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I love incorporating card activities in my class.  It is so visual and I can instantly check students’ comprehension of the material.  Students can actively practice vocabulary words, pictures, numbers, and grammar.  Show pictures of cards and tell how to make them and laminate them and how to organize and store them.


Flash Card Activities

    Flash Card Game
    1. Divide students into two teams.
    2. Call out a definition or a description in Spanish.
    3. A student from each team looks in their pile of cards for the correct card.
    4. The first student to find the correct card wins a point for the team.
    Flash Cards with Numbers or Words
    1. Give students a stack of flash cards with a vocabulary word on each one.
    2. Students place them on their desks so they can see all cards.
    3. Say the definition in Spanish, the English translation, a description, or a sentence with a blank. 
    4. Students respond by holding up the card with the correct word. 
    Example:

    Es una tienda dónde se venden libros y materiales escolares. librería
    It’s a store where there sell books and school supplies. 

    Yo ____ a mi amiga por teléfono.  llamo
    I ____ my friend on the phone: call
    Flash Cards with Pictures
    1. Pass out cards with pictures of vocabulary students are learning. 
    2. Call out a word or phrase in Spanish. 
    3. Students hold up the corresponding card.
    Grammar Comparison Activity
    1. Pass out cards with words or concepts for students to compare.
    2. Read a sentence except for the grammar structure.
    3. Students hold up the card with the correct grammar.
    4. Discuss the reason for using a particular structure. 
    5. You can do this activity with:
      • ser versus estar
      • por versus para
      • masculine versus feminine
      • preterite versus imperfect
      • definite versus indefinite articles
      • direct versus indirect objects
      • subjunctive versus indicative
      • tú versus usted
      Example:

      Students are studying ser versus estar.  Pass out cards with conjugated forms of ser and estar to each student.  Then read out the following sentences:

      1. Los estudiantes _____ en la clase de español.
      2. Nosotros _____ de Chile.
      3. La chica _____ inteligente.
      4. Yo _____ bien, gracias.  ¿y usted?
    Sí and No Cards
    1. Create Sí and No cards out of construction paper.  Sí cards should be one color and No cards a different color. 
    2. Each student receives a Sí and a No card. 
    3. Read a sentence or ask a yes or no question.
    4. Students respond by holding up the correct card. 

        Example:

        • Hace calor en el invierno.  (It is hot in the winter.)
        • Los gatos tienen dos patas.  (Cats have two paws.)
        • En Cuba, se habla portugués.  (In Cuba, Portuguese is spoken.)
        • El color verde es una mezcla de azul y amarillo.  (The color green is a mixture of blue and yellow.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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