Learn Japanese family vocabulary.

<Download this Japanese game on family

Review your Japanese vocaulary on family with this game.

For japanese language classes


Japanese language level :
 level shokyu (elementary 4kyu)

Learn Japanese prepositions!

<Download these Japanese exercises on prepositions

Review your Japanese prepositions with this exercise sheet.

For japanese language classes


Japanese language level :
 level shokyu (elementary 4kyu)

Learn useful Japanese questions!

<Download these Japanese expressions

Review your Japanese questions and expressions with this simple question sheet.

For japanese language classes


Japanese language level :
 level shokyu (elementary 4kyu)

Free Portuguese Memory game

to review and learn Portuguese vocabulary on fruits

< Download this free game

A free Memory game to have fun discovering Portuguese vocabulary on fruits.
 

This Memory game set contains :

game rules in English

16 illustrated cards

16 text cards with Portuguese fruit words


Portuguese language levels

CEFR discovery level A1

CEFR elementary level A2



Illustrations : All images appearing in this Memory game are copywright free.

Have fun playing!

Free Italian Memory game

to review and learn Italian vocabulary on fruits

< Download this free game

A free Memory game to have fun discovering Italian vocabulary on fruits.
 

This Memory game set contains :

game rules in English

16 illustrated cards

16 text cards with Italian fruit words


Italian language levels

CEFR discovery level A1

CEFR elementary level A2



Illustrations : All images appearing in this bingo game are copywright free.

Have fun playing!

free Memory game

to review and learn Spanish vocabulary on fruits

< Download this free game

A free Memory game to have fun discovering Spanish vocabulary on fruits.
 

This Memory game set contains :

game rules in English

16 illustrated cards

16 text cards with Spanish fruit words


Spanish language levels

CEFR discovery level A1

CEFR elementary level A2



Illustrations : All images appearing in this bingo game are copywright free.

Have fun playing!

Learn French prepositions

Free games for the French second language class (fsl)

These games were created as part of a teacher training program for teachers of French with Ateliers-ALEA in France or abroad.

These games will be best used by teachers of French second language or French foreign language. You can download, print, cut and assemble these games on French prepositions for your classes.

2.  New! > "Le TapGrille" 

French language game on prepositions for a French language class level A2 (elementary) : rules in French
 

< Download this game on French prepositions
"Le Tap-Grille" card game and grid to use for reviewing French prepositions of place and means.

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1.  "Où suis-je / Où vais-je?"

game on French prepositions for a French language class level A1 (beginners) : rules in French
 

< Download this game on French prepositions
Illustrated card game to learn French prepositions and their use.

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Note : all images used are royalty free images. You can find them and more image sources on this directory for language courses under "images pour la classe".

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Game rules in French come with every game.
 

Have fun learning!

Bingo

to review and learn German vocabulary

Download this free game

A free bingo game to have fun discovering German vocabulary on health.
 

This bingo game set contains :

game rules in English and German

35 vocabulary cards

6 bingo grids

set of bingo pawns to print


German language level

Beginner level A2 of the CEFR and adaptable to other levels as well (see rules in pdf)



Illustrations

All images appearing in this bingo game are copywright free. These images come from Kazumi Hatasa's website.
Other ressources for illustrations are available at this website with copyright free images and illustrations.

Have fun playing!

Learn Chinese numbers!

<Download this free Chinese game

Review your Chinese numbers with this simple and fun game : bingo for Chinese numbers 1 through 30.

For Chinese language classes, but also great to use with friends who learn Chinese . For 2 to 6 players (or the whole Chinese class)

Game contents :
Rules in English
6 bingo grids
30 chinese character cards


Chinese language level :
 level elementary

Learn English verbs with Word-slides

Play with illustrations and verbs

Use these slide shows to teach or learn English verbs. This series helps learn English tenses for common verbs.

You can download these these Word-slides for English level A1 (discovery) :
 

< Power-point English Verb-slides : infinitive form
19 verbs to discover in English class : ask, meet, bring, buy, cook, eat, dance, get on, play, cry, go, go home, introduce, help, climb, say hello, listen, look at.




Note : all images used are royalty free images. You can find them and more image sources on this directory for language courses under "images for the classroom".

To use these Word-slides, follow the instructions here :
 

How do I use these word-slides?

Oral discovery

1.    Start the slide-show (key F5)
2.    Let students pair up and guess pronunciation
3.    The second time around, say each verb and have students repeat.
4.    After 20 verbs, stop the slide show (Esc key) or go one more round.

Written discovery

5.    After the oral activity, ask students to write down the new verbs as verbs appear on the screen. The should try and remember the meaning of verbs from the illustrations.
6.    Do this twice so that students have the time to write down the verbs the first round and check them the second round.

Diamoramax : slide show game – Who'll be fastest? !

1.    Divide the class into two teams, the Reds and the Blues.
2.    Start the slide-show and the first person to say correctly the verb gets a point for their team.
3.    Every verb correctly pronounced before the entire verb appears on the screen counts 1 point. Any answer given after the verb appears completely doesn't count.
4.    The team with most points wins.


Have fun studying with Ateliers-alea!

Free games to learn French vowels

for the French second language class (fsl)

These games were created as part of a teacher training program for teachers of French abroad or in France.

These games will be best used by teachers of French second language or French foreign language. You can download, print, cut and assemble these pronunciation games for your classes.

