Memory
From Mie Guidebook
Also Known As: しんけいすいじゃく(shinkeisuijaku)
Time
15-20 min
Materials
A deck of matching vocabulary or playing cards for each group
Directions
Students break into groups and spread one deck of the cards face down on the desk, then janken to decide the order. The first person flips over two cards, says the vocabulary/grammar, and if they match they take them and get another turn (if there is a wide gap between levels in the class, it's best to not let them to have another turn). When all matches are made, students count how many pairs they have.
Suggested Topics
- Vocabulary
- Fruit
- Animals
- Numbers
- Days of the week
- Months
- Words: Students match written words
- Opposites (hot/cold)
- Adjectives/nouns (cold, ice cream)
- Grammar: Students match grammar
- Questions/answers
- Pronouns/inflected verbs
- Review: Use a mix of vocabulary, words, or grammar
