Shazam – Numeracy Game

A fast card game for groups of four where students race to make 12 from the cards on the table using any of the four operations. Quick thinking wins the cards.

1. 1Remove the picture cards; aces are worth one, other cards face value.
2. 2Put students in groups of four; the first student lays out four cards face up.
3. 3Students find a combination that equals 12, using any of the four operations, and call 'Shazam'.
4. 4The winner takes the cards in the combination plus any cards in the pile underneath.
5. 5If a 'Shazam' is challenged and wrong, that student's cards go to the challenger.
6. 6The student with the most cards when the deck is finished wins.

You need: A deck of cards with picture cards removed