by Megan Smith | Feb 7, 2016 | 2 Authentic Resources, Listening, Music, Reading, Valentine's Day
Starting with authentic resources is great for helping students find new vocab, ask questions about culture, and stay in the target language. I’ve also found that using authentic resources helped me plan better ways to assess learning. That’s step 3... 
by Kara Parker | Nov 29, 2015 | Christmas, Music, November, Speaking
Download AGREE/DISAGREE for Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Italian & Spanish (PowerPoint) Download AGREE/DISAGREE for German / PDF As a former control freak in the classroom, I’m finding that if I let them talk to each other, then they have already talked... 
by Kara Parker | Oct 29, 2015 | Games, Vocabulary Building, What's New
The flyswatter game has always been a student favorite, and a great activity to add to the lesson plan on those hyper days – oh you know, like pep rally days, full moon days or the day before a break. However, the original game is based on translating words or... 
by Kara Parker | Oct 22, 2015 | 1 Planning, Vocabulary Building, What's New
As I moved away from making and giving vocabulary lists, I had to focus on the function vocabulary instead of the seemingly endless detail vocabulary. Here’s how I looked at the unit goals to decide what vocabulary they really needed to accomplish those goals... 
by Megan Smith | Sep 29, 2015 | 2 Authentic Resources, Listening, Listening Resources, Technology, Videos, What's New
True language proficiency is what your students can do on the spot. Making a prediction in the middle of a YouTube video is a fun way to practice this unrehearsed language. Now, novices may not be able to create on their own but you can help them learn how to do it.... 
by Kara Parker | Sep 17, 2015 | Class Routines, First Days, Speaking
This is a class routine from the beginning of time by Megan that I still love. Post #43 to be exact. Enjoy a little “Throwback Thursday”! Many ask how to keep it 90% in the TL. This is one way we’ve found that starts class off in the target language...
