This is a fun and interactive way for students to practice vocabulary meaning, recognition and spelling. I call this activity “Everyone to the Table!” Begin with 4-5 tables with 3-4 st…
In this article parents will learn nine tips and strategies on how to raise a bilingual child or baby. Practical tips and advice on raising bilingual kids.
Help your students keep track of all of the irregular YO verbs and their conjugations! Included are the GO verbs, the GO verbs with stem changes, other irregular YO verbs such as dar, ver, etc. and last of all a look at Ir and Ser, which are completely irregular! This concise study tool will enabl...
There's so much to love about Montessori, but did you know it's great for raising bilingual kids? Here's more on teaching a second language with Montessori.
Inside: Spanish vocabulary games for the language classroom. The best way to “learn vocabulary” is in context. I use to give long lists of isolated words, until I switched to proficiency-based teaching and threw out my textbook. I realized my students were memorizing the words to pass a quiz, and then forgetting them. Our students really need to see
Building listening comprehension skills doesn’t have to be boring! "Mashed Potatoes" is a listening game that promotes listening comprehension AND giggles!
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Hurray - vocabulary activities that aren't boring! These whole class vocabulary activities are great for elementary learners through fifth grade and beyond. #vocabulary #thirdgrade #fourthgrade #fifthgrade
Students complete an interpretive reading activity about directions in a city with integrated technology aspect via Google Maps and QR Codes.
Teaching a foreign language can be an intimidating task. With these tips, it doesn't have to be!!
Throw away the workbooks! Pack away the textbooks! Teaching a foreign language to a young child requires you to think differently about what learning looks like! The most effective method of acquiring a foreign language is the same method as a child acquires their mother-tongue; through regular exposure to the language in their daily lives.
Like + verb-ING or Like + Infinitive: In this grammar lesson we look at what goes after the verb LIKE. Also Enjoy + Verb-ING. Includes many example sentences.
When you are on the journey of learning a foreign language, you need some tools to help you with that. Dictionaries, books, apps, Youtube videos, penpal friends, pencils, markers, podcasts, Instagr…
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Are you looking for engaging vocabulary activities? These 10 Fun Vocabulary Activities are sure to be a hit in your classroom.
Different games & activities you can play using flashcards that are fun and will improve your child's language skills
Make word study fun and engaging for your students.
Use busy picture scenes in speech therapy! Download a free language scene and use a free Pinterest board with over 100 scenes.
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The key to learning the Spanish language is the ability to conjugate Spanish verbs. This 6-page laminated guide offers easy-to-read tables of conjugations for the 15 verb tenses and moods, with the changes bolded for quick reference. Sixty verbs and their meanings are included, with the irregular tenses and moods listed for each verb. Using the example conjugations, this guide becomes a powerful key to unlocking Spanish for communication. Topics covered include: Subject Pronouns Progressive Present Progressive Past Near Future Verb Tenses & Moods Regular – AR Regular Reflexive Regular – ER Regular – IR And more! Suggested uses: Students – a very lightweight, inexpensive grade-booster that can be slipped between your notebook pages for quick and easy answers Teachers – Inexpensive classroom tool Travelers – Being flat, laminated and with conjugations being easy to find, this is a great travel buddy
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I'm breaking out of my blogging silence today with a post about a task I call "Word Graffiti." This activity is perfect before you have your students read anything with some vocabulary they've not seen before. I had my class read a short article I wrote on the Holocaust. There were some words I felt I needed to include in the text, but I knew they wouldn't have heard them in any other context. The words were: - corruption - devastation - inhumane - vainly - revolt - ghettos I wrote these words each on a whiteboard and placed them on table groups around the room. You could do the same with chart paper, I was just trying to be a bit environmentally friendly. Students traveled the room in table groups, and I gave them about 3-5 minutes per board. Each group had only 1 white board marker to use, so they had to work together to decide what they wanted to write. You can put down anything you think the word means or reminds you of. You are to read what groups before you wrote, but you don't need to agree with their ideas. That being said, you can't erase them either. As you can see, there were a lot of good connections and ideas floating around my classroom. My favourite is "electricity" for "revolt" because of the "volt" part of the word. Great ideas, but many were way off. I did have one student who knew "vainly" because I guess her mother tells her she is vain for looking in mirrors all the time. Ha! This task took us about 45 minutes from starting instructions to final discussion. We didn't read the article that day. However, the next day, after a night of processing they were all pros with those 6 big words! And, months later, they all still know what each 6 mean, which is most important. What do you do to get your students thinking about vocab before reading?
