Rote+memory

 **Title:** Go Fish


 * Language:** German


 * Level:** All levels


 * Description:** To make some of the rote memory tasks students are asked to do more palatable and fun, I create card games. For example, in my Novice High class, students had to memorize past participles of verbs. I made enough decks of cards to allow students to play in groups of four. I made card pairs with the infinitive and past participle forms, copied them on card board and laminated them.

When the students first entered, I asked them to match the infinitive with the past participle. Then, they played memory with the cards, and finally, I taught them how to play "Go Fish" in German. They needed some extra vocabulary to prevent them to revert back to English, but all in all, they loved it and were so engaged that I quickly forgot the labor I had to put into this.

Tip: Laminate whatever you put into students hands that you would like to reuse.

Here is my file of the card game.