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Diego Rivera Murals
Explore Mexican culture and art history through active participation in research and painting. The class discusses and researches the life and art of Diego Rivera, then they paint wonderful murals inspired by his representations of...
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Lectura Venticuatro: el canario verde
Written primarily in the past and imperfect tenses, this two-page document provides intermediate Spanish language learners practice reading text and answering questions. Two full paragraphs precede seven multiple-choice questions. The...
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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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Il est comment? Describing Hairstyles
What does your hair look like? Is it brown? Blonde? Introduce your beginning French language learners to describing one's physical appearance. A review slide at the end prompts your class to practice using the new vocabulary words.
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Les Pièces de la Maison
How many rooms are in your home? Do you have a home office? Introduce or review the French words for different rooms of a house. Each slide offers the French term and a picture showing the room. The final slide offers a chance to review....
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Les règlement
What are your school rules? Teach your beginning French speakers how to describe the rules using phrases like il faut que and c'est obligatoire de. The fifteenth, and final, slide presents a short practice exercise for your class.
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Le Passé Composé
When do you use le passé composé? This short presentation is easy to read and details when one uses either avoir or etre. Several examples are given, along with a list of time expressions (avant, hier, etc.), but a practice opportunity...
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The Weekend
What are you doing this weekend? Help your beginning French speakers discuss their weekend plans, whether it's for this weekend or a weekend in the future. An activity at the end requires class members to pair-up and get talking!
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Les Monuments de Paris
What are the most famous monuments in France? Use this presentation to show your class some of Paris's finest: la Tour Eiffel, L'arc de Triomphe, etc. Basic information such as the reason for construction and the date of construction are...
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Matching the Phrases
What is the boy doing? As they study the pictures above, your beginning and intermediate Spanish language learners mark the correct sentences. On the second page, they do the same thing for a different set of pictures. Answers are not...
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La nuit de Guy Fawkes
Assess your advanced French class's reading comprehension skills with this reading on la nuit de Guy Fawkes. As they learn about the holiday, have them mark the text to increase their understanding. After reading, have them complete the...
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Signs Quiz
Quiz your class on their reading comprehension! Provided here are 50 signs that your class has to translate. Examples include: Roulez Lentement, Ne Touchez Pas, and Tirez. An answer sheet is provided.
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l'environnement
How can we better preserve our environment? Help your French language learners recognize that the slogan reduce, reuse, recycle is also used in France. Challenge them to think about what things they can personally reduce, reuse, or...
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Adjectives Worksheet
Is an elephant large or small? Gray or red? Review basic adjectives and describing vocabulary with this two-page packet. On page one, learners respond si or no to a series of adjectives posted next to one of 14 images. Then, on page two,...
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Reading Comprehension: The Sea
Read the short poem about the sea before assessing your beginning and intermediate Spanish speakers and their reading comprehension. Two short exercises follow the text. First, learners respond to five comprehension questions, and then...
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Sentence Completion
Construct basic sentences with beginning Spanish speakers using a instructional activity. Ten sentences are given, and each contains at least two blanks that learners have to fill to complete each sentence. Below each blank is a picture...
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Le Lion
What do you know about lions? Intermediate and advanced French readers are presented with a page-long text. After completing the reading, they work on the activities that follow. The activities focus on vocabulary development, reading...
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Changement climatique et risque de destruction des récifs coraliens
How is climate change affecting the coral reefs? Advanced French speakers read a half-page text about climate change and what it means for coral reefs. Then, following the reading, they complete a vocabulary activity and discuss the...
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La Biodiversite
What is biodiversity, and how has it been impacted? Advanced French readers learn about the changes in species around the world and what the United Nations decided to do about it. After reading the page-long text, your readers complete...
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Units in Spanish
Which one does not belong? Help your class master units with this two-page activity. Two exercises are provided here; in the first, learners circle the odd man out. (For example, can you have a liter of bread?) Then, on the second page,...
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Reading Comprehension
Have you heard of the Guadiana River? Assess your beginning Spanish classes on their reading comprehension skills with this short assessment. After reading the paragraph, they answer five comprehension questions. Challenge your students...
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Reading Comprehension: A Spring Day
Test the reading comprehension skills of your beginning and intermediate Spanish readers. First, they read the short paragraph about Claudia and her grandmother, and then they complete the two exercises that follow. The first is a...
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Writing Comprehension: Food, Articles, Phrases
Intended for very beginning Spanish speakers, this mini-assessment provides three short activities. First, quiz takers write the names of five fruits. Then, they input el, la, los, or las in 12 words (like animales, manos, and cama). To...
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Au camping!
Aimes-tu le camping? Review 12 camping-related vocabulary words with your beginning French speakers. Example vocabulary words include une tente, une bouteille d'eau, and un tire-bouchon. The final slide shows all of the images; prompt...