Classroom activities in primarily classes

Memory Games For Kids

Memory games are fun. They compel you to try and recall and reinforce any information that the brain has received. Here are a few you can try in the classroom.

14. Card recall

This memory game involves the use of flashcards to recall something from the short term memory.
Number of players: Ten or more
You will need: Flashcards on chosen subject
How to play:

1. 
   Divide the class into pairs and place different sets of flashcards on the table.
   
2. 
   Each student takes three flash cards from the table and counts to ten, as he or she shows it to the partner. He then places them face down.
   
3. 
   The partners have to recall what the three cards are. If they succeed, they get to keep the cards.
   

The student with the highest number of cards wins the game. This game can also be played at home, with two or more people.

15. I’m going on a trip

This is a memory game that involves making lists. Variations of this game can be played by changing ‘on a trip’ to ‘to the market’.
Number of players: Eight or more
How to play:

1. 
   Write the statement “I’m going on a trip and bringing __________” on the board.
   
2. 
   Ask the first student to fill in the blank with whatever he or she is bringing. For example, ‘I’m going on a trip and bringing a suitcase’.
   
3. 
   The remaining students repeat the sentence with the list of things mentioned by the other students and also add what they are going to bring on the trip. For example, ‘I’m going on a trip and bringing a suitcase, a hat, a pair of sunglasses and ….’.
   
4. 
   The students must remember the items mentioned by the others. If they miss even one, they are out of the game.
   

16. What’s missing?

A simple game that works well with younger children, ‘What’s missing’ helps the children try and recall things they have seen recently.