Urban Agriculture: AP Spanish Print Texts & Presentational Speaking Spanish Link: spanish-resources.com/33719 This Resource with multiple choice questions is for intermediate/advanced students requiring practice in reading and understanding written texts. At the end, there is an optional speaking element. To set/assign this resource for students, click the 'Set' button at the top right-hand side of the resource. Student equipment needed: Computer/laptop with speakers/headphones + internet connection. Corrections and scores are automatically calculated. Questions about functionality of this resource should be addressed to info@schoolshape.com The resource is free but get the best out of it, and to set/assign it to students, you may need to register your school at lab.schoolshape.com (See screenshot below) To set/assign this resource for students, click the 'Set' button at the top right-hand side of the resource, and enter their names with a initial password. They will then be able to log in at lab.schoolshape.com, do the test and submit it to their teacher. Student equipment needed: computer/laptop with speakers/headphones + internet connection. Teachers open the resource, click the ‘Set’ button and follow instructions. Once the task is set, students log in at lab.schoolshape.com where they open the task listed on their ‘to do’ list. Corrections and scores are automatically calculated.

This document contains a link to an online resource for Key Stage 1 (e.g. 7 year old) pupils preparing for English grammar, punctuation and spelling tests.

This resource is designed to give students practice in listening to the time given in French. They can practise saying the sentences and recording themselves in the gaps. If they cannot record, they can still listen and do exercise 2.

Picture labelling exercise with auto-assessment covering all the Americas. The Schoolshape authoring tool lets teachers make their own similar online worksheets alongside speaking practice, recording, and pairing in the Schoolshape Language Laboratory

French listening practice with cloze comprehension test.

Worksheet with audio stimulus. Students listen for useful things to say about helping at home, then record their answer in the timeline provided on the sheet.

Speaking Practice with French interrogatives

Students often retain the effects of correction better when they make changes themselves. If they can do this under guidance from an expert helper, such as their teacher, mentor or foreign penfriend, so much the better. This writing activity is designed to work in the browser of any computer, iPad or tablet Teachers assign something they would like their students to write (they can create their own title if desired). It could be a sentence or two, an email, a letter or a full composition. The teacher tells their students to write their text at https://schoolshape.com/write. (If practising a foreign language accents are on the keyboard provided on tablets) The students write their text in the space. The students click the ‘send’ button and enter their expert helper’s email address. In the expert helper’s email inbox will be a message stating the name of the student and a link to their work. The expert helper will be able to make corrections to any orthographical mistakes in the work. The student will immediately see some red underlinings in his/her writing. The student will not see the corrected answer, but will have an opportunity to correct the work by following some hints generated by the system. At the foot of the student’s assignment there is a continuously updated record of the accuracy of his/her writing. You will notice that - when using the integrated keyboard on tablets, it will throw up useful options for foreign accents, making it quick and easy for students to input foreign language written assignments. - pasting text in from elsewhere has been disabled, thus discouraging plagiarism. - there is a built in inductive learning procedure. When work has been corrected by the teacher (or expert mentor, such as a penfriend), the student's work on the same assignment continues ... they can improve their percentage accuracy (displayed on their work) by following an automatic hint system guiding them towards the correct answer. Equipment required This browser activity is available on computers, tablets, iPads and smartphones. It could be done ‘live’ in class or as a homework assignment, or both.

Students often retain the effects of correction better when they make changes themselves. If they can do this under guidance from an expert helper, such as their teacher, mentor or foreign penfriend, so much the better. This writing activity is designed to work in the browser of any computer, iPad or tablet Teachers assign something they would like their students to write (they can create their own title if desired). It could be a sentence or two, an email, a letter or a full composition. The teacher tells their students to write their text at https://schoolshape.com/write. (If practising a foreign language accents are on the keyboard provided on tablets) The students write their text in the space. The students click the ‘send’ button and enter their expert helper’s email address. In the expert helper’s email inbox will be a message stating the name of the student and a link to their work. The expert helper will be able to make corrections to any orthographical mistakes in the work. The student will immediately see some red underlinings in his/her writing. The student will not see the corrected answer, but will have an opportunity to correct the work by following some hints generated by the system. At the foot of the student’s assignment there is a continuously updated record of the accuracy of his/her writing. You will notice that - when using the integrated keyboard on tablets, it will throw up useful options for foreign accents, making it quick and easy for students to input foreign language written assignments. - pasting text in from elsewhere has been disabled, thus discouraging plagiarism. - there is a built in inductive learning procedure. When work has been corrected by the teacher (or expert mentor, such as a penfriend), the student's work on the same assignment continues ... they can improve their percentage accuracy (displayed on their work) by following an automatic hint system guiding them towards the correct answer. Equipment required This browser activity is available on computers, tablets, iPads and smartphones. It could be done ‘live’ in class or as a homework assignment, or both.

