Teach Secondary Issue 13.4

6 One both hands have been played, the player with the highest quantity of cards in their pile is declared the winner. GAME 3 Subtracting Snap! Subtracting numbers can be a particular challenge for some children. 1 Split a deck of cards into two equal halves. Two players take one half each, and hold it in their hands. 2 On the count of three, both players place any card from their hand face up on the table in front of them. 3 The first player to successfully subtract the lower card from the higher number and call out the correct answer gets to add both cards to their personal pile. 4 All face cards are valued at 12; all aces are valued at 1. 5 If an adult is playing against a child, the adult has to internally count to at least 5 in their head before being allowed to call out their answer. 6 One both hands have been played, the player with the highest quantity of cards in their pile is declared the winner. GAME 4 TimesTable Snap We can use the same starting point for a similar game that can be played in class or at home, and whichmay be helpful for children struggling with multiplication and recall of their time tables. 1 Split a deck of cards into two equal halves. Two players take one half each, and hold it in their hands. 2 On the count of three, both players place any card from their hand face up on the table in front of them. 3 The first player to successfully multiply the two cards together (e.g. 2 x 5 = 10, 8 x 9 = 72) and shout the answer out wins both cards. 4 Adult players must count to 5 (or more) in their head before being allowed to answer. 5 The winner is the player with the most cards in their pile at the end. 6 As before, all face cards are valued at 12, and all aces are worth 1. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Rebecca Ginger is a television producer and the founder and director of Fables World; for more information, visit fables.world or follow @table_fablesuk 61 teachwire.net/secondary M AT H E M AT I C S