Have fun, build working memory, and boost vocabulary with a printable Halloween Memory Game for kids.
Grow Vocab Skills With a Halloween Memory Game
Give your preschool and foundation students a festive way to practise focus, memory, and word recognition with this Halloween Memory Game! Designed especially for young learners, this printable memory match game features 27 matching pairs of Halloween-themed picture and word cards for students to flip, find, and collect. It features matching word cards such as:
- Monster
- Witch
- Wizard
- Potion
- Pumpkin
- Ghost
- And more!
Perfect for October literacy or partner play centres, this Halloween memory game helps students strengthen cognitive skills while enjoying the fun of a classic Halloween-themed game they already know and love.
Grab a No-Prep Halloween Matching Game
Our Halloween matching game couldn’t be simpler to set up! Just print, cut, and shuffle the cards to get started.
How To Play This Halloween Matching Game
- Shuffle the cards and place them face down on the playing surface.
- Take turns flipping over two cards. If the cards match, keep them.
- If they do not match, return the cards to their locations.
- Play continues until all cards are matched.
- The student with the most matched pairs at the end of the game is the winner.
Should you need to adapt this resource for younger students, feel free to edit before printing or reduce the number of matching pairs required to play.
This game reinforces visual recognition, vocabulary, and early literacy skills in an engaging, gamified way by pairing colourful Halloween pictures with their corresponding words.
Download Your Halloween Memory Game Printable
There is no complicated setup here—this Halloween Memory Game printable is ready to go as soon as you are! Simply download, print, and cut out the 27 pairs of cards. Laminate them for extra durability and use them year after year, both in the classroom and at home.
This resource is available in PDF and editable Google Slides format. To get your copy, click the dropdown arrow on the download button and choose your preferred file type. We have also included color and black-and-white versions for your convenience.
This resource was created by Lindsey Phillips, a teacher and Teach Starter Collaborator.
Resources to Pair With This Halloween Matching Pairs Game
This Halloween Matching Pairs Game is more than just seasonal fun. It pairs perfectly with a wide variety of printable and digital Halloween activities in our library. Make sure you check these out before you go!
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