Twisting with Twister in Four Languages

Subject:

General linguistics

Other

Subject (Other):

learning about other languages

Grade Level:

Grades 1-2

Grades 3-5

Grades 6-8

Overview:

This takes the classic game of Twister and adds a new spin on it. Students first study the color words and body part words in one of four languages: French, German, Norwegian, and Japanese. Then they play the game Twister, with the caller/spinner using the words in another language. The winner gets to recite a tongue twister (and have a pretzel twist!), first an English one and then a tongue twister in another language.

Lesson Plan:

The attached document has the color and body parts in French, Japanese, Spanish, and Norwegian. Also attached are some English tongue twisters.

Class Time Needed:

1 hour