Go fish is fun game that teaches children the alphabet and some animal names. I have been using it in my kindergarten and preschool classes for about 10 years and the children love to play it.
It contains 52 playing cards the 26 letters of the alphabet in upper case (BIG) letters and the 26 letters of the alphabet in lower case (small) letters.
Here is my you tube video review
Go Fish Game
* Shuffle deck.
*Give each player 5 cards. (don`t show the cards to each other)
*First player asks any other player if they have a card, for example g for goat. If they do they make a set and put it down on the table in front of them self. This is one point, they can then ask the same player or a different player if they have a different card.
* When somebody doesn`t have the card they say "Go fish". The player then picks a card from the middle and it is the next players turn.
* The goal is to make as many pairs as you can.
* The game finishes when all cards are made into pairs.
Go Fish Game (simple version)
When I first play this game with younger students I simplify the rules.
* Shuffle deck.
* Deal out all cards.
* Each player asks only one person each time (even if the person has a card it goes to the next player.
This makes a fast and simple game, when they can play this I change to the full game above.
Matching Game (memory game)
* Spread the cards face down on the table.
* Each player can turn over two cards, if they are a set (for example Y and y) they keep them and have another turn.
(this works best if you limit the number of cards, I usually do A-M once and then N-Z）
Alphabet Race
* Separate the cards into upper and lower case.
* Shuffle them.
* Two teams race to put them into alphabetical order.
This works well with 2-8 children, I usually play it twice, once with each set and I play the ABC song as they play.
Reading Practice
As I demonstrate in the video above you can also use these cards for reading practice.
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