Game
Saying snap
A quick card game: call snap when two cards that belong to the same saying land together.
- 10 minutes
- In pairs, Small group
- Ages 7–9, Ages 9–12
- Classroom or at home
- Printable: cut-out cards
What to do
- Print the card sheet twice and cut out all the cards, so each saying card and each meaning card appears twice.
- Before you play, lay each saying card next to its meaning card. Use the list of sayings on this page to check. Listen to each saying on its page if you can.
- Shuffle the cards and deal them face down so everyone has a pile.
- Take turns to turn your top card over onto a shared pile in the middle.
- Say snap when the top two cards belong to the same saying: the same card twice, or a saying and its meaning. No slapping: just say it.
- The first to say snap wins the middle pile. Check the pair together before they take it. The player with the most cards when time is up wins.
Questions to talk about
- Which saying card was easiest to spot? What helped you know it?
- Which meaning could you use today?
You will need
- Two copies of the printed card sheet, cut out
- Scissors
Make it fit
Simpler: Use one copy of the sheet only, and keep a set of pairs on the table to look at while you play.
More of a stretch: You only win the pile if you can also give a real example of the saying’s meaning.
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
Saying snap
A quick card game: call snap when two cards that belong to the same saying land together.
10 minutesIn pairs, Small groupAges 7–9, Ages 9–12
What to do
- Print the card sheet twice and cut out all the cards, so each saying card and each meaning card appears twice.
- Before you play, lay each saying card next to its meaning card. Use the list of sayings on this page to check. Listen to each saying on its page if you can.
- Shuffle the cards and deal them face down so everyone has a pile.
- Take turns to turn your top card over onto a shared pile in the middle.
- Say snap when the top two cards belong to the same saying: the same card twice, or a saying and its meaning. No slapping: just say it.
- The first to say snap wins the middle pile. Check the pair together before they take it. The player with the most cards when time is up wins.
You will need
- Two copies of the printed card sheet, cut out
- Scissors
Talk about
- Which saying card was easiest to spot? What helped you know it?
- Which meaning could you use today?
Make it fit
Simpler: Use one copy of the sheet only, and keep a set of pairs on the table to look at while you play.
Stretch: You only win the pile if you can also give a real example of the saying’s meaning.
Goes with the printable cut-out cards.