Don’t Be Afraid. Take Advantage of Students’ Technology in Class!
It is effective to teach languages where your students are already. You catch more bees with honey than with vinegar, right?
Printable Posters: Stars Can’t Shine Without Darkness
Free printable mini-poster! Remind your students that the hard times in our lives shape who we are and show us what we’re made of.
Activity: Friendship, a Negative Definition
The purpose of the assignment is for students to understand a negative definition and reflect on how they define friendship according to a negative definition—that is, identifying whatRead More
Poster Download: Bloom Where You Are Planted
Free printable mini-poster! Flowers have the right idea: “Bloom where you are planted.”
Activity: Poems for Practice
This activity pushes students into the highest level of critical thinking: creativity.
Poster: Women’s History Month
Celebrate Women’s History Month with an inspirational quote from Shirley Chisholm—author, educator, first African American women elected to Congress, human rights activist, and Presidential Medal of Freedom winner.Read More
Sample Activity: Dibujar para hablar/Dessiner pour parler
How often do you do drawing activities in class? Maybe it should be more often! Not only is drawing fun, it’s also a great way to demonstrate comprehensionRead More
Handout: Cornell Notes
February 15, 2019 Audrey Irias For those who have taught for more than two years, you know that different fads come and go, imposed upon us teachers fromRead More
Freebie: Presidential Bios
Downloadable Teachable Moments packet includes first-person, quirky presidential bios.
Posters: “You Are Here” in Spanish, French, and German
Free printable mini-poster! The planets in our solar system labeled in the target language, along with a helpful reminder… because sometimes kids get lost. 🙂
Activity: BLUFF Game
This game encourages students to further develop their critical thinking skills as they create the questions for the game.
Chapter Sample: Differentiation in the Spanish Classroom
Differentiation in the Spanish Classroom encourages teachers to use a new method of teaching to reach every student individually in the classroom. Every student learns in a different styleRead More