Matching Pictures
Aims
This activity is designed to:
- teach your child new words
- teach your child to look carefully at pictures and to identify differences and similarities
- help your child to generalize their understanding of what spoken words mean
When to use this activity
Use this activity if you are teaching a book that includes new vocabulary or vocabulary that your child is unsure of.
Vocabulary selection
Use the vocabulary in the book you are teaching. If your child is more sure of some words than others, include them all in the activity so that your child can be successful as often as possible.
If you wish, you can include vocabulary from other books to add variety and/or rehearse previously taught words.
Varying the level of difficulty
Start with two cards to choose from when matching less familiar pictures.
As your child becomes more practised with activity and more familiar with the vocabulary, you can increase the number of cards they have to choose from when matching.
Teaching vocabulary and grammar
Please refer to the guidance earlier in this guide on how you can teach new vocabulary and grammar while working through the teaching activities.
Instructions
| 1 | Show your child the picture cards | |
[Cards]: Select the picture cards for each of the words you wish to work with. Place one of each pair in front of your child. Vary the order and position of the cards each time you work on this activity. ::: card-example
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[Apps]: From the Main Menu screen, select Activities > Matching Pictures. Select the picture cards you wish to work with. Tap the start button. ::: app-example
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| 2 | Attract your child's attention Say "let's match pictures". Encourage your child to look at the picture cards. |
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| 3 | Present a picture card to match | |
[Cards]: Hand your child the first of the cards to match. ::: card-example
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[Apps]: Tap the card to 'turn over'. ::: app-example
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| 4 | Ask your child to match the picture -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Point to the picture card that you are asking your child to match and say the word -- for example, say "snow". Say "put [snow] with [snow]" At first, you may need to prompt your child while they learn the activity. Point to the picture card that matches the card presented. Help your child to place the card over the matching card. If your child correctly matches the picture, say "yes -- [snow] -- this is [snow]" If you are modelling or prompting, repeat the word after you have matched the picture together -- say "this is [snow] -- [snow]" [Apps]: Your child can tap the matching card to indicate their selection. |
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| 5 | Present the next picture card to match | |
[Cards]: Hand your child the next card to match. ::: card-example
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[Apps]: Tap the card to 'turn over'. (If prompts are enabled, the card is turned over automatically.) ::: app-example
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| Point to the picture to match and say the corresponding word. | ||
| 6 | Repeat steps 4 and 5 Repeat steps 4 and 5 until your child has matched each card. |
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:::App settings
The apps include the following settings that control how the activity is presented:
- Number of choices - Sets the number of cards to be presented for matching.
- Number of answer attempts - Sets the number of incorrect answers that can be given before prompting the correct answer.
- Time to wait for answer - Initially, this is indefinite to allow you to demonstrate and explain the activity.
- Enable spoken prompts -- When enabled, spoken prompts are provided. We recommend that you say the prompts at first, and consider turning this option on when your child has begun to learn the activity.
- Enable rewards -- When enabled, the sounds of applause can be played at the end of the activity by tapping the check mark.
Recording progress
You can record your child's progress using the Vocabulary and Sight Words section of the record form for the book you are working on.
Record the dates your child first matches each picture (see example below).
Moving to the next activity
You can move on to the next activity (Selecting Pictures) when your child can successfully match the pictures for the target vocabulary for the book you are working on.
