Farben – Teaching by GAMING

Attentive listening to exchanging stories, experiences and emotions.

Duration: +15 min
Number of players: 3 – 5
Material: cards
Link: https://pen-en-pion.nl/en/what-colour-is-the-internet/

Short description

The colour cards are sorted by their backs into 5 sets. Each players receives a set with 12 colour cards with the same unique back. There are 59 double-sides bilingual word cards (English/German). Ten of them are placed into the centre of the table. De rest of the cards will not be used in the game. The top card is drawn. Each players picks a card from their hand that they associate with the word. They put it face down. Then one by one the players reveil their card and tell their story/feeling. After they told their story, they put the card under de word card.

After everybody had told their story, there is a small pile under the word card. Put it aside and take the next card.

After 10 cards, there are 10 piles with colour cards. Divide the piles and try to remember per word which colour every player has chosen. That’s where you can earn points.

Educational Value

Practicing attentive listening – to remember the colors, it’s important to actively listen to the other players.
Using language and practicing storytelling – players articulate emotions, give a brief description or tell a coherent story.
Practicing memorization – how can you remember as many colors as possible?

Recommendation for use

Use this game as a starter for talking, so without the element of earning points.
Select word cards beforehand if you want to talk about specific subjects.

Tips and tricks

Make your own word cards.
Discuss why some stories are remembered better than others.
Discuss what the stories did to you and what you learned about the other players.