Movie Talk for Spanish Class
Movie Talk or Clip Chat is one of my all time favorite strategies for delivering comprehensible input to students. In this post I thought it
Movie Talk or Clip Chat is one of my all time favorite strategies for delivering comprehensible input to students. In this post I thought it
Movie Talks are one of my absolute favorite activities to give my students comprehensible input! A Movie Talk is definitely fun and engaging, but the students get a TON
Have you been hearing about comprehensible input for language learning? Maybe you’ve been following some discussions in Facebook groups or on different Instagram and you
Let’s talk about how to create a unit plan for Spanish class centered around a story – either one you’ve found or one you wrote
One of my favorite classroom management tips is using routine to establish procedures – both for the benefit of the students and the teachers! Students
This morning I woke up thinking about my lesson plan and decided to toss it out the window. It was supposed to be a storyboard
Ever since I first tried running dictation it’s been one of my favorite activities to use and reuse in my classroom! After ACTFL this fall
Confession: I love Señor Wooly. You’ve probably heard of him, or heard of his site and videos. Maybe you’ve heard of him and thought, “So
This Listen, Write, Draw activity is an example of one of those activities I had been doing before I encountered comprehensible input strategies that I
Special Person Interview is an activity from Bryce Hedstrom. Some people call it Star of the Day or Star Student, but essentially it’s taking one
The new school year is coming. Maybe you have been hearing a lot about comprehensible input (CI) in your social media circles, or in your
If you have been transitioning to Comprehensible Input (CI) strategies for a little while, you may be beginning to wonder, “Where are the assessments?” You
Movie Talks are one of my absolute favorite activities to give my students comprehensible input! Whether you teach in a grammar-based curriculum or a CI
Inside: 7 comprehensible input activities you can use in your world language classroom to deliver CI to your students. Something that I found most overwhelming
Are you curious about comprehensible input? Are you wondering how to add different activities into your lesson plans in your foreign language classroom? Check out this post defining comprehensible input for how to use it in your world language classroom! Perfect for teachers making the transition to CI!
Welcome to March everyone. It’s the time of year where we are all anxious for spring, and students are getting antsy. Hopefully I’m not alone
Inside: How to plan Comprehensible Input lessons when using a textbook? How to use CI strategies when you are tied to a district assessment? I’m
Over the past few weeks, I have been sharing tips and tricks on how I use stories in my Spanish classroom. From expectations for student
There’s just one post left in my series of classroom routines I’ve been using this year: my end of class routine. This one is pretty
Are you interested in using stories and other comprehensible input methods in your language classroom? I’ve received a few questions on Instagram about how I do stories
In the first part of this series on stories in Spanish class, I shared my favorite signals and expectations for students to use during classroom
I’ve received a few questions on Instagram about how I do stories in my Spanish class. There is a LOT to this, but I’m going
Having a routine in place to start each day is so important for classroom management! Students know what to expect and appreciate the structure in
I know a lot of us teach novice learners and that sometimes it can be hard to find listening activities for them that are accessible
