For example, to help with a history lesson you could make a game featuring key figures in the great fire of London, on the Roman Empire. The winner from that round gets to take the next turn and choose a value from the next card in their pile and the game repeats. Families can grab limited edition super Top Trumps cards – there are three to collect – before exploring the UK’s largest zoo to find giant cards to play against, designed to help youngsters to learn more about the conservation zoo and the endangered animals that live there. Choose a player to shuffle the cards, making sure that they’re all interspersed evenly throughout the deck. They have been designed by experienced educators to help you and your class have some fun as they learn about animals from African countries.

Once you've decided the theme and handed the templates out to the children the first task is cutting out each card.This is a great way to help children keep track of important characters while encouraging them to think about how they relate to one another within the context of the main themes in the book. Plus, visitors can enjoy themed talks about the top traits of the featured animals throughout May half term, helping to inspire the next generation of conservationists to protect the world’s wildlife. They will need to draw some pictures in the spaces provided, which will help strengthen their art and design abilities. Whichever player with the card that has the highest value wins that round and gets to keep the other player's cards from the round, placing them at the bottom of their pile along with the card they've just played.

Not to mention boosting their memory skills with numbers, pattern recognition and promotion of complex maths concepts.

Consider laminating the cards to keep them as neat as possible and allowing you to use them over and over again. Or, for more fun game ideas, have a look at our comprehensive range of Classroom Games and Activities.