The Shoebox Game

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Materials

10 pairs of shoes20 shoeboxesacrylic paintpaintbrushessmocks

Instructions

1. Ask the children to bring a shoebox to class.

2. Have them paint their shoeboxes with acrylic paint.

3. Place the shoeboxes upside down on the floor in five rows, with four boxes in each row.

4. Ask the children to remove their shoes.

5. When the children are not watching, place one shoe under each of the shoeboxes.

6. Let the children take turns trying to find the matching pairs of shoes.More to do Play the matching game with pairs of socks, gloves, two decks of playing cards, or cloth napkins.

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