Seventeen: A Math-Builder Card Game Your child probably knows
that two plus two equals four. But what does it take to get to
seventeen? Try this card game to explore all the possibilities,
build math fact skills, and have a great time while you’re at
it. What You Need: - 1 deck of playing cards - 1 sheet of plain
paper for a scorecard - Scrap paper and a pencil for each
player/mathematician What You Do: - Prepare your materials.
Start with your deck of cards. You will need all aces (each
counts as “1’), and all numbered cards between 2 and 8. Make
sure you pull out all nines, tens, jacks, queens, and kings. You
can save them for more advanced games later. - While this game
can be played by up to four players, you’ll probably want to
start with just two. Shuffle your number cards and put them face
down on a table. Then have each player pull out five cards. Take
turns putting cards down, one at a time, and counting the total
made when you add the pile together. - “Winning” and “Losing”:
The goal is to get as cl