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activity Play it here Numbers and counting Level 1

Higher Number Wins

Turn over a card each. The bigger number wins the pair.

On this page

  1. 1Tap a card for each of you. Tap the other box to change who starts.
  2. 2Count the dots, then say the number. Which is bigger?
  3. 3Your child taps the winner’s score to give them the point.

At home, without a screen

  1. 1Use a pack of playing cards (aces to tens), or write 1 to 10 on paper twice.
  2. 2Shuffle, deal them out, and each turn one over.
  3. 3They say which number is bigger. That player keeps both cards.
  4. 4Play until the cards run out, then see who has more. Take turns starting.
8 minutes You need: paper, pencil

Why it helps: Numbers and counting: telling which written number is bigger, the part tied most to later maths.

How to play it with them, with a free account

New puzzles, and what actually worked

An occasional email when there are new cards, and the odd note about what landed with a real child and what did not. No account needed.