Wild Side Number Sense Cards is a versatile math tool for home or school that will build fluency, understanding, and a love of math. The set includes over 50 games and activities for learners in preschool through 8th grade, as well as a set of 94 cards, all designed to help students understand numbers and a wide array of math skills. Each number card has multiple visual supports to build an understanding of numbers and how they relate to each other. These cards and the accompanying games are an excellent way to engage students in learning, as they provide a fun and interactive way to practice important math skills.
Evaluation comments:
“My first thought was about how impressive the cards look and feel. There are 84 colorful cards that are about 1.5x larger than standard playing cards. The cards are numbered 0-20. Each number has five different visuals of how that number can be represented, e.g. 1, one finger being held up, one dot in a 20 square block, one tally mark, and a dot at the one spot on a graph. It makes total visual sense how much each number actually is.”
“The cards come with a great manual which includes how to play 50+ games with the cards. I really appreciate how the games were separated by grade appropriateness. There are games and activities that range from preschool up until 8th grade. My boys and I mostly did grades K-2 so my rising first grader could participate easily.”
“The quality of these cards is great. They are colorful, easy to read, and feel smooth and thick. I think it’s genius to make cards with numbers visualized so well to make even the youngest kid able to decipher the card. The instructional booklet is easy to read and keeps instructions to a game short and sweet.”
“I appreciate how the makers of the game give helpful tips for games, like players may have many cards in their hands and younger players may wish to lay their cards face up in front of them instead of holding them in their hands. The makers recognize that most little hands need assistance here, and that is a huge bonus to the quality of this product. So much thought was put into it.”
“Each game also lists which math skills are being worked on. I like how clear each game’s participant number, directions, and objectives are. The creators of this booklet put a lot of time into how they explain each game to make it concise, yet easy to understand.”
“My boys liked playing both First to One Hundred, and Big Battle. Their favorite part overall was how each card had hands holding up numbers represented on the cards.”
“I have shown it to my math teacher friend. It would be great for any classroom.”
“I think this is a wonderful tool for teachers and parents to teach math skills.”
“I love the visual cues and the games are creative and easy to follow. I showed a couple co-workers and they are excited to use the cards in the classroom.”
“The design is so well thought out and developmentally appropriate for the various age levels.”
“I think this is a genius and novel idea for cards for kids.”