REAL LANGUAGE right away. Tasked-Based Cultural Enrichment Song Activity: “Latinoamérica” – Calle 13 « estudiafeliz. The lyrics to the song “Latinoamérica” by the Puerto Rican musical duo Calle 13 are replete with cultural and historical references, so much so that this song could inspire a semester´s worth of classroom discussion!
Furthermore, the music video [see below] is a sequence of stunningly beautiful clips depicting the people and land of Latin America. This blog post describes how I use this song as the base of a task-based cultural enrichment activity with my students and provides you with the materials to do so as well. This activity would go over best with intermediate-advanced, advanced, and heritage learners.
This pdf document: PDF “Latinoamérica” Lyrics contains a handout with the lyrics to the song. There are 7 verses which are underlined, in bold, and color-coded. “el amor en los tiempos del cólera” – The novel by Gabriel García Márquez. The autor and his works. Comecocos/Cootie Catchers In Spanish Class. I was browsing the Spanish blog Spanish Playground and found a great activity that I thought was a great way to review numbers, colors, and anything else you wanted to review.
In my case I wanted to review greeting question. The cootie catcher/sacapiojos/comecocos/chatterbox/fortune teller is a great game that children really love to play with. I started off by making them applicable to my lesson. Spanish Playgound has blank templates for you to make your own. I made several versions on powerpoint which reviewed numbers, colors, and greeting questions. Idea #42: 15 things about me! « The Creative Language Class. February 23, 2012 by Megan I see this in magazines sometimes and can’t help but get sucked into reading about these little things that make a celebrity unique.
Random facts like “I drink milk 3 times a day” or “My favorite movie is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.” I used this as a sub plan one day last trimester and my students really got into it. It gave them time to be artsy but also to figure out how to say new information to tell about themselves. Only a few just told the most basic info like age and nationality and hair color. Best part is that I used them this trimester as reading practice for my current students. Srarumph - los videos. Web Page of Sra. Rhodes. Spanish. Yesterday I did a new lesson with my 7th graders that reinforced everything I've always felt about integrating culture into language study.
It was one of those lessons where you just WISH the principal would pop in to see how things are going. (Of course, they never pop in THEN, they pop in right when you're troubleshooting a technology problem and some kid needs a band-aid and another kid needs you to sign his pre-arranged absence note and give him the work for the next 3 days because he's going to Disney World and...) AND it was one of those lessons in BOTH periods, which is even better because it's much more likely that it's really appealing to a wide range of kids, and not one of those things that works like magic with one group and the next group acts like they're about to fall asleep. What was this magical lesson, you ask? It was one of my favorite kinds of lessons -- a made-from-scratch lesson that integrates culture into language practice.
Engaging Vocabulary Word Game. Vocabulary word games are a great way to engage students in learning.
This vocabulary game is great for pairs of students. If you're looking for activities for the classroom or ideas for the classroom this is one that will work well for any classes that you want to review vocabulary with. How to set up: Select the vocabulary words you want your students to practice. Write them randomly or type them on a sheet of paper. Hand out one sheet per pair of students. My Spanish Teacher » Games for Learning – Guess Who. Estudiafeliz. My Flipped Spanish Class. Hola!
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Vamonos! Lisa Stevens, a primary language educator and consultant, offers her thoughts on teaching and learning primary languages. There are many thoughtful discussions on best practices and connecting with students. She shares some of her personal experiences, as well, and offers some suggestions and resources. 2. This resource-rich blog includes tools, videos, publications and other relevant information for those who are either teaching or learning Spanish. 3. French and Spanish are the focus of this blog, but the activities could easily be modified to fit your classroom needs. 4. In addition to all the great posts you’ll find here with commentary and ideas for language learning, there are also categories that include Must Reads, The Culture of Food, Daily Learning, Your Story, Ask an Expert, and more. 5.
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