1Memory Match
Memory style matching games are easy to make and fun to use. Even older ESL students will be challenged as they review letters of the alphabet while putting their memories to the test. To make a game like this, you can make a set of matching cards using index cards. Simply write each capital letter on one card and its lower case letter on the other card. Turn all the cards over and arrange them on a desk. Students must find both the capital and lowercase letter to make a match. Or make the game more challenging for your students and add a vocabulary element. Have students match an alphabet letter to a picture that starts with that letter. If you feel like getting seasonal and a bit crafty, have students match ice-cream scoops to cones, butterflies to flowers, or cars to tires labeled with corresponding letters and words.