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 →
Sopas
Continuing with the food Unit, we decided on "Sopas" because the creative projects will be more ecclectic. We included nutrition facts, Creativity suite, Pop Art, and other mini lessons. For this one, we kicked off with Pixie 3 and followed this lesson. First we used KIDSPIRATION to produce this webThen we switched to PIXIE 3... Continue Reading →
Spanish project idea: Preparando pizza
I used Pixie 3 to focus on the main skills: ID the main components of pizza (our food unit) Divide them into vegetales, frutas, carnes, pan Put together a creative piece Elicit student sentences by providing a template. PStep 1, refresh the names of possible meats, veggies, cheese, etc. Divide them. PS: Tomatoes and Mushrooms... Continue Reading →
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