Fives (1-10) Card Game

Number Sense - Counting

Learning to Count Forward and Backward from 1 to 10

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In This Lesson

Learning to count forward and backward from 1 to 10 by playing a card‑based sequencing game.

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Activity Prep

• Playing cards

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How to Uses

Number of Players: 

• 2 - 5 Players *A teacher can join as needed.

Setup: 

1. Remove the Joker, Jack, Queen, and King cards from the deck.

2. Explain and make sure all players understand that Ace (A) is 1.

3. One player shuffles and distributes all the cards among the players.

Playing: 

1. All players place every "5" card from their hand onto the table.

2. Play “rock, paper, scissors” to decide the first player.

3. The first player places a card in higher or lower order within the same suit (pattern). For example: If there is a 5 of Diamonds, the player can place the 4 or 6 of Diamonds.

4. Players take turns clockwise around the table.

5. If a player cannot play a card, they must pass.

6. Keep playing! The first player to play all their cards is the winner!

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Common Core

• CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.CC.A.3 (Write numbers from 0 to 20. Represent a number of objects with a written numeral 0-20 (with 0 representing a count of no objects).)

• CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.CC.B.4 (Understand the relationship between numbers and quantities; connect counting to cardinality.)

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