Matching photo game – enhancing a sense of belonging
Toddler
| Engagement level:
This activity asks children to match photos of significant people in their lives, to help them understand and remember who is who and enhance their sense of belonging.
Skills and benefits:
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Language development
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Identity and sense of belonging
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Memory enhancement
What you’ll need:
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Printed photographs of family and friends in duplicate
What to do:
- Print 5-10 photos of people significant in your child’s life such as family and friends. Duplicate this set so that you have 2 copies of each photo.
- Place each photo face down in front of your child. Take turns to turn over two photos at a time. If the photos match then the person who turned them over gets to keep them. If they don’t match then they need to turn them face down again and it is the other player’s turn.
- Play until all pairs have been identified.
