It is critical that your matching cards contain no written language whatsoever.
For more information, download our free lesson plan describing how to use Matching Cards. Finally, turn the cards over and lay them out in a grid for memory matching games. Next, put two sets of matching cards in the same basket or cloth pouch to raise the challenge this requires first sorting the cards into categories and then matching cards within categories. This challenges the children, adds interest to inspire more repetition, and gives cause for purposeful movement.
Then, add distance by placing one set of cards far away from the other set. First, match pictures directly, side by side. Matching cards train the memory while simultaneously helping children refine their eye-hand coordination. Once they've learned vocabulary, children want (and need) to work with it to solidify their knowledge ( See our blog post on spoken language for more details.) Our matching cards let children play with the words they love in lively games.
