Flashcards are an easy and convenient resource to have and can be useful at every stage of the class. Especially with young learners, because kids are visual creatures. Bright pictures would appeal to most of the learners and make an even greater impact on younger ones.
They are a great way to present, practice and review vocabulary, either in big groups (students show the right cards), smaller groups (speaking activities, memory games) or individually(naming cards, sorting, matching).
I also give each student his/her own set of flashcards to take home to play with their parents and siblings.
You can buy cards, make them yourself, or let the students make their own unique set of cards.
I love making my own cards and make the students colour and decorate them.
1/ Acting out
One of the students acts out and the rest of the kids try to guess which card is it.
2/ Describing the card
Very similar to the first activity, when one student tries to describe the card, and the other students try to guess the word.
3/ Undercover
Some parts of the character are hidden and students try to guess the character, or you can flip the card very fast so that students can only see a glimpse of it.
4/ Combining radicals to make a character
5/ Combining characters to make a word
6/ Matching
Matching pictures, pinyin and characters. I like to make separate sets to play with.
7/ Memory games
Students have one minute to remember the cards. Then they should name as many cards as they've remembered. Take away few cards and let the students say what cards are missing. Students can also write down as many words as they've remembered. Print two sets of flashcards (pictures/ character, character/pinyin, character/character) and put them face down on the table. One student can only open two cards at a time, if the cards match - take them away, if they don't, the student flip them back and let the other student try his/her luck.
8/ Exchanging cards
Distribute different cards among the students. The task is to ask the questions and exchange the cards. There can be different questions like: "I don't have a cat, but I have 2 dogs, and you?" ("我没有猫， 但是我有两只狗， 你呢？") Let the students exchange the duplicate cards until they have a full set.
9/ Making as many combinations as possible with the targeted flashcards.
10/ Sorting
Sorting the flashcards by the same radical, or the same category. Sorting out the character that doesn't match the requirements. For example long, short, small, cat (大，短，小，猫) depending on the level you can make a multiple choice option and let the students explain the logic.
They are a great way to present, practice and review vocabulary, either in big groups (students show the right cards), smaller groups (speaking activities, memory games) or individually(naming cards, sorting, matching).
I also give each student his/her own set of flashcards to take home to play with their parents and siblings.
You can buy cards, make them yourself, or let the students make their own unique set of cards.
I love making my own cards and make the students colour and decorate them.
1/ Acting out
One of the students acts out and the rest of the kids try to guess which card is it.
2/ Describing the card
Very similar to the first activity, when one student tries to describe the card, and the other students try to guess the word.
3/ Undercover
Some parts of the character are hidden and students try to guess the character, or you can flip the card very fast so that students can only see a glimpse of it.
4/ Combining radicals to make a character
5/ Combining characters to make a word
6/ Matching
Matching pictures, pinyin and characters. I like to make separate sets to play with.
7/ Memory games
Students have one minute to remember the cards. Then they should name as many cards as they've remembered. Take away few cards and let the students say what cards are missing. Students can also write down as many words as they've remembered. Print two sets of flashcards (pictures/ character, character/pinyin, character/character) and put them face down on the table. One student can only open two cards at a time, if the cards match - take them away, if they don't, the student flip them back and let the other student try his/her luck.
8/ Exchanging cards
Distribute different cards among the students. The task is to ask the questions and exchange the cards. There can be different questions like: "I don't have a cat, but I have 2 dogs, and you?" ("我没有猫， 但是我有两只狗， 你呢？") Let the students exchange the duplicate cards until they have a full set.
9/ Making as many combinations as possible with the targeted flashcards.
10/ Sorting
Sorting the flashcards by the same radical, or the same category. Sorting out the character that doesn't match the requirements. For example long, short, small, cat (大，短，小，猫) depending on the level you can make a multiple choice option and let the students explain the logic.
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