Game · Puzzle
Kim’s game with sayings
Look at the cards, close your eyes, and spot which one has gone missing.
- 15 minutes
- Small group, Whole class
- Ages 5–7, Ages 7–9
- Classroom or at home
- Printable: cut-out cards
What to do
- Cut out the cards. For younger children, use the meaning cards. For older children, use the saying cards.
- Lay four cards face up. The adult reads each one aloud, and plays the saying from its page if you can.
- Everyone looks at the cards for thirty seconds.
- Everyone closes their eyes. The adult takes one card away and moves the others around.
- Open your eyes. Which card is missing? The first to say it, or to describe it, takes the next card away.
- Add a card each round until all six are on the table.
Questions to talk about
- How did you remember the missing card?
- Which of these do you say at home?
You will need
- The printed card sheet, cut out
- Scissors
Make it fit
Simpler: Use three cards and do not move the others around.
More of a stretch: Take away two cards at once, or use the saying cards and the meaning cards together.
Sayings used
Printables
The instructions card is for the adult running the activity; the worksheet is for the children. Prints on A4 or US Letter at 100% / actual size; colour is optional.
The cut-out cards
Cut out the cards. Each saying has one card in Irish and one with its meaning.
The instructions card
How to run it · Game · Puzzle
Kim’s game with sayings
Look at the cards, close your eyes, and spot which one has gone missing.
15 minutesSmall group, Whole classAges 5–7, Ages 7–9
What to do
- Cut out the cards. For younger children, use the meaning cards. For older children, use the saying cards.
- Lay four cards face up. The adult reads each one aloud, and plays the saying from its page if you can.
- Everyone looks at the cards for thirty seconds.
- Everyone closes their eyes. The adult takes one card away and moves the others around.
- Open your eyes. Which card is missing? The first to say it, or to describe it, takes the next card away.
- Add a card each round until all six are on the table.
You will need
- The printed card sheet, cut out
- Scissors
Talk about
- How did you remember the missing card?
- Which of these do you say at home?
Make it fit
Simpler: Use three cards and do not move the others around.
Stretch: Take away two cards at once, or use the saying cards and the meaning cards together.
Goes with the printable cut-out cards.