Here is the list of games you will find with French rules  :

1.  NEW! > Mon Son Préféré

game on French vowels for a French language class level A1 or A2 (discovery or elementary) : rules in French
 

< Download this game on French vowels
"Mon son préféré"  > free game (dice and cards) on 6 French vowels : [i], [o], [y], [u], [e] et [є].

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Note : all images used are royalty free images. You can find them and more image sources on this directory for language courses under "images for the classroom".

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Game rules in French come with every game.
 

Have fun learning!

Learn German verbs with Word-slides

Play with illustrations and verbs

Use these slide shows to teach or learn German verbs. This series helps learn German tenses for common verbs.

You can download these Word-slides for German level A1 (discovery) :
 

< Power-point German Verb-slides : infinitive form
20 verbs to discover in German class :  fragen, treffen, hinbringen, kaufen, rufen, kochen, frühstücken, tanzen, essen, steigen, spielen, weinen, gehen, zurückkommen, grüßen, helfen, klettern, vorstellen,  (zu)hören, sehen.

.


More word-slides will arrive soon!


Note : all images used are royalty free images. You can find them and more image sources on this directory for language courses under "images for the classroom".

To use these Word-slides, follow the instructions here :
 

How do I use these word-slides?

Oral discovery

1.    Start the slide-show (key F5)
2.    Let students pair up and guess pronunciation
3.    The second time around, say each verb and have students repeat.
4.    After 20 verbs, stop the slide show (Esc key) or go one more round.

Written discovery

5.    After the oral activity, ask students to write down the new verbs as verbs appear on the screen. The should try and remember the meaning of verbs from the illustrations.
6.    Do this twice so that students have the time to write down the verbs the first round and check them the second round.

Diamoramax : slide show game – Who'll be fastest? !

1.    Divide the class into two teams, the Reds and the Blues.
2.    Start the slide-show and the first person to say correctly the verb gets a point for their team.
3.    Every verb correctly pronounced before the entire verb appears on the screen counts 1 point. Any answer given after the verb appears completely doesn't count.
4.    The team with most points wins.


Have fun studying with Ateliers-alea!

Learn Japanese numbers!

<Download this free Japanese game

Review your Japanese numbers with this simple and fun game : bingo for Japanese numbers 1 through 30.

For japanese language classes, but also great to use with friends who learn Japanese. For 2 to 6 players (or the whole japanese class)

Game contents :
Rules in English
6 bingo grids
30 kanji cards


Japanese language level :
 level shokyu (elementary 4kyu)

Japanese numbers from zero to one hundred

Dimensions : Diameter 25 mm, thickness 7 mm
This article will soon be available : come back in september 2012.

These wooden discs will add character to your board games.

 
To place your order, scroll down the "product options" and choose :

 a given color disc and its quantity : you can order just one piece or more to complete a missing disc from your favorite game.

Note : delivery costs are not included in the price.
 

Dimensions : Diameter 19 mm, thickness 4 mm
This article will soon be available : come back in september 2012.

These wooden discs will add character to your board games.

 
To place your order, scroll down the "product options" and choose :

 a given color disc and its quantity : you can order just one piece or more to complete a missing disc from your favorite game.

Note : delivery costs are not included in the price.
 

Dimensions : Diameter 31 mm, thickness 7 mm
This article will soon be available : come back in september 2012.

These wooden discs will add character to your board games.

 
To place your order, scroll down the "product options" and choose :

 a given color disc and its quantity : you can order just one piece or more to complete a missing disc from your favorite game.

Note : delivery costs are not included in the price.
 

Dimensions : Diameter 19 mm, thickness 7 mm

This article will soon be available : come back in september 2012.

These wooden discs will add character to your board games.

 
To place your order, scroll down the "product options" and choose :

 a given color disc and its quantity : you can order just one piece or more to complete a missing disc from your favorite game.

Note : delivery costs are not included in the price.
 

These wooden pawns will add character to your board games.

This article will soon be available : come back in september 2012.

Dimensions : Height 27 mm, base diameter 15 mm

To make your order, scroll down the "product options" and choose :

a given color pawn and its quantity : you can order just one piece or more to complete a missing pawn from your favorite game. Colors available : blue, green, yellow, pink, red, white, purple, etc.



Note : delivery costs are not included in the price.

For any order of more than 500 wooden pawns please ask for a quote.

You can also download free pawns to print and cut.

These wooden pawns will add character to your board games.

This article will soon be available : come back in september 2012.

Dimensions : Height 40 mm, base diameter 19 mm

To make your order, scroll down the "product options" and choose :

a given color pawn and its quantity : you can order just one piece or as many as you like to complete a missing pawn from your favorite game. Colors available : blue, green, yellow, pink, red, white, purple, etc.



Note : delivery costs are not included in the price.

For any order of more than 500 wooden pawns please ask for a quote.

You can also download free pawns to print and cut.

Vocabulary games to learn French

for the French second language class (fsl)

These games were created as part of a teacher training program for teachers of French monitored by Ateliers-ALEA.

These games will be best used by teachers of French second language or French foreign language. You can download, print, cut and assemble these French vocabulary games for your classes.

Here is the list of games you will find with French rules  :

1.  NEW! > game on French homonyms for a French language class level A2 (elementary) : rules in French
 

< Download this game on French homonyms
"The 3 homonyms" - game on the spelling of French homonyms.

