I have taught at both the elementary and high school levels. I also homeschooled my own children for seven years. I have taught high school English and SAT/ACT prep courses. I have also taught English as a Second Language for several years at schools in France, Hungary, and Slovakia.
I have taught at both the elementary and high school levels. I also homeschooled my own children for seven years. I have taught high school English and SAT/ACT prep courses. I have also taught English as a Second Language for several years at schools in France, Hungary, and Slovakia.
Panama, This Kid's Life is a booklet that focuses on how a child lives daily life in a different country, compared to how people live in their own country. This particular book tracks the life of a girl named Christina who lives in Panama.
Included:
1. A pre-test to see what your students know about Panama
2. A 2 page letter from Christina that describes her life in Panama
3. Facts about Panama and discussion questions
4. Word Search Puzzle about Panama
5. Secret Code Puzzle about Panama
6. Create Panamanian Artwork
7. Make a Panamanian Doll
8. Postcard Writing Activity
9. Panama Writing Activity
10. Spanish Numbers
11. Crossword Puzzle about Panama
12. Panama Facts Graphic Organizer
13. Panama Coloring Sheet
14. Similarities and Differences Organizer and Writing Activity
Check out these other countries from the same series of This Kid's Life:
Bundle of all Countries - includes a big discount!
China
France
Germany
Japan
Mexico
Italy
India
Canada
Norway
Russia
Ireland
Brazil
England
Australia
Saudi Arabia
Spain
South Korea
Thailand
Morocco
New Zealand
Netherlands
Argentina
Peru
Ukraine
Portugal
Finland
Tunisia
Kenya
Scotland
Puerto Rico
Israel
Greece
Chile
Antarctica
Egypt
United States
Switzerland
Hungary
Colombia
Belgium
Wales
Venezuela
Turkey
Dominican Republic
Guatemala
Costa Rica
Cuba
Sweden
Tanzania
Madagascar
Ethiopia
Poland
Pakistan
Slovakia
Iceland
Austria
Honduras
All artwork is original and create by myself.
Thanks for looking at my products,
Yvonne Crawford
Honduras This Kid's Life is a booklet that focuses on how a child lives daily life in a different country, compared to how people live in their own country. This particular book tracks the life of a boy named Dominic who lives in Honduras.
Included:
1. A pre-test to see what your students know about Honduras
2. A 2 page letter from Dominic that describes his life in Honduras
3. Facts about Honduras and discussion questions
4. Word Search Puzzle
5. Secret Code Puzzle
6. Create a Scarlet Macaw
7. Make a Tissue Paper Soccer Bowl
8. Postcard Writing Activity
9. Honduras Writing Activity
10. Spanish Phrases
11. Crossword Puzzle about Honduras
12. Honduras Facts Graphic Organizer
13. Honduras Coloring Sheet
14. Similarities and Differences Organizer and Writing Activity
Check out these other countries from the same series of This Kid's Life:
Bundle of all Countries - includes a big discount!
China
France
Germany
Japan
Mexico
Italy
India
Canada
Norway
Russia
Ireland
Brazil
England
Australia
Saudi Arabia
Spain
South Korea
Thailand
Morocco
New Zealand
Netherlands
Argentina
Peru
Ukraine
Portugal
Finland
Tunisia
Kenya
Scotland
Puerto Rico
Israel
Greece
Chile
Antarctica
Egypt
United States
Switzerland
Hungary
Colombia
Belgium
Wales
Venezuela
Turkey
Dominican Republic
Guatemala
Costa Rica
Cuba
Sweden
Tanzania
Madagascar
Ethiopia
Poland
Pakistan
Slovakia
Iceland
Austria
All artwork is original and create by myself.
Thanks for looking at my products,
Yvonne Crawford
Pets in Russian is a booklet that focuses on the names of different kinds of pets in Russian.
Included:
12 full color pages of pets with a pronunciation guide for your students
4 worksheets to reinforce the names of the pets
6 copywork pages
1 matching game
1 bingo game
1 completion certificate
Also, if you email me after purchasing, I will send you an .mp3 file of the words spoken by a native Russian speaker. (yvonne@mixminder.com)
All artwork is original and created by myself.
Pets in German is a booklet that focuses on the names of different kinds of pets in German.
Included:
12 full color pages of pets with a pronunciation guide for your students
3 worksheets to reinforce the names of the pets
6 copywork pages
1 matching game
1 bingo game with 33 different cards
1 completion certificate
All artwork is original and created by myself.
This booklet focuses on the country of France. Your students will learn facts about France while practicing their manuscript and cursive handwriting and engaging in fun activities. Your students will begin this booklet by cutting out a passport stamp and pasting it on a passport that you can receive by emailing me.
This booklet is a great resource for fast finishers or a quiet-time project.
