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The Color of My Words
Explore the story The Color of My Words by Lynn Joseph using this resource. Learners answer comprehension questions, fill in graphic organizers, and write a poem.
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Where Do Words Come From?
Students examine the foreign-language roots of various English words. Using the dictionary's word derivation notes and abbreviation key, they develop a list of words with a foreign-language origin, and create a class dictionary.
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Book Report: Children Return to Their Roots
Based on the book Victoria Goes to Brazil (Children Return to their Roots) by Maria de Fatima Campos, this lesson will teach learners about family, geography, sports, music, and transportation. Learners read, summarize, and use the book...
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Using Songs in the Foreign Language Classroom
Students focus on their required lessons in Spanish by integrating music and songs as they complete their assignments. They assess the vocabulary, grammar patterns and culture associated with music and various different songs. Each...
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Directions and Distances
Describe where you are—and find out where you are going—with a beginning Spanish resource on directions and maps. Spanish learners repeat and practice direction words such as norte, este, and oeste, as well as measurement terms such as...
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Foreign Root Words: The Ancestors of English Words
In this root word learning exercise, students use given definition to choose the best foreign root word that explains highlighted words in sentences.
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Google Translate
Not sure how to translate a word, phrase, or paragraph? No worries. Simply paste in, type, or dictate your text, select the initial and desired language, and up pops your translation. Better yet, the app will read the text to you in most...
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Foreign Place Names Quiz
For this online interactive geography quiz worksheet, students respond to 20 identification questions about foreign place names. Students have 4 minutes to complete the quiz.
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Having the Last Word
Students discuss the influence of foreign languages in their everyday speech after reading an article from The New York Times on language legislation in Brazil. Students are divided into 4 groups in order to research languages spoken...
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Using Greek and Latin Roots to Help Students Learn Vocabulary in Science Classes
You can help students confidently approach science vocabulary by teaching them about Greek and Latin roots.
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What's New? Translating Foreign Newspapers With Word
Students copy and paste foreign newspaper articles into a Word document, convert the passage to table format and then use the table to translate the words of the original article into English.
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Common Words that are Similar in Polish and English
In this foreign language instructional activity, students discover that many Polish words are similar to those in English and the meanings can be guessed. Students read a chart of 220 Polish words and their English translations. Example:...
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Another 100 Commonly Misspelled Words
In this spelling learning exercise, students analyze a list of 100 commonly misspelled words which are written in alphabetical order. There are no questions on the page.
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Italian Word Find
In this foreign language worksheet, students find the words associated with the Italian language. The answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Lesson 4 - Consonant Blends
Old, ild, ind, and ost may sound like a foreign language, but they actually represent common final consonant blends. Help learners recognize and pronounce consonant blends with step-by-step instructions, including scripted conversations....
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Synonym Scramble
Play a game with a deck of cards to reinforce synonyms and vocabulary. Young spellers look at the blue words on the cards they are holding and try to match it with the red word the teacher is holding. The game continues until the deck is...
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Writing a News Story
Students practice using their target language by writing a news article. In this foreign language writing lesson, students create a fictional "hero" in their city which they write a fictional news article about in their new language....
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Bonjour!
This presentation is for students learning the French language. Naming family members is the main focus. The seven-slide PowerPoint asks students to come up with French words and phrases which correctly-describe what a brother and sister...
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Money Puzzle
In this money word search puzzle, students identify names of currency from a multiple of countries. A list of 60 different names are given to assist the students in their search.
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French Matching Worksheet
In this foreign language learning exercise, students match the French word with its selected meaning found on the right side of the sheet.
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Religion in Japan Japanese Writing
Study the three writing systems of Japanese: Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji. Your middle schoolers will practice writing Kanji and write a mini story in English which uses at least 10 of the Kanji in the place of the English words....
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In the Original Words
Young scholars examine primary documents regarding the Holocaust. In this World War II lesson, students read and translate primary documents in their original language regarding the Holocaust. Young scholars discuss the content of the...
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Mahoney Word Search Puzzle
In this literacy worksheet, students look for the words that are part of the word search puzzle that is focused around the theme of the sheet.
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Learning Spanish Vocabulary Words Can Be Fun
Here are ways to help your students learn Spanish vocabulary using motivating activities.
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