Build oral fluency in your young, native Spanish speakers. First, an adult reads a short passage to their youngster. Then, the youngster practices reading the passage multiple times. Then, after they perfect the passage, they record 10...

Although you'll have to search the database for the accompanying handout, this resource could easily stand alone. Your Spanish speakers are starting to gain comfort in asking and answering questions. First they read the question in its...

Build oral fluency by providing your Spanish speakers with this indirect object pronoun learning exercise. There are sixteen questions that require the learner to use the correct indirect object pronoun to complete the sentence. After...

Vamos a escribir! Your older learners will love writing a children's book for learners at the elementary level. The resource suggests having small groups write their stories and create PowerPoint slides with illustrations, but this can...

Build oral fluency for your beginning Spanish speakers. First they take the words from the word bank and place them in the correct sentences. Then they think of other words that begin with the letters ha, he, hi, ho, and hu. After they...

Yo estaba en mi casa cuando Juan...me llamó! Sing this catchy tune with your young Spanish speakers, and have them say the words along with you to practice oral fluency! Consider extending this activity by asking your class to write a...

Before presenting the material to your classes, review different constructions of the conditional tense. This teacher's guide provides several examples and role-play opportunities with your class. Dialogue to build familiarity with the...

Students communicate more competently in the language they are studying during oral presentation. They translate movies from their language of study to English. They evaluate correct and incorrect pronunciations and conversations.

Give your class this school-to-home connection so they can develop skills outside of school. Your young, native Spanish speakers will tell their guardians three things they did at school that day. Then, each person signs the bottom of...

How can you create an "English-free" classroom for your foreign language learners? This year, use some of these strategies to maximize your young scholars' opportunity to communicate in the language.

Explore rhyming in this phonemic awareness and French lesson. Listen to the poem "J'Adore la Pizza" by Karen Kransky and identify rhyming words. Compare grapheme spelling patterns with like phonemes, and sort word cards according to...

Fourth graders, using Total Physical Response strategies, learn additional body parts in Spanish.