GRADE: 3-8 / TIME: 2 Blocks to Implement - REUSABLE
Deal Me In: My Card Game Instructions (2 Pages)
Learn it. Write it. Share it. Play it.
In this fun and purposeful writing activity, students learn a card game by asking family, researching, or recalling a favourite. They write clear, step-by-step instructions so others can play too. The template guides them through procedural writing with headings like Goal of the Game, How to Set Up, and How to Win. To complete the task, students teach the game to a few people and reflect on how it went.
This real-world task builds communication skills, logical sequencing, and audience awareness, all while connecting home and school through play. With students eventually learning how to play a variety of card games, they can learn to carry a deck of cards wherever they go.
Teacher Tip:(3 Lesson Ideas to break down your teaching!)
First: Teach the whole class a card game and demonstrate how to complete the template.
Second: Teach the whole class a second card game, break them up into pairs and have them complete a template.
Third: Have students complete their own template on a game they want to share!
GRADE: 3-8 / TIME: 2 Blocks to Implement - REUSABLE
Deal Me In: My Card Game Instructions (2 Pages)
Learn it. Write it. Share it. Play it.
In this fun and purposeful writing activity, students learn a card game by asking family, researching, or recalling a favourite. They write clear, step-by-step instructions so others can play too. The template guides them through procedural writing with headings like Goal of the Game, How to Set Up, and How to Win. To complete the task, students teach the game to a few people and reflect on how it went.
This real-world task builds communication skills, logical sequencing, and audience awareness, all while connecting home and school through play. With students eventually learning how to play a variety of card games, they can learn to carry a deck of cards wherever they go.
Teacher Tip:(3 Lesson Ideas to break down your teaching!)
First: Teach the whole class a card game and demonstrate how to complete the template.
Second: Teach the whole class a second card game, break them up into pairs and have them complete a template.
Third: Have students complete their own template on a game they want to share!
