Memory helps kids practice and improve the following skills:

Working Memory: Recalling and retaining information in our minds while working. 

Students cannot see what is on each card and must rely on their working memory to remember where matches are located. Because the complexity can be increased by changing the picture icons and the amount of cards in play, the challenge to the student’s working memory can be increased or decreased. Students who are struggling with Working Memory can start with as few as two cards and work their way up to harder challenges. 

Focus: Getting started and then maintaining attention and effort to tasks. 

 Students are timed while playing the game, which factors into their final score. Students need to access their focus skills to stay on task and complete each level as quickly as possible. If they do not focus, their score will be negatively affected by the amount of time it took them to finish the round.