Brain games and puzzles
Maze Maker
Design your own maze on squared paper with one true path and lots of dead ends, then swap with a friend.
Thinking sheet · Brain games and puzzles
Make a Memory Match Game
Draw six pairs of matching cards, cut them out and play memory with a friend.
- Grades
- K–3
- Time
- about 30 minutes
- Kids practice
- matching, visual memory, taking turns
What kids do
“Draw each picture twice. Then cut, flip and find the pairs!”
- Six pairs (draw each picture twice)
- My game theme:
How to run it
- Pick a theme: fruit, monsters, faces, shapes.
- Copy onto card stock so you can’t see through.
- Mix and lay face down to play.
Talk about it
- What strategy helps you remember?
- Which pair was found last?
- How could you make it harder?
Take it further
Make pairs that match in a tricky way: an animal and its baby.
Pairs well with
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