Create your own Noongar memory cards and play the memory game.
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Did you know that many Perth suburbs are named after Noongar words? Balcatta, Gwelup, Innaloo, Karrinyup, Mundaring, Yanchep ... just to name a few!
Check out our Noongar Glossary to learn new words.
What to do:
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Step 1: Print out your memory card game.
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Step 2: Colour in the animals and cut out the cards.
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Step 3: You can also decorate the back of the cards if you would like an extra fun and colourful deck! Check out the slideshow for inspiration.
Playing the memory game:
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Step 1: Shuffle your cards and place them so the words and pictures are facing down.
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Step 2: Either by yourself or playing with others, pick two cards and see if the pictures match.
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Step 3: If the pictures match, keep the two cards and have another turn. If they do not match, return the cards face down - your turn is finished!
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Step 4: Continue matching the pictures until all the cards have been matched and there are none left to pick up.
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Step 5: If playing against others, each player counts how many matching pairs they have. The winner is the player with the most pairs!
Tips:
- A matching set will have two identical animal pictures, but the names of the animals will be different - one in English and the other in Noongar!
- Practice your language skills by saying the Noongar name of the animal when you pick it up.
Watch Activity 8 video on YouTube
Share with us
We would love to see your Noongar language memory cards or a video of you practising each name in Noongar!
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