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BINGO
Bingo/Lotería is a great number game to play with students. The problem with normal store-bought Bingo sets, however, is that they have too many numbers for absolute beginners, don't go up to 99 for the more advanced beginners, and have number pieces that are easily lost. Below are links to Bingo games created so solve these problems. They can be printed on card stock and cam be laminated, if desired. Each set includes 30 different cards, with a set of numbers to cut out and use for calling. If a number or card is damaged or lost, just print out a replacement! I recommend teaching students to run the game themselves, so that they can do this game by themselves when you need to work with a child individually, or when a substitute is present. The winner of the game becomes the next number caller. If there are multiple winners, they can take turns drawing and calling numbers. All students are allowed to call up an "expert" or assistant to help them with pronunciation, and to keep track of the numbers that have been called, if they would like. It is a good idea to teach them to say each number three and only three times, and to only call numbers when the class is quiet. Students playing the game usually learn that if they shout out "WHAT?" or talk, they miss out on numbers that have been called, and learn to play quietly. I usually let students help each other, if they have trouble finding the numbers on their cards, because it helps them learn from each other. Creator: Melissa MB Wilkins Resources and Links:
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Hundreds Charts
Hundreds charts are a WONDERFUL tool with many uses! Some students that skip numbers or have other troubles when trying to count to 100 in Spanish can accomplish the task when they are given a hundred's board, because it takes some load off their short term memory. For some students, remembering the tens word, the ones word, and remembering where they were in the series of numbers is simply too much of a burden. By following their progress on the chart, however, their finger on the number that they are trying to say takes the place of one of the things they would otherwise have to remember, allowing them more available "working memory" to concentrate on the number vocabulary they are trying to produce. Eventually, they will be able to count without the chart. For counting purposes, I prefer the hundreds chart to be numbered from 0-99 so that each tens word is on the left. Math teachers use hundreds boards to teach mutliplication, addition, skip counting, etc. often, they will use a hundreds board numbered from 1 to 100 (the tens words will be on the right). Have students put counters on all multiples of 3 and look for patterns. Have students model addition problems and subtraction problems. Call out a number for students to cover to see which tens number it's closest to for visual understanding of "rounding up" and "rounding down." Have students "race" to the number 100 (or backwards to 1) by tossing a die to determine the number of spaces he/she moves. The student must state the addition sentence that represents the move (if he is on the number 1 and rolls a 5, for example, he says 1+4=5). Why not count up to the 100th day of school or how many Spanish classes a group has had using a class hundreds chart? Ask some of the math teachers at your school about hundreds boards. There are whole books on activities that use hundreds boards out there, and they are likely to have some, as well as have some great ideas to share with you! A few links to some websites are located below, along with links to two printable hundreds boards with Spanish titles: Creator: Melissa MB Wilkins Resources and Links:
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Flash Cards
Yep! Ye ol' standby... the humble flashcard... I use them for many activities in my classroom. I print them on cardstock, and students either scribble all over the back before cutting or put a simple design (or their initials) on the back of each card to make it harder to see through them as well as help students identify their own cards after classroom activities. Two students can combine their sets to play memory/concentration. One student can quiz another. Cards can be used as game cards in a generic board game, or in a card game like "Go Fish" or "Old Maid." A student (or the teacher) can use a stopwatch to time a student as he/she goes through a stack of cards. I've set a challenge before in which students had to be able to say all the numbers in a stack of 30 flashcards going up to the number 30 in a minute and a half for a passing grade and in 30 seconds for the ranking of "superior." Students were running through flashcards at home, at the lunch table, on the bus, etc. for weeks! Sometimes, a timed challenge is just the motivation a student needs to practice. Another advantage to playing with flashcards in class is that you can level the instruction with them. One group of beginners can be playing to learn the numebrs 1-10 at one table while most of the class is working on 1-30, and a group of advanced students is playing with the hundreds words. Links to several different card sets I've made for use in my classes are below. Creator: Melissa MB Wilkins Resources and Links:
