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For playful vocabulary building, see the ABC-stories in #6.3 above
(example: All bears climb down, elephants follow giraffes).

The same applies for the classic “geography-game”, in which for each letter of the alphabet, the players must write down a city, country, river, etc. (Rules: all players receive a chart with the rubrics, e. g. city, country, etc.. As a student calls out the letters of the alphabet, another one shouts “stop!”, and a word is chosen that begins with that chosen letter. The charts can be modified, of course, to include a noun, a verb, an adjective, a feeling, etc.

15 - 30 minutes

1st – 3rd grade 4th – 6th grade 7th – 9th grade

Explanations, abbreviations
First language	Also mother tongue or family language: the first language a child has learned and speaks at home. Some children have two first languages.
School language	The language that is spoken in the schools of the host country. In addition, the local dialect may count as an environment language.
Abbreviations	S: Student T: Teacher (instructor)

Legend for indications referencing organizational form, class, time requirements concerning teaching proposals:
	IW = Individual Work
	WP = Working with a partner
	SG = Small Groups
	WC = Whole Class
2nd – 4th grade	Suitable for... to... (e.g. 2nd – 4th grade). Keeping in mind that this designation may vary according to the requirements of the individual students.
20 minutes	Approximate time requirement, e.g. 20 minutes. (Estimated time varies, must be determined by the instructor according to the level and the requirements of the class).

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