{"id":6949,"date":"2018-08-01T20:29:09","date_gmt":"2018-08-02T00:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/?p=6949"},"modified":"2023-11-30T17:57:48","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T22:57:48","slug":"matching-pairs-timer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/matching-pairs-timer\/","title":{"rendered":"Matching Pairs with Timer!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It\u2019s time to take your Nearpod lessons to the next level. Offer your students a new way of demonstrating their understanding with our Matching Pairs activity with Timer!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This new activity allows you to select corresponding text and images for your students to match. All you have to do is create the pairs and you\u2019re all set. You can use our timer feature when creating the matching pairs activity to specify a time limit for your students as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Matching Pairs: Nearpod&#039;s Essential Tips &amp; Tricks\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xmQb0aFOFG8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-matching-pairs-in-your-foreign-language-class\">Matching Pairs in your Foreign Language Class<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s say you\u2019re a Spanish instructor, and you\u2019re doing a unit on places. You might want to use this activity to have your students match the picture of the place with the word in spanish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jG2CHjsc78o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3042\" height=\"1995\" src=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/spanish_blog-01-01.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6980\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-matching-pairs-in-your-math-class\">Matching Pairs in your Math Class<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As a math instructor, you might have your students match the equation of a line to the image of the graph.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/math_blog-01.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"3042\" height=\"1990\" src=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/math_blog-01.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6969\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-matching-pairs-in-your-ela-class\">Matching Pairs in your ELA Class<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking for a new way to help your students apply their vocabulary knowledge? Create pairs of sentences and the corresponding missing word from the sentence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/ela_blog-01.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"3042\" height=\"1989\" src=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/ela_blog-01.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6970\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-matching-pairs-in-your-science-class\">Matching Pairs in your Science Class<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You might also use this activity in chemistry classes, asking your students to match the electron configuration with the elements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/chemistry-01.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3042\" height=\"1901\" src=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/chemistry-01.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6971\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>By leveraging this new assessment tool, you will:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Make your classroom more accessible for visual learners<\/li><li>Provide instant feedback to students and allow for opportunities to self-assess<\/li><li>Allow for differentiation<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking for other ideas that might fit your classroom needs? We asked other educators, and this is what we\u2019ve heard!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Match the letter of the alphabet with the picture of the word that starts with the letter.<\/li><li>Match the famous painting with the corresponding artists.<\/li><li>Match the US state with the name of the capital.<\/li><li>Match rhyming words.<\/li><li>Match antonyms\/synonyms<\/li><li>Match the laws of physics with the correct definition.<\/li><li>Match the word in French to the word in English.<\/li><li>and more!<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Share how your classroom is using matching pairs on social media by hashtagging #nearpodmatchingpairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">What are you waiting for?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/signup\/?role=teacher\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sign up for free<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn more about the Matching Pairs&#8217; update with a new timer feature!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7133,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[888,889,901,906],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6949","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-implementing-nearpod","category-news-and-updates","category-tools-and-features","category-updates"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.1 (Yoast SEO v26.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Matching Pairs with Timer! 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