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Board games are perfect for increasing the vocabulary because almost everyone knows the rules and can focus on playing – while using the target language. Apart from vocabulary skills, playing bord games helps kids develop problem solving, math skills, deduction, memory and team work. And, the games usually get the kids so busy they don't even notice they're learning!
… is, apart from Go Fish! one of the most beloved children's card games. In language learning we can use like any other pais matching game that focuses on matching a picture card to another picture card, a picture card to a text card or a text card to another text card.
The game is usually played with a standard 52-card deck and is best played with 3 to 6 players. The goal is to collect the most sets of four cards of the same rank (Quartetts) by asking other players for cards they might have. This makes Go Fish is another fun game we can use to reinforce vocabulary – by focusing on the words displayed on the cards and interactivng with other players; but also to enjoy the real excitement of the play – almost like Poker for little ones :)
Bingo is a game of chance originally played with randomly drawn numbers (1-99) that have to be mached against numbers pre-printed on bingo cards. The game ends when first player manages to match five numbers in a row from the drawn numbers, and the winner is usually required to call out the word „Bingo!“. So the first theme that comes to our minds are numbers, but like other word learning games, Bingo! also offers lots of possibilities to practice the new words.
Another childhood classic that has been played for centuries, and probably needs no extra explanations, but provides significant learning opportunities to stimulate the mind. Domino tiles are usually twice as long as they are wide and have a line in the middle dividing them into two squares. In the most common variant the values of each tile is a certain number of dots, usually from 0 to 6, hence the most common use of dominoes to reinforce the numbers. Newer versions of the game often include all kinds of pairs that can be matched, and that's where dominoes come in handy in language lessons.
Memory is probably one of the most popular children's card games. It can be used in so many ways in language learning, so we decided to start with this one. We're sure you're familiar with the basic rules, so feel free to skip the short introduction and scroll down to the suggested modes of play and card templates. The most important thing we shouldn't forget is that the players have to name all the pictures or read all the words from the cards that are being turned over.
Games are an extremely efficient tool in foreign vocabulary learning. They can be used to introduce and repeat the new vocabulary in a motivating way, as well to play all kinds of word learning games. Visual stimulation improves the learner's curiosity attention span and memory.
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