Street Art Unit

Street Art Unit

Art is a pretty common topic in any upper-level language class. I spent a lot time researching and trying to learn art history and artists like Dali, Kahlo, and Picasso before teaching this unit. I thought that was what they “needed” to know for college,...
Arts

Arts

Fashion, sculpture, graffiti, ballet, flamenco, mosaics… What art inspires you? How do you promote language learning through the arts? Give an idea! Take an idea! Today is the last day, but there is still time to go back and add your authentic resources for...
Grammar in context

Grammar in context

Students who start in a proficiency-based classroom for level one and two are use to culture-based language lessons, communicative daily goals, and lots of target language. So when I started teaching level three it was clear to see that in spite of their variety of...
Art Attack! Bring class back to life!

Art Attack! Bring class back to life!

Some of my students hit a wall last week. It was like all motivation had been sucked out of the class. We started a new unit on art and the excitement was gone! I love art and thought my Spanish 3 class would too, but it wasn’t the case. I don’t like to...
Art Gallery Walk

Art Gallery Walk

Bonjour! My name is Rachel and I have been working and sharing ideas with Kara and Megan for many years.  I have been more of a behind the scenes kind of person until now.  I am a high school French teacher (levels 1-4 and AP) and Kara and Megan thought that I would...