Do your kids like to play memory matching games? Mine sure do. Whether playing with vocabulary cards or articulation cards, memory is a classic game that goes a long way. I do like to spice things up a little, instead of just playing the regular old matching. Here are a few ways to change things up:
- Let the kids go fishing for the cards. Attach paper clips to each card and a magnet to a stick with a string.
- Pick up the cards with a magnet wand. Attach the paper clips, so they’ll stick.
- Hide the cards in a large sensory bin. Mine is filled with red beans and rice (Louisiana shout out!). 😉 The kids love digging around in the bin, especially the little ones.
- Spread different sets of cards out on the floor for each student. Let the kids race to see who can find all of their matches first.
- Everything is more fun with wild cards! Turn your instruction card into a wild card and change the rules up (i.e. whoever finds the wild card wins, loses a turn, puts a card back, etc.). I put a sticker over my instruction card to make it more fun.
My new download is super cute and chickie themed! It’s made to be played like memory, so it’s a great opportunity to try some of these new ways to play. 🙂 Check it!
I just can’t get enough of these cute Easter chicks. 🙂 It’d also be a fun activity to play after reading There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Chick.
There are 18 pairs of cards for each sound (36 card in all). The pairs that match contain the same chick picture but different target words. I wanted to give my students more of a variety of words. The target sounds include: /prevocalic r, vocalic r, s, l, k, f, sh, ch/.
And of course I added several wild cards to throw into the mix!
Aren’t they adorable? You can grab this packet at my TPT store HERE. You can also snag the K set for free!! Just click the download preview button on the TPT page to download the freebie. 🙂
**Oh, and comment below to enter for a chance to win a copy! I’ll pick a random commenter later on.
Thanks for the opportunity! This looks great! beachc4@gmail.com
I agree, what cute little chicks! Thanks for the freebie and chance to win the whole pack! ptownsend26250@yahoo.com
Very cute graphics! I love to combine several activities with a central theme… twmorlan@gmail.com
Such a cute activity!! Can’t wait to print the freebie and use this spring with my kiddies
Yes, we love Memory games in my therapy room. These chicks are way cute! Thanks for sharing. c_bisgard@yahoo.com
Love the little chicks! We like to play Memory too. Going to download the freebie right now. bjandour3sons@comcast.net
These are so cute!! The chicks are adorable! Great timing with the chicks – soon we’ll be doing the Old Lady Swallowed a Chick. Fun!! maria.wellman@gmail.com
This is so adorable! This activity will really motivate the kids and will be fun! You are so creative! Love this and am about the print up the /K/ set. Thanks so much for the chance to win this 🙂
Such a cute activity packet! The kids will love it and I am soooo ready for Spring! swindellsharon@lakelocal.org
Other ideas–put the cards in a target pattern on the wall and throw a beanbag to see which one to say. Use a laser light or flashlight (oriental trading has the cutest finger flashlights) to show which one to say (then remove from the field). For part of my Chick and Duckling (love that story!) unit I would have wind-up chicks make the choice when they stopped by a card. I love colored eggs-they can hold pictures or if the pics are too big, then a number to show which one to say. Once past spring the colored eggs became Milly the Many-colored Hens eggs so we could play all year round.
thanks again for sharing your creativity and hard work! i hope my ideas add to yours and other SLPs.
Chris Christine.Gerber@fredonia.edu
WOW! Thanks so much for sharing all of these ideas!!!
You’re welcome! The ideas are easy when you have good materials that provide a good number of trials.
I love these! The graphics are so cute! I am soooo ready for spring!!
How cute are these chicks! Thank you for all the ideas! I hate doing the same thing over and over again.
Hey Carly! You’re my winner!! Email me at busybeespeech@gmail.com to claim Chick Artic!
The chicks are so cute!!! Thanks for the giveaway.
ssjvarga@yahoo.com
So cute!!!
This is adorable! Love those little chickies!