sleeping queens

Math

• The Second-grade child practiced counting and addition by collecting and totaling the points of the queens and kings.
• They learned strategic thinking and probability by deciding which queens to wake up and when to use their sleeping potion cards.
• They enhanced their understanding of numbers and operations through the point system and utilizing the number cards to reach the goal of waking up the required number of queens.
• The child improved their mental math skills by quickly calculating the point values of the cards they played.

For continued development, you could encourage the child to create their own variation of the game, introducing new mathematical concepts such as multiplication or fractions. Additionally, you could incorporate mathematical puzzles or riddles into the game to reinforce the concepts of counting and strategic thinking.

Book Recommendations

• Sleeping Queens by Mirada Scordato: This book expands on the game, introducing the characters and their whimsical adventures in the land of SLEEP. It also includes fun facts and enchanted tales about the queens.
• Math Curse by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith: This humorous book combines math concepts with an entertaining story, making math engaging and relatable for young readers.
• The Grapes of Math by Greg Tang: Tang's clever rhymes and logic puzzles will encourage children to think creatively about numbers and math concepts.