Free resources and ideas REAL FAMILIES IN THE WL CLASSROOM 12 Dec 201912 Dec 2019 Mi pequeña gran familia The family topic is usually only brought up in lower levels of second language instruction. The main objective is to learn -memorize- the words related to…
Free resources and ideas A FUN WAY TO REVIEW THE FUTURE TENSE 9 Dec 201911 Dec 2019 I knew that Target bag and the Crystal Apple Award were going to come in handy at some point! Soon students will take their final exams for each class and…
Free resources and ideas THE PODCAST PROJECT 8 Dec 201911 Dec 2019 Photo by William Iven i was planning my midterm exam for my AP Spanish class, when a group of kids asked me if there was any chance to have a final…
CI book reviews SOCCER AND CULTURE MERGING THROUGH A BEAUTIFUL STORY 8 Dec 20198 Dec 2019 Second language teachers sometimes complicate themselves with the topic of culture. We subject our students to heavy lessons where they must investigate historical, social and economic aspects of the regions…
Free resources and ideas SOY YO: UNA REFLEXIÓN ACERCA DE LA BELLEZA Y LA AUTOESTIMA 6 Dec 201911 Dec 2019 I was looking for some type of activity based on the amazing song SOY YO by Bomba Estéreo for my higher levels of Spanish class but I wasn´t successful finding…
World Language thoughts PRESENTING TWO SESSIONS AT COMPREHENSIBLE ONLINE 5 Dec 201911 Dec 2019 Dear friends, We made it to Comprehensible Online!! None of all the work I do and share would be possible without my students and without YOU, my esteemed and respected…
Free resources and ideas… HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES FOR THE WORLD LANGUAGE CLASSROOM 5 Dec 20196 Dec 2019 Photo by Kelly Sikkema Christmas and the end of the year are two important events for most of the Western world, but of course there are differences in how they are…
Free resources and ideas A LESSON ON SELF ESTEEM 3 Dec 20195 Dec 2019 Photo by Sharon McCutcheon After reading a piece on what self esteem is and means I felt that while my students were really interested in this topic something was missing. Sometimes…
Free resources and ideas THE GRATITUDE JOURNAL 29 Nov 201930 Nov 2019 Photo by Angelina Litvin Thanksgiving is over, we have rested for a few days and are ready to return to our daily routine. Although the students have had several activities in…
CI book reviews ¡PAPACITO! THE BOOK ALL SPANISH 1 AND 2 STUDENTS WANT TO READ. 27 Nov 201927 Nov 2019 Although Craig Klein Dexemple is a super creative author, I had always wondered why his book ¡Papacito!, has been a book with such success and acceptance among students and teachers.…
