I have taught all levels from kindergarten to adult continuing education. I love languages and am constantly working on improving and adding to them. I believe that if students have fun, they will learn faster and remember longer. I try to have students speak in the target language as much as possible during the limited time that they are in class.
I have taught all levels from kindergarten to adult continuing education. I love languages and am constantly working on improving and adding to them. I believe that if students have fun, they will learn faster and remember longer. I try to have students speak in the target language as much as possible during the limited time that they are in class.
PowerPoint game that works on developing memory and furniture vocabulary. 20 pieces of furniture / furnishings are presented. Furniture (20 pieces) then enter one at a time (click to advance) and disappear behind the house. At the beginning of each round student says “En mi casa, hay” (text is permanently on screen) and mention furniture. Round 2: mention 1st, then 2nd item. Round 3: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc. Can be played individually, with partners or teams. Winner can correctly recall all 20 items IN ORDER.
PowerPoint game that works on developing memory and furniture vocabulary. 20 pieces of furniture / furnishings are presented. Furniture (20 pieces) then enter one at a time (click to advance) and disappear behind the house. At the beginning of each round student says “Na minha casa, há” (text is permanently on screen) and mention furniture. Round 2: mention 1st, then 2nd item. Round 3: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc. Can be played individually, with partners or teams. Winner can correctly recall all 20 items IN ORDER.
There are 36 different sheets. Each one gives 4 statements (your info to share with others) and 4 questions. Students mingle, asking their questions until they find all of the answers. All questions ask where a place is. All answers use a preposition and another place: O parque é à direita da livraria.
This is a partner speaking activity. Partners should take turns asking and answering questions until their charts are complete. Students should pay attention to the prepositions used. Categories include habiter à + city, venir de + provence, aller a + country.
Worksheet has a 6 by 6 grid with pictures of rooms and furniture. There are 16 house vocabulary words written out in words and students identify which square it is in. Includes second version in black and white.
This game uses pictures for 16 common school supplies / objects: book, bookbag, calculator, desk, eraser, glue, notebook, paper, pen, pencil, pencil case, pencil sharpener, ruler, scissors, stapler, tape. Students must identify the pictures (use in sentences to make it more challenging) as they advance along the snail path. Just pictures are given, so it is easy to adapt for each textbook. Make 1 copy for every 3-4 students; print on cardstock and laminate to keep forever. You need 1 die for every game board.
The object of the game is to collect a full family - 6 cards. The player with the most families at the end is the winner.
Player 1 asks a player of his/her choice for a card belonging to a specific family. In order to make the request, the player must already have at least 1 card belonging to that family. “En la familia (Martín), busco (specific card).” If that player has the card, he/she hands it over. Player 1 continues asking for cards until he/she does not get what is requested. Player 2 then takes his/her turn. Once a family is collected, it is laid on the table in front of that player.
Partner activity exchanging what you would have done if you had gone to the different regions of France. Sentences use the plus-que-parfait and the conditionnel passé.
This version of Connect 4 has more squares and so can accommodate 2 or 3 players. Students must correctly conjugate the verb to win the square. The goal is to get 4 squares in a row four times. Use same game for either future or conditional tenses in Spanish. Includes both regular and irregular verbs. For regular verbs only, use my regular verbs game.
Worksheet has 15 problems. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the possessive adjective. Then rewrite the sentence without the noun. Model: Das ist ___________ Buch. (my) Das ist mein Buch. Das ist meines / meins.
Crossword has English for clues and Spanish for the answers. Includes forms of adjectives and the verb ser. 5 versions included in each of 2 formats - with and without vosotros.