I've recently started an activity with some of my classes that involves sentence building. I make a set of words (articles, nouns, verbs, verb endings, etc) that have all the pieces necessary to make sentences. I give each group a set and have them spread the words out. Next, I show them a sentence (in English) on the board that they must make in French using the pieces I gave them. After a few minutes, I will show them the answer. If they got it right, they get a point. Most points at the end will win.
I really like this activity, especially with verb conjugation, because it forces them to see the structure of the sentences and specifically the conjugations. It's a bit of work to start, but once you make a set, you can keep re-using them with that unit in future years. I also have my first group cut out each set to save myself some time.
The kids also enjoy it because it's very kinesthetic and helps them to process sentence structure. And of course, a little competition never hurts either.
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