In this post I share 25 low‑prep and no‑prep activities you can drop into your lessons tomorrow. If you’re building a Teaching Languages: Survey Template or simply want quick, engaging tasks to check knowledge and spark conversation, these ideas are adaptable to any language and any CEFR level (A/novice, B/intermediate, C/advanced). Why low‑prep matters (and how […]
Past Tense Practice: Memoir Project – Days 1 & 2 Memoirs are a fun way to personalize practicing the past tense in a new language. Consider this activity: Using your styrofoam board, map, and flags, mark the places where you have lived or traveled. Please note that students can do these digitally, too, on a
The language experience approach is a powerful way to combine speaking, reading and writing by using students’ own language as the source text. Using Google Forms makes this method even more interactive: you collect authentic responses in real time, visualise class data with built-in graphs and turn student answers into meaningful reading and speaking prompts.
In this post I want to share a quick, low-prep activity that you can use all the time in your language classes: Teaching Languages: Hangman Template. This version of hangman is designed to be instant, easy to set up, and perfect for 5–7 minute review bursts that feel fun rather than tedious. Why this hangman
French Chat Mat: Vacations Talking about vacations is one of the most exciting and motivating topics for French learners. Whether describing past trips, planning future adventures, or sharing favorite destinations, the French Chat Mat: Vacations gives students the vocabulary, structures, and confidence they need to communicate—all in French. This chat mat supports meaningful, real-world language
French Chat Mats: Where are you from? Asking and answering questions about where someone is from is one of the most foundational communication skills in French. The French Chat Mats: Where Are You From? provide learners with clear vocabulary, sentence starters, and visual support to help them talk about origins, nationalities, and cultural backgrounds—all in