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!
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.
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!
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!
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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Dolto
Beautiful work! Thanks
Holly B.
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!”
Anna Geiger
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
Holly B.
Thank you! I was able to make some.
Hanna
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.
Anna Geiger
That’s great, Hanna! I’d love to know what your group comes up with. 🙂
Amie M
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 🙂
Anna Geiger
Thank you so much for the feature, Amie!
Jill
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 🙂
Anna Geiger
Thanks for hosting, Jill!
Amber
Thank you so much! My son is all about monsters and is just really to be interested in counting. Great matching/memory game.
Anna Geiger
That’s great, Amanda! Stay tuned — I’ve got a monster math round up coming tomorrow 🙂
Ann
Fun printable, who doesn’t like cute monsters?! Sharing on Pinterest!
Anna Geiger
Thank you so much for sharing my post, Ann!