One or more sets of cards are distributed among the students, three to five cards per student. The teacher tells a story mentioning the objects that are on the students' cards. Whenever the students hear their cards mentioned, they hold up the appropriate cards. Man from Mars Played with the whole class. Invent a story Played in groups of five to 12 students.
All cards are in a pile face down.
Activities with two or more sets of cards Memory game Played in groups of four to seven students. Two sets of cards are spread out face down. Player one turns up one card, identifying it, then turns up another one trying to find the matching pair. If not, Player one puts the cards back face down and it is the next student's turn. The student who collects the most pairs is the winner.