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Game rules in French come with every game.
 

Have fun learning!

Syntax games to learn French

for the French second language class (fsl)

These games were created as part of a teacher training program for teachers of French in various foreign countries.

These games will be best used by teachers of French second language or French foreign language. You can download, print, cut and assemble these verb games for your classes.

Here is the list of games you will find with French rules  :

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2.  New!> Phrases Intérrogatives

game on French questions for a French language class level A1 (discovery) : rules in French

< Download this game on French questions
"Phrases Interrogatives" - free game to practice spoken French : make questions based on a set of two dice.

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1.  The Carpet game

game on French spoken phrases for a French language class level A1 (discovery) : rules in French
 

< Download this game on French sentences
"The Carpet game" - game on phrases to say in French using verbs correctly in the present tense.

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Game rules come in French with every game.
 

Have fun learning!

These hour glasses will add character to your board games.
 

This article will soon be available : come back in september 2012.

Hourglass details :

The sand filling is in a closed plastic piston, that prevents any humidity.  The hour glass is delivered completely mounted with two plastic standing feet the color of which changes according to the sandclock's time.
 

Distinction through colored stands : 

yellow sandclock = 30 seconds (9 cm high, diameter 2 cm)

green sandclock = 60 seconds (9 cm high, diameter 2 cm)

red sandclock = 90 seconds (9 cm high, diameter 2 cm)

purple sandclock = 120 seconds (9 cm high, diameter 2 cm)

blue sandclock = 180 seconds (9 cm high, diameter 2 cm)

Note : delivery costs are not included in the price.

Verb games to learn French

for the French second language class (fsl)

These games were created as part of a teacher training program for teachers of French abroad or in France with Ateliers-ALEA.

These games will be best used by teachers of French second language or French foreign language. You can download, print, cut and assemble these verb games for your classes.

Here is the list of games you will find with French rules  :

4.  NEW! > game on French verbs for a French language class level A2 (elementary) : rules in French
 

< Download this game on French past verbs
"Past Lives" - game on verbs in the past tense to describe a ficticious person in previous lives.

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3.  game on French verbs for a French language class level A1 (discovery) : rules in French
 

< Download this game on French verbs
"Euh...hé" - game on verbs to distinguish sounds between [ə] and [e] in verb endings of the first group, present tense.

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2.  game on French verbs for a French language class level A1+ (discovery) : rules in French
 

< Download  "Duel de verbes"
"Duel de verbes" - a game for the whole classroom : say fastest the correct verb form. Team play.


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1.  Grammar game for a French language class level A2 (elementary) : rules in French
 

< Download this game on French possessive adjectives
« Hier - Aujourd’hui – Demain »  card game and dice to use for conjugating French verbs in past, present and futur tenses.
Note : all images used are royalty free images. You can find them and more image sources on this directory for language courses under "images pour la classe".

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Game rules come in French with every game.
 

Have fun learning!

Bingo

to review and learn French vocabulary

< Download this free game (rules in French)

A free bingo game to have fun discovering French vocabulary on household goods.
 

This bingo game set contains :

game rules in French

25 vocabulary cards

6 bingo grids

set of bingo pawns to print


French language level

Beginner level A1 of the CEFR and adaptable to other levels as well (see rules in pdf)



Illustrations

All images appearing in this bingo game are copywright free. These images come from this website with copyright free images and illustrations.

Have fun playing!

Learn German with this free vocabulary game

< Download this free German language game

A free board and card game to have fun learning German. Players must discover as many words as possible in less than a minute without using certain banned words.
 

This German game set contains :

game rules in German, English and French
1 board game
60 "Wortfallen" cards level A2


You'll also need something to keep time up to one minute such as a watch, mobile-phone, hourglass, etc.

Have fun learning German with "WORTFALLen"!

Japanese card game to learn hiragana & katana

With Kana-Tataki © , it's a blast!

Japanese card game contents :

Vocabulary game to learn English

Mime this vocabulary game!

A very funny game to discover or guess compound words in French such as "déjà-vu" or "centre ville" : excitement guaranteed for class! Divide the class in two groups and in turn they have their team guess words through mime or rephrasing.

Families and friends also get excited about "Recompose-Moi"

For groups of 6 to 60 players.

Game set contents
270 compound words divided into 3 levels of difficulty (90 compound words per level)
One card holder
Game rules in English and French.

You will also need a sand clock or watch or any other means to keep track of time.

French language levels
green cards : level A2
red cards : levels B1 and B2
violet cards : levels C1 and C2

Board game to learn French vocabulary

Card Game to learn French vocabulary

Learn how to spell words in French

Review your vocabulary with this simple and effective game that involves everyone all the time. Print your deck of cards and use the multiple rules and options for the pleasure of playing and learning language skills through spoken and written activities.

For classes of French Foreign Language, French Second Language, but also to use with family or friends. For groups of 2 to 6 players but also for entire French classes since you can duplicate this game as much as you like for your personal or professional usage.

Contents of this card game :

French language levels :

Learn French idioms

Color your French with this beautiful game. Have fun discovering the numerous French expressions and idioms using color. You can play ©Arc-en-Ciel in French class, at home with family and friends or alone with the ®thumbbip system, a unique way to learn French expressions quickly and easily.

This educational game is simple to print and assemble. You can make unlimited copies of this game for your own personal use.

For 2 to 6 players.

