Memory Three

How to play this game

This game has been designed to help children with matching and memory skills, concentrating on things that belong together. They will also practise observation skills with part and whole matching.

There are three levels of difficulty, indicated by the 3 bars on the left of the toolbar.

• 8 tiles
• 12 tiles
• 16 tiles

There are 5 different activities.

	Food
	Household items
	Sports and games
	Animals
	Occupations

When a match is made, the two tiles will disappear and part of a hidden picture is revealed. If the two tiles chosen do not match, they are turned back over.

Players must wait for the tiles to be returned to their original position before the next turn.

When all the matches are made the whole picture is revealed. The next puzzle will then appear.

Levels can be changed at any time.

In the listening games, a sound can be repeated by clicking on the tile again.

As matches are made, guess what the hidden picture is.

Sound can be turned on and off by clicking on the music symbol in the upper right corner.

To exit, click on the small hand in the upper right corner of the screen.

Related Learning Outcomes

Outcome 4: Children are involved and confident learners

Outcome 5: Children are effective communicators

Developmental skills

Concentration

Memory

Observation

Persistence

Picture association involving food, everyday items, sports, animals and occupations.

Mouse control - single click

Teaching tips

This is our third memory game, developed to give children practise with their memory and matching skills. It is, however, a little more difficult as they need to think about why certain pictures go together. You may like to sit with the children and help them find possible matches. Talk about the matches and look at other things around you that go together.

Some matches may lead to other discussion topics such as:
• Why different animals have different body coverings.
• How do bees make honey?
• Dental hygiene.
• What does a fireman do?

The five activity themes are as follows:
• Food - may be a food item and something that can be made from it (potatoes and fries), part and whole picture or an item and where it came from (bee and honey).
• Household items - may be two different angles of the same item, or items that are used together (spoon and fork).
• Sports and games - may be an athlete and an item that they use, or two items that belong to a particular sport or game.
• Animals - matches an animal and an enlarged picture of a small part of it. This may be skin, scales, feathers, hair or fur.
• Occupations - may be people and items that they use whilst working (Painter and paint brush), or things they may come across in their workday (Teacher and Students).

Two-player game

Use level three with 16 tiles. Players take turns, swapping when an incorrect match is made. The player to make the last match wins.

Playing this memory game with two players involves sharing and focusing on the task at hand. Most children are happy to share, but may tend not to pay attention when they don't have the mouse. In this game, players who watch their opponent's moves are more likely to find matches. This will encourage them to pay attention during the game.