All artwork is original and created by myself.
Thanks for stopping by my store,
Yvonne Crawford
Easter in Spanish is a booklet that focuses on the names of different Easter items in Spanish.
Included:
11 full color pages of Easter vocabulary with a pronunciation guide for your students
6 worksheets to reinforce the vocabulary words
4 copywork pages (manuscript and cursive)
1 matching game
1 completion certificate
All artwork is original and created by myself.
Thanks for visiting my store,
Yvonne Crawford
panish Winter Writing Centers is a fun way to introduce winter vocabulary to your students while helping them increase their Spanish language skills. This booklet can be used at writing centers or workstations in a classroom. You can laminate the cards, then place them at different stations to help your students remember the words. Each writing center might feature one of the four different writing activities.
Another option is to hang the cards on your word wall or bulletin board and use the writing activities as daily activities that students can complete during the class period.
Included:
16 Spanish winter word cards
4 different writing activities:
I like/don't like activity
Things needed or not needed for winter
A letter to a friend
Create a winter number book
All graphics are original and created by myself.
Valentine's Day Writing Centers in Spanish is a fun way to introduce Valentine's Day vocabulary to your students while helping them increase their Spanish language skills. This booklet can be used at writing centers or workstations in a classroom. You can laminate the cards, then place them at different stations to help your students remember the words. Each writing center might feature one of the four different writing activities.
Another option is to hang the cards on your word wall or bulletin board and use the writing activities as daily activities that students can complete during the class period.
Included:
16 Spanish Valentine's Day word cards
4 different writing activities:
A Valentine's Day List
Describe a Valentine's Day Picture
A Letter to Your Valentine
The Colors of Valentine's Day
All graphics are original and created by myself.
More Numbers in Spanish is a booklet that focuses on the numbers from 11-20 and also introduces the numbers from 30 to one million.
Included:
10 full color pages of numbers 11-20 with a pronunciation guide for your students
5 worksheets to reinforce the names of the numbers
8 copywork pages (manuscript and cursive)
1 matching game
1 completion certificate
All artwork is original and created by myself. I hope your students enjoy this booklet as much as my own students do.
Thanks for stopping by my store,
Yvonne Crawford
Easter Writing Centers in Spanish is a fun way to introduce Easter vocabulary to your students while helping them increase their Spanish language skills. This booklet can be used at writing centers or workstations in a classroom. You can laminate the cards, then place them at different stations to help your students remember the words. Each writing center might feature one of the four different writing activities.
Another option is to hang the cards on your word wall or bulletin board and use the writing activities as daily activities that students can complete during the class period.
Included:
16 Spanish Easter word cards
4 different writing activities:
Describing Pictures
Easter Colors
Ordinal Numbers in Spanish
Helping out the Easter Bunny
All graphics are original and created by myself.
Fruits in Spanish is a booklet that focuses on the names of different kinds of fruits in Spanish. It also introduces the verb "to want" in Spanish.
Included:
14 full color pages of fruits with a pronunciation guide for your students
2 worksheets to reinforce the names of the fruit
3 copywork pages
1 matching game
1 completion certificate
All artwork is original and created by myself. I hope your students enjoy this booklet as much as my own students do.
Hide and Speak - A Summer French Vocabulary Game is a fun way for your students to review summer vocabulary words while getting up and away from their desks.
Instructions:
1. Print, cut and laminate the different problem cards, using as many cards as you'd like. You can either glue popsicle sticks to them or/and punch holes through them and use yarn or string to hang them up.
2. Place the cards in various spots around your classroom, or go outside and place them in different locations in the yard or playground.
3. Give each student a pencil and a grid to record his or her answers. Your students might also bring along clipboards so that they have something hard to write on.
4. The students will walk or run around the room or yard to where the cards are hidden. When they find a card, they will see what its card number is, translate the word, say it out loud and record their answer next to the corresponding card number on the grid.
5. You can play that the first student who answers all of the questions is the winner of the game, or (even better) you can play where everyone who finishes the game and answers all of the questions correctly is a winner.
6. If you wish, when your students have the complete set of words answered on their grids, you can reward them with a treat of some sort.
There are three versions of this game: French to English, English to French and there is also a blank set of cards in case you want to practice different summer vocabulary words that are not listed.
All artwork is original and created by myself.
Thanks so much for stopping by my store,
Yvonne Crawford
Welcome to Everything French Notebooking Pages. This booklet can be used in many different ways. Your students can use it as a living dictionary where they write down their new words they learn in French and describe them. They can use it as a supplementary aid as they learn French and start to journal in French. They can also use the websites listed in the booklet to increase their French knowledge and write what they learn in this booklet. Your students can draw in the blank squares throughout the booklet in order to personalize the booklet more and help them remember the words or groups of words they are memorizing.
