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Spoons: A Vocabulary Card Game in French, Spanish, German, and More!

Spoons is a fun card game that’s great for reviewing vocabulary in a foreign language.  It’s sure to be a hit with your kids!  Here’s how you play: 1.  Prepare a deck of cards.  There should be 26 vocabulary words, and 26 corresponding pictures.  The preparation of the cards is an effective learning strategy in

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Spanish Fruits for Young Novice Learners

Ah, June . . . I’ve been savoring the fresh fruit of the season.  Learn how to say some fruits in Spanish and then enjoy a tropical smoothie or a fruit salad.  Yummy yummy apple – la manzana pear – la pera peach – el durazno grapes – las uvas strawberry – la fresa banana

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Foreign Language Classroom Game: Basketball

Well, it’s the first week of June and my final full week of school.  I’m rallying all of the enthusiasm and energy I can muster to get my students through exams next week.  I purchased a gigantic bag of suckers as prizes for the potpourri of review games I’ve got planned for the next few

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How Are You? Song in French

Teach children these basic French greetings: Bonjour – Hello Mes amis – my friends Comment ça va? – How’s it going? Ça va (très) bien. – It’s going (very) well. Ça va (très) mal. – It’s going (very) badly. Ça va comme ci comme ça – It’s going so-so. This simple song is a great

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