Probability Cards

Probability means the chance of an event happening. The resources below help children to think about the likelihood of a wide range of events happening. They could be used for learning in a number of ways in the classroom:

• Give a selection of cards to the children and ask them to put them in order or probability. Which ones are least / most likely?
• Discuss how we can record the probability of the different events happening. Do we need to use probability vocabulary (e.g. certain / good chance / impossible), or can we use fractions (e.g. 1/6, 13/52)?
• Ask children to find out the probability of the events on the cards and explain their answers.
• Challenge children to choose a card at random and think of an event that is equally likely.
• Let children work in pairs. Each child chooses a card for their partner to answer.
• If necessary, find the equipment mentioned on the cards (e.g. dice, packs of cards, coins) and discuss how to calculate the probability.
• Challenge children to create their own probability cards to test each other with.

If you need some display resources linked to this topic, make sure that you download our Probability poster and banner.

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