JUEGOS DE DADOS (DICE GAMES)

MARY ELLEN MUOZ PAGE 2006

JUEGO DE DADOS
Using stiff paper or poster board, create dice from the pattern below and write the subjects on one die (singular form of dice) and a variety of infinitives on the other. Then when students throw the dice, they will have to conjugate the verb using the subject from one die and the verb from the other. Practice this with all new tenses as you come to them. Create a set for AR, one for ER, and one for IR regular verbs. Create another set for irregular yo verbs and write YO in each of the spaces for the subject pronouns. After students feel more confident with the yo forms of these verbs, then switch the die to use all of the subject pronouns. Create another set for shoe verbs, one die for each set of O > UE, E>IE, and E>I.

Create another set for roller skate verbs (those IR verbs that change the root vowel in the third
person singular and plural in the preterit servir, preferir, morir, dormir, etc.) This time create a die that uses only the third personal singular and plural pronouns (l, ella, Ud., ellos, ellas, Uds.) Once students feel comfortable with these forms then use the die with all the pronouns. See "Roller

Skate" Verbs in Spanish Create another set with the orthographic changing verbs in the yo form of the preterit (buscar,
pagar, empezar). See my packet Cambios Ortograficos:verbs, nouns, adjectives. Use only the die with yo on all sides. Create another set using two items on each side of the die (one singular, one plural) and another die with adjectives to describe these items. Also write two adjectives in the masculine singular form one each side. Students will have to make the noun-adjective agreement for each of the items. Following the pattern of the previous set, create another set using persons and descriptive adjectives for persons. Use the double sets like the one above.

Create another set with totally irregular preterits. (decir, saber, estar, dar, etc.)
Place each complete set generated (create more dice with each of the verbs on the attached list) in a labeled plastic bag for easy use. If students work as a team to practice this concept, it will be easier for them to find the proper bags.

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dotted lines and tape to make EACH die.