Teacher-Created Vocabulary Game for First-Year Students
Show them how much they already know!This world language version of Apples to Apples™ is made for your first-year Spanish students. It is filled with first-year level vocabulary and pop culture references, as well as hundreds of cognates to help your students realize how much Spanish they already know.
It is an ideal game to play as an ice-breaker to prime students for learning a new language. The game includes two vocabulary lists with translations of all cards. It’s also a perfect game for vocabulary reinforcement and recognition for upper-level Spanish classes.
- One card deck.
- Three to six players.
- Glossy cardstock in a storage box.
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Awesome!!!
Jan 21, 2016 | By Rachel
My Spanish 1-3 and Spanish Club students LOVE this game! It's easy to understand, and because it uses cognates, any level can play it. (Upper levels are just able to chat more in Spanish when they play.) Some of the adjectives aren't cognates but are basic vocabulary that my Spanish 1 curriculum doesn't include at the start of the year (like 'rico' and 'hermoso'), so I just list the words on the board as they come up. Because it's a 'real' game, all my students beg me to play it! (I only have one complaint; the boxes storing the cards have weak plastic hinges that either break in shipping or the first couple of times you open the box.)
A lot better in person!
Jan 22, 2016 | By anonymous
It was way nicer in person than I thought and that was a pleasant surprise. I haven't had a chance to use it in class, but I have read the instructions and it seems very easy and I'm sure the students will love it.
Cognate Frenzy
Nov 21, 2016 | By Blair Moyes
I love the Cognate Frenzy games. I have a French and a Spanish version since I teach both languages. My students enjoy the game and they learn vocabulary as they play the game. Sometimes I do have to remind my students to pronounce the words in French or Spanish since they are cognates but that is about it. The vocabulary list on the vocabulary sheet that comes with the game is not in alphabetic order and students do sometimes struggle to find the card words on the sheet to decipher what they mean. Otherwise a wonderful game. Students enjoy the game and they learn vocabulary as they play.
Cognate Frenzy Spanish
Mar 29, 2017 | By Tania Irizarry
Very cool, the students identify with the game.
Finally!
Aug 10, 2017 | By Jamie
My Spanish students have been begging me for "Apples to Apples" in Spanish for years now, and I finally found a version that is accessible to them! I love that it can be played by my Spanish 1 students all the way up through my Spanish 5 students. It is so easy to adapt for different levels of proficiency, too, as I have my more advanced students to explain the reasoning behind their picks in Spanish as they play.
Great Game
Apr 12, 2019 | By Sra. Haecker
This is a great game, and my students love to play it. I would love it if you released a newer version with updated cards. Some of the references are getting to be a bit old. For example, my students recently played and asked me what True Blood is. It would be nice if you sold maybe an expansion deck to add new cards to the game.
Fantastic Game
May 29, 2023 | By SUSAN DAVIS
My students loved this! I teach an intro to Spanish course for 8th grade. It was a great way to acquaint them with cognates early in the year. This helped them understand what cognates are and be able to recognize them quicker than regular classroom instruction would have. I used this for a station in a lesson on cognates. Just bought more so everyone can play at once for a longer period of time. It also worked well for those days when you only have a few students and aren't sure what to do with them (before a holiday, etc...)
