UNBOX Z Cards – Mathematics Day Game List

The Mathematics Day is here. Celebrated on 22nd December each year, on the birthday of Srinivasa Ramanujan, modern India’s greatest mathematician, at UNBOX we call it the Ramanujan Day.

Below is a clean, school-ready game list with FOUR Z-Cards–based games for each grade (5 to 9).

Each game is age-appropriate, math-only, and aligned with CBSE progression while keeping the UNBOX play-first philosophy intact.

Z Cards can be purchased at https://www.unboxgames.in/products/z-strategy-card-game 

A special discount of 20% can be availed by schools using the code UNBOXRamanujan.

🎲 UNBOX Z Cards – Mathematics Day Game List

Grades Covered: 5 to 9

 

🔴 GRADE 5 (FOUNDATION & NUMBER SENSE)

1. Z Cards Number Builder

Concepts: Positive & negative numbers, ordering

Students draw 3 Z cards and arrange them to form:

• Biggest number
• Smallest number
  Explain the logic.

2. Z Cards Number Line Hop

Concepts: Number line, direction sense

A floor number line is created.

Students pick Z cards and physically move left or right based on the card.

3. Z Cards Make Zero

Concepts: Addition, subtraction

Students draw 4 Z cards and must use + or − to make the result 0.

4. Z Cards Math Story Maker

Concepts: Real-life application of integers

Students create short stories:

• Temperature
• Lift movement
• Money gained/lost
  Using Z cards as values.

 

🟠 GRADE 6 (OPERATIONS & LOGIC)

1. Z Cards Target Number

Concepts: Integer operations

Teacher announces a target (e.g., +10).

Teams draw 4 cards and try to reach it.

2. Z Cards Integer Relay

Concepts: Speed math, mental calculation

Each student adds/subtracts one Z card to the running total.

Error = restart.

3. Z Cards Integer War

Concepts: Comparison, absolute value

Two players draw one card each.

Higher value wins the round.

4. Z Cards Balance Game

Concepts: Equality, logical reasoning

Students must divide Z cards into two groups with equal total.

 

🟡 GRADE 7 (PATTERNS, EXPRESSIONS, STRATEGY)

1. Z Cards Pattern Detective

Concepts: Patterns, sequences

Students draw Z cards and form sequences.

Others identify the rule.

2. Z Cards Equation Builder

Concepts: Simple algebraic expressions

Cards become constants in expressions like:

• x + 3
• 2x − 5
  Students explain meaning.

3. Z Cards Probability Lab

Concepts: Experimental probability

Students record outcomes of multiple draws:

• Positive vs negative
• Frequency comparison

4. Z Cards Coordinate Quest

Concepts: Cartesian plane

Cards decide x and y values.

Students plot points and identify quadrants.

 

🟢 GRADE 8 (ALGEBRA, DATA & REASONING)

1. Z Cards Linear Builder

Concepts: Linear expressions

Teams build expressions using Z cards as constants and coefficients.

2. Z Cards Target with BODMAS

Concepts: Order of operations

Teams must reach a target using all four cards with any operations.

3. Z Cards Mean Game

Concepts: Data handling

Each student draws a card.

Class calculates mean and discusses impact of negatives.

4. Z Cards Real-Life Modelling

Concepts: Integers in context

Students model:

• Bank balance
• Temperature change
• Profit and loss
  Using expressions and diagrams.

 

🔵 GRADE 9 (ADVANCED THINKING & STRUCTURE)

1. Z Cards Linear Equation Challenge

Concepts: Linear equations in one variable

Teacher gives solution value.

Teams create equations that lead to that solution.

2. Z Cards Polynomial Builder

Concepts: Polynomials, degree

Cards become constants.

Students build, classify, and explain polynomials.

3. Z Cards Coordinate Geometry Mission

Concepts: Cartesian geometry

Plot points from Z cards, find:

• Quadrant
• Distance from origin
• Shape properties

4. Z Cards Probability & Reasoning Lab

Concepts: Probability, statistics

Students compare:

• Theoretical vs experimental probability
  Discuss why outcomes vary.

 

🏆 OPTIONAL SCHOOL-LEVEL STRUCTURE

• Round 1: Speed & accuracy
• Round 2: Strategy & reasoning
• Round 3: Application & explanation

 

🎓 WHY THIS WORKS

• One common tool (Z Cards) across grades
• Increasing cognitive depth from Grade 5 → 9
• Fully aligned with CBSE + NEP 2020 experiential learning
• Send email to play@unboxgames.in and db.01000100@gmail.com to get all the resource documents.
• Easy for teachers to facilitate
• High student engagement, zero rote learning