Grades 1–2
Clock Memory Match
Match eight clock faces to their digital times: o’clock, half past and quarter past and to.
Classroom activity · Matching and memory games
Subtraction Facts Memory Match
Eight subtraction facts from 9 − 7 to 17 − 8 and their differences, as a cut-apart memory game.
- 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 a subtraction fact and its answer.”
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
Let kids solve each fact before they look for the difference.
How to use it
- Store each set in a labeled bag or envelope.
- Start with fewer cards for younger players.
- Slide it into a sheet protector so kids can play again with a dry-erase marker.
Watch for
Kids who do not wait their turn. Practice the routine first.
Talk about it
- Which match was the hardest?
- What would you change to make it harder?
Take it further
Play it as a quick whole-class game on the board.
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