Catherine Chasse 10/30/23 Catherine Chasse 10/30/23

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!

Robyn F. 10/27/23 Robyn F. 10/27/23

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Catherine Chasse 10/26/23 Catherine Chasse 10/26/23

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!

Robyn F. 10/25/23 Robyn F. 10/25/23

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.

Robyn F. 10/21/23 Robyn F. 10/21/23

Spooky French Culture Lessons that are perfect for October!

These spooky French culture lesson about the Catacombes and famous Francophones are perfect for October!

Catherine Chasse 10/20/23 Catherine Chasse 10/20/23

How to Gamify Powerful, Co-Created Anchor Charts to Maximize Vocab Retention

Robyn F. 10/18/23 Robyn F. 10/18/23

Unleashing Reading Comprehension Magic with Highlighters: An Unforgettable Classroom Adventure

A magical activity to practice reading comprehension strategies in the target language

Robyn F. 10/11/23 Robyn F. 10/11/23

Classroom Decor: the essential & no more!

Tips for how to choose what decorations to use in your classroom to make setting up your classroom go faster and more smoothly.

Catherine Chasse 10/9/23 Catherine Chasse 10/9/23

#1 Best Movie Talk for October!🎃

Somehow it’s October! I feel like the routines are just starting to feel tighter and things are picking up momentum. The first summative assessment of the year is coming up soon. But after that, what? Halloween, that’s what! Candy, costumes and chaos. Do I lose their attention and watch the routine crack and fall away, or lose my mind trying to hang on to those things? Nope - neither! Why, you ask?Because I use the #1 Best Movie Talk for October to keep them engaged and acquiring.

Catherine Chasse 10/9/23 Catherine Chasse 10/9/23

Student Behavior Impacting Your Mental Health? Try a Shout Out Board

Robyn F. 10/8/23 Robyn F. 10/8/23

Need a no prep but engaging lesson? Try Card Talk

Have you ever shown up to school and realized you did have your lesson totally prepared? Your slides weren’t done, your copies weren’t made, you forgot the supplies at home? Teachers have busy lives with school, committees, clubs and sports, second jobs, family, and sometimes it happens. So I am here to provide you with an easy no prep activity that you can use over and over again: Card talk!

Catherine Chasse 10/8/23 Catherine Chasse 10/8/23

How to Engage Students on Day of the Dead: Make Barriletes Gigantes

Since I started teaching Spanish, the focus each October was the Día de los Muertos celebrations and traditions from Mexico, but often the beautiful variations in traditions from other countries take a back seat. I wanted to draw light and attention to other cultural events, and chose to begin with Guatemala’s Barriletes Gigantes. I found an incredible authentic resource to help me teach my 8th graders to create their own Barriletes Gigantes, which we then hung up in the classroom.