I Scream Memory Game

I Scream Memory Game

There are a million memory games out there, of which I own more than a few.  I am adding I Scream Memory Game because it has been a long-time favorite due to the subject matter - frozen treats! I have had it for quite awhile and I can't believe you can even still buy this game.

In case you are not familiar with matching (memory) games, here are the rules:

1. Turn all the cards face down on the playing surface (table, floor, etc.)
2. Each player takes turns turning over two cards. If the pictures match, the player takes the cards and plays again. If they don't match, the cards are flipped back over and the player's turn ends.

Some people allow a player to make as many matches as they can before ending their turn. Other people play that each player cannot make more than one match per turn. You can decided for yourself how you want to play. After all the cards are matched, the one with the most matches wins. Fairly simple.

To read more about why memory games are so popular, read my post Memory Games. Why are They so Popular? This post also has links to the other memory games I have blogged about.  

Try this:

• Set up the game. Instruct the individual to hold the stack of cards in the non-dominant hand, push the top one off with the thumb, and take and place with the other hand.
• Reduce the amount of sets you play with if using all cards is too challenging. Add back in one set at a time to increase the challenge over time.
• Turn all the cards face-up and find the sets for a simpler matching game without memory.
• Lay one card from each set face up on the table. Place the remaining cards om a face-down stack on the table. Turn the top card face up and see who can be the first to find it. Keep going until you have made all the matches.
• Ask the individual to turn the card over, in its place, without pulling it to the side of table to assist. Teach that cards are left in their original positions as they are flipped during the game so that players have a chance to remember where they are.
• Play on a hot summer's day, then follow up with a Popsicle or other frozen treat.
• Work on visual memory, visual discrimination, figure ground, spatial relations, manual dexterity, in-hand manipulation, coordinated use of both hands, process skills, executive functioning skills, socialization skills, play and leisure exploration and participation

In the box: Cards picturing frozen treats.

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