QUICK DRAW
MATCHWORD™
Children who need a simple introduction to word matching and reading like this Matchword™ variation. You work with just five different words and seven cards at a time. More experienced Matchword players like to play this variation as a review game, matching and reading to beat the clock.
Materials Needed:
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Any deck of Matchword™ cards
Setting up the game:
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Separate the matching cards so you have two piles with 15 different words in each one.
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Arrange the words in each pile in the same order.
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Take the first five cards from one pile and place them face-up in front of your child.
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Read the words from left to right. Direct your child’s attention to each word card by running your index finger along it as you read.
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If this is a review game, let your child read the words.
Playing the game:
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“Deal” two cards from the top of the second pile: these will match two of the cards you have already placed down. Don’t read these yet.
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Have your child find the matching word cards and read the words, or you read the words to your child. Your child then places these four cards in a win pile.
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Replace the cards your child took, drawing from the first pile to make a new line of five cards. Deal two new matching cards from the second pile, and repeat the game.
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For review: How quickly can your child read all the words in the deck?
