Real Life Language

Using Bingo to Teach Foreign Languages: Why It Works

Teaching foreign languages can be challenging for both students and teachers. Bingo offers a fun and effective way to introduce and reinforce vocabulary, grammar, and difficult concepts, especially at the novice level. Here are six reasons to incorporate Bingo into your beginning-level foreign language classes: 1. Instant Total Physical Response (TPR) Total Physical Response (TPR) […]

Teaching Spanish: Descriptions

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Here are some of my favorite activities for teaching students to understand and talk about descriptions in Spanish. Day one. Start with the presentation.Spanish Descriptions Pear Deck Activity It teaches appearance in context. Next, do a set of immersive quizzes. You’ll see the directions, as well as the visuals, to print out. Each day during

Language Verb Conjugation Game: Beat the Teacher

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Beat the Teacher is a fun and engaging game, originally from a British after-school TV show from years ago, where pupils competed against their teacher. The game setup is simple but highly enjoyable—students versus the teacher. How It Works You start by selecting a content set. In this example, we’ll use simple present tense AR

Spanish Lessons: Teaching the Present Progressive

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Teaching the present progressive is one of my favorite topics for Spanish lessons. The context allows for a lot of fun activities and engagement. Below are some ideas for teaching the present progressive in Spanish in your class: Start with the PowerPoint presentation. After you’ve introduced the PowerPoint presentation, do your first set of Immersive

Using the Calendar to Teach Spanish

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During my years of teaching language immersion, kindergarten and Spanish in elementary, middle and high school, I have come to regard the calendar as an indispensable teaching tool. Math, weather, numbers, counting, seasons, days and months can all be taught via some time spent daily with the calendar. Using the calendar daily in your secondary

Spanish Class Resources

Tumble Tower Conversation Game: Get to Know You (Spanish Class) Tumble Tower Conversation Game: Get to Know You Spanish Class Activity Tumble Tower games, often known by the commercial name “Jenga,” are a simple and highly engaging way to bring movement, fun, and meaningful communication into the Spanish classroom. This “Get to Know You” version