Activity title:

Up to 35 characters look best (50 max)

Activity instruction:

Up to 50 characters look best (500 max)

Number of activity cards:

Up to 10 cards look best (unlimited).

A vertical scrollbar appears at the left after 10 cards.

Activity image best practice:

Square 1:1 Aspect Ratio images work best.

A 1:1 ratio means that an image’s width and height are equal, creating a square. (Example: a 1080 x 1080 pixel image)

There are several free image editors available to adjust the image aspect ratio.

Screen readers will also read out loud:

• Activity Title

• Activity Instructions

• Activity Keyboard Command List

• Activity Prompt

• Image alt text

1. Add a prompt for students to
   identify matching pairs out of a
   group of items.

2. Click on the icon to add a Local
   image file, SoftChalk Cloud image file or URL image file location to display on the card backs. (Optional.)
   Toggle Fill Image: On if the image should be responsive and stretch to fill the card back.
   Toggle Fill Image: Off if the image should maintain the image ratio.
   To remove the card back image, click the icon.

3. Click the ‘Add Matching’ + icon to create an matching pair.

4. Click Select File to add
   a local image file,
   SoftChalk Cloud image file or
   URL image file location to the matching image. (optional)

5. Add alt text for any images added.
   (required)

6. Enter text in the center for each item
   (optional). You can format using the
   toolbar.
   A preview of the item with
   image and/or text is available at the right.

7. Click Back when finished with this
   matched pair.

8. Repeat process until all matching pairs
   have been created.
   In the activity editor, you will see the
   paired items that have been created.

9. Add points to the activity,
   enable Retry, Show Answers
   or Feedback sounds
   (optional).

10. When finished, click OK.
    The Pairs Activity placeholder will appear in the lesson.

11. Preview the lesson changes.