Line Up Strategies in Spanish

I love finding ways to review old material without taking too much class time since my class periods are so short. One fun way I have found to review a few topics is to incorporate them into the lining up process. Having a plan for lineup is also a great way to structure your class so that kids know they are learning from beginning to end. Please note these are strategies for topics you should have already covered, not introducing.

Months of the Year:
Essentially I call out a month of the year in Spanish and those student's whose birthday are in that month get to line up. For instance, if I say 'enero' all the students whose birthday is in January would line up.

Days of the Week:
When I taught the days of the week, I taught the students a song to the tune of 'My Darling Clementine.' So, I play this song and the students walk in a circle around the carpet as they sing the song. The student who is singing it the clearest/loudest gets chosen as the line leader and the rest of the class 'snakes' out behind the line leader.

Colors and Clothing:
I call out a color on an article of clothing, and those students who have that color on that article of clothing get to line up. For instance, I would say '¿Quién tiene rojo en sus zapatos?' Those students with red on their shoes would line up. You can vary the color and the article of clothing.

Numbers:
A slightly more time consuming way of lining students up is to give them all slips of paper with the numbers 1-20 (or however many students are in your classroom.) Then call out the numbers in Spanish and have students line up as they hear their number.

Random Vocabulary:
Similar to the idea for reviewing numbers, you can give students all different picture/flash cards. As you call out the word students who have that word or picture on their card can line up.

If you have any other suggestions please let me know!