Visual Motor Learning - Memory
Purpose: To develop visual recall.
Apparatus: A standard deck of cards, an "Old Maid" deck or the commercial game "Memory", at least two players.
Method:
- Start with 6 unmatched pairs from the deck of cards. Shuffle well and arrange face down in 3 rows of 4 cards each.
- The first player turns up any two cards. If the cards match, he removes them and turns up another two cards.
- If the cards do not match, he turns them face down after all other players have seen them.
- A player continues to turn cards as long as he makes a match. The play moves to the next player when the exposed pair does not match.
- The player collecting the most matched pairs is the winner.
- As performance improves, increase the number of cards used until eventually the whole deck is in use.
Aspects to be Emphasized:
- Ability to recall accurately the position of previously turned cards.
- When cards are turned up, do not identify them verbally as we wish to emphasize the visual memory.
