Classifying with Sybil and Making Ten with Partners

Ms. Ozawa joined us today to help us practice a new way of thinking. We met Sybil the Scientist who makes careful observations of what is around her, collects data, and then records the data. We too made observations as we began to help Sybil classify a group of newly discovered creatures found in Crystal Pond Woods. Ask your child how he/she thought scientifically to organize these creatures into four different cages so that each cage would house creatures that were alike in some way.

How might you classify these creatures into 4 cages?

Make Ten! 

Ask your child to teach you how to play Make Ten!

Find a partner and a deck of cards. Pull out all face cards and jokers. Each player is dealt five cards. Players look for pairs of cards that equal 10. 

Players take turns asking each other for a card that will make 10 with a card in their own hands. If a player gets the card, he or she puts the pair down and picks a new card from the deck. If a player does not get the card, the player must “Make Ten” and pick a new card from the deck. If the new card from the deck makes 10 with a card in the player’s hand, he or she puts the pair of cards down and takes another card. If a player runs out of cards, the player picks two new cards. A player’s turn is over when no more pairs can be made that make ten. When there are no more cards, the game is over. Enjoy!