Basic Game Directions

Object: The players collect as many matching pairs as possible and avoid ending up with the Old Maid
card.
Set-Up: Put students into groups of 4 (or less). Shuffle and deal out all the cards. If a player has any
matching pairs in their deck, they place them in their own discard pile.
Gameplay: Players take turns picking a card from the hand of the player on their left. If a match is made,
they put it in their discard pile. The game continues until only one player is left holding the card - the
Old Maid card! They lose the game.
Variation: The player with the Old Maid at the end wins - and gets her "cookies" (pictured on her card).

Musical Extensions
1. Students must clap and chant the rhythm on each pair they create. Then, the group can clap and
chant that student's rhythm.
2. Students can lay out their pairs when finished and clap and chant each pair. They can play their pairs
on an unpitched rhythm instrument