Delta-K,  Teaching Ideas,  Volume 11, Issue 4

Cards, Anyone?

Journal of the Mathematics Council of the Alberta Teachers’ Association

Volume 11 Issue 4, August 1972

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Cards, Anyone?

adapted from an article by Stephen Krulik

Card games are essentially mathematical in nature, but games of bridge or poker may not yet be acceptable math class activities, especially if there is money on the table. Simple games, such as fish, casino or rummy, are easily adaptable to the lesson you are teaching, and the “deck” is easily made.