Picasso Shapes and Colours Game
Young learners talk about Picasso, his art, shapes, his periods, cubism, the sad Blue Period and the happy Rose Period with short questions, actions and sentence frames.
A free Classic Board Game Race for Young learners at CEFR A1 level. Topic: My word list.
Speaking prompts on the board
- Say: Picasso is a famous artist.
- Ask a friend: Do you like to paint?
- Act out Picasso with a big paintbrush!
- Ask a friend: What colour do you like?
- Draw a circle in the air. Say: circle!
- Team: find a square in the room.
- Ask a friend: What shape is a pizza slice?
- Make a triangle with your hands. Say: triangle!
- Ask a friend: Blue art or pink art?
- Team: find something blue and something pink.
- Say: Cubism is art with shapes.
- Ask a friend: Is your nose a triangle?
- Draw a square face in the air. Say: square!
- Act out a robot with square arms!
- ⭐ Point to a face. Say two shapes.
- Say: Blue is a sad colour.
- Make a sad face. Team guesses: sad!
- Ask a friend: Do you feel sad today?
- Team: find three blue things in the room.
- Say: Pink is a happy colour.
- Act out a happy circus clown!
- Ask a friend: Do you like the circus?
- ⭐ Ask a friend: What makes you happy?
- Draw a happy face in the air. Say: happy!
Printable worksheet
This Classic Board Game Race comes with a free printable worksheet: 2 parts for students to do after the game, and an answer key for the teacher. It prints at three levels (Support, Core and Challenge); this is the Support sheet. Sign in free to print the whole sheet.
What's on the worksheet
- Answer the card · Answer with a full sentence.
- The board game on paper
Part 1: Answer the card
Answer with a full sentence.
- Say: Picasso is a famous artist.
- Act out Picasso with a big paintbrush!
- Team: find three blue things in the room.