Language Explosion

This is a chart of 35 dances of Hispanic origin with links to YouTube videos demonstrating each dance. You can highlight one dance per week during the school year, chunk them all together in a week-long lesson (or emergency substitute lesson plans), or you could go through and select 16 or 32 and create a "March Madness" style bracket for students to choose favorites out of pairs highlighted in competitions each week. The chart of resources about the dances also includes possible activities for

This document is a simple Interpretive Listening activity using a Spanish weather report on Hurricane Ian (September 2022). The questions are geared to the Novice Level but can be adapted for more advanced students. Students should have a previous knowledge of weather vocabulary, numbers, and cognates. An answer key and a possible rubric are included.

This document is a set of activities and worksheets to learn about the Spanish-speaking countries in South America. For each country, there is: 1) a list of unusual words that can be used to play a guessing game like Balderdash (with instructions for the game at the beginning of the document), with definitions of each word written in English; 2) a worksheet with unusual or interesting facts (written in English) about that country along with an answer key for the worksheet; 3) a list of some famo

This resource is a Presentational Writing and Presentational Speaking activity for Spanish 1 students who are learning Family vocabulary. The resource does include a vocabulary list as a reference tool for students along with a basic rubric for scoring. For this project, students begin by creating a basic Family Tree or Trust Flower using vocabulary learned. The primary focus is Family vocabulary, but some professions and possessive pronouns are also incorporated in the task. Since some students

These worksheets are comprehension activities to accompany an infographic about the country of Paraguay (see preview). They are targeted to a Novice level learner who has some prior knowledge of Paraguay and its history/culture. An answer key along with a possible rubric are included. *The infographic is NOT included, as it is a free resource available through the Chilean Ministry of Education, but a link to the site to download the infographic IS included.

This IPA focuses on basic breakfast vocabulary. Interpretive (Listening): Students watch a YouTube video created by a native French speaker. The videos shows him getting and his breakfast (petit déjeuner) with the entire dialogue in French. Comprehension questions are included (with a grading rubric!) for students to use. Interpersonal (Speaking): A brief dialogue guide is included, which students can use to talk with each other using the breakfast vocabulary learned. Presentational (Writing):

This IPA lesson plan provides 3 similar lessons including Interpretive Reading, Interpretive Listening, Interpersonal Speaking (including higher level thinking questions), Presentational Writing, and Presentational Speaking activities. The lessons also incorporate cultural studies related to Jean de la Fontaine and his fables. The 3 fables primarily highlighted are: "Le corbeau et le renard" "La cigale et la fourmi" "Le rat de ville et le rat des champs" The resources include links to the text o

This activity is a fantastic way to incorporate authentic text when teaching Novice learners housing vocabulary presenting students with cultural differences in housing to make cultural comparisons. There are two different Interpretive Reading worksheets that can be used for students to evaluate house listings. Both are geared to Novice learners and incorporate a question about cultural observations. I recommend introducing housing vocabulary first and then using this as a tool to reinforce tha

This is a list of over 80 Latino poets from 21 Spanish-speaking countries. Examples of poetry are listed for almost every poet, with links to the text or a video reading of the poems. Poets included are:Alfredo Espino “El Poeta Niño” Antonio Cipriano José María y Francisco de Santa Ana Machado y Ruíz Camilo José Cela, Premio Nobel de Literatura 1989 Claudia Lars (Carmen Brannon) Federico García LorcaFélix Lope de Vega y Carpio Gabriel García Márquez, Premio Nobel de Literatura 1982 Gabriela Mis

This is a simple lesson plan for French students who are Novice Mid level or above using the poem “L’École” de Jacques Charpentreau. The lesson includes: - An Interpretive Reading activity, with links to related resources like a YouTube video with pictures to illustrate the poem; - A Presentational Writing activity for students to create their own poem, including an outline for students to follow; - Suggestions topics to discuss cultural differences; & - An editable vocab list using vocabular

This is a short Interpretive Reading activity for Novice level French students learning about dates (days of the week, months of the year). The text incorporates authentic cultural materials to teach about schools and the French educational system. An answer key and grading rubric are included.

This is a compilation of editable lists for students to bring in foods (or crafts & decorations) typical of various holidays celebrated in Francophone countries. The lists include a variety of foods as well as items that do not cost anything so that students with limited finances can participate as well. Some foods include links to a recipe students can use to make the dish if they so desire. Lists also have allergy warnings which can be edited. Food lists are included for the following holida

This Novice level Interpretive Listening activity takes about 15 minutes to complete. Students watch a 4 minute video in French and answer comprehension questions related to the dialogue, including a question asking for cultural observations. The 6 page document includes: - the student version of the worksheet / assessment, - an answer key for the teacher, - a transcript of the video used along with a link to the video, and - a simple rubric with a suggested grading scale. The video used for

The text for this activity is a page from an authentic calendar in Spanish. The activity is best suited for students at a Novice Low level who are learning dates (months, days of the week) but could also be used for a quick review activity. This activity is primarily an Interpretive Reading activity but also includes a short dialogue for Interpersonal Speaking and a possible Presentational Writing evaluation (for a Novice learner). An answer key is included for the Interpretive Reading section.

This is a list of ideas and resources to teach students about "Poisson d'avril" and how it is celebrated in France. The document includes links to some free materials as well as ideas for incentives or games that can be purchased.

18 alternative videos for 2024 Navidad Commercial Madness - EDITABLE All videos are from 2024 with hyperlinks embedded in the name of the company on the bracket page. Videos are authentic commercials in Spanish highlighting Latino companies and traditional Navidad activities in Latin America and Spain. NO supplemental activities are included except a list of vocabulary and a link to a free BINGO generator for students to use while watching the videos.

This is a guideline for students to create a Weather presentation in French highlighting a Francophone country. Included are: Project Requirements Checklist for students Grading Rubrics Scaffolding: sample phrases to help students brainstorm what they will say ACTFL Standards Targeted vocabulary: Weather Dates / Calendar / Seasons Clothing Cultural Comparisons

These EDITABLE pages can be used for students to take notes about important sites and tourist attractions in Paris, France. Students can research the places listed on their own or together as a class. The first page of the document includes ideas for how teachers can use the notes in class. The sites listed contain hyperlinks to the French website for that place. The last page is a blank page that can be used to add other locations.

This is a list of links to YouTube videos with instructions in French for creating origami. The difficulty level varies, but the videos can be a fun activity to follow up literature studies. (This is a great kinetic activity to go with my activity learning about La Fontaine's fables!)

This is an Interpretive Reading activity using a Safe Kids flyer in Spanish. The focus is on house vocabulary. A rubric is included for grading.