We are learning our numbers 0-15 this week in Spanish I (among other topics). Overall I think numbers are pretty easy to learn but one fun little activity I do is the Human Numbers Game. I have all the students stand up and tell them to get in a group of a specific number. Anyone who is not able to join a group is out and must sit down and silently study their numbers.
I make sure that the first number I name is always that the class can divide evenly into so no one is out on the very first round. After that I change it up to try to get one to three students out per round. I have found that calling out "Grupo de Uno" does a good job of breaking clumps up.
My fifth period really got into the game this year; I think one kid got pulled halfway across a desk to be assimilated into a group that needed one more person.
I enjoy how this activity can be done entirely in Spanish. Also, it practices listening skills and allows the kids to be out of the desks and moving!
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