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Black History Month Picture Matching

Black History Month Picture Matching

$4.50 - $4.50
$4.50
$4.50 - $4.50
$4.50

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Build your preschooler's memory and face recognition skills with this picture matching game—40 cards featuring 20 influential African Americans for ages 3–6.

📦 What's Included

  • 40 matching cards (20 pairs): Two identical portrait cards for each historical figure
  • 20 influential figures: Barack Obama, Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr., Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X, Langston Hughes, Madam C.J. Walker, Mae C. Jemison, Ella Baker, Robert Abbott, Thurgood Marshall, Bessie Coleman, Dr. Charles Drew, Maya Angelou, George Washington Carver, Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman, Gwendolyn Brooks, Frederick Douglass, Katherine Johnson
  • Card size 5 in. x 3.75 in.: Easy for young children to handle
  • Memory game format: Classic matching pairs gameplay

💡 Learning Benefits

  • Visual memory remembering card locations
  • Face recognition identifying portrait features
  • Concentration building focus through gameplay
  • Turn-taking practicing patience and social skills
  • Cultural awareness introduction to important historical figures

🎯 How to Use

  • Start with just 6–10 pairs for young players (3–4 years old)
  • Lay all cards face down in rows
  • Players take turns flipping two cards to find matches
  • When match is found, name the person together
  • Progress to full 20 pairs as skills develop
  • Use during February Black History Month and year-round

🎲 Teaching Tip from a Montessori Guide

Memory matching games aren't just fun—they build working memory, which is critical for reading (remembering what happened at the beginning of a sentence), math (holding numbers in mind during calculation), and following multi-step directions. This game does that work while introducing faces your child will see throughout their education, making future learning more familiar.

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