Educational Games for the LOTE classroom

Flyswatter ...Highlighter Game... Popcorn... Vocab Relay... Vocab Race... Jeopardy

Flyswatter: (Matamoscas)

1.) Teachers display vocabulary words or pictures on the board

• whiteboard-you can write them or project them
• promethean board- you can use the text tool and type them

2.) Divide the Class into TWO teams.

• determine a team captain and an order for each team

3.) One student from each team stands facing the vocabulary words with a fly swatter in their hand.

• Different color flyswatters help!

4.) Teacher calls a word in English

5.) Students try to be the first to swat the word in the the target language.

6.) Student says word in target language and in English.

7.) Team earns one point.

Some ideas: Teacher can demonstrate that defensive moves are not allowed. LOTE class is not a contact sport :)

Highlighter Game

Teacher prepares a paper with a variety of words in the target language. Students partner up (with someone they are competetive with!)

Teacher hands out one paper per pair. Students in the pair each have a highlighter but they must be a different color.

Teachers must be firm with these directions- this game is intense! :)

1. In the target language teacher says aloud: THE WORD IS: (say word)
2. Students race their partner to highlight word- first one there gets point
3. Teacher says in target language: THE ANSWER IS: (class can say answer with teacher)
4. Teacher asks in target language for winners to raise their hand.
5. REPEAT

If a word is incorrectly highlighted, students should circle the word, as it will be a future answer.

Popcorn

Teacher writes or types one of the following on individual index cards:

• vocabulary words in the target language (or in English)
• answers
• questions
• definitions

Teacher numbers the back of the index card (helpful to write the number out as a word in the target language)

Teacher passes out index cards- number face up, one on each student desk.

Students take out a sheet of lined paper (or teacher passes out answer sheet)

Students number paper 1- x. (x= number of cards)

Cards should be on desks in random order.

Student flips over the card and writes their answer on their sheet.

Students are given a certain amount of time and then teacher says move (or plays a song in the target language to indicate it's time to move)

Students rotate through the desk in a predetermined order.

When student reaches their desk again they are done.

Go over correct answers in class