Goes Together: Find the Match
Six association pairs: see one item and tap what goes with it, from pencil and paper to toothbrush and toothpaste.
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How to run it
Read the visible item aloud. After a correct tap, ask why the two go together: we write on paper with a pencil. If the student taps quickly without talking, pause and require one sentence before the next item. Five to six minutes covers the board.
Cueing ladder
Start at the top. Add support one step at a time.
- IndependentPresent the item and wait 5 seconds of quiet before helping.Log as correct
- HintGive a clue about the word's category, what it does, or where you find it.Log as cued
- Two choicesOffer two answers, the right one not always second.Log as cued
- ModelGive the answer in a sentence; the student says it back and uses it once more.Log as cued
Adjust it
Use fewer items and start with the ones the student already knows, such as 'pencil' and 'toothbrush'.
Ask for the word in a sentence of the student's own, or a second example from the same group.
Matching IEP goal
Given vocabulary cards, Student will name, sort or define target words in 8 of 10 opportunities across 3 consecutive sessions, given no more than an indirect cue.
Send it home through the parent portal →About this activity
Six things-that-go-together pairs: pencil and paper, toothbrush and toothpaste, peanut butter and jelly, salt and pepper, bat and ball, and lock and key. One item stays visible and the student taps its partner from the choices. It practices functional associations children meet at home and school, without the memory load of hidden cards.
What to listen for
Notice confusions between pairs that share a context, such as salt and peanut butter both in the kitchen. Listen for a reason beyond because they match. PreK students may know bat and ball from play but struggle with lock and key until they have seen one used.
Carrying it home
Name go-together pairs during routines: toothbrush and toothpaste at bedtime, pencil and paper for homework. Ask the child to find the second item when you name the first. Real routines make the words stick faster than repeating the list.
What's in this activity
- pencil paper
- toothbrush toothpaste
- peanut butter jelly
- salt pepper
- bat ball
- lock key
Questions
- Who is this for?
- PreK through second grade students building association vocabulary and explaining why two items belong together.
- How is this different from Match Up?
- Find the Match shows one item and asks for its partner. Match Up presents both sides at once for dragging lines between them.
- Is it free?
- Yes. It plays free in the browser with no login. An account adds session data, goal scoring and assignment to a student.
Use this board with your caseload
With a free account, every correct, cued and incorrect mark is saved to the student and scored against their IEP goal, with the data written up for you. Assign it as home practice through the parent portal.
Track progress freeFree for SLPs. No card, no trial clock.