If you’ve been around a while, you know two things about me: 1. I love free reading in class and 2. … More
Category: Resources in French
Thanksgiving Picture Talk
We want to load our little darlings with compelling comprehensible input and what’s more compelling that food?! Not much! It was … More
Mafia Hacks for Level 1
If you haven’t played Mafia with your classes yet, don’t wait any longer! The kiddos love Mafia because it’s really … More
Level 1: Jolly Rancher Fun
I love the Beginning of the Year in Spanish 1. They come so excited to learn and soak it … More
Ríe, llora…starting off Spanish 1 with Celia Cruz
Day 1, Spanish 1…what to do when they know nada, nothing, no Spanish at all? Well, over here we sing … More
The Lucky Reading Game
I love this game because they read, and reread and reread… It’s like a triple whammy of comprehensible input! This … More
20 questions, CI style
Who doesn’t need another game to add to the old toolbox? This one rarely makes it into my lesson plan, … More
Partner up!
Here’s a fun way to quickly pair students for activities, AND it exposes them more vocabulary without any effort at … More
