3rd grade
Multiplication Memory Match
Eight tricky times facts like 6 × 7 and 8 × 7 and their products, as a memory game for partners.
Classroom activity · Matching and memory games
Fraction Memory Match
Count the shaded parts and all the parts: match eight fraction bars to fractions from 1/2 to 5/6.
- Grade level
- Grades 2–3
- Time
- About 15 minutes
- Answer key
- Not needed: answers vary
- Kids practice
- Memory, Matching, Taking turns
What kids do
“Cut out the cards. Play memory: a match is a shaded fraction bar and its fraction.”
Printed on the sheet:
- How to play: cut out the cards and mix them up face down. Take turns flipping two. A match? Keep it and go again. The player with the most pairs wins.
Teacher tip
Have kids count the shaded parts and all the parts out loud.
How to use it
- Print on card stock so cards do not show through.
- Teach the memory game routine: flip two, keep matches, then it is the next player’s turn.
- Keep a few copies in an early finisher bin so they are always ready.
Watch for
Cards that show through the paper. Print on card stock or color the backs.
Talk about it
- Which match was the hardest?
- What would you change to make it harder?
Take it further
Have kids make new cards for the game.
US Letter, prints well in black and white. Free for home and classroom use: print as many copies as you need.
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