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Matching game: Counting groups of 10

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My Three loves to play the transportation memory game I made.  So I decided to build on that and throw some counting into our next memory game.  Today I’m sharing  a free printable memory game which will help your child learn to count groups of 1-10.  We’re doing the letter M – so I made Monster Memory!

  Help your preschooler learn to count groups up to 10 with this free monster memory game!

Learn to count with this monster matching game!

My Three likes to count, but it’s not something he does often.  Counting groups past 5 is still tricky for him. So I knew this game was just what we needed.

Help your preschooler learn to count groups up to 10 with this free monster memory game!

I mixed up the twenty cards, set them out in rows, and we took turns flipping over two cards.  Sometimes I had to remind my Three to keep the cards in the same place they were when he began his turn.  He also needed reminders that he only had one chance to find a match!

Help your preschooler learn to count groups up to 10 with this free monster memory game!

Sometimes he started counting over when he got to a new line.  For example, for four monsters he counted, “1, 2, 1, 2.”  We counted together quite a bit. I helped him point to the monsters as he counted.  With just ten matches to find, the game was just the right length for this 3 1/2 year old.   We’ll definitely be pulling it out again!

Help your preschooler learn to count groups up to 10 with this free monster memory game!  Here’s a sample page from the download. You’ll receive 20 matching cards for the numbers 1-10.

To assemble:

Print pages 2-6 on cardstock, front to back (page 1 is my Terms of Use).  By printing front to back you’ll get the blue dots on the backs of the cards. If you just want the cards themselves, print just pages 2 and 4.

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18 Comments

  1. Dolto

    February 26, 2020 at 11:41 am

    Beautiful work! Thanks

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  2. Holly B.

    February 3, 2015 at 12:05 am

    My 3 yo will love the monsters! We are reading one of the mouse books from your M Book List and I was wondering if you could make (or tell me where to find awesome mice graphics) to match this monster memory counting match? Thanks so much for amazing activities! My little guy loves to “do school!”

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    • Anna Geiger

      February 6, 2015 at 1:53 pm

      Hi Holly! I’ve got a big list of projects and not enough time to do them, so I won’t be able to make those for you. But here’s some cute, cheap clip art you could get on TPT: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Cute-Mouse-Clip-Art-8-Color-Images-and-Blackline-Mice-1194352

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      • Holly B.

        February 7, 2015 at 10:38 am

        Thank you! I was able to make some.

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  3. Hanna

    August 26, 2014 at 1:29 pm

    This is great. Tomorrow I’m going to have a group of kindergarten student teachers play this game and discuss what kids might learn from it.

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    • Anna Geiger

      August 26, 2014 at 8:11 pm

      That’s great, Hanna! I’d love to know what your group comes up with. 🙂

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  4. Amie M

    October 1, 2013 at 7:01 am

    Thanks for linking this up to the Weekly Kids Co-Op! I have pinned this to my Monster board and I am featuring this post in this week’s Kids Co-Op post on Triple T Mum 🙂

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    • Anna Geiger

      October 5, 2013 at 5:49 am

      Thank you so much for the feature, Amie!

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  5. Jill

    September 27, 2013 at 10:44 am

    This is a fun way to count to 10 with a great monster theme. This is just in time for Halloween too! Thank you for linking up this week to the Thoughtful Spot Weekly Blog Hop 🙂

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    • Anna Geiger

      September 29, 2013 at 2:21 pm

      Thanks for hosting, Jill!

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  6. Amber

    September 24, 2013 at 1:50 pm

    Thank you so much! My son is all about monsters and is just really to be interested in counting. Great matching/memory game.

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    • Anna Geiger

      September 29, 2013 at 2:21 pm

      That’s great, Amanda! Stay tuned — I’ve got a monster math round up coming tomorrow 🙂

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  7. Ann

    September 21, 2013 at 12:52 pm

    Fun printable, who doesn’t like cute monsters?! Sharing on Pinterest!

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    • Anna Geiger

      September 29, 2013 at 2:21 pm

      Thank you so much for sharing my post, Ann!

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