's very exciting when a child runs over to me after playing this game in April and excitedly explains the connection he just noticed between addition and subtraction.

Supplies

1 deck of cards for each group of 3 children

How to Play

1. Remove all face cards from the deck.
2. Choose one player to be the "teacher" first. (All children will get a turn.)
3. The "teacher" hands one facedown card to each contestant. Children are not allowed to look at their own cards.
4. The contestants hold their cards on their foreheads WITHOUT EVER LOOKING AT THEIR OWN NUMBER. The cards are held face out so that the opponent can see the number.
5. The "teacher" quickly adds the two numbers together and calls out the sum.
6. The two contestants race to identify their own number using the sum and the card they can see on the opponents head.
   1. For example, in this hand, the host would call out the sum, 13.
      
   2. The player on the left knows that his opponent has a 4, so he subtracts 13 – 4 to identify his number, 9.

7. The first contestant to identify his own number collects both cards.
8. Play continues until the deck is gone. The winner is the contestant with the most cards.
9. Play again, and choose a new game show host.