The aim of the game is to find the most pairs.

In pairs or small groups the children start by cutting out the memory cards. Once cut, the cards are placed face down on the table, mixed up and arranged in rows. The children take it in turns to turn over two cards each, making sure to say what is on each card as they pick it up. The aim of the game is to find matching cards (the picture and the word). When a child finds a pair they keep it in a pile next to them, if the cards do not match they must be put back in the same position. The child with the most pairs at the end of the game is the winner.

The aim of the game is to collect sets of 4 cards.

Example: Weather Cards. The worksheet should be printed 4 times for each group. The game is prepared by cutting out and colouring the cards. Printing the worksheets on coloured paper stops the image from being visible from the other side. If they are printed onto white paper they can also be stuck to coloured paper too.

In groups children deal all of the cards out. In secret, they choose which set to collect (4 ‘sun’ or ‘cloudy’ or ‘windy’ or ‘hot’ or ‘cold’ or ‘rainy’ cards) based on what cards they were dealt. Each child takes it in turns to ask another player if they have got a specific card. If they haven’t got it, it goes onto the next child. If they have, then that child gets another turn.

For example:

Player 1 asks Player 4 "Have you got SUNNY?"

Player 4 "No, I haven't."

Player 2 asks Player 3 "Have you got CLOUDY?"

Player 3 "Yes, I have"

Player 2 asks player 1 "Have you got CLOUDY?”

Player 1 "No, I haven't."

Player 3 asks player 4 “ Have you got RAINY?”

etc.

The winner is the child who collects the most sets.

The aim of the game is to be the first player to collect a set.

Example: Family Cards. The worksheet should be printed 6 times for each group. An action and a word should be agreed on before the start of the game. For example, the action could be touching your nose and the word could be bananas!

In groups, children shuffle and deal out all of the cards. This is a fast paced game! At the same moment every player puts down an unwanted card on their right. As they do that, they quickly pick up the card that was placed by their partner which is on their left. The children do this all at the same time! They continue to do this very quickly until someone has a full set of cards (a complete family). At which point the child who has the set touches his/her nose and shouts BANANAS! Then, the other players then copy and the loser of the game is the last player to touch his/her nose and shout bananas.