# Classroom Visual Vocabulary Cards

Language teachers can build picture flashcards for new vocabulary with [Raphael AI](https://raphael.app).

## Why pictures beat translations

Learners remember a word longer when it is tied to an image instead of a word in their first language. A picture card also works for mixed-language classrooms.

## Prompt pattern

`simple flat illustration of [object], white background, centered, no text`

Keeping "no text" in the prompt stops the image from giving away the answer.

## Card layout

| Front | Back |
|---|---|
| Image only | Word, article/gender, one example sentence |

## Themes that work well

- Kitchen objects
- Weather and seasons
- Jobs and workplaces
- Verbs of motion (prompt a person running, jumping, climbing)

## Review game

Shuffle the cards, show the image for three seconds, and let teams race to say the word with the correct article.

## About the tool

[Raphael AI](https://raphael.app) is a free browser-based image generator with no sign-up needed: https://raphael.app

License: CC BY 4.0.