I think that I have thought of a good way to add value to Wordoku puzzles. (A Wordoku is a Sudoku puzzle that contains words instead of numbers.) I’ve created several Wordoku puzzles for my students to use that contain thematic vocabulary. (Click on this link to see some examples.) I like having puzzles on…
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Was passt nicht?
BIG EXCITING NEWS. The Comprehensible Classroom is officially debuting its first-ever GERMAN activity! Oh yeah! Thanks to Brigitte Kahn for sending along the German translations of ‘Un sapo de otro pozo‘ (follow the link for game instructions)…for all you German teachers out there, download the full German PDF here! Brigitte, you rock!!! Thank you!!! If…
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Odd one out / Un sapo de otro pozo
“Odd one out” is a fun game commonly played by language teachers, whether first or second+. You may have played it under a different name, or without naming it at all! The basic concept is that students are given a list of three to four items, and they must identify the “odd one out”–the item that…
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Summer plans
Although I am not teaching this year, I’ve been thinking a lot about the last few weeks of school as my former colleagues muscle through the last two weeks here in Anchorage. As a middle school teacher, the best adjective for those last two weeks was CRAZY! The amount of daylight here in Alaska combined with the…
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I’m going on a trip – a mind game for language classes!
I am a very bossy person by nature, and unfortunately I didn’t realize it until right after I graduated from high school. By the grace of God, I’ve learned how to tame my nasty natural instincts…although it’s not always easy! Being married helps 🙂 I think that this is why the game that I’m about…
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Musical Flashcards
Well I have been a pretty lame blogger lately, but I have a good excuse–I’m pregnant! With my 2yo and my 9mo, I’ve been spending nap time actually napping instead of blogging…but can you blame me?? I’m out of my first trimester, now, though, so I’m going to try to put my newly restored energy…
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Story Game
First Quarter Review Game
I used a Jigsaw Puzzle (“an impossible puzzle”) to review first quarter vocabulary with my students. (They got through El amigo simpático–if you are following my curriculum map, use this puzzle after you’ve finished that story to ensure that your students know all of the terms. Click here to download the puzzle–free!
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SIXES – A favorite fast-paced game for class
One thing that Michele Whaley has taught me is to look to ALL content areas for inspiration. SIXES is a game that I learned from a math teacher, and it translates easily into a language classroom (get it? translates? ;-)). Overview of Sixes In Sixes, students are racing against peers in their group to be…
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“Strip” Bingo
Get your students’ attention with the name of this quick version of BINGO! OVERVIEW: Turn a reading into a competitive game with this twist on traditional BINGO. I learned this activity from Kristin Duncan, who re-posted it on her blog after reading a post by Andrea (surname?) on the MoreTPRS listserv in March 2013. If…
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