Earth Day
Recycling Gouin Series to Teach French, Spanish, and ESL
Sorting recycling in a foreign language is an excellent lesson for Earth Day on April 22. You can count, sort, identify colors, and talk about materials (plastic, paper, etc.) Try using the natural approach of a Gouin Series to present language in context. A simple, novice-level ESL gouin might go something like this: It’s recycling [...]
Earth Day Language Lesson: Practice French and Spanish R’s with the Three R’s of Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle
R. It’s got to be the trickiest sound to pronounce in both French and Spanish. In fact, my twee year old is finding it to be pwetty challenging in English, too. Earth Day is the perfect time to inspire your language learners to practice, practice, practice. Master these Three R’s and help save our planet Earth: English: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle [...]
Free French and Spanish Earth Day Coloring Sheets
Teach about the planet Earth on April 22, Earth Day. Foreign Language House is happy to offer free coloring sheets for young learners. Free French Earth Day Coloring Sheet Free Spanish Earth Day Coloring Sheet Here are some useful vocabulary words for teaching about the Earth in English-French-Spanish: Earth – la Terre – la Tierra [...]
Elementary Foreign Language Recycling Lesson: Celebrate Earth Day in French, Spanish, and More
Earth Day is April 22, and I’m already cooking up an environmentally-friendly lesson for kindergarten French this week. Here’s the plan: 1. Regular warm-up. I’ll be sure to bring my calendar so that I can show my students the date of Earth Day. 2. Introduce the globe. I have a nice inflatable one that’s great [...]
