C14 Language and Learning Materials

Introduce kids to international Christmas customs with this easy craft. On December 6, many European countries celebrate St. Nicholas Day. The night before this holiday, children leave their shoes out for St. NIcholas to fill with treats while they sleep. In France, children leave out shoes (not stockings) on December 24 for Santa. Kids in Hispanic countries leave out their shoes on January 6 for Los Reyes Majos (the Three Kings.) Print off the template, and children can simply color, cut, fold

Here is a soup-to-nuts unit on Spanish Personal Descriptions for beginners! A bilingual vocabulary list of personal descriptions and personality traits is included that you can choose from and students can use as a mini-dictionary. *adjective agreement *SER conjugations *conversational activities & circulating survey *What are you like? PROJECT *What is your best friend like? PROJECT *STUDENT EXAMPLE & project writing tips

Teaching Spanish to children ages 2-5? This guide covers it all! Topics include: rationale for early language learning (including printable handout for parents), a snapshot of pre-K learners at Piaget's pre operational stage, top 12 materials, recommended Spanish picture books, tips for teaching in the target language, age-appropriate uses of TPR, behavior management, and circle time lesson plan format. The curriculum guide presents lesson plans for a full year of preschool Spanish classes (one

Every activity you need to get your students talking, playing, and writing in the target language is here. Formatted like a recipe book, the directions, materials, and time durations are crystal clear. You'll find over 50 fun and easy to use language learning games that are effective for French, Spanish, German, Chinese, ESL, and more. Have fun with your middle school students in the target language!

**Extreme Publication Makeover!*** Re-download this now! Join current teaching practices and Gamify your classes & create Immersive Experiences. Everything you need to energize your high school world language class in one place- all according to ACTFL Standards. This teachers' guide includes directions for games of all sorts, activities, and a special High-Tech section for digital age students. Veteran Spanish and French teachers compiled over 20 years worth of activities in this teachers' tre

**** Massive Publication Overhaul**** This is what you need to teach Basic Weather Phrases to Novices. Read our directions carefully and you'll have your students speaking Up a Storm in Spanish. I burnt the original to the ground and re-built it from the bottom up with new images, activities and a Weather Forecast project. You've got to get this one for Novices. 1. Unit Description and Target Vocabulary 2. Language Outcome Goals, ACTFL Standards Met, and ACTFL Communicative Modes 3. Spanish

Here's a fun little Spanish activity for the first week of school. Beginning language learners--and even the "veterans"--can get to know their classmates while practicing greetings and the Spanish alphabet. Students will need to choose a SPANISH name to use for the year. Then it's time to play SPANISH NAME BINGO! First, students use conversational skills to ask classmates their name and how to spell it . . . all in Spanish, of course! Then they can write that name on a bingo grid. Next, the teac

This basic, flexible student self evaluation rubric is ideal for both students and the teacher to monitor and keep track of student performance, attitude, and behavior. Students circle the points the believe they earned ranging from 1-4 in four categories: preparation, participation, attitude, and behavior. There is also room for teacher commentary and a space for student and parent signatures. A self evaluation is the best way to ensure student engagement on all fronts.

Check this out. I've added a step by step lesson plan on how to teach the three Las Posadas readings using our IIP method: Interpretive, then Interpersonal, then Presentational tasks. I also added vital conversational Q and A activities for partners. Bring the culture, fun, and festivities of Mexican Las Posadas to ADVANCED Spanish 1 or Spanish II students. **3 simple readings are the center of this lesson. **Vocabulary activities, and then post-reading writing activities follow. **Conversati

This is the comprehensive lesson collection for the Spanish teacher who teaches Spanish I for grades 3-12. Teach culture, content, grammar and conversation all in the same context of the Three Kings tradition; the best way to teach language. Useful How-To guides for teaching novices to read in Spanish and pre-reading and post-reading activities are included. And these can be applied to any content! After the reading and post-reading activities, the next batch can be sequenced any way that you'd

Secondary Spanish students will be amazed to learn chocolate's history in this unit based on a brief Spanish reading. Conversational activities, higher numbers, & preterite verbs are emphasized in a variety of communicative activities that are ready to go, but versatile enough for individual teacher interpretations. Creative mini-projects and Spanish internet video sites are included. So many ACTFL C's are included here especially Communication, Content & Culture. The History of Chocolate is als

Beginners or Level I students will be up and out of their seats speaking Spanish with the Spanish preference questions and answers. This is all about the events of the Vancouver Winter Olympics. The ACTFL communication "C" is in full force here, with some Spanish writing too. 3 or 4 pages.

Use this simple Dia de la Independencia Sopa de Palabras in a variety of ways for Spanish Levels 1-3 for ages 12-18. Use it as an individual warm up to check together in class, or in pairs, and pick and choose from the expansion activities. Celebrate Mexican Independence day in your classes and don't forget El Grito de la Revolucion. ***Great for substitute teacher plans ***Perfect for a puzzle-center

Ready to create and plan your writing curriculum, lessons and activities for your foreign language class? Write On! has it all laid out for you: ACTFL based methods, explanation, How To's, writing tasks, activities, projects, student examples, and even how to grade writing. Any level of language proficiency for grades 3-12.

Students bring life into Latin class or social studies class with independent, expressive classical world projects. The classics live through artwork, performance, writing, song and dance. Grades 4-12.

ESL teachers- what is more American than Halloween? Take advantage of this Halloween Body Parts Activities collection. Students are crazy about Halloween and when it is combined with ESL body parts it is the hit of the year. ESL body parts vocabulary is presented and a cache of games, songs, chants, labeling a skeleton, jack-o-lantern face parts, and a What Hurts You? conversational activity. Beyond fun. 13 pages.

New & Improved! Extreme Makeover! If you teach with context and relevance this is for you! Spanish Level I students or younger beginners will love the Sabrina la Gata Negra, or Sabrina the Black Cat story in a power point presentation. Body parts, Basic Halloween vocabulary, a few rooms of the house, adjective agreement, and some verbs are presented in an up-beat, fun haunted house. Learners see the simple story supported by images, then there is a vocabulary review and then basic Spanish st

*Extreme Make-over! New images & a new conversational activity! Students are crazy about Halloween and when it is combined with Spanish body parts it is the hit of the year. Spanish body parts vocabulary is presented and a cache of games, songs, chants,labeling a skeleton, jack-o-lantern face parts, and a Que te duele? conversational activity. Beyond fun.

Have fun with el 16 de septiembre! After you've showed the video shorts of El Grito in Mexico, put on a corrido and take your students back to 19th century Mexico. Celebrate Mexican Independence Day with this newly edited and augmented basic history & reading activities tailor-made for Spanish II. A word search, a Gouin series using both the present & preterite tenses, a simple, short reading using the preterite, and post-reading activities are included along with a Comparison-Contrast activit

Spanish students of all proficiency levels and ages will love communicating about the Winter Olympics this year in Vancouver. The major Winter Olympics sports are included in a picture format with a matching card that has the Spanish name of the sport. A tic tac toe grid is included with a list of games and activities.