Sections include: France, Canada, other French speaking countries, food, sports, fun, family, friends, school, and pets.
All graphics are original and created by myself.
Hide and Speak - A Farm Animal French Vocabulary Game is a fun way for your students to review farm animal vocabulary words while getting up and away from their desks.
Instructions:
1. Print, cut and laminate the different problem cards, using as many cards as you'd like. You can either glue popsicle sticks to them or/and punch holes through them and use yarn or string to hang them up.
2. Place the cards in various spots around your classroom, or go outside and place them in different locations in the yard or playground.
3. Give each student a pencil and a grid to record his or her answers. Your students might also bring along clipboards so that they have something hard to write on.
4. The students will walk or run around the room or yard to where the cards are hidden. When they find a card, they will see what its card number is, translate the word, say it out loud and record their answer next to the corresponding card number on the grid.
5. You can play that the first student who answers all of the questions is the winner of the game, or (even better) you can play where everyone who finishes the game and answers all of the questions correctly is a winner.
6. If you wish, when your students have the complete set of words answered on their grids, you can reward them with a treat of some sort.
There are three versions of this game: French to English, English to French and there is also a blank set of cards in case you want to practice different farm animal vocabulary words that are not listed.
All artwork is original and created by myself.
Thanks so much for stopping by my store,
Yvonne Crawford
This is a bundle of 10 Spanish Booklets to help your students learn Spanish.
Included are:
Spring in Spanish
Body Parts in Spanish
Sweets in Spanish
Clothes in Spanish
Christmas in Spanish
Halloween in Spanish
Camping in Spanish
Valentine's Day in Spanish
Winter in Spanish
More Numbers in Spanish
Each booklet introduces 10-14 phrases or words with brightly colored pictures. Then, there are worksheets and copywork pages, as well as matching and bingo games to help reinforce vocabulary. Each booklet also comes with a completion certificate.
All artwork is original and created by myself.
This bundle is discounted with a 5% savings.
Christmas in Spanish is a booklet that focuses on the names of Christmas Words in Spanish.
Included:
10 full color pages of Christmas vocabulary with a pronunciation guide for your students
2 worksheets to reinforce the vocabulary words
4 copywork pages (manuscript and cursive)
1 bingo game with 31 unique bingo cards
1 matching game
1 completion certificate
All artwork is original and created by myself.
Thanks for stopping by my store,
Yvonne Crawford
France Close Reading contains five stories for your students to read, contemplate, and discuss about France. In this product you will find:
A Discussion Guide to help you lead a discussion about the stories with your students.
A Close Reading Short Stories handout to help your students read and comprehend each text.
Five stories, including vocabulary to look up and learn, questions for contemplation and discussion, and a space for taking notes.
A New Word Log for students to use to keep track of the new words they have learned through these stories.
Stories included:
All About France
A Day in the Life
Food from France
French Culture
The French Language
Close Reading is a central focus of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). Students learn to immerse themselves in the text, think about what the author is saying, and pick out important details in the text in a methodical way.
I really appreciate your purchase, and I hope your students enjoy the stories!
All graphics are original and created by myself.
Yvonne Crawford
Easter Writing Centers in French is a fun way to introduce Easter vocabulary to your students while helping them increase their French language skills. This booklet can be used at writing centers or workstations in a classroom. You can laminate the cards, then place them at different stations to help your students remember the words. Each writing center might feature one of the four different writing activities.
Another option is to hang the cards on your word wall or bulletin board and use the writing activities as daily activities that students can complete during the class period.
Included:
16 French Easter word cards
4 different writing activities:
Describing Pictures
Easter Colors
Ordinal Numbers in French Book
Helping out the Easter Bunny
All graphics are original and created by myself.
This book is a continuation of French for Little Boys. In this second level your student will continue his exploration of the French language while engaging in activities that will help to motivate him. He will design his own monster, make his own spaceship, open a sweet shop and much, much more.
Lesson 1 - Ocean Creatures
Lesson 2 - Creepy Monster Faces
Lesson 3 - Out of This World Numbers
Lesson 4 - Polite Pirates
Lesson 5 - Circus Fun
Lesson 6 - Sports Time
Lesson 7 - Sweet Shop
Lesson 8 - Day at the Beach
Lesson 9 - Race Cars
Lesson 10 - A Kingdom of Knights
All artwork is original and created by myself.
Autumn in French is a booklet that focuses on the names of different autumn items in French like rake, hay, scarecrow, etc.
Included:
12 full color pages of fall vocabulary with a pronunciation guide for your students
3 worksheets to reinforce the names of fall items
6 copywork pages (manuscript and cursive)
1 bingo game with 33 unique cards
1 matching game
1 completion certificate
All artwork is original and created by myself.
Thanks for stopping by my store,
Yvonne Crawford