Want to save some time? Do you feel like you need more grades in the grade book but hate grading … More
Tag: French
Star of the Day for distance learning & a Pep Talk
In an effort to keep things as normal as possible for my Little Darlings and to figure out what to … More
Making verb endings more accessible
Watch out! This is a Grammar-ish post…you purists might get angry, but hear me out! I have a theory, totally … More
Foto frenzy- a Picture Talk game
This past week I was at the iFLT conference and I had the chance to learn from some of the … More
Game of Quotes: A Free-Reading Game
If you’ve been around a while, you know two things about me: 1. I love free reading in class and 2. … More
Thanksgiving Picture Talk
We want to load our little darlings with compelling comprehensible input and what’s more compelling that food?! Not much, in my … 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
Get ’em moving!
I heard once, “if their bum is numb, so is their brain”. I don’t know who said it or when … 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