Piggbacking on how to ask interview and personal questions in Spanish, my students continued to come up with creative ideas as to how to divide them into "pieces of me". I must say they impressed me. Maquina de Jugetes "The Claw" *** I did a "VEO VEO" or "I SPY" game with this one where... Continue Reading →
Spanish and ESL “About Me” Project with Technology
I used Pixie 3 and used the concept of "Pieces of Me". The students brainstormed what are things that can be broken into pieces. Ex: a) candy, b) pepperoni pizza (??) and a fishbowl. We tried all three freehand. These were the results. Then they were saved as templates.pizza pieces The high-achieving student version took... Continue Reading →
DIY Games for ESL, ELL and L2!
Virtual or Real, games are the best ways to learn language. Here are some I strongly recommend for optimal classroom experience. All you need is a label maker and creativity to give these games a twist ! BBQ Blitz- For this game I used my Dymo TS500 (above, my new love) and labeled the... Continue Reading →
Top 7 sites for L2 and Foreign Language teachers 2014
Fun. Fabulous. FREE. Here's my top lucky 7 besties of all as of February 2014. ELL, Foreign Language (FL) and ALL SUBJECTS - CLASSTOOLS Classtools is a free, interactive site where teachers can prepare games and resources with minimal or no experience. Included as part of the free resources there is the Fruit Machine (which... Continue Reading →
