Some children need to be taught to look at faces to get social information. A matching game using human faces expressing different emotions can help encourage your child to look at faces more closely.

• Print and cut out the emotion cards.
• You may choose to laminate the cards to make them more durable.
• Start with a small number of cards (2 – 4) to play with, so that your child will be successful. Gradually increase the number of cards you use.
• Place the cards face down.
• Ask your child to turn over 2 cards.
• If the cards have the same face then your child has a match.
• If the faces are different, have your child turn the cards over again.
• Now it’s your turn.
• Remember to label each card by describing the emotion.