Ordering 0-100

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Purpose:

You can help your child to practice ordering numbers in the range 0-100.

What you need:

Pack of cards. Ace = 1, remove the 10 and the picture cards.

What to do:

Shuffle the cards and place face down in a pile. Player A takes the top 2 cards and arranges them to make a number. For example, the cards 3 and 7 can be arranged to make 37 or 73. Player B then nominates whether they will make a number smaller or bigger than player A’s number. They then select 2 cards and make a number. If it is the nominated size (bigger or smaller) compared to player A then B wins a point, if not then player A wins the point.
Players then swap roles with player B making a number first.
The winner is the first player to score 10 points.

What to expect your child to do:

To be able to compare the size of two numbers in the range 0-100.

Variation:

  • Both player take 2 cards, and each makes a number, the biggest number wins a point.
  • Use 3 cards and extend the range to 100-1000.

He Kupu Māori:

riwhiriwhi (~a)
shuffle
toha (~ina)
deal, distribute
kāri tau
number card
mati-rua
2-digit
putunga kāri
pile of cards

He Whakawhitinga Kōrero:

  • Riwhiriwhia ngā kāri. (Shuffle the cards.)
  • Whakaputua ngā kāri, ko ngā mata ki raro. (Pile the cards, face down.)
  • Tangohia ngā kāri e rua o runga. (Pick up the top two cards.)
  • Whakamahia ō kāri hei hanga i tētahi tau mati-rua. (Use your cards to make a 2-digit number.)
  • Kei a au ināianei. Māku e tango ētahi kāri e rua. Māku e kī atu, ka hanga au i tētahi tau nui ake i tāu. (Its my turn now. I say that I’ll make a number that’s bigger than yours.)
  • Ka rawe! He nui ake tāku i tāu. Kei a au te whiwhinga. (Good one! My number is bigger than yours. My point.)
  • Kei raro e putu ana! He iti iho tāku i tāu. Ka riro i a koe te whiwhinga. (I lose. My number is smaller than yours. You get the point.)

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