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Category Archives: Lesson Plans
Remote Learning: El Tigre Tiene Hambre
Our second week of remote learning is underway and we wanted to share with you what we’ve been up to. My set-up All my students are working from home. I have the option to work from my classroom and I … Continue reading
Posted in Lesson Plans, Storytelling, TPRS
Tagged back to school, distance learning, el tigre tiene hambre, remote learning, TPRS, youtube
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First Days All in TL
We just finished up our first week of school and I wanted to get this blog post posted while I still have the energy to type. For those of you who haven’t started school yet (or those who will read … Continue reading
Posted in Lesson Plans
Tagged 90%, back to school, day 1, first day, using target languaage
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Previewing a Wooly Story
After months of anticipation, this week we started the third (and final) installment of the Billy y las Botas saga. I like to use a variety of strategies when telling a Wooly story, so this time we focused on making … Continue reading
Posted in Lesson Plans, Storytelling, Web2.0 Technology
Tagged billy y las botas, parallel story, peardeck, predictions, senor wooly
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Online timer as CI
I was recently doing a write/pass/draw activity where I wanted to use a timer to give the class a limit. I usually just use google timer or the regular classroom timer where it counts down on a clock. Previously, I … Continue reading
Posted in Games, Lesson Plans, Resources
Tagged challenges, CI, classroom timer, Comprensible Input, games, timer
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Pre Amnesia Story
During Wooly Week 2017 Sr. Wooly released one of my now-favorite videos, Amnesia. In the video, a man mysteriously wakes up in the middle of the street and can’t remember who he is. The song is a great set of … Continue reading
Posted in Lesson Plans, Resources, Storytelling, TPRS
Tagged acting, mystery, reflexives, scenes, senor wooly, verbos reflexivos
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Spooky Stories
Some Halloween tales for this week: Authenic Reading of Haunted Hollywood Stars This product features an authentic text from a Colombian Magazine regarding 6 stories of famous celebrities and their encounters with ghosts. Makes a great engaging lectura for students. … Continue reading
CI Midwest Takeaways 2
It’s been about a busy month since CI Midwest took place but we finally have some time to post a few more of our thoughts and takeaways. Notes from Justin Slocum Bailey’s (@indwellinglang) session:
Posted in Discussion/Methodology, Lesson Plans
Tagged challenges, CIMW17, games, input, Minute to win it, talents
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Spanish from Day 1
The first day of Spanish class. You want to be welcoming, you want the students to feel comfortable. You also want to set the expectation that this class is different. You want to maintain 90% of the class in the … Continue reading
Immigration with Esperanza
I have been using the TPRS Publishing novel, Esperaza, with my 8th grade class and over halfway through the book, it has been a success. My students have particularly enjoyed listening to the audio book as they read. I find … Continue reading
Posted in Lesson Plans, Music, Storytelling
Tagged a las tres, Esperanza, immigration, music, storytelling
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