10s Pairs to 100

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Purpose:

To help your child to learn the multiples of 10 that add to 100.

What you need:

Games cards. (PDF, 36KB) You can print these or make your own.

What to do:

This game is for two players. Shuffle the pack and deal 5 cards to each player.

The remaining cards are placed in a pile face down between the players. The aim is to make pairs of numbers that add to 100. The winner is the first person to put all their cards into pairs.

Pairs to make:

10

90

20

80

30

70

40

60

50

50

60

40

70

30

80

20

90

10

The players look at their cards and place any pairs they have on the table.

The first player asks the other person for a card to make a pair. For example “Do you have 40?”

If the other player has the card they give it to them. If not they say “Go Fish” and the first player takes a card from the pile.

The other player then has a turn. The game continues until there is a winner.

What to expect your child to do:

  • To be able to find pairs of numbers that add to 100.
  • If your child is having difficulty help them to skip count on their fingers. For example if they have 60 then skip count 70, 80, 90, 100 on their fingers to find they need 4 tens or 40 to make 100.

Variation:

Memory: Spread out all the cards face down. The first player chooses two cards. If they add to 100 the player keeps the pair and has another turn. If the cards do not add to 100 turn them face down again in the same place. The next player has a turn. The winner is the player with the most pairs.

Snap: Share out the cards. The first player puts down the first card, face up. The next player puts down a card on top of the first card. If the two numbers add to 100 the players call out 'Snap!' If the numbers do not add up to 100 the next player puts down the next card. 

He Kupu Māori:

ten tekau
twenty rua tekau
thirty toru tekau
forty whātekau
fifty rima tekau
sixty ono tekau
seventy whitu tekau
eighty waru tekau
ninety iwa tekau
pair takirua
total tapeke

He Whakawhitinga Kōrero:

  • Riwhiriwhia ngā kāri. (Shuffle the cards.)
  • Tukuna kia rima ki ia tangata. (Deal five to each person.)
  • Kei a koe i te tuatahi. (Your turn first.)
  • Kei a koe te whā tekau? (Have you got 40?)
  • Āe, anei. (Yes, here it is.)
  • Me tango tētahi anō kāri. (You should pick up another card.)
  • He takirua tēnei. Ko te 100 te tapeke. (This is a pair. They total 100.)
  • Ehara tēnā i te takirua. Ko te 90 kē te tapeke. (That isn’t a pair. They total 90.)

Download a file of this activity:

PDF (111KB)