My 6 year old LOVES to play Plants vs. Zombies video game right now! I have to admit I haven’t played it yet, but I didn’t want to pass up the opportunity to sneak in a little learning with Plants vs Zombies activities.
Plants vs Zombies Card Game
Set up:
This Plants vs. Zombies game is played like War and is so much fun for kids of all ages.
Download and Print 3 copies of page 2 and 3 copies of page 3. Print page 4 on the back of your cards (optional).
Directions:
- Give each player a Plants vs. Zombies cheat sheet (The last card on page 3.).
- Deal the cards evenly between the 2 players.
- Put them in a pile face down.
- Players flip over their top card and compare them.
- Use the Plants vs. Zombies cheat sheet to decide whose card wins the round.
- That player takes the cards for that round.
- If there is a tie, then each player pulls off their next card to compare and the winner of the round takes all of the cards.
- Melon-pult is the best plants to have and the zombie is the worst card to have!
- The person to collect all of the cards is the winner of the game or set a timer and the player with the most cards at the end of the time wins.
Targeted Skills:
A fun way to practice:
- sequencing
- critical thinking
- strategy
Plants vs. Zombies Dice Game
How to Win:
Roll and cover the plants to defeat the zombie.
Directions:
- Roll one die.
- Cover the corresponding number of plants (working left to right, top to bottom).
- When all of the plants and one zombie are covered, you win!
- While playing occasionally ask, “How many more do you need to win?”.
- Use cereal, candies, or blocks as your game pieces.
Targeted Skills:
- number identification
- counting
- combinations of 5
- combinations of 10
- addition
Download the Plants vs. Zombies Card Game
Download the Plants vs. Zombies Dice Game
I hope you enjoy these free printables and have as much fun playing this popular game as much as we do!