Verb races really excite the students. Sometimes it's good to build competition! Students love these activities but it can be hard sometimes to make everyone participate.
Traditional Play:
Have students sit in rows. The teacher will choose a verb and a tense. At which point the students will have to take turns filling in the verb chart. Each column represents a round. They will need to write the correct conjugation for each Pronoun. (Sometime I do not use all the boxes, such as the past participle or the infinitive.) Every student must write until the chart is complete. They do not need to fill in the responses in any particular order, they can choose!
Then they can start correcting. They do not need to make a correction. They can keep passing the sheet until it gets to a student who knows the answer. However, that student can only make one correction before they have to pass it through everyone again.
Dice Play:
For smaller groups or students with mobility issues this version works better. Have students sit together facing each other. They will need a dice and ONE pencil. They will work together either passing the paper around instead of a row, or use the dice to make things more interesting. Instead of one person writing one thing and passing, they must roll the dice to find the writer. The first person in the group will start writing while the person next to him tries to roll a 6 (or another designated number). Once the student arrives at a 6, he or she takes the pencil and then starts writing or correcting. (Each round you must start with someone new to avoid cheating) They must keep going around the circle until their conjugations are complete! This seems to work better with a larger quantity of verbs at a time. Perhaps they need a verb for each row on the template.
That being said, it is better to do this activity after the students are very familiar with the tenses.
When students are finished they hold their paper in the air and I come around and check them for correctness. The first group of students to finish the form completely and correctly wins!
Note: I usually play the French Cancan in the background to boost student excitement. Also, the tops reads "Etes-vous les champions ou les champignons?"A little phrase I always say to my chouchous. Champignons= le perdant/la perdante
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