A Thanksgiving Memory Game That Needs No Reading
Memory match is the Thanksgiving game for the children who are not reading yet. There are no words to decode — just sixteen cards face down, eight pairs of harvest pictures, and the job of remembering where you saw the turkey.
The pairs are a turkey, a pie, an ear of corn, a maple leaf, a pumpkin, an apple, a potato and a chestnut. Turn two cards at a time; a match stays face up, a miss turns back over. The board is cleared when every pair is found, and the game counts your moves so there is something to beat on the next try.
It scales in both directions. Two children can share a tablet and take turns, or a whole class can watch one projector and call out which cards to turn. Because it is purely visual it suits mixed-age groups, children learning English, and anyone who would rather not be put on the spot with spelling.
Every game reshuffles the cards, so playing again is never the same board. No account, no download, nothing to print and nothing uploaded.
How to play Thanksgiving Memory Game
- Press "Start game" to deal sixteen cards face down.
- Turn over two cards.
- If they match they stay face up; if not, they flip back.
- Remember where each picture was.
- Clear the board in as few moves as you can, then play again for a new shuffle.