What's Missing Visual Memory Cards
Category: Education / Preschool
100 picture card pairs for preschool and kindergarten: look, hide, then spot what's missing. 4 levels, 6 themes, print or play on a phone.
Turn waiting time into a fun memory game! Look at the picture for 10 seconds, hide it, then spot what's missing. Kids love the "aha!" moment, and grown-ups love that it needs no prep.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
• 1 ZIP download with 4 PDF files
• Print PDF, US Letter (8.5 x 11 in), 57 pages
• Print PDF, A4 (210 x 297 mm), 57 pages
• Phone PDF, 9:16, 209 tap-through screens
• Print guide PDF
• 100 card pairs (200 cards), 4 cards per printed page
• 4 grown-up pages: how to play, the 4 levels, 8 ways to play, tips + a 100-circle progress tracker
• Answer key on one page
HOW THE GAME WORKS
• Card A shows a scene. Your child looks and remembers for about 10 seconds.
• Card B shows the same scene with one change. Your child says what's missing.
• The answer is printed on every card B, so any grown-up can play right away.
• A count-to-10 row on card A and a sentence frame on card B ("The ____ is missing!") make each turn easy to run.
4 LEVELS THAT GROW
• Level 1, cards 1 to 25: 4 things, one disappears
• Level 2, cards 26 to 50: 6 things, one disappears
• Level 3, cards 51 to 75: 8 things, one disappears
• Level 4, cards 76 to 100: nothing disappears, one thing moves to a new spot. What moved?
6 THEMES, 74 EVERYDAY THINGS TO NAME
• Bedroom, farm, beach, kitchen, classroom and space
• Friendly original illustrations with clear outlines and smiling faces
• Each theme has its own soft background color
PHONE VERSION
• Card A on one screen, card B on the next: perfect for a phone or tablet
• Tap Back, Index or Next; jump to any level or card number from the index
• Great for waiting rooms, car rides and restaurants, with no printer and no mess
PERFECT FOR
• Preschool and kindergarten, about ages 3 to 6
• Homeschool, morning meeting, centers and small groups
• Speech therapy sessions and SLP materials (name the object in a full sentence)
• Quiet time, travel and screen-free play at home
• Practicing visual memory, attention to detail and vocabulary
HOW TO USE
• Print the cards, cut on the dashed lines and keep each level in an envelope
• Show card A, count to 10, hide it, show card B and ask "What's missing?"
• Try the 8 ways to play: countdown, describe it, draw it, swap roles and more
• Or open the phone PDF and tap through, no printing at all
HOW TO PRINT
• Use Adobe Acrobat Reader or your computer's PDF viewer
• Choose Actual size or 100% (not Fit to page)
• Print single-sided on white card stock, 65 to 110 lb (176 to 300 gsm), or regular paper
• Laminate if you like, for cards that last
PLEASE NOTE
• This is a digital download. Nothing will be shipped.
• Colors may look a little different on different screens and printers.
• For personal, family, single-classroom and single-therapist use. Please do not share, resell or redistribute the files.
• This is a learning game, not a medical or therapy treatment.
• The illustrations are original artwork drawn for Printivora. The written guide text was prepared with the help of AI tools and checked by us.
• Not affiliated with Apple, Google or Adobe; app names only tell you where the PDF opens.
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