School Friendly Playing Cards Jumbo - Paul Swan

School Friendly Jumbo Playing Cards by Paul Swan are oversized playing cards designed for easy handling by young children. These cards feature numbers 0 to 13, with no picture cards or suits, making them perfect for a range of educational games. The cards are divided into four categories with familiar shapes, allowing students to learn and play in a fun, engaging way. The jumbo size makes them ideal for classroom use, ensuring everyone can see and interact with the cards during group activities.

This set provides a playful, hands-on approach to learning, ideal for building number recognition, memory, and cooperative skills. Perfect for early learners and those with developmental challenges, these cards offer a versatile tool for both group play and individual practice.

Educational Benefits:

• Improves number recognition by helping children identify and familiarise themselves with numbers, building early mathematical skills in a fun, interactive way.
• Enhances social skills through group card games, teaching children to take turns, communicate, and work together.
• Boosts memory and concentration by playing games like Snap and Go Fish, improving memory recall, attention, and concentration-key skills for academic success.
• Serves as a versatile educational tool for a variety of activities, from simple counting and sorting games to more complex pattern recognition exercises.
• Suitable for young learners, with jumbo-sized cards that are easier for little hands to hold, making them ideal for children with fine motor skill development needs.

Classroom Ideas:

• Use the cards for addition or subtraction exercises, such as matching cards to make specific sums or differences.
• Play memory-based games like Snap or Concentration to enhance memory and cognitive skills.
• Have students sort the cards by number or category, helping them learn to identify patterns and sequences.
• Use the cards in small group games to promote teamwork and cooperative play, while reinforcing mathematical concepts in a social context.

Information:

• Ages: Recommended for children aged 4+ in primary school, particularly useful for Kindergarten to Year 2 students, but adaptable for older children to reinforce mathematical concepts.
• Includes: Jumbo-sized playing cards with numbers 0 to 13 and four distinct categories.