It’s time for a game-changer in math learning.
Two great products in one!
A set of cards designed with research-backed visual supports that can be used to play hundreds of games that enhance math understanding and build a love of math.
Over 50 fun and educational math games with many additional variations, which can be played with students from preschool through grade eight.
In playing lots of math card games with lots of great kids, we realized something new was needed!
The visuals on all typical playing cards can be confusing.
Look at this 8 of Hearts, for example. We noticed young learners doing what makes perfect sense to understand the numbers. They count the hearts! Are you looking at that 8 of Hearts? There are 10 Hearts on the card!
The aces and face cards don’t represent numbers at all. And if face cards are used as tens, that is the highest value card in play, limiting the games’ value for practicing skills and building fluency with larger numbers.
Wild Side Cards represent numbers in ways kids understand.
With Wild Side Number Sense Cards, we have replaced the typical card face with visuals that will help students clearly understand the quantities they have in their hands when playing math games. On Wild Side cards, each card face shows the correct quantity in several ways that are used in math instruction regularly and that help children build a true understanding of numbers.
Wild Side cards include zeros.
Children need to understand the concept of zero and how the quantity zero operates in all kinds of math skills and concepts. The inclusion of zero cards enhances gameplay and builds the fundamental concept of zero.
Wild Side Number Sense Cards
Deck of 94 Cards
& Instructions for 50+ Math Games
For kids pre-school through grade 8!
$22.95 USD
Wild Side cards have quantities through 20!
This means far more flexibility in gameplay. Including numbers from 0-20 allows for many, many game variations and a wider level of play and challenge.
Wild Side cards enhance fun and learning!
Wild cards are included to encourage strategic thinking and make the games more fun! Using number knowledge to make the best choice of number for wild cards deepens understanding of math concepts.
94 colorful cards and 50+ games to deepen learning
and promote a love of math!
You will deepen their understanding of math.
Visual cues on every card show the quantities represented by numbers. Relationships between numbers become clear as learners play. More than 50 games span skills from preschool through 8th grade. Wild Side Number Sense Cards can make ANY math card game more impactful and more fun.
And speaking of fun — you’ll see kids who can’t wait to do math.
With play, we move beyond memorization. We lead learners to talk about math, strategize, question, and reason, all while deepening skills. When we play with math, we also create a sense of wonder and joy. Engaging with math in a playful way builds confidence and leaves kids wanting to learn more.
You will see gains in accuracy, fluency, and flexible math thinking.
When kids practice math skills, those skills become more firmly stored in long-term memory. During gameplay, we remember and use what we have learned! When kids do this in fun, low-stakes activities, they strengthen their skills and build fluency in working with numbers and operations, all while increasing a love of math!