Kick Off Your Unit With An Exciting Identifying Materials Interactive Game

Introduce your Foundation and Year 1 students to a variety of materials with this bright, engaging Identifying Materials Interactive Game for Google Slides™ or PowerPoint™. Designed especially for early learners, this Identifying Materials Interactive Game helps students explore everyday objects and decide what they’re made from. The materials referenced in this game are: rubber, stone, metal, paper, fabric, plastic, glass, and wood.

With simple click‑to‑choose interactions and fun graphics, your students will stay focused, engaged, and develop their confidence as they learn to recognise materials in the world around them.

You’ll ♥️ This Self‑Checking Identifying Materials Activity

This Self‑Checking Identifying Materials Activity is fully self‑checking, making it perfect for independent work or whole‑class instruction. To play, students are required to:

• Look at a picture of an everyday object.
• Think about its appearance, texture, and properties.
• Click the material they believe it’s made from.

This activity supports early Chemical Science standards by encouraging students to:

• Observe closely.
• Identify materials.
• Use early science vocabulary words.

Download Your Interactive Material Game Today

This ready‑to‑use Interactive Material Game includes:

• An interactive Google Slides™/PowerPoint™ game
• Three clickable answer choices for each object
• Automatic self‑checking responses
• Bright, child‑friendly images
• Simple instructions for young learners

To get your copy, click the dropdown arrow and select the file format you prefer.

This resource was created by Lindsey Phillips, a teacher and Teach Starter collaborator.

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