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The Greek Alphabet
If you're teaching the Greek alphabet, this worksheet provides the word for each letter, the modern version of the letter, and blanks to complete with the upper and lower case version in Greek.
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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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Ideas to Spice up Greek and Latin Roots
Learning Greek and Latin roots is an important way to develop vocabulary, but it does get quite boring. Use this list of ideas to add some fun to your daily lessons. Lots of games are suggested to get your kids up and moving. Note: no...
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Classified Advertisements: Target Language Practice
Foreign language learners decipher the meanings of classified ads in the target language. They investigate a large collage created by the teacher of foreign language advertisements and discuss the content with classmates. Then they...
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Latin Worksheet: Horace, Ode 1.5
Take a look at Horace's "Ode 1.5" from Carmina in depth with an analysis worksheet. Included on the first page is the original Latin version of the verses as well as a literal translation. Pupils respond to questions relating to sounds,...
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Now You're Speaking My Language; Deciphering the Symbols of Early Civilizations
Young scholars explore early attempts at written language. In this early civilizations lesson plan, students investigate first attempts at written communication. Among the civilizations covered are Mayan, Greek, and Egyptian.
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Weather and Seasons
Use pictures and manipulatives to develop vocabulary with your beginning language learners. This plan can be used with foreign language learners (although you'll have to provide the vocabulary), English language learners, or a young...
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What I need for School
You can use this instructional activity with English language learners, a young language arts class, or speakers of a foreign language. The phrases learned are I need and I don't need. The teacher collects several items around the room,...
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Better Vocabulary Through Derivatives
Learners create a word tree poster that illustrates the way a root word can serve as the basis for many related terms. Although designed for a Latin language class, the concepts here could be used with any class study of Latin or Greek...
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My Daily Routine
Foreign language learners work in pairs to translate the daily routine of celebrities or everyday people, presented in daily planner format, into English. They then illustrate and record their own daily routines in storyboard (film...
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Time Capsule: Oral Presentation
A great way to gain proficiency when learning a new language is to prepare an oral presentation. In this foreign language lesson, pairs collaborate to develop a Time Capsule which they present to their class using their target language.
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Latin Storytelling: Aeneas Flees from Troy
Students practice Latin language skills by reciting information from the tale of Aeneas' flight from Troy. They respond in Latin to prompts and questions posed in Latin by the teacher. They demonstrate they know who the main characters...
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Imperfect -ar Verbs
How well does your class understand the imperfect tense? Included here are 32 multiple choice questions which require the learner to translate the sentences provided and identify the correct English translation from four options. Answers...
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You're Special
Students utilize a new language to tell someone they care for them. In this complimenting lesson, students practice saying nice things to friends and strangers in their target language. Students react to the lesson afterwards and...
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Participating in a Class Birthday Party
Students celebrate a fellow peer in class by having a party for him or her. In this foreign language lesson, students celebrate a classmate's birth using their target language to host a party. Students create a bulletin board using...
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Crossword Review
Learners practice using their target language vocabulary by completing a crossword puzzle. In this foreign language lesson, students complete several random tasks based on new vocabulary words in their target language dealing with...
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Letters and Photos
Young scholars practice using a new language by reading letters. In this foreign language lesson, students read a fictional letter by a young person from the target language's country. Young scholars read the letters separately, but...
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Jeopardy Game
Students practice discovering a target language by playing a game of Jeopardy. In this foreign language instructional activity, students utilize their target language vocabulary to answer Jeopardy style questions they prepared the day...
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Telephone Game
Students practice their listening comprehension by playing the "telephone" game. In this foreign language lesson, students listen to a story read by a teacher in their target language and try to remember the details by writing 5...
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Planning a Community Service Project
Young scholars practice using a new language to plan a community event. In this civics lesson, students practice writing a proposal for a community project using their target language. Young scholars brainstorm in small groups what...
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Fears and Phobias 1
In this vocabulary worksheet, students explore the Greek names for fears and phobias by reading 15 fears and phobias. Students do Internet research to find out the official names. Example: fear of fire (pyrophobia)
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Expressions of Frequency
Students practice discussing timely manners in a target language. In this foreign language lesson plan, students discuss words that represent frequency such as never or often. Students create a timeline illustrating how often they...
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A Look at Geography
Students discover geographical places and terms in another language. In this geographical identification instructional activity, students utilize their geographical vocabulary to describe to other classmates where they would like to go...
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Let's Read the Newspaper
Learners investigate the format of a typical newspaper. In this journalism lesson, students read a newspaper from a target language and discover the vocabulary associated with the news. Learners work together as a newspaper group each...