MEMORY PICTURES GAMES HOW TO

Step 4: I say either вЂњThese cards matchвЂќ (and pick them up) or I say вЂњThese cards donвЂ™t matchвЂќ (and I flip them back over so that they are face-down on the table in their original position). Step 3: I turn over a second card, set it down in its place so that every player can see it, and read all of the words on the card out loud. Step 2: I tell my opponent(s) what I am hoping to turn over to create a match (orВ what the matching card might say).

Step 1: I turn over a card, set it down in its place so that every player can see it, and read all of the words on the card out loud. AfterВ the cards are arranged, I tell the students that I am going to go first, and model exactly how I expect them play the game.

I just spread some cards out under the camera as if I am playing a game,В and I choose a volunteer to come to the document camera to play with me.

MEMORY PICTURES GAMES HOW TO

Through the years, I have learned to teach my students how to play Memory before turning them loose to play. Teaching Kids How to Make the Memory Game Meaningful Although there is writing on both cards, neither student bothers to read theВ words. They donвЂ™t match so he flips the cards back over and tells Kara that itвЂ™s her turn. He immediately turns over two cards, and quickly looks to see if the pictures match. I have witnessed the following scene more times than I care to count: If played carelessly, Memory can end up being nothing more than a meaningless matching-pictures game. If students play correctly, this can be a highly educational game.

Over the years, though, I have come to realize that students need to be explicitly taught how to play this game. As is the case with most learning games in the classroom, my students always CHEERED! when I announced that we were going to be playing Memory. When I began teaching, IВ created several Memory games that matched the various skills we were workingВ on. I remember when my twin sister and I received it as a birthday gift when we were about eight years old. I have always enjoyed playing the Memory Game (also called вЂњConcentrationвЂќ). Guest post by Deb Hanson of Crafting Connections

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