Finders Keepers!

Finder's Keepers - Find the matches

A great game to use for working on visual perceptual skills. There are 9 puzzle pieces that form a large round puzzle (see above). Then there is one small picture card to match each and every picture on the round puzzle, 70 pictures total. You can see the small picture cards piled on the left, under the box. Match the small picture cards to the pictures on the puzzle.

Object:

Win the most small picture cards by the end of the game.

Set up:

Put together the large puzzle. Either stack the small picture cards nearby or turn them all face down randomly around the puzzle. 

Play:

Turn the picture cards face-up, one at a time. everyone looks at the same time. Be the first to spot the image on the puzzle and win the card.

Try this:

• Lay each small card on its match on the big puzzle until you have matched them all.
• Lay each small card on the puzzle as you match it, but turn it over (plain orange on the back) to make it obvious which ones are left to match and reduce, meaning fewer to look over. Turn the card in-hand.
• Give each person three picture cards, face down. Players turn them all face up at the same time and see who can place their three pieces on the puzzle first.
• Sort the picture cards before starting so that you have a baggie of pieces for each big puzzle piece. Look at only one puzzle piece at a time and match the pieces to start slow. Put the big puzzle together as you go.
• Show one picture card at a time and see who can find it on the puzzle first. Give the winner the card. See who has the most cards at the end.
• Place all the small cards face up on the table. Call out a category such as all items with the color yellow. Pick up the cards that match. Then name another category. Keep going until all the cards have been picked up.
• Put the puzzle together and don't use the picture cards, but look and point to categories. Find all items with yellow. Find all food items. Find all animals.
• Put all the small cards face down on the table. Turn over two cards. The first person who can name a category that they both fit into wins the cards. Keep playing until all cards have bee claimed.
• Work on visual discrimination, visual memory, visual form constancy, figure ground, visual scanning, manual dexterity, in-hand manipulation skills, socialization skills, process skills, executive functioning skills, play and leisure exploration and participation
   

In the box: 1 9" puzzle cut game board, 70 small picture cards

Ages 4+, 2-4 players

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