Noah's Ark Matching

A fairly standard matching game centered around the idea of Noah bringing the animals two by two into the ark.

Supplies needed:

• 8-10 pairs of animal pictures (I did one female, one male of each)
• corresponding number of squares of thick paper (to cover each of the pictures)
• marker to label each paper square (1-20 or however many you have--makes it easier for the kids to pick which two they want to try to match)
• list of songs you want to sing (one song per pair)
• tape/pins to hang the pictures and covers

Set up:

1. Pin/tape your animals onto the board in nice, even columns and rows. Make sure to mix them up to make matches harder to find!
2. Cover each animal with a square of paper, making sure the squares are in numerical order.

Game play:

1. Very simple--invite children to pick two squares, continuing to call on new children until a match is made. Once a match is made, sing the song and continue.
1. I always give the child the option to "ask the Primary" if there is a known match on the board and the child is unsure of where it is.