THE HOLIDAYS cont'd by Lois Valentin

THE HOLIDAYS  cont'd by Lois Valentin

 

As promised here is # 3  of  my holidays ideas and such. 

Here are ideas for two games . I made these with parents of my students when I taught preschool decades ago. The first is a matching game. The second is a memory game like concentration. Both use materials you probably have in the house. These are mostly made from re-purposed and recycled materials. 

Materials needed for each game  ( same for both games): 

2 empty cereal boxes

2 newspaper flyers that are the same. Could be food, clothing, furniture. or even holiday themed . Just have to be the same.

scissors

glue or tape

ruler

pen, pencil or marker

Game 1 MATCHING GAME

1. Cut out 2 large rectangles -same size from the cereal box. Front and back would do.

2  Mark both pieces equally into squares or rectangles.

3 Draw lines .  

4 Cut 1 piece of rectangle into pieces that you just marked while leaving the other piece whole.

 The whole one will be your game board. The cut one will be your game pieces.

5 With the newspaper flyers find two pictures the same. 

6 Cut both out. 

7 Glue or tape one picture to the game board and one to the game piece.

 Continue until finished.

Game 2 MEMORY GAME

Using the same materials follow steps 1 - 3 from the matching game.

4. Cut out both pieces of cardboard. These will all be your game pieces. 

5. Glue or tape each picture on the square or triangle pieces- making sure you have two of the same.

This is your memory game. 

Playing these will also teach the parent or child language skills. 

#4 will be soon.

Until next time.

Lois