Download the game rules for Arc-en-Ciel in the following languages :

  rules in English
  rules in French
rules in traditional Chinese

Review your French synonyms and antonyms with this fun tug of war game. Your team has to guess the correct French antonyms and synonyms in order to pull the rope. A simple board game to download, print, assemble and play.

For French second language and French foreign language classes, but also great to use with family and friends. For 2 to 8 players (or more)

Game contents :

1 game board
1 game rope
313 cards grouped into 3 levels of difficulty
English and French game rules and options
Paper pawns
Draw-board for cards


French language levels :

Level A1 cards, discovery level
Level A2 cards, elementary level
Level B1 cards, intermediate level


Game concept : Alicia Liorzou
Graphic conception : Elodie Noiret
VERSUS © 2009 Ateliers-ALEA

Japanese card game to learn hiragana & katana

With Kana-Tataki © , it's a blast!

No better game to learn or review your hiragana and katakana. You'll need wits and quick reflexes to win this simple and fun game : as soon as two cards of the same syllabic family show up, players slap the Kana-Tataki card. The first to get rid of all his/her cards wins!


For Japanese language classes, but also great to use with Japanese learning friends. From 3 to 8 players (or the whole japanese class)
 

Japanese card game contents :

12 special cards
142 hiragana and katakana cards
English and French game rules and options



Japanese language level :
green : shokyu level (elementary 4kyu)


Game creator and graphic design: Bruno Jactat
Web site: www.ateliers-alea.com
Kana-Tataki © 2009 Ateliers-ALEA


 

Add character to your games with these wooden dice.

This article will soon be available : come back in september 2012.

Dimensions : side 16 mm

To make your order, scroll down the "product options" and choose :

either a given color dice and its quantity : you can order just one piece or more to complete a missing dice from your favorite game. Colors available : blue, green, yellow, pink, red, purple, orange, black and white.

or order sets of 6 different color dice: blue, green, yellow, pink, red and purple.

Note : delivery costs are not included in the price.

For any order of more than 500 wooden dice please ask for a quote.
 

Paper Fortune-teller

on French vocabulary

< Download this free fortune teller game on French clothes vocabulary

Perfect game for your French language class.
 

This Fortune Teller game set contains :

game rules in French and English

1 saliere on French clothes vocabulary for boys

1 saliere on French clothes vocabulary for girls

...download, print and cut on normal paper.


All images used for games created for Ateliers-ALEA are royalty free.
You can find ressources on this directory for royalty free images.

 

to create your own saliere game

< Download this free "salière" game maker

Create a saliere game for your language class.
 

This saliere game set contains :

guidelines to create your salière game and earn alea points
rules in French and Enlgish
1 Saliere game matrix

...download, print and cut on regular paper.
 

Create your "Salière" game

1. Choose a theme to study or review (French articles, expressions of time, animals, etc.)
2. Find royalty free images.
You can use the following directory which carries many links toward royalty free images: http://languagedirectory.free.fr/index.php?dir=62
3. Cut and paste images onto the flaps where the word "image" shows on the salière page 4.
4. The questions : click twice on QUESTIONS to select. Then click right and choose "Change text..." Finally type in the question.
5. The answers : do the same as for questions. You can alos put images instead of text for answers.
6. When all the triangular flaps are filled in, all that is left to do, is to print, cut and fold the salière (see how to fold on page 2 of the pdf)
 

Earn alea points with your new "saliere" game

Your students liked your game and you want to share it?

1. Send your bingo game under WORD format to ateliersalea -at- gmail.com
2. In the title area put : « SALIERE game in exchange of alea points»
3. indicate the source of the images you used.
4. Attach your file as a WORD document.
5. Tell us your first and LAST names. 
6. Check that you have a member's account on www.ateliers-alea.com. If not, please create one so that we can give you alea points.

If we can check that the images used are royalty free, we can decide then to publish your bingo game on www.ateliers-alea.com and offer you 100 alea points which you will be able to redeem for games on sale on www.ateliers-alea.com


PLEASE NOTE !
All images used for games created for Ateliers-ALEA must be royalty free.
You can find ressources on this directory for royalty free images.

Please note that all games containing but one non royalty-free image will not be published on www.ateliers-alea.com
Please not also that any similar game or content already existant on www.ateliers-alea.com will not be published.
 

to create your own bingo game

This bingo game set contains :

Create your bingo game

Earn alea points with your new bingo game

Bingo

to review and learn French vocabulary

< Download this free game

A free bingo game to have fun discovering French vocabulary on health.
 

This bingo game set contains :

game rules in French and English

35 vocabulary cards

6 bingo grids

set of bingo pawns to print


French language level

Beginner level A2 of the CEFR and adaptable to other levels as well (see rules in pdf)



Illustrations

All images appearing in this bingo game are copywright free. These images come from Kazumi Hatasa's website.
Other ressources for illustrations are available at this website with copyright free images and illustrations.

Have fun playing!

These hour glasses will add character to your board games.
 

This article will soon be available : come back in september 2012.

Hourglass details :

The sand filling is in a closed plastic piston, that prevents any humidity.  The hour glass is delivered completely mounted with two plastic standing feet the color of which changes according to the sandclock's time.
 

