Career Subject Card Game ‘Match and Sort’/’Agħżel u Qabbel’

Career Subject Card Game ‘Match and Sort’/’Agħżel u Qabbel’

The ‘Match and Sort’/’Agħżel u Qabbel’ career/subject card game is used in Middle schools (age 10-13 years) in preparation for the Option (Subject) Choice exercise for Year 8 students. Each game box contains a total of 137 cards, distributed in five different packs of cards, with each pack featuring seven or eight subjects, an answer sheet for each pack, and an instruction sheet. Three to four students will work on each pack and then rotate.

The objectives of the game are for students to identify the main concepts of the 33 option subjects across the five packs by matching and sorting four pictures on each subject. For instance, Card 1 features the subject option name ‘Biology’, Card 2 displays a general picture of the subject, Card 3 depicts the learning environment related to the subject, and Card 4 illustrates the working environment associated with the subject. For language subject options, Card 4 indicates the country or countries where the language is spoken.

After completing the matching and sorting of each pack, students are then asked to compare their answers with the answer sheet provided to check if they completed their pack correctly. With the teacher’s guidance, students will be asked processing questions to reflect on the game itself, the subjects presented, and the subjects they intend to choose for the next three scholastic years, which are relevant for their future. The aim of the game is for students to make informed choices regarding the subject options they will be selecting.