About Activity
Overview Classroom Cards is a game designed to provide students with practice using common classroom vocabulary words. Students can play this game after memorizing as few as 9 nouns. Currently, there are three sets of 16 cards available for this game. It's a deduction card game with several different vehicles on each card. Players need to use their verbal skills to deduce which of the cards laid out in front of them matches the "secret card" in their activity partner's possession, by using the sentence structure "Do you see a _________________ in the classroom?" |
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Classroom with an ax, board,
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Classroom with a
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Multi-Activity Materials | |||||||||
The 16 cards used for this activity are specially designed to be utilized in more than one activity. | Colors (Books) Card Game | The books on the bookshelf in each of the classroom scenes printed on the 16 cards all have a unique combination of different colors. These cards can therefore be used for an activity that provides practice of color vocabulary words. | View Activity | ||||||
Clothing (Classroom) Card Game |
The teacher and students in the classroom scenes printed on the 16 cards always have a unique combination of clothing items. These cards can therefore be used for an activity that provides practice of clothing vocabulary words. |
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How To Play Materials: Two identical sets of the 16 Classroom Cards are needed for each pair of two participants. This means two sets of Set A. Time / Game Round: 1-3 minutes
For more detailed instructions for how to print, prepare, and introduce card-based deduction games like this one, click the blue button below. |
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Printing & Preparation Instructions
Words to Learn Before Playing
The Core Vocabulary Words listed below are all words that students should learn BEFORE playing this game. There is currently three sets of cards for this activity. The vocabulary words need for each activity are listed separately below for each card set. Student will only need to know the words listed for one card set to be able to complete the activity for that card set. For example, to complete the activity with Card Set B, students do not need to also need to learn the words listed for Card Set A.
Vocabulary Words Used in Activity | |||||||||
Card Set A (16 Cards) | ax, board, brush, chair, classroom, desk, student, table, teacher, | ||||||||
Card Set B (16 Cards) | above, behind, beside, blackboard, book, brush, chalk, classroom, crayons, flower, in-front-of, marker, on, one, piece, student, table, teacher, two, whiteboard | ||||||||
Card Set C (16 Cards) | behind, beside, blackboard, book, chair, chalk, classroom, computer, crayons, desk, in-front-of, marker, on, piece, table, whiteboard |
*Note: two or more card sets can be combined to provide a more engaging speaking activity to learners after they have learned the basics by using just one card set at a time.
Words to Learn While Playing
The following words will be used to the play this game (with every available set of cards). However, these words don't need to be pre-taught. These words can and should be learned WHILE playing the game.
Vocabulary Best Learned In Context | |||||||||
Used With All Sets | a/an, card, do, I, is, more, no, see, the, there, this, yes, you, your |
Sentence Patterns to Use While Playing
The following sentences and sentence patterns are recommended for use while playing this game. The best way to teach these sentences, is to use them in context while introducing the game and demonstrating how to play it.
Standard Sentences and Sentence Patterns |
Do you see a _________________ in the classroom? |
Yes, I do. / No, I don't. |
Is this your card? |
Yes, it is. / No, it isn't. |
Card Sets B and C Sentences and Sentence Patterns |
Do you see one or more _________________ in the classroom? |
Yes, I do. / No, I don't. |
Is there a _________________ above/behind/beside/in-front-of the _________________? |
Yes, there is. / No, there isn't. |
Is this your card? |
Yes, it is. / No, it isn't. |