Letters auction

Last updated: 15/11/2023
Contributor: Nick Hobbs
Letters auction
Key stage
Category
Languages
Resource type
Game/quiz
Skills
Vocabulary learning

This competitive word-building game, in the style of an auction, can be used for French, German or Spanish. Divide your class into teams, who must bid for letters in order to create words in the target language. The winning group will have the most cash at the end of the game!

The game can be played by keeping running totals of how many euros have been spent or earned on the board – or by using play money. 

All reviews

Have you used this resource?

5

01/10/2018

5

13/07/2018

Incredible resource. Spent a whole lesson revising a particular topic with Year 11. It's a small but very competitive group and they were more engaged than they have been for a while! Loved it!

Laura Causer

20/03/2017

I love this. My top set year 10 class got really competitive and started trying to bargain with and bribe the banker!! We even managed to source an old box of 'play euros' which had been lurking in the resources cupboard for a while. This made the game even more realistic! Thank you!

20/10/2016

5

01/10/2018

5

13/07/2018

Incredible resource. Spent a whole lesson revising a particular topic with Year 11. It's a small but very competitive group and they were more engaged than they have been for a while! Loved it!

Laura Causer

20/03/2017

I love this. My top set year 10 class got really competitive and started trying to bargain with and bribe the banker!! We even managed to source an old box of 'play euros' which had been lurking in the resources cupboard for a while. This made the game even more realistic! Thank you!

20/10/2016

5

5

5

5

5

5