Concentration

Like lotto, this game is easy to make and can be adapted readily to suit you kids. The major limitation is group sizes - this is really a small group activity.

Objectives

Children ages 4-5 years can recognize that two cards have matching pictures Lang. IB
ages 5 and up can count to 10 and answers how many Cog. IIIC
and 1 ½-2 years can name pictures of common objects Lang. IB

 
 
 

Materials

16 Cards which are in 8 matching sets by color, shapes, objects, opposites, or things that go together.

Procedures

1. Show the children the cards and describe how the pairs are matched (colors, shapes, objects, letters, numeral to number sets etc.). While the children are learning the game, use identical pictures for matching.

2. Lay out the cards face down in four rows of four cards per row. Children take turns choosing two cards to flip over to try to find a match. As each child flips up cards, identify the cards (or ask child to do so). Remind the other children to watch so they can remember where the cards are. Non-matching cards are then turned face down again in the same place.

3. When a child flips two cards which match, he/she keeps the "book". The game ends when all the cards are booked and claimed.

4. Before collecting the cards, ask the children to count their cards and identify the pairs they won.