Sara Broussard

This is a Spanish unit is over an endangered species called quokkas. It takes a true story of an escaped quokka and makes it into a very memorable Spanish story. The story is delivered in the approach of Comprehensible Input, meaning it is very easy to understand and teach. I used these ideas with my 1st though 5th graders but it can be adopted to high school or even adults. Included: -Powerpoint with ¿Qué son los quokkas? and ¡Se busca un quokka! stories and activities -Wanted poster for cl

Google Slides presentation with description for teachers of how to use the ideas. 1) Infographic Idea 2) Authentic Text Idea 3) Class Discussion Idea 4) My Original One-Page Basic Reading on MLK. Uses 152 unique words, mostly in past tense. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Y5Av91lzGEMLViC6m4igZ0UVyPf2lq1AwglKXjcYJQI/edit?usp=sharing 5) A 25-Slide Presentation of my Reading with Photos from the Civil Rights Era. 6) A link for your to copy a Google Form 6-question quiz

This is an English as a Second Language unit over an endangered species called the quokka. It takes a true story of an escaped quokka and makes it into a very memorable story. The story is delivered in the approach of Comprehensible Input, meaning it is very easy to understand and teach. I used these ideas with my 1st though 5th graders and with my adult education ESL class. It can easily be adopted to multiple levels and ages. Included: -Powerpoint with What are Quokkas? and Looking for a Quo

This is an original 3-part Embedded Reading and CLOZE lyric activity for basic ESL students. The Embedded Reading is aimed at helping beginners understand the song "Just The Way You Are" by the popular American singer Bruno Mars. I teach ESL using Comprehensible Input, so I focus on going slow and ensuring understanding of the meaning! Each of the 3 readings gets a little harder and longer, but all are aimed at the basic ESL learner. After doing the 3 readings, you can watch the music video onli

This is a Spanish reading for beginners, aimed at the elementary or middle school age but it can be used for any age. It has a one-page story and a one-page vocabulary cheat sheet (La Chuleta). This reading has been edited by a professional Spanish editor. It uses high frequency verbs and structures. I used this story to help preteach some of the vocabulary needed to read the Comprehensible Input book "Brandon Brown quiere un perro” by Carol Gaab. The story is of a naughty boy who has his birt