by Kara Parker | Dec 2, 2015 | Christmas, Food/Restaurants
The last two years I’ve done a lesson about turrón because Ivonne, my teacher friend, introduced me to this delicious tradition from her Cuban family. Her memories about it were so precious! Here is a holiday lesson (including authentic resources, activities and... 
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 Megan Smith | Dec 9, 2014 | Christmas, Culture, Listening
I love celebrating holidays in class because it is full of language and learning – not a break from it! Here are a few videos that Kara and I use in class to share culture and practice listening skills. I love these ads from Gol Television… (There are lots... by Megan Smith | Dec 10, 2013 | Christmas, Culture
This video is a few years old but I absolutely love it! North Point Community Church created an iBand with all kinds of devices and here was the result… Since so many of our students have smart phones and iPads and tablets nowadays, maybe this could be a fun... 
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 | Dec 19, 2012 | Christmas
Yikes! I just caught myself being naughty! I almost asked them to produce the language before they had meaningful input. But I caught my mistake so I hope Santa doesn’t put me on the list. The students want to make cards in Spanish, so I started writing some...
