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Create an Interactive Foreign Language Speaking Activity with Playing Cards #wlclassroom

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Joshua Cabral

Easily turn a a regular deck of playing cards into an interactive and communicative foreign language speaking activity.

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Easily turn a deck of cards into an interactive foreign language speaking activity
Tips, Tools and Resources to help your students rise in proficiency and communicate with confidence.
Create an Interactive Foreign Language Speaking Activity with Playing Cards #wlclassroom
I created reference sheets to use along with a deck of playing cards. These can be pictures, time, subject/verb pairings, questions unlimited possibilities
Along with cards and the reference sheet, each group of 3-4 students uses one die & a playing piece, such as different coins or any small object that distinguishes the players.
Students get creative with how they lay out the path.
Create an Interactive Foreign Language Speaking Activity with Playing Cards #wlclassroom
The first student to reach the end of the path is the winner. This can sometimes move quickly, so I have students keep points by the number of wins and go back and start again each time there is a
If students are novice they may identify with a singe word or phrase, but intermediate students could use the word or picture in a complete, discreet sentence.
Keep it communicative by asking students to do more than say a verb form or vocabulary word. Consider what their proficiency levels are and have them speak using the reference prompt in context and with the text type that is at their proficiency level.
Click here or the image above to read my blog post about this activity.
Download over 40 versions these card reference sheets on a number of French and Spanish topics. Links are in my blog post.
www.wlclassroom.com Tips, Tools and Resources to help your students rise in proficiency and communicate with confidence.
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Create an Interactive Foreign Language Speaking Activity with Playing Cards #wlclassroom

  • 1. Easily turn a deck of cards into an interactive foreign language speaking activity
  • 2. Tips, Tools and Resources to help your students rise in proficiency and communicate with confidence.
  • 4. I created reference sheets to use along with a deck of playing cards. These can be pictures, time, subject/verb pairings, questions unlimited possibilities
  • 5. Along with cards and the reference sheet, each group of 3-4 students uses one die & a playing piece, such as different coins or any small object that distinguishes the players.
  • 6. Students get creative with how they lay out the path.
  • 8. The first student to reach the end of the path is the winner. This can sometimes move quickly, so I have students keep points by the number of wins and go back and start again each time there is a
  • 9. If students are novice they may identify with a singe word or phrase, but intermediate students could use the word or picture in a complete, discreet sentence.
  • 10. Keep it communicative by asking students to do more than say a verb form or vocabulary word. Consider what their proficiency levels are and have them speak using the reference prompt in context and with the text type that is at their proficiency level.
  • 11. Click here or the image above to read my blog post about this activity.
  • 12. Download over 40 versions these card reference sheets on a number of French and Spanish topics. Links are in my blog post.
  • 13. www.wlclassroom.com Tips, Tools and Resources to help your students rise in proficiency and communicate with confidence.