Divide By Two

What You Do:

1. Remove all of the face cards, tens, and odd numbers (including aces!) from the deck. If you have jokers, you can include them and have them represent zeros. Shuffle the remaining cards.
2. Decide on the number of digits you would like to work with. One digit is good for first or second grade. Two is good for second, and three or four digits are good for third.
3. Place the appropriate number of cards (e.g. 2 for a 2-digit number), face up and side by side.
4. The first player who can correctly divide the number in half and say it out loud wins the card(s). If there is a tie, split the cards (if an even number), or add them back into the deck.
5. Continue play until the deck is depleted. The player with the most cards wins.

Variation:

• If you would like to work on decimals or fractions, leave the odd numbers in the deck. (This is great for third or fourth grade.)