Multiplication facts War card game practice your students will beg to play! This exciting, fast-paced math game is played like the classic card game "War," but players solve multiplication facts and compare the products. The greater product wins the round.

With clearly color-coded decks for facts 1-12, you can target one fact family at a time or mix facts together for review. It is perfect for math centers, early finishers, small groups or homeschool math practice, and it keeps fact fluency practice moving all year long.

With this multiplication facts War card game, you get

• 15 color-coded multiplication decks from 1 × 1 to 12 × 12
• Matching product cards for every fact
• 3 bonus mixed fact decks for review
• Instruction cards and deck covers for easy storage

Print, shuffle and let the friendly competition begin!

What's Included

• 15 complete multiplication decks from 1 × 1 to 12 × 12
• Matching product cards for every fact (for example, 6 × 7 and 42)
• 3 bonus mixed fact decks to reinforce multiple fact families
• Instruction cards with easy-to-follow directions
• Deck covers for easy storage and organization

Every set is color-coded to keep cards organized and make cleanup a breeze!

Why Teachers Love It

• A game students already know: Most students know how to play War, so they can jump right into practicing facts.
• Targeted fact practice: Choose a single deck to focus on one fact family or a mixed deck for review.
• Lots of practice in a short time: Every flip asks students to multiply and compare, so fluency grows quickly.
• Color-coded and organized: Color-coded decks and deck covers make setup and cleanup quick.
• Works across grade levels: Use the cards for first fact practice in 3rd grade or for spiral review with older students.
• Easy for sub plans: The game is simple to explain, so a substitute can set it up with no reteaching.

Skills Students Practice

Primary Academic Skills

• Multiplication fact fluency: Students build speed and accuracy with facts 1-12.
• Comparing products: Students decide which product is greater, practicing greater than and less than.
• Mental math: Students recall facts quickly in their heads to keep up with each round.
• Math vocabulary: Words such as factor, product and compare become part of the game.
• Fact families: Practicing one deck at a time helps students see patterns in each times table.

Secondary Life & Learning Skills

• Taking turns
• Maintaining attention
• Following directions
• Using mathematical language
• Building confidence during group participation

How to Use It

Step 1: Print the decks you want to use, then store each set with its deck cover and instruction card. Split the deck evenly between two players. Each player places their cards in a face-down stack.

Step 2: Both players turn over the top card. The player with the higher product or correct solution wins both cards and adds them to the bottom of their pile.

Step 3: Tied cards? Battle time! If both cards have the same value, each player lays down three cards face down and a fourth card face up. The higher value wins all the cards. The game continues until one player runs out of cards or time is up. The player with the most cards wins!

Easy Differentiation

Students learn their multiplication facts at different speeds. These ideas make it easy to give each student the right level of practice.

For Children Who Need More Support

• Start with a single fact family deck, such as the twos or tens
• Let students use a multiplication chart to check each round
• Have students say each multiplication fact aloud before comparing
• Play in teams so partners can talk through each fact

For On-Level Practice

• Use the decks that match the facts your class is working on now
• Have students state each comparison aloud, such as "9 × 5 is greater than 35"
• Rotate a new fact family deck through centers each week

For an Extra Challenge

• Use the 3 bonus mixed fact decks
• Ask students to write the related division fact for each card
• Have students record each comparison with the >, < or = symbol
• Time a round and challenge students to beat their own score

For Speech, OT, ELL or Special Education Support

• Practice math vocabulary such as multiply, product, greater than and less than
• Use a sentence frame such as "My product is ___."
• Reduce the deck size for shorter games
• Give extra processing time and model a few rounds before students play

Perfect For

• Math centers
• Partner games
• Small groups and RTI
• Early finishers
• Morning work
• Spiral review in 3rd, 4th and 5th grade
• Substitute plans
• Homeschool

Standards

This multiplication card game supports 3rd and 4th grade standards in Common Core, the TEKS (Math, adopted 2012) and the Virginia Math SOL (2023):

Common Core State Standards

• CCSS 3.OA.C.7: Fluently multiply within 100 and quickly recall all products of two one-digit numbers.

Texas TEKS

• TEKS Math 3.4.F: Recall facts to multiply up to 10 by 10 with automaticity.

Virginia SOL

• VA SOL Math 4.CE.2: Recall the multiplication facts through 12 × 12 with automaticity.

Check out what other educators are saying:

★★★★★ Maria F. wrote, “I used these as part of my math fluency center for my students to use as an early finisher task.”

★★★★★ Nicole C. (TPT Seller) wrote, “This game was so fun for my grade 7 students to practice their multiplication facts. They knew how to play the regular card game war, so this was a fun way to engage them while practicing facts. It was a go-to all year long when they finished their work!”

Add the Multiplication Facts War Card Game to your cart and make multiplication a breeze. Print the decks, pair up partners and watch fact fluency grow with every flip!

This game is also included in the War Card Games Bundle.

Download Details

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