3 Ways to PLay with a Pot of Gold

I wanted to remind you of some math games you can play with the pot of gold number cards I've shared with you here on the blog

I revised the file and if you'd like the new set you can still find them in Google Drive: Pot of Gold Number Cards

Use them for a range of flexible number activities and warm ups:
  • ask students to match counters to the numerals
  • make 10 by counting-on from the pot and adding gold (e.g. to the 6 pot add, 7-8-9-10)
  • print 2 sets, flip the cards over, let students try to find a matching pair
number cards

Here are another few ideas:

Gold Line Up

  • line up the pots 1-6
  • have students take turns to roll dice
  • whoever rolls one can place it on the matching pot
  • keep rolling and matching, but they must be done in order
  • whoever rolls 6 wins the gold

pot of gold number cards

Twice as Nice

  • students take 2 cards from a face down pile and place them together
  • students model addition with counters by combining the gold from both posts
  • optional: have them record this addition in a math journal
addition cards for st patricks day

One More

  • students make the number shown and add one more

one more in addition math strategy

Pot of Gold Math Craft

If you would like to create a math display in your classroom for number or addition, use the plain Quick Craft Writing template from the St Patrick's Day Activity Pack and let your students draw more coins!