Students enjoy this activity that is fast paced and interactive. I call this game “Vocabu-Lettre” in French, “Vocabu-Letra” in Spanish and “Vocabo-Lettere” in Italian. It is basically played like the game Scattegories, but with only one letter and category at a time. This Powerpoint Template has the three language versions. Choose the two slides of the language that you want to use and copy the second slide as many times as you would like. The animation copies with the slide.
I usually use small white boards and markers in this activity and I also typically use the same category with 4-5 letters before changing the category. It is also a good idea to give students some phrases in the target language to use during the activity (“We have that word too”). This is a quick and fun way to review previously learned vocabulary so that it stays accessible to students.