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 […]
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
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
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
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 clothing vocabulary in Spanish is one of my favorite themes. These lessons are fun, interactive, and full of opportunities for immersive comprehensible input and communicative activities. The following plan outlines activities based on a lesson bundle (or curated visuals from stock image sites). Day One: Introduction to Clothing Vocabulary Day Two: Interactive Practice and