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Flashcard Activities for Kids

Try out these flashcard activities to help your child or student master any subject.

Instructions

  • Flashcard Hunt: Hide the flashcards around the room keeping them easy to see. Name a card and have the child find it and give the answer.
  • Flashcard Match: Lay 3 cards out face up on the table and say the answer to one of the cards. Have your child find the card.
  • Flashcard Order: Have your child put the cards in order alphabetically, numerically, or other ways that fit the set of flashcards..
  • 6 at a Time: Place 6 cards in a line, face down on the table. Roll a dice and select the matching card, then give the answer. Continue rolling until all the cards have been answered then place another set of 6 cards on the table.
  • Stack of the Day: Divide the flashcards into stacks and choose one stack to focus on during the day.
  • Flashcard Hop: Lay the cards on the floor and ask your child to hop to a specific card and give the answer.
  • Flashcard Puzzles: Cut a flashcard into two pieces and have your child match them back together.
  • Trace the Answer: Have your child choose a flashcard and trace the answer in a sand tray.
  • Relay or Racing Games: Lay the flashcards across the room or yard. Call out a certain flashcard that your kiddo must solve or find. They run to grab it, then run back.
  • Speed:  Place the cards face down in a pile. Take turns flipping one card over. The first person to identify the card gets it. Continue until the pile is done.
  • Flashcard Slap It: Give children an activity fly swatter (one that's clean and new), a pointer tool, or ruler then have them yell out the answer, slap the card, then pick it up and put it in a pile.
  • Flashcard Puzzles: Cut a flashcard into two pieces and have your child match them back together.
  • Speed (2+player game):  Place the cards face down in a pile. Take turns flipping one card over. The first person to identify the card gets it. Continue until the pile is done.
  • Hide and Seek: Place 3-6 flashcards face down on the table. Draw a smiley face on a post it note. Place it under one of the flashcards while your student is not looking. Have them choose a flashcard, and give the answer, when they find the flashcard with the smiley face they get a treat (small candy, cracker, sticker, toy)
  • Flashcard Roll It: Use a game board, dice, and small objects as your place marker. Shuffle the flashcards and place them in a pile. Take turns choosing a flashcard, giving the answer, then rolling the dice if the answer is correct, then move the game marker across the board.