Students often retain the effects of correction better when they make changes themselves. If they can do this under guidance from an expert helper, such as their teacher, mentor or foreign penfriend, so much the better. This writing activity is designed to work in the browser of any computer, iPad or tablet Teachers assign something they would like their students to write (they can create their own title if desired). It could be a sentence or two, an email, a letter or a full composition. The teacher tells their students to write their text at https://schoolshape.com/write. (If practising a foreign language accents are on the keyboard provided on tablets) The students write their text in the space. The students click the ‘send’ button and enter their expert helper’s email address. In the expert helper’s email inbox will be a message stating the name of the student and a link to their work. The expert helper will be able to make corrections to any orthographical mistakes in the work. The student will immediately see some red underlinings in his/her writing. The student will not see the corrected answer, but will have an opportunity to correct the work by following some hints generated by the system. At the foot of the student’s assignment there is a continuously updated record of the accuracy of his/her writing. You will notice that - when using the integrated keyboard on tablets, it will throw up useful options for foreign accents, making it quick and easy for students to input foreign language written assignments. - pasting text in from elsewhere has been disabled, thus discouraging plagiarism. - there is a built in inductive learning procedure. When work has been corrected by the teacher (or expert mentor, such as a penfriend), the student's work on the same assignment continues ... they can improve their percentage accuracy (displayed on their work) by following an automatic hint system guiding them towards the correct answer. Equipment required This browser activity is available on computers, tablets, iPads and smartphones. It could be done ‘live’ in class or as a homework assignment, or both.

Link: http://esl-resources.org/worksheet/33633 This resource is for students requiring practice in basic English spelling and is particularly suitable for UK Year 2 SPAG Test Paper 1 Candidates. They can do this individually for homework or in class. There is no need for the teacher to read the stimuli, as the audio is embedded into the worksheet. The resource is free but get the best out of it, and to set/assign it to students, you may need to register your school at lab.schoolshape.com (See screenshot below) To set/assign this resource for students, click the 'Set' button at the top right-hand side of the resource, and enter their names with a initial password. They will then be able to log in at lab.schoolshape.com, do the test and submit it to their teacher. Student equipment needed: computer/laptop with speakers/headphones + internet connection. Teachers open the resource, click the ‘Set’ button and follow instructions. Once the task is set, students log in at lab.schoolshape.com where they open the task listed on their ‘to do’ list. Corrections and scores are automatically calculated. Questions about this resource to: peter@openexam.org.uk Resource address: http://esl-resources.org/worksheet/33633

Mon Père - Basic Level listening and speaking practice with optional speaking practice

These writing activities work in the browser of any computer, iPad or tablet The aim is to build writing accuracy in any language through collaboration and inductive learning.

Students often retain the effects of correction better when they make changes themselves. If they can do this under guidance from an expert helper, such as their teacher, mentor or foreign penfriend, so much the better. This writing activity is designed to work in the browser of any computer, iPad or tablet Teachers assign something they would like their students to write (they can create their own title if desired). It could be a sentence or two, a full composition, or term papers. The teacher tells their students to write their text at https://schoolshape.com/write. (If practising a foreign language accents are on the keyboard provided on tablets) The students write their text in the space. The students click the ‘send’ button and enter their expert helper’s email address. In the expert helper’s email inbox will be a message stating the name of the student and a link to their work. The expert helper will be able to make corrections to any orthographical mistakes in the work. The student will immediately see some red underlinings in his/her writing. The student will not see the corrected answer, but will have an opportunity to correct the work by following some hints generated by the system. At the foot of the student’s assignment there is a continuously updated record of the accuracy of his/her writing.

To spark off 2016, here is a fresh idea to motivate your students to write French as accurately as possible on iPads, tablets, laptops etc.

Spanish Listening, Vocabulary and Dialogue Building. This resource has a video with information about Bonobos in Spanish, followed by a drag and drop exercise based on the video subject matter. Students are then asked to build a conversation synchronously or asynchronously.

Video with animals showing how to say colors (colours) in Italian. Opportunity for students to respond and repeat. Students can collaborate with teachers or each other if using the Schoolshape Lab