To begin a new unit I usually create a slideshow with images students can relate to and then write a paragraph or sentence about the images. Students study the image, relate it to the text and then ask the following question, “Est-ce que les cheveux blonds veut dire blond hair?” They will earn a reward (like group points) just for asking the question even if it is wrong or quite obvious. They fill in a vocab page for the unit accordingly. Invariably, when we get to the last slide, they ask, “Is that all?” It’s all in the pictures you use.
egreene07 on 22 Feb 13"After learning about Edmodo recently, the opportunities to share information, artifacts, stories and videos seemed like a good fit for the Spanish classroom. One goal is to encourage an appreciation for the language outside of the classroom, so my colleague, Talia, and I modified a resource called Real World Homework which is a board of options that students can choose from where they engage in the target language outside of school."
