Animal Memory Match

How to play

1. Type your child’s name, then pick a level. The game fills the screen and counts down: “Ready, set, go!”
2. All the cards are face down. Tap one card, then another, to turn them over.
3. If the two animals match, the animal says its name and makes its sound, and the pair pops away. If they don’t match, they turn back over. Try to remember where each animal was!
4. Clear all the cards and a new board is dealt. On the Little level every card is shown for a moment first, to give little ones a head start.
5. Each pair is 10 points, two pairs in a row earns 5 more, and clearing a board is 20. After 60 seconds you see your points, up to three stars, and the high score table.

What children practise

• Little: the names and sounds of everyday animals, such as the cow, duck, dog and lion, and the idea of “same” and “different”.
• Middle: remembering where things are, and taking turns looking carefully before tapping.
• Big: concentration and memory with more cards, and telling apart animals that look alike, such as the lion and tiger or the dog, fox and wolf.
• All levels: listening, patience, and trying to beat your own best score.

Tips for parents

• Say the animal’s name and copy its sound together each time a pair is found. Toddlers love joining in with “moo” and “quack”.
• On the Little level, point to the cards during the peek and ask “Where’s the cow?”
• For older children, talk about why look-alikes are different: the tiger has stripes and the lion has a mane.
• Brothers and sisters can each type their own name and race to the top of the “On this device” table.