Distinction through colored stands : 

yellow sandclock = 30 seconds (9 cm high, diameter 2 cm)

green sandclock = 60 seconds (9 cm high, diameter 2 cm)

red sandclock = 90 seconds (9 cm high, diameter 2 cm)

purple sandclock = 120 seconds (9 cm high, diameter 2 cm)

blue sandclock = 180 seconds (9 cm high, diameter 2 cm)

Note : delivery costs are not included in the price.

These hour glasses will add character to your board games.

This article will soon be available : come back in september 2012.

Hourglass details :

The sand filling is in a closed plastic piston, that prevents any humidity.  The hour glass is delivered completely mounted with two plastic standing feet the color of which changes according to the sandclock's time.
 

Distinction through colored stands : 

yellow sandclock = 30 seconds (9 cm high, diameter 2 cm)

green sandclock = 60 seconds (9 cm high, diameter 2 cm)

red sandclock = 90 seconds (9 cm high, diameter 2 cm)

purple sandclock = 120 seconds (9 cm high, diameter 2 cm)

blue sandclock = 180 seconds (9 cm high, diameter 2 cm)

Note : delivery costs are not included in the price.

These hour glasses will add character to your board games.

This article will soon be available : come back in september 2012.
 

Hourglass details :

The sand filling is in a closed plastic piston, that prevents any humidity.  The hour glass is delivered completely mounted with two plastic standing feet the color of which changes according to the sandclock's time.
 

Distinction through colored stands : 

yellow sandclock = 30 seconds (9 cm high, diameter 2 cm)

green sandclock = 60 seconds (9 cm high, diameter 2 cm)

red sandclock = 90 seconds (9 cm high, diameter 2 cm)

purple sandclock = 120 seconds (9 cm high, diameter 2 cm)

blue sandclock = 180 seconds (9 cm high, diameter 2 cm)

Note : delivery costs are not included in the price.

Categorize©

Learn English

Learn how to spell words in English

Review your vocabulary with this simple and effective game that involves everyone all the time. Print your deck of cards and use the multiple rules and options for the pleasure of playing and learning English language skills through spoken and written activities.

For classes of English Foreign Language, but also to use with family or friends. For groups of 2 to 6 players but also for entire English classes since you can duplicate this game as much as you like for your personal or professional use.

Contents of this card game :

23 alphabet cards
4 special cards
108 lexical fields divided into four levels of difficulty.
French and English game rules and options

English language levels :

blue cards : levels A1 and A2
orange cards : level B1
red cards: level B2
purple cards : levels C1 and C2


Game author : Bruno Jactat
Graphics : Bruno Jactat
Categorize© 2008 Ateliers-ALEA


 

Check out our other language games based on Categorize© :

Categorize©
American English version

Categorix©
Learn French version

Categorias©
Learn Portuguese, Brazilian version

 

Learn English

Learn how to spell words in English

Review your vocabulary with this simple and effective game that involves everyone all the time. Print your deck of cards and use the multiple rules and options for the pleasure of playing and learning English language skills through spoken and written activities.

For classes of English Foreign Language, but also to use with family or friends. For groups of 2 to 6 players but also for entire English classes since you can duplicate this game as much as you like for your personal or professional use.

Contents of this card game :

23 alphabet cards
4 special cards
108 lexical fields divided into four levels of difficulty.
French and English game rules and options

English language levels :

blue cards : levels A1 and A2
orange cards : level B1
red cards: level B2
purple cards : levels C1 and C2


Game author : Bruno Jactat
Graphics : Bruno Jactat
Categorize© 2008 Ateliers-ALEA

Check out our other language games based on Categorize© :

Categorize©
British English version

Categorix©
Learn French version

Categorias©
Learn Portuguese, Brazilian version

Card Game to learn Portuguese vocabulary

Learn how to spell words in Portuguese

Review your vocabulary with this simple and effective game that involves everyone all the time. Print your deck of cards and use the multiple rules and options for the pleasure of playing and learning language skills through spoken and written activities.

For classes of Portuguese, but also to use with family or friends. For groups of 2 to 6 players but also for entire Portuguese classes since you can duplicate this game as much as you like for your personal or professional usage.

Contents of this card game :

23 alphabet cards
4 special cards
108 lexical fields divided into four levels of difficulty.
English, French and Portuguese game rules and options

Portuguese language levels :

blue cards : levels A1 and A2
orange cards : level B1
red cards: level B2
purple cards : levels C1 and C2

a fun way to learn French and other languages

Grammar games to learn French

for the French second language class (fsl)

These games were created as part of a teacher training program for teachers of French with Ateliers-ALEA in France or abroad.

These games will be best used by teachers of French second language or French foreign language. You can download, print, cut and assemble these grammar games for your classes.

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1.  "La Grande Famille" : Grammar game for a French language class level A1 (beginners) : rules in French
 

< Download this game on French possessive adjectives
Free card game and dice to use for family vocabulary and French possessive adjectives.

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Game rules in French come with every game.
 

Have fun learning!

Game on France Regionalix II

Speak French with this French card game

Download this free game

A free card game to have fun discovering France's 22 regions : choose the best answer to the questions on France's gastronomy, history, geography, famous people, wildlife and other subjects.

This game set contains

game rules in English and French

84 quiz cards

answer cards

You'll also need

a map of France with its 22 regions

chips to count points

French language level

Regionalix II is for intermediate levels B1 and B2 of the CEFR


Teaching

« Régionalix » is very useful after you have had a lesson or two on French geography or culture. It allows a fun time relawing all the while concentrating on the map of France to get familiar with the different regions and some of its historical and cultural background as well as getting to know some famous people, regional dishes and even economical facts about the area. It’s very useful for the teacher to give additional facts and information after a card has been played, and tell them why such answer is not correct in this or that case.

