Go Fish Roman Numerals

Now we used the cards with the cute little fish on them for the game they were intended...GO FISH!

 Here is Diana's hand. She had asked Douglas for a 3 and received one. So she had her first match.

 Wesley is asking for a card. We played that if you were holding the Roman Numeral card you could simple state the number you needed to make the match. However, if you were holding the number and wanted a Roman Numeral you had to state how it would appear using I, V and X's. For example, Wesley requested XII since he had the 12 card in his hand.

Of course, the fun comes if the person does not have the card you request and says, "Go Fish!" Then you get to draw from the pond of cards in the center of play.

Douglas played with Wesley and Diana. We had a fun time.

Roman Numeral Search

We call it SEARCH, but this game is known by other names, as well....Concentration and Memory.

 We began with only 10 cards - the 1 - 5 and their Roman Numeral matches.

 Ladies first...so Diana started and selected two cards which were not a match.

 Wesley went next and made a match with the 5.

 Later Diana made her first match.

Then we tried the game with all 24 cards (1-12 and the matching Roman Numerals).

 We put the numbers to one side and the Roman Numerals to the other in an attempt to make it a little easier for Diana.

 You can see she is a little overwhelmed with the number of cards.

So...Douglas stepped in and took her place.

 Douglas matches the 8.

Wesley matches the 3.

It was a much better game and the boys both enjoyed it. Wesley got more practice.

Roman Numeral Match

We introduced Diana,4, to Roman Numerals today. She caught on fairly quickly. Wesley needed the quick review and he remembered them all.

The Cards

The cards were made to be played for a Go Fish game, which is why the cute little fish is on each card. The deck consists of 24 cards: 1 - 12 in both Roman and Arabic numerals.

 First we set out the 1-12 cards. The Roman Numeral cards were shuffled and up in a stack. Diana drew cards and handed them to Wesley to place above the correct number.

 Wesley would state the number as he placed the Roman Numeral cards. He would also explain each card/number to Diana. This gave him good review and continued Diana's introduction to Roman Numerals.

 Activity finished...

Now Diana gets a turn.

 Wesley handed her one card at a time and she place the number below the correct Roman Numeral. This was quite easy, but it gave her some confidence.

Next we did the first activity again with both children taking turns.

 Diana was excited to get one she knew.

...and she knew right where to put it.

We had fun. Wesley got some good review and Diana got her first introduction to Roman Numerals.

SEARCH - Clocks & Time

Search games are always enjoyed by even little ones. The games are easy to make more difficult for older children by simply having more pairs to match.

I used two different colors of card stock. Using two different colors makes the game a little easier for younger children as all the clocks are on yellow while the times are on blue. 

The clocks were made using a stamp. They could be made using pictures from a math workbook. I marked out a 8 1/2" X 11" sheet of card stock. Then after the clocks were stamped and marked I covered the sheets with clear Contact paper to make the cards more durable. The times were written on the blue card stock cards after a sheet was marked out and then covered with Contact paper.

NOTE: I have blank cards printed on numerous colors of card stock in different sizes so they are ready whenever I need them. Those of you who are more computer sauvy can probably have templates ready and add pictures or words before printing them out.

To Play: In turn, players turn up two cards attempting to find a match. If the turned cards are not a match, the cards are again placed face-down and the next player takes a turn.

Clocks and Time to Half Hour Match Up

These pieces were part of a book of math games and activities that I purchased. However, it would be very easy to make these same pieces at home using pictures of clocks from math workbooks.

The children PLAY with these rather than do pages of workbook drill.  I set out the card pairs I want them to drill for the day and they match them up. They often ask for more cards to do after I have checked their matches....how often do you get that with workbooks????

TIP: These could easily be made self-correcting by simply putting matching letters on the back of pairs.