Join Foreign Language House for our first annual Facebook Turkey Trot Down countdown to Thanksgiving Break. Click this link to join our FB community. Beginning Monday, November 8, we’ll be “talkin’ turkey” with our foreign language teacher friends. Each morning around 9:00 a.m. EST, we’ll post a discussion question. When you leave a comment, you’ll
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I just stumbled across a fantastic looking book Spanish teachers and learners will love. It’s called Fiesta Femenina: Celebrating Women in Mexican Folktale. Published by Barefoot Books, retold by Mary-Joan Gerson, illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez. I’ll be honest, I haven’t had a chance to personally review it yet. But it is now on CLEARANCE.
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Off We Go to Mexico! is a wonderful book for introducing children to the sights, customs, language, and history of Mexico. It is written in delightful verse by Laurie Krebs, and illustrated by Christopher Corr. Off We Go to Mexico! is available in both English and Spanish. In the English version, each double page spread
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Congratulations are in order for Whistlefritz! I recently reviewed their most recent Spanish CD for children, Cha, Cha, Cha. You can read my post here. I’m pleased to share the exciting news that Cha, Cha, Cha is now officially an award-winning CD! Dr. Toy named Cha, Cha, Cha one of the Best Audio-Visual products of 2010
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Catherine at Foreign Language House has prepared a fun (and free!) Day of the Dead worksheet download that’s perfect for novice-level learners of all ages. To receive your word search, sign up for our FREE newsletter for language teachers at this link or on the right sidebar. Every month you’ll receive fun teaching tips and a new download
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Free shipping for orders over $60 through December 24 I’m always on the prowl for multilingual and multicultural books and music. I am pleased and excited to tell you about the treasures I’ve discovered at Barefoot Books! In fact, once I began to peruse the catalog I found that I already owned several Barefoot
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I have a 2/3 year old mom-tot group of French learners, mostly boys. Well, if there’s one thing this set is crazy about, it’s TRAINS! Today I’d like to post a few ideas for a train-themed French or Spanish lesson. It incorporates hands-on activities & play, TPR, trains vocabulary & verbs, numbers, colors, and culture.
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It’s time to go back to school! Whether I’m teaching first graders or high schoolers, I like to have my students create desktop name tags in the first class session or two. I’m very visual, so I need to see name/face to get all of those new names into the ‘ol memory. And in middle
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My kids and I have been dancing to Spanish this summer! Whistlefritz has just released a new CD–Cha, Cha, Cha! The folksongs and original songs are recorded and arranged by award-winning singer/songwriter Jorge Anaya. What I really love is the feeling of the music. Culture is infused into every beat . . . be it
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Just got back from watching Toy Story 3 with my family. Hilarious! Loved it! I had to do a quick post here on the ‘ol blog because there was some “foreign language fun” in the film. (I won’t say any more than that!) Check out the new Spanish theme song by the Gypsy Kings: You’ve
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