Grades K–1
Shape Names Memory Match
Match each shape to its name, from circle to hexagon, on sixteen cut-apart cards.
Classroom activity · Matching and memory games
Ten Frame Memory Match
Sixteen cards: count the dots in a ten frame and find its number. Counting practice that feels like a game.
- Grade level
- Grades K–1
- 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 ten frame and the number of dots in it.”
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 say how many dots without counting one by one, using the full row of five as a shortcut.
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.
- Use it as a center, an early finisher choice, an indoor recess activity or a sub day page.
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.
More matching and memory games
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Addition Facts Memory Match
Eight addition facts and their sums, from 2 + 3 to 7 + 5, as a cut-apart memory game.
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Animal Homes Match
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Grades 2–3
Synonyms Match
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