Match Me Card Game
This game requires
kids to wait for turns, so keep the pace lively. As each match is accomplished,
respond with enthusiasm (even if you have to fake it a little).
Objectives
Children ages 4 and up can recognize identical pictures of
objects Lang. IB
and they can classify objects according to form, color, use, and
materials Lang. IIA
and children ages 1 ½-2 years can name pictures of common objects Lang. IB
All children in the group will learn to follow directions of group game.
Materials
Cards with pictures of
common objects; pictures should include clothes, toys, utensils, tools—in
duplicate.
Procedures
1. Seat children around a table. Deal 5 cards to each child (and
teacher) face up on the table. Identify the pictures on your cards naming and
pointing to each. Ask, "Who has a match for my (bear)?" If the child
who has the matching picture does not respond, hold up the card to be matched.
If necessary, hold the card next to the child’s card and ask, "Jason, do
you have a match for my bear?" The matching cards are then placed in the
center of the table.
2. Go around the circle with each child in turn choosing a card and asking for
a match. Younger children may not be able to repeat the entire question. Help
by asking them to name the card they want matched and repeating the question
for them.
3. When all the cards have been paired by name of object, deal again and ask
for a match by some characteristic: "Who has a match for something round
(red, furry, etc.)?"
4. On the next deal, match the cards by function (cook with, play with etc.).
After the children are familiar with the game, questions may be mixed within
one deal. Other cues such as rhyming words may be used.
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