A "Jeopardy!"-like quiz game is one of the favorite games of Spanish classes. It can be both a fun and helpful game to play when teaching adjectives. In most cases, since classes are large, players are split into groups of equal size and have one person, or speaker, to represent each group. The groups decide which categories that they want and what their answers will be as a whole and the speaker presents the answer to the professor. When playing strictly with adjectives, categories can be set to different types of adjectives, such as "Colors," "Household Adjectives" and "Adjectives describing people."
Games of this type can include individual and team games. Teachers start by asking a question or saying a word that needs to be translated, depending on the skill level of the class. In some classroom setups, especially when students are grouped into teams, as soon as the team knows the answer, it sends a representative racing to the board to write it down. The first to correctly do this gets the point. However, it is best to have the first person with the answer simply stand when playing individually.
Computer games tend to quickly engage children and young adults. Most beginner courses at the collegiate level take place in computer classrooms, and many K-12 schools have labs that can be used or rented out by teachers. Curriculum for classes almost always has an online source that can be refered to at any time during the year, but there are also several websites that offer free games to help people learn Spanish, even if they are studying it on their own time. Also, computer games are helpful because they are often divided into sections, such as verbs, adjectives or nouns.
This is a simple, traditional game that works well with chaotic schedules in classes. On test days, for example, students take different amounts of time to complete their work and may have nothing to do. Teachers can solve this problem by designating a small corner in the back of the room or a side room where students can quietly practice their adjectives by partnering up and playing hangman. What one student knows, another may not. It can also be used as a filler for when teachers need to grade work or step out of the class, and of course, it can always be a main event during game day.