This post is part of a series of FREE Simple and Effective Literacy Activities. To read more about my personal philosophy on how to help teach a love of all things literacy, head here.

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WHAT IS WORD MEMORY MATCH?

Word Memory Match is a basic memory match game played by matching a word card with a picture/word card.

WHY IS WORD MEMORY MATCH EFFECTIVE AS A LITERACY ACTIVITY?

This activity serves as a simple but fun way to practice reading basic vocabulary words {sun, snow, red, blue, dog, cat} in an easy self-checking way.

WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM WORD MEMORY MATCH?

Because it is self-checking, both pre-readers and early readers can benefit from independently playing this game. It is great for kids who learn well with images and/or text but also for students who prefer a hands-on approach.

HOW SIMPLE IS IT TO MAKE WORD MEMORY MATCH?

Making and maintaining this simple literacy activity is very easy. Just print the 30 different sets of cards found in this free PRINTABLE to get started.

Then, just use the easy-to-follow directions to get everything set up and your kiddo can be reading and matching words in no time!

The free printable includes the following sets of words:

• bed
• chair
• table
• sun
• rain
• snow
• frog
• butterfly
• mouse
• dog
• cat
• cow
• red
• blue
• green
• brown
• yellow
• purple
• pink
• black
• white
• bus
• car
• train
• house
• school
• church
• circle
• square
• triangle
• oval
• heart

CAN WORD MEMORY MATCH BE MODIFIED?

Yes! The matches available in the free PRINTABLE is a great place to start but it is limited. Use the blank cards found in the set to create more sets to modify the activity and add to the fun!

Simple and Effective Literacy Activities: WORD MEMORY MATCH

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