
How to Play the Memory Game
Flip two cards at a time to find matching pairs. The player with the most pairs wins.
- Pairs or small groups
- 10 min
- Matching pairs of cards
- Pre-K to 3rd grade
- Quiet
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How to Play
5 stepsLay them out
Shuffle the cards and lay them face down in a grid.
Flip two
On your turn, turn over any two cards.
Keep a match
If they match, keep them and go again.
Flip back
If not, turn them back over in the same spots.
Count pairs
When the cards are gone, the most pairs wins.
Ways to Change It Up
- Word and PictureMatch each word to its picture.
- Fact and AnswerMatch 6 × 7 to 42.
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