🧩 Playgroup · Thinking & feelings · Ages 2–3 · about 2 weeks Dates: to

Same and Different

Goal: Find two things that are the same and spot one that is different.

For parents: Matching pairs is the root of sorting, memory and later reading, where children must tell letters like b and d apart.

Do together

  1. Sock pairs

    You need: Clean socks

    Mix up four or five pairs of socks. Your child finds each pair. Then hide one sock: which one has no partner?

  2. Snap with cards

    You need: Picture cards, or two copies of simple drawings

    Turn cards over one at a time. When two are the same, say 'Snap!' together.

  3. Odd one out tray

    You need: A tray, three spoons and one cup

    Which one is different? Swap the items and play again: three apples and a ball, three cars and a shoe.

Talk about it

  • Are these the same?
  • Which one is different?
  • Can you find one just like this?

Words to use

  • same
  • different
  • pair
  • match
  • odd one out

Play (optional)

Play these games free

Every game is free for every family until 20 November 2026.

Rhymes to try

Your child can…

Ticks are saved on this device only. Move on when most are ticked.

on one A4 page, with space to write

Tick each one when you see it, and write the date. Move on when most are ticked.

We noticed:

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