by Kara Parker | Jan 23, 2017 | 1 Planning, Music, November, Units
“Latin Grammy Show” (November), “Premio lo nuestro” on Univision (February) or any other TL award show can be the focus of the never-ending music unit. Most units about music and entertainment are endless! I found it difficult to narrow this in... 
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 | Nov 2, 2014 | 1 Planning, November, Thanksgiving
November 2, 2014 As I plan for November, I find myself reflecting on everything more than before. I recently moved to Denver, CO and I think this has caused me to reflect even more. What do I believe in and does it show in my lesson plans? I believe in teaching with... 
by Kara Parker | Nov 18, 2013 | 1 Planning, Culture, November
Each week, choose one good lesson, and make it GREAT! At times I feel inundated with planning and creating fresh ideas for a proficiency-based classroom. I especially felt this way the first year I stopped using the textbook. I had to put everything in perspective:... 
by Kara Parker | Nov 18, 2012 | November, Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday! Food, family, football, friends and leftovers. I have described my traditions in Spanish several times to new friends. Here’s a little about what I do in class. I can talk about Thanksgiving. This year I gave this goal sheet... 
by Kara Parker | Oct 27, 2012 | Día de Muertos, November, October
Every year I seem to change how I teach about the Día de los Muertos (DM). Here’s what I’ve done this year, in addition to the Festival, that are more focused on using the language. Download Word Version” width=“300 Download PDF Version” width=“300 I can...
