Confession #1: I don’t really want to take the time to “teach” numbers to my students. In other words, I do not provide a lot of comprehensible input with regards to numbers. First of all, they are not high frequency, and second, numbers are not the most exciting thing. We do A LOT of counting in class, but really, that's about it.
However, they are important, and I do need to talk about them in some sort of meaningful and authentic context in class. Enter: El que sabe, sabe (he who knows, knows). This is a "numbers" game that helps me deliver comprehensible input to students using numbers in context. Confession #2: I purchased my first El que sabe, sabe game on TeachersPayTeachers from the Comprendes Mendez SpanishShop, and tried it out over a year ago with my students, but it didn’t go well. It was completely my fault, either by not dedicating enough time to it faulty directions on my part, or any number or other reasons. After all, Nelly Hughes has fantastic resources in her TpT store, and her game did provide clear directions, and great, cultural information. I just couldn't make it happen for whatever reason. I saw El que sabe, sabe again on a post by Martina Bex, and thought I should give it another shot, because FAIL means Fist Attempt In Learning, and my students still do need additional input with numbers. Well, here goes. I am going to be playing El que sabe, sabe again, this time with slides I developed about Thanksgiving! Here are the basics of the game, although Martina explains it much more succinctly in her post.
Again, Martina explains it in much more detail than I do here. You may want to check out her post if you need some additional clarity. Pro Tip: To answer a question I had, yes, teams can vote for their own answer with BOTH a star and a triangle. (At least the way I play.) Of course, there is a big risk in doing so, but if it pays off, the reward can be great. I will be playing this game this week based around Thanksgiving statistics. Here is a google slides copy of the Thanksgiving game in Spanish. If you would like to edit anything, please make a copy of the slides. Also, if you see any errors, please let me know and I will fix them ASAP. (All information about Thanksgiving is sourced in the speaker notes.) Here is a google slides copy of the Thanksgiving game in English. Have fun talking turkey with your students!
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