Memory Pairs

• Grades K–2
• Memory
• Reading
• Math

Memory Pairs is the classic turn-two-cards matching game with a twist: later decks match a picture to its word, a number to its dots, or a sum to its answer. Every board can be cleared by remembering well — the turn budget just keeps it a game.

Free trial: 3 days with the first 25 levels of every game. No card needed.

What it teaches

• Memory and concentration: remember where each card was
• Match pictures to words and read sight words
• See how many dots without counting (subitizing)
• Match a sum to its answer (3 + 4 ↔ 7)

Enrichment: matching two identical pictures isn't a school standard. It builds visual memory and concentration — remembering where each card was and choosing which to flip next — the same working memory kids use to hold a sentence while reading or a number while doing mental math.

Standards

Common Core (Math / ELA)

• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.K.3.c Read common high-frequency words by sight.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.1.3.g Recognize and read grade-appropriate irregularly spelled words.
• CCSS.Math.Content.K.CC.B.5 Count to answer "how many?" questions about as many as 20 things …
• CCSS.Math.Content.1.OA.C.6 Add and subtract within 20, demonstrating fluency for addition and subtraction within 10.

TEKS (Texas)

• TEKS ELAR 1.2(B)(vi) Identifying and reading at least 100 high-frequency words from a research-based list.
• TEKS K.2D Recognize instantly the quantity of a small group of objects in organized and random arrangements.
• TEKS 2.4A Recall basic facts to add and subtract within 20 with automaticity.

B.E.S.T. (Florida math & ELA)

• ELA.K.F.1.4 Recognize and read with automaticity grade-level high frequency words.
• MA.K.NSO.1.1 Given a group of up to 20 objects, count the number of objects in that group … State the number of objects in a rearrangement of that group without recounting.
• MA.1.NSO.2.1 Recall addition facts with sums to 10 and related subtraction facts with automaticity.