Have fun playing!

These hour glasses will add character to your board games.

This article will soon be available : come back in september 2012.
 

Hourglass details :

The sand filling is in a closed plastic piston, that prevents any humidity.  The hour glass is delivered completely mounted with two plastic standing feet the color of which changes according to the sandclock's time.
 

Distinction through colored stands : 

yellow sandclock = 30 seconds (9 cm high, diameter 2 cm)

green sandclock = 60 seconds (9 cm high, diameter 2 cm)

red sandclock = 90 seconds (9 cm high, diameter 2 cm)

purple sandclock = 120 seconds (9 cm high, diameter 2 cm)

blue sandclock = 180 seconds (9 cm high, diameter 2 cm)

Note : delivery costs are not included in the price.

Download the game tutorial (English version)

This is the place for more information on how to print, cut and assemble the games, download the user's manual above.

Learn French verbs with Word-slides

Play with illustrations and verbs

Use these slide shows to teach or learn French verbs. This series helps learn French tenses for common verbs.

You can download these 4 Word-slides for French level A1 (discovery) :
 

< Power-point French Verb-slides : infinitive form of "er" verbs
20 verbs to discover in French class : demander, rencontrer, amener, acheter, appeler, cuisiner, déjeuner, danser, manger, monter, jouer, pleurer, aller, rentrer, saluer, aider, grimper, présenter, écouter, regarder.

  < Power-point French Verb-slides : present tense of "er" verbs
20 verbs to conjugate in French present tense : demander, rencontrer, amener, acheter, appeler, cuisiner, déjeuner, danser, manger, monter, jouer, pleurer, aller, rentrer, saluer, aider, grimper, présenter, écouter, regarder.

  < Power-point French Verb-slides : present perfect tense with "avoir"
20 verbs to conjugate in French past perfect tense : demander, rencontrer, emprunter, amener, acheter, appeler, cuisiner, déjeuner, danser, manger, jouer, pleurer, tousser, saluer, aider, grimper, nettoyer, présenter, écouter, regarder.

  < Power-point French Verb-slides : present perfect tense with "être"
17 verbs to conjugate in French past perfect tense : demander, rencontrer, emprunter, amener, acheter, appeler, cuisiner, déjeuner, danser, manger, jouer, pleurer, tousser, saluer, aider, grimper, nettoyer, présenter, écouter, regarder.


Note : all images used are royalty free images. You can find them and more image sources on this directory for language courses under "images for the classroom".

To use these Word-slides, follow the instructions here :
 

How do I use these word-slides?

Oral discovery

1.    Start the slide-show (key F5)
2.    Let students pair up and guess pronunciation
3.    The second time around, say each verb and have students repeat.
4.    After 20 verbs, stop the slide show (Esc key) or go one more round.

Written discovery

5.    After the oral activity, ask students to write down the new verbs as verbs appear on the screen. The should try and remember the meaning of verbs from the illustrations.
6.    Do this twice so that students have the time to write down the verbs the first round and check them the second round.

Diamoramax : slide show game – Who'll be fastest? !

1.    Divide the class into two teams, the Reds and the Blues.
2.    Start the slide-show and the first person to say correctly the verb gets a point for their team.
3.    Every verb correctly pronounced before the entire verb appears on the screen counts 1 point. Any answer given after the verb appears completely doesn't count.
4.    The team with most points wins.


Have fun studying with Ateliers-alea!

Japanese language game Hayakuchi-Marathon ©

Exciting vocabulary game to learn Japanese!

Review your Japanese vocabulary with this simple and fun game : your team runs against the clock to guess the words of a hidden list in a given vocabulary field. A simple card game to download, print & cut and play.

For japanese language classes, but also great to use with friends who learn Japanese. For 2 to 6 players (or the whole japanese class)

Game contents :
1 game board
120 thematic cards grouped into 3 levels of difficulty
Japanese, English and French game rules and options

These Japanese game cards are in hiragana for elementary level 3 kyu, and for the other levels cards combine kanji and hiragana.

Japanese language levels :
green cards : level shokyu (elementary 3kyu)
red cards : level chuukyu (intermediate 2kyu)
purple cards : level jokyu (advanced 1kyu)



Game author: Mie Jactat
Game mechanics: Bruno Jactat
Graphic design: Antoine Planchais
Web site: www.ateliers-alea.com
Hayakuchi-Marathon © 2008 Ateliers-ALEA


 

Vocabulary game to learn English

Review your English vocabulary with this simple and fun game. Your team runs against the clock to guess the words of a hidden list in a given vocabulary field. A simple card game to download, print, assemble and play.

For English second language and English foreign language classes, but also great to use with family and friends. For 2 to 6 players (or even for the whole English class)

This game covers american English. We'll soon have a version for British English.


Game contents :
1 game board
120 thematic cards grouped into 3 levels of difficulty
English and French game rules and options
4 unique paper pawns (for the game you'll only need 2 pawns to choose from the four)

English language levels :
green cards : levels A1 and A2
red cards : levels B1 and B2
purple cards : levels C1 and C2



Game author : Bruno Jactat
Graphics : Antoine Planchais
Marathonouns © 2008 Ateliers-ALEA

Board game to learn French vocabulary

Review your French vocabulary with this simple and fun game. Your team runs against the clock to guess the words of a hidden list in a given vocabulary field. A simple card game to download, print, assemble and play.

