Fill the Lake with Fish! Free Printable Matching Fish Game for Kids

Fill the Lake with Fish! FILL THE LAKE WITH FISH! This free printable matching game for kids is a great way work on new vocabulary, following instructions and colors.

This is such a fun activity! You can use it to teach new vocabulary, counting and more.

This engaging activity is easy to prepare and will provide lots of learning fun in your home program or classroom.

Set this printable matching fish game up in 4 simple steps!

Materials you need

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Your free printable fridge & food images
Printer & printer paper
Laminator & laminating sheets
Scissors
Magnetic tape

Step 1

Download your free printable fill the lake with fish game here :

Step 2

Print out the lake page, the lake and fish page and the fish page (the printable game has 3 pages total).

Step 3

Laminate the pages.

Step 4

Cut out the fish so they can go in the lake!

Step 5 (Optional)

If you are planning to use this activity on a magnetic board, you can use magnetic tape on the back of the fridge and each food item.

How to use the Fill the Lake! Fish Matching Game with your child

Ask your child to put the fish in the lake (simple lake page).
Take turns putting the fish in the lake (simple lake page).
Have your child match the fish (fish in the lake page).
Ask your child to count the fish.
Have your child label the fish.
Use a sign to ask for various items while playing the game.

This is a useful activity to teach new vocabulary or reinforce your child’s exisiting vocabulary skills.

You can use this activity to teach the following vocabulary words

Lake
Fish
Boat
Tree
Cloud
Grass

Communication Tip

If your child is not speaking yet or has very beginning communication skills, you can still work on new vocabulary. Click here to grab your free signing poster and you’ll be on your way to teaching your child his or her first 9 adapted signs.

Build Receptive Language Skills

Just ask your child to find each item to put in the fridge by saying “find the bananas!” and “grab the fish!”. This is a great start to building receptive language skills.

Teach Your Child to Identify Colors

Ask your child to say the color for each item : lake, fish, boat, tree, cloud and grass.

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