Kagan

Download this cooperative barrier game to teach your students vocabulary and communication skills using the structure Match Mine. Each partner receives a game board with a weekly calendar and weather game pieces to place on the game board. Partners sit on opposite sides of a barrier so they can’t see each other’s game board or game pieces. Partner A arranges the weather game pieces on each day of the week of the game board. Then, using only verbal communication, Partner A describes to Partner B which weather piece goes on each day so they can make a match. For example, “Put the lightning piece on Wednesday.” When they think they have a match, they compare arrangements and celebrate. This set teaches common weather vocabulary such as: partly sunny, windy, snowflakes, etc. Match Mine is a fun and cooperative way to develop language, communication, cooperation, and perspective-taking skills.