Spanish Pets Matching Game

I've been working on a lot of Spanish language puzzles for my TpT store lately.  For the Pets pack I created a bonus matching game that is included in the puzzle set, and I thought I would share that on the blog too!  You can download the cards by clicking on the above picture or here.

The clip art for the game is from Zip-A-Dee-Do-Dah Designs.  She makes awesome clip art and I couldn't do this puzzle thing without her amazing designs!

For each pair of matching cards, you will find one in English and one in Spanish.  The pictures help kids visualize the matches better, but you should encourage them to read the words out loud as they turn them over so they get more practice with the Spanish words. 

Each card has a front...

And a back.  You will have to print them out, cut them, and then paste them together.  Glue stick would work, but I prefer double-sided tape.  You could also skip putting a back on them to save paper, but the cards are see-though even printed on cardstock. 

Once everything is assembled, shuffle the cards and lay them out in a nice grid.  I'm sure everyone is familiar with the rules for matching games, but I will review, just in case.  Players take turns flipping over two cards.  (This is where players should read out each card's name as they flip them.)  If a player finds a match, he or she keeps those two cards and gets another turn.  If no match is found, the cards are turned back over and the next player gets a turn.  Whoever has the most matches at the end of the game wins!

Just remember that for this particular game of macthing, the two cards that match will have the same picture, but one will be in English and one will be in Spanish. 

Ginny and I played a round to test it out.  We got a little confused by the fact that the kitten and cat were not a match!  I mean, there are two cats pictured right?!  Shouldn't they match?  Nope.  One is "el gato", or a cat, and one is a kitten.  You can also use the colors at the top of the cards to confirm a match.  But be aware that some of the cards might have similar colored tops.  For example, rabbit and mouse are both gray at the top.

You can also use these cards as flash cards for more language practice!

I hope you enjoy this game with your little language learners!