Archive for November, 2009
Food Drive and Other Service Projects in French and Spanish
With the arrival of Thanksgiving, the holidays will officially be in full-swing! I’ve already been admiring the Christmas lights and contemplating the Black Friday sales. But it’s also a time to think of others. Consider some service projects in your French and Spanish classes over the holidays. Your students can help others while improving language [...]
Talking About Thanksgiving Foods and Preferences in French and Spanish
// November is the ideal time to teach French and Spanish learners about food. Tukey, stuffing, and pumpking pie . . . mmmmm! Get your K-6 language learners using the target language for authentic communication this Thanksgiving holiday. Find out what foods they like and what foods they don’t like through highly structured pair work/interviews. Younger children [...]
Handprint Turkey Printables and Finger Play in French
// I wrote a simple little turkey finger play in French for Thanksgiving last year. Check it out here on video: Voici la dinde, dinde, dinde = Here is the turkey (hold up hand) Elle a une tête, tête, tête = She has a head (wiggle thumb) Et quatre plumes, plumes, plumes = And [...]
