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How to Engage Students with Scholastic Magazines in Spanish Class

Spanish sub plans, Scholastic magazine graphic organizer

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How to Turn One Story into A Week’s Worth of Input

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A simple strategy for planning curriculum

This simple strategy can be used for planning a unit, a curriculum or an entire program and you only need two supplies : paper & a pen!

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The EASIEST & FASTEST Sub Plans

Need fast and easy sub plans? Here is how I simplified my sub plans to save myself hours of early morning prep. Get a PDF freebie with plans you could use tomorrow!

Catherine Chasse 12/13/23 Catherine Chasse 12/13/23

The Power of Gestures and TPR for Acquisition in Spanish Class

Catherine Chasse 12/5/23 Catherine Chasse 12/5/23

Agarra el Número - a World Language Reading Game!

I needed to get them re-reading the text - I just didn’t have time to keep creating new input! In a moment of inspiration, I created this re-reading race - I called it ¡Agarra el Número! It’s SO easy to play, low-prep, and has the bonus effect of reviewing numbers.

Catherine Chasse 12/2/23 Catherine Chasse 12/2/23

Top 3 Comprehensible Activities for Teaching about Las Posadas

Teach about Las Posadas with a slideshow story, a scavenger hunt, and a bingo game - all in comprehensible language even level 1 students can find successful!

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Infusing fun and culture by creating Bûches de Noël

Sharing French food with my students is one of my favorite ways to have them connect with the culture. Learn how my students made SUPER EASY Bûches de Noël for Christmas.

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How to engage them with grammar during the holidays in a CI Classroom

Is your class crazy during the holiday season? Does teaching verb conjugations make you want to pull your hair out? Here is how you can teach conjugation in an engaging and and fun way, pain free, while enjoying the holiday energy! Make grammar fun this holiday season a free ER verb lesson download that you can use in your class today!

Robyn F. 11/8/23 Robyn F. 11/8/23

How to teach history & culture while remaining in the Target Language

Do you want to be able to teach your students about history and culture without sacrificing use of the Target Language? Here is how I was able to do that in my Level 1 8th grade class. Students were able to learn about and compare three historical events IN FRENCH.

Catherine Chasse 11/7/23 Catherine Chasse 11/7/23

How to Unlock the Power of Chat Mats to Support Conversation and Comprehension

I could see it in their eyes. Confusion, boredom, and a slight hint of ‘when does this class end’. My heart beat a too-fast rhythm as I struggled to ask questions my students would understand about Thanksgiving foods and activities. How would I get through this?

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Need a Thanksgiving lesson? Here’s my #1 tip for teaching a WL during the holidays

My number one tip for teaching a WL during the holidays to save your sanity and go with the energy of your students.

Catherine Chasse 10/30/23 Catherine Chasse 10/30/23

How the FLIPPED Running Dictation Saved My Formal Observation Crisis

What’s a FLIPPED Running Dictation?

Essentially, instead of putting clues or images around the room “scavenger-hunt style” for kids to dictate and translate, I put QUESTIONS about they text! They then had to search inside the text for the answers. Read more to see how I do it!

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Resource Round-up!

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Top 3 Creative and Comprehensible Día de los Muertos Classroom Activities

What sounds better for Day of the Dead than a scavenger hunt, sugar skull reading project, and a bingo game - all in comprehensible language even level 1 students can find successful!

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Seven ways to use online games in the WL classroom

My middle schoolers love games and I do to! They are fun and they give me a break and allow me to play with them. But games aren’t just all fun and they don’t have to be for just review, they can be used to further your instruction. Here are seven ways you can use online games in your Language Classroom to add variety and engagement.