Use the magnetic board and pieces for dozens of activities with Spanish or English learners.

• Create a scene and match the word magnets to the pictures.
• Name an object. Children place it in the scene.
• Ask where something is. Children point to the picture.
• Point to a picture and say it. Have children find the word magnet that matches.
• Ask ¿Qué es esto? Start by offering choices to make it easier.
  - ¿Qué es esto - un gato o un perro?
• Practice adjectives by describing the objects and people in the scene
• Practice prepositions by describing where objects are located. Illustrate sentences with the magnetics.
  - El gato está al lado de la cama.
  - La tetera está en la estufa.
  - El tapete está entre el sillón y la mesa.
• Sort words or pictures by room, size, initial letter sound or number of syllables. In Spanish, children can sort the word and picture magnets by gender.
• Choose two words and use them in a sentence. Illustrate the sentence with the magnets:
  - El papá prepara la cena.
• Create a scene in a room.
  - Talk about the objects as you make the scene.
  - Remove one item and ask what is missing.
  - Add something and ask what has been added.
  - Change the position of objects and ask what has changed.
• Use the board for following-directions activities:
  - Pon el gato en la cocina.
  - Pon el perro en el tapete.
  - El bebé está cansado. Pon el bebé en la cama.
• Play 20 questions. One player chooses a picture magnet but doesn’t tell what it is. The other players try to guess by asking yes-no questions. The player who guesses the object puts it in the scene.
• Put the word magnets on the wrong objects. Children sort them out.
• Put the word magnets in alphabetical order.
• Place word magnets face up (or face down) in a pile. One player chooses a magnet and reads the word. Another player places the matching picture magnet in the scene.
• Put word magnets in the scene. Children replace the words with the picture magnets.
• Play Veo, veo (I Spy). When a player guesses the object they add it to the scene. You can also start with a scene and take the pictures out.
• Create a dialog based on a situation:
  - El gato está en la tina. ¿Qué dice la mamá?
  - La jarra está en el piso. ¿Qué dice el papá?
• Provide a line of dialog. Children create a scene to illustrate the situation:
  - Papá, tengo sed. ¿Me das agua?
• Tell a story moving the pieces to show the action.
• Use the board to extend vocabulary and personalize questions:
  - ¿Qué comida se guarda en la nevera?
  - ¿A qué hora vas a la cama?
• Create characters by inventing details about the people magnets.
  - ¿Cómo se llama la niña?
  - ¿Cuántos años tiene?
  - ¿Qué le gusta hacer?
• Practice spelling using the word magnets.
• Match the Spanish word magnets to the English word magnets.
• Use the word magnets to have students identify cognates or words with the same initial letter in both languages.

Activity suggestions by SpanishPlayground.net