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This one works for number comprehension for numbers with 2 or more digits. It works especially well when there are more than 3 digits. You will need at least 6 students to play the game. It works best with 8-20 students, but can be done for larger classes. Just add a team or double-up on some of the digits within a particular team. You Need: 2 sets of number cards, each card with a single digit (0-9) on it. The two sets need to be on different colors of paper (to designate the teams). How to play:
Some points that may help you in playing this game with your students:
Resources: Gravelly Hill Middle School - (919)245-4050 patricia.melton@orange.k12.nc.us Shared at the FLANC 2008 conference - NNELL Swap Shop |
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This one is very easy. Instead of always numbering items 1, 2, 3, etc. on tests, etc., try using bigger numbers like 21, 37, 89 or 357, 488, 671, etc. Idea source: 100+ More Games for the Foreign Language Classroom Created By: Tina M. Hodge (with ideas from other teachers) Publisher: Carlex | ||
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You can constantly review larger numbers by making it part of your class routine to report how many days you have been at school and how many days are left in the school year. Idea source: 100+ More Games for the Foreign Language Classroom Created By: Tina M. Hodge (with ideas from other teachers) Publisher: Carlex | ||
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Use pictures of items from catalogs and have a fake auction in the class to help practice larger numbers. You can use play money, if you'd like. Idea source: 100+ More Games for the Foreign Language Classroom Created By: Tina M. Hodge (with ideas from other teachers) Publisher: Carlex | ||
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Pick a secret number and have students try to guess it by calling out numbers. Guide them to the correct answer by telling them if you number is more/less, higher/lower, or whatever terms you need to use (also ties in with math). Idea source: Melissa MB Wilkins | ||
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Count (by ones or skip-count) as you throw a beanbag or similar object around the classroom from student to student. See how high you can get before someone drops it. Idea source: 100+ More Games for the Foreign Language Classroom Created By: Tina M. Hodge (with ideas from other teachers) Publisher: Carlex | ||
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Give pairs of students decks of cards from which you have removed all but the number cards. The students divide their cards equally and shuffle. Then, they turn over their respective top cards at the same time, and say their numbers in the target language. Whoever has the largest number gets to keep both cards. If they turn over cards of equal value, they must have a "war." In this case, they must lay down a certain predetermined number of cards (I do a 1, 2, 3, war) count and turn up the last one. The one with the largest gets the whole huge stack. The winner is the person with the most cards when time is called, or the person that wins all the cards, first (this could take forever). Again, students are asked to use the target language when counting cards to see who won. Idea source: The well-known children's card game. | ||
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Take all face cards, etc. out of a deck of cards. The dealer deals out 5 cards to each player, face up. The dealer then turns up the remaining cards one at a time and calls out the number on each in the target language. If a child has a card with the same number among his/her face-up cards, he/she echoes the number name and turns the card face down. The player who turns over all 5 card first shouts, "Bango!" and is the winner. Idea source: 100+ More Games for the Foreign Language Classroom Created By: Tina M. Hodge (with ideas from other teachers) Publisher: Carlex | ||
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Look up statistics, like populations, for countries that speak your target language. Report them to the class, placing them in the correct high to low order (orlow to high). Idea source: unknown | ||
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A game for practicing the lower numbers, played with a regular deck of playing cards. Remove the face cards, jokers, etc. From the deck. One student counts and handles the cards, and 2 or 3 students sit where they can "slap" the cards he/she lays down. The dealer lays one card down at a time while he/she counts from 1 to 1 to 9, over and over. If he/she lays down a card that matches the number he/she says, the other players slap the card. Whoever's hand is on top has to pick up all of the cards that have been laid down. The winner of the game is the one with the fewest cards after all cards have been dealt. Idea source: Games with Gusto Written By: Sue Spivey Publisher: Carlex |
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