War – Compare to 10
Games, Home, Tutoring
Math Concepts
Comparing single-digit numbers
Materials
Deck of playing cards
Players
2
Set up
Remove the face cards and any cards above your child’s comfort range. Use Number Card decks if you have them. Split the cards evenly in two piles face down, one for each player.
Play
Flip over the top cards and the player with the larger card keeps both cards. If the cards match, flip the next two cards and the winner gets all four cards.
Goal
The player with the most cards after one or more runs through all the cards is the winner
Discussion and Traits
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Decide in advance how many times you will go through the deck or how long you are going to play.
Variations
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Smaller wins: To change things up, sometimes play that the smaller of the two cards wins.