How to Learn German With Games
Learning a new language can be a daunting task, but it's simple to integrate your German language efforts into games, which can make the experience entertaining as well as educational. Focus on vocabulary words and verbs for maximum learning potential.
Things You'll Need
- Cardboard or construction paper
- Prizes
- German gifts for scavenger hunt
- Puzzles depicting scenes from German fairy tales
Instructions
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Design a German Bingo game. Create Bingo cards with common German nouns. Announce the English word for students to match on their cards. Offer prizes for students with correct Bingo cards.
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Organize a scavenger hunt. Hide German culture articles (such as German candy and magazines) and have your students find them using a list of clues (in mixed German and English, depending on their level of comprehension). Discuss the prizes.
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Set a timer and race to see how many German nouns or verbs with English translations students can list. Mix it up by using decks of flashcards instead of written lists or make it a relay race between teams.
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Purchase small puzzles with scenes from German fairy tales (Cinderella, Snow White). In German, write a summary of the story on the back of the puzzle. Then have students piece the puzzle together on the back. When they have finished, they can turn the puzzle over to view the completed scene. Students can use the box picture for guidance.
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Play German Mad Libs. Create a story with missing nouns, adjectives, verbs and adverbs in random spots, and let students offer German vocabulary to fill the blanks. Then go back and fill in the blanks with sensible answers.
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Tips & Warnings
These activities can be modified to accommodate students with beginning to intermediate levels of comprehension of the German language.