For French second language and French foreign language classes, but also great to use with family and friends. For 2 to 6 players (or more)

Game contents :
1 game board
120 thematic cards grouped into 3 levels of difficulty
English and French game rules and options
4 unique paper pawns (you'll only need 2 pawns for the game)

French language levels :
green cards : levels A1 and A2
red cards : levels B1 and B2
purple cards : levels C1 and C2

Free games to learn French

These games were created as part of a teacher training program for Vietnamese teachers of French at a French language school in France in July 2008.

These games will be best used by teachers of French second language or French foreign language. You can download, print, cut and assemble these games for your classes. These games are just first drafts and not professional creations so you might find it useful to adapt these games before using them. This is easy to do since the games are all under word format and easily edited.

Here is the list of 8 games you will find under WORD (in French) :
 

Jouer sportif : card game to use for sports vocabulary and the verbs "jouer" and "faire"

Commencez une bonne journée : 2 game dice with hours and expressions and words for daily activities

Tous sont musiciens : a dice with musical instruments

Que choisis-tu? : game on clothing

Quel est ton métier : one dice + 3 sets of cards to talk about professions

Etre ou Avoir : use these verbs with 16 game cards and 2 dice

Où vas-tu use prepositions à, à la, au, aux with 12 cards (images and text)

Matériel scolaire use two dice to play with possessives.

Note : all images used are royalty free images. You can find them and more image sources on this directory for language courses under "images pour la classe".

Game rules in French come with every game.
 

Have fun!

Mime this vocabulary game!

A very funny game to discover or guess compound words in French such as "déjà-vu" or "centre ville" : excitement guaranteed for class! Divide the class in two groups and in turn they have their team guess words through mime or rephrasing.

Families and friends also get excited about "Recompose-Moi"

For groups of 6 to 60 players.

Game set contents
270 compound words divided into 3 levels of difficulty (90 compound words per level)
One card holder
Game rules in English and French.

You will also need a sand clock or watch or any other means to keep track of time.

French language levels
green cards : level A2
red cards : levels B1 and B2
violet cards : levels C1 and C2

These free pawns are easy to build for your board games. Print and build as many as you like on some strong paper. You cannot store these flat like the simple rectangular pawns.

1. print
2. cut around the edge (a)
3. fold on the lines (b)
4. assemble : glue or staple the gray area (c) into the inside of the parallelepiped.
   

 
Download these free pawns here
 

These free pawns are easy to build for your board games. Print and build as many as you like on some strong paper. You cannot store these flat like the simple rectangular pawns.

1. print
2. cut around the edge (a)
3. fold on the lines (b)
4. assemble : glue or staple the gray area (c) into the inside of the parallelepiped. Or better yet, tape the gray area onto the last color side (d) : this will reinforce the pawn.

Dimensions : Diameter 15 mm, thickness 4 mm
This article will soon be available : come back in september 2012.

These wooden discs will add character to your board games.

 
To place your order, scroll down the "product options" and choose :

 a given color disc and its quantity : you can order just one piece or more to complete a missing disc from your favorite game.

Note : delivery costs are not included in the price.
 

These wooden pawns will add character to your board games.

This article will soon be available : come back in september 2012.

Dimensions : Height 24 mm, base diameter 12 mm

To make your order, scroll down the "product options" and choose :

a given color pawn and its quantity : you can order just one piece or more to complete a missing pawn from your favorite game. Colors available : blue, green, yellow, pink, red, white or purple.



Note : delivery costs are not included in the price.

For any order of more than 500 wooden pawns please ask for a quote.

You can also download free pawns to print and cut.

Download these free pawns
 

These pawns are very easy to assemble for your board games. Print and build as many as you like on some strong paper.

Building triangular pawns

1. print
2. cut around the edge (a)
3. fold on the 4 lines (b)
   note: it is easier to fold when you press the blade of scissors or a knife along the lines to fold (b). Use a ruler to be more precise.
4. assemble : glue or staple the gray area (c) into the inside of the pyramid. Or better yet, tape the gray area onto the last color side (d) : this will reinforce the pawn.

These free pawns are easy to build for your board games. Print and build as many as you like on some strong paper. Easy to use, you can fold them to put them away flat into a box and then unfold them again to play.

1. print
2. cut around the edge (a)
3. fold on the lines (b)
4. assemble : glue or staple the gray area (c) into the inside of the parallelepiped. Or better yet, tape the gray area onto the last color side (d) : this will reinforce the pawn.
   

French board game "Chutomots"

Learn French with this vocabulary board game

Download this free game

A free board and card game to have fun learning French. Players must discover as many words as possible in less than a minute without using certain banned words.

This game set contains :

 game rules in English and French

 1 board game

 60 "Chutomots" cards level A2


You'll also need something to keep time up to one minute such as a watch, mobile-phone, hourglass, etc.

Have fun with "Chutomots"!

Learn French idioms

Color your French with this beautiful game. Have fun discovering the numerous French expressions and idioms using color. You can play ©Arc-en-Ciel in French class, at home with family and friends or alone with the ®thumbbip system, a unique way to learn French expressions quickly and easily.

