Pictures of sequences from the books and the individual key words are available CLICK HERE .  Key words are the words that carry weight.  Using the key words from a familiar routine will make the game easier.  This allows the turn taking to feel more playful and fun.

Go Fish

Start with 6 picture pairs.  Deal 3 cards to each player.  Take turns laying down matches. Take turns asking each other for the card you need to make a match.  This is a great way to help children learn to use questions.  You can add pairs deal more cards to each player.  You can add a “draw” pile and when you don’t have something the other player asked for tell them to “Go Fish.”

Memory

Start with 3 pairs and place them face down.  Take turns choosing two pictures, trying to find the two that match.  To make it more challenging add more pairs.

Matching

• Use the key word pictures and take turns running around the house matching them to the actual objects! 
• Lay out one set of pictures and take turns matching the exact picture.

Sorting

Using pictures from magazines, add to the pictures from the Show Jo stories to make groups of categories.

• Clothes (shirt and shoes) 
• Food  (bread, sandwich, peanut butter and jelly)
• Dishes (knife & plate) 
• Take turns sorting the pictures in piles starting with 2 categories