Card Games: More Than Meets the Eye!
Learning Goals:
- Learn new words about card games.
- Talk about your favorite card games.
- Read about the history of card games.
- Listen to a poker champion talk about their strategies.
- Write about your favorite card game.
Key Words:
- Card game: A game played with a deck of cards.
- Deck: A set of cards used in a game.
- Shuffle: To mix the cards.
- Deal: To give cards to the players.
- Win/Lose: To be successful/unsuccessful in a game.
Card Game Vocabulary:
- Strategy: A plan to win.
- Bluff: To pretend you have better cards than you really do.
- Fold: To give up and not play anymore.
- Hand: The cards you are holding in the game.
Let’s Talk About It!
- What is your favorite card game? Why do you like it?
- Have you ever played any of these games: Go Fish, Uno, Poker?
- Do you think luck or skill is more important in card games?
Let’s Read!
Card games have been around for a long time. People have been playing them for fun and even to learn important things. Some card games are easy, like Go Fish. Others are more complicated and need a lot of thinking, like poker.
Listen and Learn!
(Teacher plays a short clip of a poker champion explaining some tips for winning.)
Talk with a Partner!
One of you is a person explaining a card game to a friend who doesn’t know how to play.
Example:
- Person 1: “Have you ever played Uno?”
- Person 2: “No, how do you play?”
- Person 1: “Well, first you deal seven cards to each player…”
Homework:
Write a short paragraph about your favorite card game. Explain how it is played and why you enjoy it.
Extra Fun:
If you can, bring in a simple card game and teach your classmates how to play!
