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¡Quince! Race to 15 in This Quick Dice Game for Spanish Class
I needed to get them re-reading the text - I just didn’t have time to keep creating new input! In a moment of inspiration, I created this re-reading race - I called it ¡Agarra el Número! It’s SO easy to play, low-prep, and has the bonus effect of reviewing numbers.
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Tic-Tac-Número - Group Reading and Listening Game for Spanish Class
I needed to get them re-reading the text - I just didn’t have time to keep creating new input! In a moment of inspiration, I created this re-reading race - I called it ¡Agarra el Número! It’s SO easy to play, low-prep, and has the bonus effect of reviewing numbers.
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How to Engage Students with Scholastic Magazines in Spanish Class
Spanish sub plans, Scholastic magazine graphic organizer
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The EASIEST & FASTEST Sub Plans
Need fast and easy sub plans? Here is how I simplified my sub plans to save myself hours of early morning prep. Get a PDF freebie with plans you could use tomorrow!
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Agarra el Número - a World Language Reading Game!
I needed to get them re-reading the text - I just didn’t have time to keep creating new input! In a moment of inspiration, I created this re-reading race - I called it ¡Agarra el Número! It’s SO easy to play, low-prep, and has the bonus effect of reviewing numbers.
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Top 3 Comprehensible Activities for Teaching about Las Posadas
Teach about Las Posadas with a slideshow story, a scavenger hunt, and a bingo game - all in comprehensible language even level 1 students can find successful!
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How to Unlock the Power of Chat Mats to Support Conversation and Comprehension
I could see it in their eyes. Confusion, boredom, and a slight hint of ‘when does this class end’. My heart beat a too-fast rhythm as I struggled to ask questions my students would understand about Thanksgiving foods and activities. How would I get through this?
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How the FLIPPED Running Dictation Saved My Formal Observation Crisis
What’s a FLIPPED Running Dictation?
Essentially, instead of putting clues or images around the room “scavenger-hunt style” for kids to dictate and translate, I put QUESTIONS about they text! They then had to search inside the text for the answers. Read more to see how I do it!
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Top 3 Creative and Comprehensible Día de los Muertos Classroom Activities
What sounds better for Day of the Dead than a scavenger hunt, sugar skull reading project, and a bingo game - all in comprehensible language even level 1 students can find successful!
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Seven ways to use online games in the WL classroom
My middle schoolers love games and I do to! They are fun and they give me a break and allow me to play with them. But games aren’t just all fun and they don’t have to be for just review, they can be used to further your instruction. Here are seven ways you can use online games in your Language Classroom to add variety and engagement.
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