Tripas de gato is a traditional game my kids played in Mexico, and it can easily be adapted as a language learning activity. The name, tripas de gato, means “cat guts.” You can download two examples of this printable Spanish game below.
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Tripas de gato is also played in other Latin American countries and Spain. Kids only need pencil and paper to play. In the traditional version, players take turns drawing lines between pairs of numbers (1 to 1, 2 to 2) without crossing or touching any other lines. This gets harder as the lines form a maze.
Tripas de gato does not have to be played with numbers. You can use the game for a variety of language activities. Children can pair words and pictures or match words that have similar sounds or meanings. Below are links to two of my tripas de gato games to download and print. In one, kids draw lines from the number to the Spanish word for the number. In the other, they draw lines from a picture of the animal to the Spanish word. There are links to other examples of the game, too.
Links to the Printable Spanish Game Tripas de gato from Spanish Playground
Match numbers to words
Match animals to words
More Examples of the Printable Spanish Game Tripas de gato.
Match word endings – This a scribd presentation on syllables. It is a workbook with lots of activities, and on pages 12, 13 and 14 you will find tripas de gato games where kids draw lines between words with similar endings. (This workbook was free when I wrote the post, but you need a subscription to download it now.)
This a photo of a tripas de gato game on a placemat at a restaurant in Zacatecas, Mexico.
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Gale
Aug 5, 2012
These are great activities. But thought you’ld like to know that the link to your printable to match animals to words goes to the numbers printable.
Jenny
Aug 5, 2012
Thank you so much for letting me know! I was working just a little too fast, I think. I fixed the link. 🙂
Yogamama
Jul 23, 2013
I love the gross name! I’ve actually never heard of this game but sounds like a great hands-on mental game. Thanks for sharing with Creative Kids Cultural Blog Hop!
Kali
Jul 28, 2013
Love this! This will be a great game for my students to match the English word to the Spanish word for vocab practice. I always love the stuff you post, thanks for sharing!
Frances
Aug 11, 2013
I just love your website, and all the wonderful posts, games, ideas, etc. that you post here. This looks like a fun game. Thank you for linking up at Creative Kids Culture Blog Hop #6!
Leanna @ Alldonemonkey
Aug 19, 2013
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