Make the game
- Copy the pages of shapes that follow on heavy coloured paper and cut them out.
- Pick 8 of the pieces you cut out, all different. They may be different shapes, or
the same shapes in different colours or sizes. Then pick another 8 exactly the
same as the first. For example, you might then have 2 red squares, 2 yellow circles,
2 green circles, 2 large green triangles, 2 small green triangles, and so on.
- Put all of the shapes into a paper bag or a big envelope.
Play the game
- The first player reaches into the bag or envelope and pulls out a shape and puts
it on the table. Then she reaches in and pulls out another shape. If it is exactly
the same as the first shape, the player wins the pair. If it does not match, the
player puts the second shape beside the first.
- The second player takes a turn, picking 1 shape out of the bag and trying to
match it with the shapes already on the table. Then she pulls another shape out
of the bag and tries to match that one.
- Every turn, the player gets to pull 2 shapes out of the bag and tries to match a
shape already on the table. When she finds a match, she wins the pair.
- Keep taking turns until all the shapes are out of the bag.
Make it harder
Put more pairs into the bag to start.
Change the rules about matching. Put shapes of 2 different sizes and 2 or 3 colours
in the bag. A big square could match with a big triangle (both big), or a red circle
could match with a red square (both red), or a big square could match with a small
square (both square).