I have a special Thanksgiving treat for you today! Sara Quintanar, a music teacher at a Spanish immersion school, has generously shared this original Thanksgiving song. Adorable!!! Doy gracias por mis amigos por que me gusta jugar. Doy gracias por la musica por que me gusta cantar Doy gracias por mi maestra por que me gustar aprender Doy gracias por
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Thank you – Merci – Gracias – Danke Happy Thanksgiving! Introduce children of all ages to world languages this Thanksgiving with a fun secret message printable. This international activity is perfect for Thanksgiving. Decipher how to say “Thank you” in French, Spanish, English, Hebrew, Hawaiian, Italian, Japanese and Swahili. Grades 2-6. Answer key included.
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The day before Thanksgiving break can be a challenging lesson to teach. I know my students are sooooo ready for a break. And so am I! If I give a test, I have to grade it over the holiday. Ugh. So I opt for harnessing the excitement of the holiday to get my students talking,
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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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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
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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
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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
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A hot cup of coffee, a warm blueberry muffin, and Detroit’s Thanksgiving Day parade are waiting for me, so I’ll make this quick. It’s not too late to wish someone special a Happy Thanksgiving. Why not send a free greeting in French or Spanish? 123 Greetings is the place to go! Check out: Free Thanksgiving
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English language learners will enjoy discovering the American Thanksgiving celebration with a special Foreign Language House holiday download. You’ll find an engaging story, vocabulary games, songs, coloring pages, and basic writing activities. We’ve taken our popular “A Dinner at Plymouth Rock” story about Jane the Pilgrim, Running Strong the Native American, and Tom the Turkey,
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I started my French Thanksgiving lessons at the preschool today. It was all about turkeys–les dindes. I always get a kick out of asking a group of kids to imitate French turkeys with a glou, glou, glou. It’s just hilarious, especially with the random gobble, gobble and cock-a-doodle-doo! I wrote a finger play as part
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