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Match Mine: Mathematics
Triangles
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 pie slices and triangle game1
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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 pie slices and triangle 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 triangle pieces on each slice of pie of the game board. Then, using only verbal communication, Partner A describes to Partner B which triangle goes on each slice so they can make a match. For example, “Put the equilateral triangle on the second pie slice in the left column.” When they think they have a match, they compare arrangements and celebrate. This set teaches common triangle vocabulary such as: acute triangle, scalene triangle, isosceles triangle, etc. Match Mine is a fun and cooperative way to develop language, communication, cooperation, and perspective-taking skills.
Match Mine: Mathematics
Angle Degrees
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 protractors and angle game pi1
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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 protractors and angle 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 angle pieces on each protractor of the game board. Then, using only verbal communication, Partner A describes to Partner B which angle goes on each protractor so they can make a match. For example, “Put the 90-degree angle on the left protractor in the second row.” When they think they have a match, they compare arrangements and celebrate. This set teaches common angle concepts and vocabulary such as: degrees, right angle, acute angle, etc. Match Mine is a fun and cooperative way to develop language, communication, cooperation, and perspective-taking skills.
Match Mine: Mathematics
Naming Fractions
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 gumball machine and gumball1
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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 gumball machine and gumball 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 gumball pieces on each gumball in the machine on the game board. Then, using only verbal communication, Partner A describes to Partner B which piece goes on each gumball so they can make a match. For example, “Put the one-third gumball on the very top space in the gumball machine.” When they think they have a match, they compare arrangements and celebrate. This set teaches common fractions such as: one-fourth, two-thirds, seven-eighths, etc. Match Mine is a fun and cooperative way to develop language, communication, cooperation, and perspective-taking skills.
Match Mine: Mathematics
Geometry Terms
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 geometric shapes and geometry1
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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 geometric shapes and geometry term 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 geometry term pieces on each shape on the game board. Then, using only verbal communication, Partner A describes to Partner B which term goes on each shape so they can make a match. For example, “Put the equilateral triangle piece on the left shape on the top row.” When they think they have a match, they compare arrangements and celebrate. This set teaches common geometry vocabulary such as: parallelogram, right angle, parallel lines, etc. Match Mine is a fun and cooperative way to develop language, communication, cooperation, and perspective-taking skills.
Write! Social Studies
Current Events
Current events are an old social studies favorite to keep students informed on the goings-on in their community and in the world. The problem is, they take too long! Use this more practical, cooperat1
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Current events are an old social studies favorite to keep students informed on the goings-on in their community and in the world. The problem is, they take too long! Use this more practical, cooperative format to keep students well-informed about current events.
Same-Different: Holidays
St. Valentine's Day
Students sit on opposite sides of a barrier to discover what's the same and what's different in two carefully illustrated St. Valentine’s Day pictures. Same-Different is a great game to develop analy1
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Students sit on opposite sides of a barrier to discover what's the same and what's different in two carefully illustrated St. Valentine’s Day pictures. Same-Different is a great game to develop analytic thinking skills and communication skills. Students can’t see each other’s pictures so they must scan their own picture carefully, ask questions, describe details, and take the role of the other. For example, “There’s one fish in the lake in my picture. Are there any fish in your picture?” The game is easy to set up and play. Includes instructions, two St. Valentine’s Day illustrations, a recording sheet, and the answer key for the differences in the two pictures.
Same-Different: Holidays
Thanksgiving
Students sit on opposite sides of a barrier to discover what's the same and what's different in two carefully illustrated Thanksgiving pictures. Same-Different is a great game to develop analytic thi1
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Students sit on opposite sides of a barrier to discover what's the same and what's different in two carefully illustrated Thanksgiving pictures. Same-Different is a great game to develop analytic thinking skills and communication skills. Students can’t see each other’s pictures so they must scan their own picture carefully, ask questions, describe details, and take the role of the other. For example, “The pilgrim in my picture is wearing black shoes. Is your pilgrim wearing shoes?” The game is easy to set up and play. Includes instructions, two Thanksgiving illustrations, a recording sheet, and the answer key for the differences in the two pictures.
Match Mine: Language Builder
Alphabet Soup
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 big bowl of soup and letter1
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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 big bowl of soup and letter or blend 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 letter or blend pieces around the different parts of the soup bowl of the game board. Then, using only verbal communication, Partner A describes to Partner B which letter or blend goes on each part of the soup bowl so they can make a match. For example, “Place the upper case C on the part of the soup below the spoon.” When they think they have a match, they compare arrangements and celebrate. This set teaches all letters and a variety of letter blends such as: br, cl, sn, etc. Match Mine is a fun and cooperative way to develop language, communication, cooperation, and perspective-taking skills.
Match Mine: Primary
Scarecrow (Ordinal Sequence)
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 scarecrow stands and scarecro1
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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 scarecrow stands and scarecrow 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 scarecrow game pieces on each scarecrow stand on the game board. Then, using only verbal communication, Partner A describes to Partner B which scarecrow goes on each stand so they can make a match. For example, “Put the scarecrow with the black pants on the second stand.” When they think they have a match, they compare arrangements and celebrate. This set teaches ordinal sequence first through fifth and discrimination of detail. Match Mine is a fun and cooperative way to develop language, communication, cooperation, and perspective-taking skills.
Match Mine: Primary
Treasure Chest (Homophones)
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 treasure chest and homophon1
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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 treasure chest and homophone 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 homophone game pieces on each rectangle on the game board. Then, using only verbal communication, Partner A describes to Partner B which homophone goes on each game board spot so they can make a match. For example, “Put the homophone for ‘mail,’ like a letter, on the right spot on the third row.” When they think they have a match, they compare arrangements and celebrate. This set teaches common homophone such as: sun/son, there/their, do/due, etc. Match Mine is a fun and cooperative way to develop language, communication, cooperation, and perspective-taking skills.