Grades 2–3
Compound Word Match
Join two small words to make a compound word: sun + flower, cup + cake, butter + fly. Then write it out.
Classroom activity · Matching and memory games
Rhyming Words Memory Match
Eight rhyming pairs on cut-apart cards: read both words out loud to check for a match.
- Grade level
- Grades 1–2
- 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 two words that rhyme, like cat and hat. Read both words out loud!”
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.
Words on this sheet
froggoatmoonkingbeeboatlakerunlogtreeringhatspoonsuncatcake
Teacher tip
Have kids say both words out loud to check that they really rhyme.
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.
- Model the first move or the first answer on the document camera.
Watch for
Cards that show through the paper. Print on card stock or color the backs.
Talk about it
- What strategy would you use next time?
- What was the trickiest part? How did you get past it?
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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