Linda's Activities

Geometry Concentration

The Task

Students play a concentration game to practice identifying and using names of common shapes.

Overview of Math Concept

Identifying and naming common shapes.

Materials Needed

Blackline master of Geometry Concentration Game cards
Construction paper
Colored stickers (Optional)

Teacher Preparation

Copy the game cards from the blackline master on construction paper and laminate. You will need one set of words and shapes for each game you make.
Cut the cards apart.
Mark all the cards in each deck with a different number, letter, or sticker (i.e. all the cards in one deck have a red sticker, in the next deck a blue sticker and so on). This makes it easy to sort the cards or find in which deck a missing card belongs.Make copies of the direction sheet as needed for students, assistants, or teachers to use in a center or small group setting.

Objective:

To get the greatest number of pairs

Directions

Players: 2-4

Mix up the cards. Lay out the cards face down to make four rows of four cards.

The first player turns over two cards. If the shape and the word match, the player takes the match and gets another turn. If they don't match, it is the next player's turn.

Continue taking turns until all the cards are matched up.
The winner is the one with the most matches.

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