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Stations
Today I tried stations in my class for the first time! It was great! I had 7 stations (since my largest class is 34!). Station 1: Waka Waka (the “song of the week” this week) I cut the lyrics of this song into strips. I also wrote a 33-letter sentence along the left side of…
Reading/Listening Comprehension Activity
I got an idea from Cynthia Hitz @sonrisadelcampo and Krista Applegate @kristaapplegate at ACTFL that I really wanted to try. It was low-tech and I loved it! They suggested sketching a setting on a piece of paper, and then sketching some little people as your characters. Then, students either read or listen to the story…
TPRS Mad libs
People often wonder how TPRS teachers can maintain the creativity and stamina required to use such a method. The teacher tends to be a major source of comprehensible input for the students and it is sometimes a challenge to be cute, funny, engaging, 90% in the target language AND comprehensible! When I first started using TPRS,…
Some great resources for Spanish comprehensible input!
A wealth of resources for language teachers www.miscositas.com (like them on facebook for tons of additional content!) University of Texas Spanish listening exercises (transcript available). Language Media video clips Spanish Audiria The United Nations Radio Ejercicios de español para extranjeros audio and video BBC Mundo news page Intermediate broadcast, El Mensual Audio books Aventuras Vascas Nacho Vigalondo 7:35 de la mañana Amazing Race in Spanish…
Music Videos as Movie Talk
One of my favorite aspects of my classes is teaching with music, and nothing makes me happier than to hear students say they downloaded the songs I taught them in class! I spend about 6-8 class days on each song, and it is usually our warm-up/bellringer each day. One way I like to incorporate music…
Sustained Silent Reading in Language Class
Do your students do any kind of free reading or sustained silent reading (SSR) in your world language classroom? In my classes my students spend 5-10 minutes (depending on their level and amount they enjoy the activity) twice per week reading books and magazines of their choice. I do not tell them what to…