This educational game is simple to print and assemble. You can make unlimited copies of this game for your own personal use.

For 1 to 6 players.

Game components :

9 color cards (for each player)
45 color expression cards for each level (180 game cards in all)
1 board game (in two sizes)
English and French game rules.

You can download these free pawns to supplement this game.
 

Language levels:

blue cards : level A1
green cards : level A2
orange cards: level B1
red cards : level B2
 

Download a preview :

download this preview of Arc-en-Ciel (3 pages out of 27)
 

Download the game rules for Arc-en-Ciel :

rules in English
  simplified rules in French
complete rules in traditional Chinese
 

Game concept : Bruno Jactat
Graphic concept : Librestyle
ARC-EN-CIEL © 2008 Ateliers-ALEA

You can also download the dice builder matrix to create your own educational dice either with images (from your favorite image bank or from the web) or texts that you type directly into the downloaded document (verbs, nouns, questions, etc.) and according to the pedagogical goals set for the language class.

There is a matrix with numbers and another with just a plain dice (go to free dice to download).


Dice rules in French :

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Matériel : pour chaque groupe 1 dé verbes + 1 dé substantifs et 1 feuille pour noter les points, pour chaque joueur 1 crayon et papier. Option : un sablier de 3 minutes.

Nombre de joueurs : 3 à 6

Préparation : ajouter un numéro de 1 à 6 sur chaque dé (ou bien utiliser aussi un dé normal à 6 faces)

-          Chaque joueur sera le meneur à son tour.

-          Le meneur jette les deux dés. Chacun écrit une phrase sur son papier utilisant le verbe et le substantif. Si le temps est limité, utilisez un sablier de 3 minutes. Sinon c'est quand le meneur a fini d'écrire sa phrase qu'il crie "fini" et tous les joueurs doivent lâcher leur crayon, sinon ils ne gagneront pas de points ce tour-là.

-          Lorsque le temps est écoulé (sablier ou meneur qui finit) chacun dit sa phrase (ou montre sa phrase si vous insistez sur l'écrit). Les autres joueurs vont voter combien de points ils donnent pour sa phrase, le maximum de points étant l'addition des points sur les deux dés (donc de 2 à 12 points). On peut donner 0 points si ce joueur a triché ou pas utilisé les mots sur les dés.

-          Chaque joueur présente sa phrase à son tour et on comptabilise sur une même feuille les points de chacun.

-          Un autre joueur devient le meneur et ainsi de suite.

-          On peut fixer au début le nombre de points à atteindre, par exemple 30 ou 50 points.

Matériel : pour chaque groupe 3 à 4 dés substantifs et 1 feuille pour noter les points, pour chaque joueur 1 crayon et papier. Un sablier de 3 minutes ou un chrono.

Nombre de joueurs : 3 à 6

-          Un joueur jette tous les dés

-          Chacun doit écrire autant de phrases qu'il peut en utilisant dans chaque phrase au moins deux mots figurant sur les dés.

-          Une fois les 3 minutes écoulées chacun lâche son crayon.

-          Chacun va lire ses phrases à son tour et les autres joueurs doivent validé (+ 1 point) ou invalider chaque phrase (0 point). Le joueur marque autant de points qu'il a de phrases validées. Une phrase c'est au moins un sujet + 1 verbe + 1 complément. Pour corser vous pouvez demander d'ajouter aussi 1 information complémentaire.

-          On peut fixer au début le nombre de points à atteindre, par exemple 20 ou 30 points.

Matériel : pour chaque groupe 1 dé, pour chaque joueur 1 crayon et papier.

Nombre de joueurs : 3 à 6

Préparation : ajouter un numéro de 1 à 6 sur chaque dé (ou bien utiliser aussi un dé normal à 6 faces)

-          Chaque joueur jette le dé à son tour et doit réussir un acte de communication prédéterminé par l'enseignant (par exemple si le dé représente des magasins, poser une question au vendeur)
Note : on ne peut pas demander la même question qu'un autre joueur, il faut varier!

-          Si le joueur a réussi il peut commencer à dessiner son mouton en ajoutant les éléments selon le numéro figurant sur le dé :

1. nuage pour le corps 2. tête 3. un œil 4. un museau 5. une jambe 6 une jambe.

Attention le mouton a besoin d'1 corps, d'1 tête, de 2 yeux, d'1 museau et de 4 jambes.

-          Le premier joueur qui a fini son mouton a gagné.

OPTION : vous pouvez changer le dessin en demandant de dessiner

-          une araignée (1. corps 2. tête 3. œil 4. crocs 5. jambe 6 jambe)

-          une maison (1. carré 2. toit 3. porte 4. fenêtre 5. cheminée 6 fumée)

Card Game to learn French vocabulary

Learn how to spell words in French

Review your vocabulary with this simple and effective game that involves everyone all the time. Print your deck of cards and use the multiple rules and options for the pleasure of playing and learning language skills through spoken and written activities.

For classes of French Foreign Language, French Second Language, but also to use with family or friends. For groups of 2 to 6 players but also for entire French classes since you can duplicate this game as much as you like for your personal or professional usage.

Contents of this card game :

23 alphabet cards
4 special cards
108 lexical fields divided into four levels of difficulty.
French and English game rules and options

French language levels :

blue cards : levels A1 and A2
orange cards : level B1
red cards: level B2
purple cards : levels C1 and C2