In 3 steps

Add your words: type them, paste a list or start from a theme.
Choose the pairs: two identical pictures, a picture and its word, the same word in capitals and in print or cursive, a word and its translation.
Print and cut out the cards, or play on screen.

What you can set

12 cards of 6 cm per page, that is 6 pairs. The board has 8 or 12 places
Pair a word and its synonym, the word with the same sense: finir and terminer
Pair a verb and the noun of its action, with its article: sauter and le saut, danser and la danse
Synonym and verb ↔ noun pairs are offered only when your words give at least one
Match: picture ↔ picture, picture ↔ word, word ↔ word, capitals ↔ print, capitals ↔ cursive, picture ↔ translation, word ↔ translation
Optional blank board to lay the cards on, printed once
Handwriting: capitals, print or cursive. Printed title, outlines and colours
Article before the nouns: a, an or the
A box to cut out and fold to store the game, in the “Resource” section: the resource and its box, or the box alone

Ways to use it

Memorising the vocabulary of a picture book or a theme
Moving from picture to word, then from one handwriting to another with capitals ↔ print pairs
On screen: a giant memory game of 4, 6 or 8 pairs, for the whole class or 2 to 4 teams with scores

Frequently asked questions

Can a picture be matched with a word?

Yes, with “Match: Picture ↔ word”: each pair joins a picture card and a word card. “Capitals ↔ print” and “Capitals ↔ cursive” pair the same word in two handwritings.

How many cards per page?

12 cards of 6 cm, that is 6 pairs, on a landscape A4 page. The number of pages follows the number of words. The board has 8 or 12 places, chosen in “Places on the board”.