by Megan Smith | Jan 17, 2013 | Christmas, December, January, Listening, New Year's
Here’s an idea that Kara and I have been playing around with in our classes. We were inspired by a comment from Robyn a while back. Thanks for sharing with all of us! Most classrooms have the teacher up and busy and the students sitting and quiet. This is great... 
by Kara Parker | Jan 10, 2013 | 4 Assessments, January, Listening, New Year's, Reading, Three Kings
How do I hold them accountable without making them translate on interpretive tasks? Oh and I also want it to be quick to make! On Monday they read two infographics about winter traditions in Hispanic countries (Día de Reyes and Año Nuevo). They did some Venn Diagrams... 
by Kara Parker | Oct 11, 2012 | iPads, Listening, Techy Stuff
Level two is talking about routines and I found an app to liven it up. Toca Boca has a free app called “Hair Xmas.” My high school students had a blast playing with this app! I had a note sheet on the board (above) to use as a reference, because they were... by Kara Parker | Sep 19, 2012 | Listening
I bought some mustaches, glasses, temporary tattoos, a wig, and one beard at a party store. They put these on. It was so funny, especially since I teach all girls. We took a class photo with our mustaches to put up. We “TPRed” these features (Touch your... 
by Kara Parker | Sep 17, 2012 | Food/Restaurants, Listening
Spanish 2 is learning about healthy food choices and meals. I love this unit because it really reinforces other curriculum areas, especially health and nutrition. It always amazes me how little they know about the foods they eat. Today’s goal was “I can... 
by Megan Smith | Jul 26, 2012 | 3 Activities, Interpretive Listening, Listening
I was really inspired by Kara’s last post about giving students a task during listening activities. This is one area in my classroom where I need to get students more actively involved. My classes always begin with a short video clip to grab the students’...
