Ahhh, February… the month of LOVE. Here’s one thing I adore: INFOGRAPHICS! They add so much to the world language classroom! They report numbers and share data in graphs (math and science connections). They help develop reading comprehension skills and strengthen students’ ability to make inferences (English) and if that isn’t enough, they introduce new vocabulary and give us something to talk about in the target language. Here are a few LOVE-ly ones about Valentine’s Day!
Try one of these as a warm-up this month or use it at a reading station. It’s amazing how much students can figure out thanks to the visuals and simplified info! Comprehensible input! Looking for more infographics? This site is incredible!! http://infografiasencastellano.com/
You are amazing! thank you no time to really get into this but I will and then send you a cup!!
Hah! Glad you like these too, Sra. B!
Good reminder about the fabulousness of infographics, of which I have pinned many and then forgot I had them! Here’s a St Valentin one in French to share with you 🙂
http://pinterest.com/pin/347410558727185310/?s=3&m=gmail
Merci! Thanks for sharing!
Infographics are great–but I have had frustration in how to print them legibly (longer ones). Any tips?
Sometimes I put them on Edmodo or just print a QR code that links to it… If I need to print a long one, I screenshot half and then the other half and print on 2 different powerpoint slides and give 1 big one to each group/table.
So true! Once I find them on Google images, I go to the original site to copy them. I like to post on my Edmodo to “share” with the students. Then they can enlarge the image too and go back to the original link.
How do you PRINT the infographics out so that they fit on a piece of paper?