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Do you know what cognates are? Do you use them in your classroom? If you have ELLs in your classroom (even if you're not a bilingual teacher) you should be using them!! Or maybe you are a Dual Language teacher and have students learning Spanish? Use cognates!! For some strange reason my students adore that little word and we talk about it EVERY SINGLE DAY in our classroom. If you were to come into my classroom and ask one of my students what cognates are, they would simply say: words that sound about the same in English or Spanish and share a similar meaning. That's it! Pretty easy to understand...right? Let's see some examples from the Cognates Wall in my classroom: Some cognates are spelled the same in English and Spanish, some others aren't and that's ok. Like I tell my kids: as long as they sound close to another word and they remind you of a word in Spanish. Why should I use cognates in my classroom? Cognates are a super powerful strategy to use with ELLs. They are able to make a connection between the two languages and build their comprehension. Every time we are getting ready to read a new text, I immediately ask my students to look for cognates and underline them. Other times, while my students and I are talking, a cognate will come up. I usually say very quickly and excited: THAT'S A COGNATE!! Eventually, the kids start telling me when they find one and it becomes an exciting little game! WATCH OUT FOR FALSE COGNATES!! Unfortunately there are some words that appear to be cognates but they aren't. Remember that cognates have a similar sound and definition. Some words sound the same in English and Spanish but they DO NOT share the same definition. For example: the word embarrassed is usually misused by bilingual students because it sounds similar to "embarazada" in Spanish which means pregnant! We certainly don't want our kids misusing that word lol! The word carpet in English is similar to "carpeta" in Spanish. However, "carpeta" means folder. If you are going to teach cognates to your kids, you gotta watch out for these tricky words. Remember, when in doubt, just Google it! If you tell your students about false cognates they will be aware and understand not all words are cognates! And let me tell you... they will LOVE to find those false cognates. Here is a link to my favorite list of cognates. (By the way Colorin Colorado is an amazing website with very helpful articles on teaching ELLs). I use this list every day! Remember to talk to your students about false cognates, they will learn to recognize them faster than you think!
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Los Pasatiempos is an engaging project to do with beginning Spanish students. Students express their likes and dislikes and preferences. The final product requires students to create selfies in which they participate in activities that they enjoy as well as name where they are. Finally, students will create a hashtag to accompany the picture. These selfies will serve as information to help their classmates get to know them better. Students will need prior knowledge of activities as well as places around a school or city. All student resources are in Spanish. This download includes the following: **Recently added to TpT Digital Activities. Behind the scenes TpT is working hard to add more options for the digital access activities. While they have been able to add the ability for students to highlight and move items around, they are still working on creating an opportunity for students to add images to the digital overlays. I have been able to work around this with my students by sharing the digital access with them and having them complete the brainstorming sheets and turn them in from there, but I ask them to create a Google slides presentation or PowerPoint to share with me as their final product. I have also had students take screen shots of their brainstorming sheets and share them with a partner to complete the peer editing portion of the assignment as they prepare for the final product. One other time I did encourage students to present on our zoom/Google meet and I used the rubric to assess them as they shared their work with the class. These are some of the ways I have been able to work around the image situation as I wait for updates to TpT’s digital platform. ** p. 1 Credits p. 2 How to Use Guide p. 3 Directions in Spanish p. 4 Directions in English p. 5 Final Product Example p. 6-8 Brainstorming sheets p. 9 Image to help with brainstorming p. 10 Final Product Template p. 11 Rubric for Grading **The How to Use Guide is written in English and includes a follow up activity for students. Have fun! Want to save some money? Purchase the Spanish Selfie Project Bundle: Spanish Selfie Project Bundle ***************************************************************************** If you like this activity, you may also enjoy: Spanish Listening Log Spanish Selfie Project En La Escuela Los Números : Multiplication and Division Spanish Selfie Project La Familia ***************************************************************************** Customer Tips: How to get TPT credit to use on future purchases: • Please go to your My Purchases page (you may need to login). Beside each purchase you'll see a Provide Feedback button. Simply click it and you will be taken to a page where you can give a quick rating and leave a short comment for the product. Each time you give feedback, TPT gives you feedback credits that you use to lower the cost of your future purchases. I value your feedback greatly as it helps me determine which products are most valuable for your classroom so I can create more for you. Be the first to know about my new discounts, freebies and product launches: • Look for the star next to my store logo and click it to become a follower. Voilà! You will now receive email updates about this store. *****************************************************************************
Do you have an interactive whiteboard? Then, you will love these 10 ways to use your interactive whiteboard in the classroom.
Are you curious about running dictation? Here's what it is, how to set it up and prepare your classes, and some tips for making sure everything runs smoothly! Running dictation easily became one of my students' favorite activities - don't miss out!
From speaking to many parents who are raising bilingual or multilingual children, I have compiled a list of the most common mistakes:
You are going to LOVE this little vocabulary gem, and I am so excited to share it with you! It’s a Vocabulary Builder Flip-book containing the most common prefixes, Greek and Latin roots, and suffixes! There is also room for your students to add their own affixes and roots. What a handy resource for your […]
By Deb Chitwood from Living Montessori Now Many Montessori schools teach a foreign language. In the U.S., the language is often Spanish...
