Ruleta de palabras
Ruleta de palabras is a Spanish vocabulary game for the interactive whiteboard. A hidden word appears with a clue, and each team has its own keyboard on its half of the screen. Both get the same words in the same order and tap letters at their own pace. The interface is in English, but the words and clues are in Spanish.
What children practise
- Spanish vocabulary in nine topics, from animals and food to jobs, nature and history.
- Reading short definitions in Spanish.
- Working out a word from its length and the letters already uncovered.
- Spanish geography: rivers, mountains, seas and regions.
- Spanish spelling and the Spanish alphabet, including ñ.
Levels and settings
Y3
Nature on easy, school on medium and all topics on hard.
Y4
Geography on easy, nature on medium and all topics on hard.
Y5
History on easy, geography on medium and all topics on hard.
Y6
History on easy, all topics mixed on medium and hard.
Free letters
One letter already shown on easy and medium; none on hard.
How to play it in class
- Open the game on the interactive whiteboard and choose the year and difficulty: the topic is set for you, but you can change it.
- Adjust the free letters and the words needed to win (3, 5 or 8) if you like.
- Each team reads the clue on its half and taps letters on its keyboard.
- A wrong letter freezes that keyboard for a moment. The first team to uncover the target number of words wins.
Ways to play
In teams, at the same time
The screen splits in two and each team plays on its own half at the same time.
For one player
One child plays on the whole screen at their own pace: on the whiteboard, a computer or a tablet.
Frequently asked questions
Is there an English version of the words?
No. The menus are in English, but the hidden words and clues stay in Spanish, so it fits a Spanish lesson or a bilingual school.
What happens with a wrong letter?
A message says the letter is not there and that team's keyboard locks for a second and a half. There are no lives: the word stays until it is completed.
Is it free?
You can play 5 free games without signing up. After that, a one-off payment of €9.99 unlocks all 78 games for ever, on all your devices. There is no subscription.
Do I need to install anything?
No. It opens in the browser of the interactive whiteboard, panel, computer, tablet or iPad. Once loaded, it also works offline.
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