Homecoming is just around the corner. I enjoy talking with my students about it because it's a great way to build culture and community with my freshmen (as well as upperclassmen). Here's a bellringer with sentence starters to get the conversation going. For added effect, you can add a second slide with pictures of you as a teenager from your own Homecoming … [Read more...] about Homecoming Bell Ringer
“All The Things Crocodiles Can’t Do” Picture Talk
I found this series of pictures that someone posted on the iFLT/NTPRS/CI Teaching Facebook page and added a sentence using the structure "no pueden" for each one. All The Things Crocodiles Can't Do - Microsoft PowerPoint … [Read more...] about “All The Things Crocodiles Can’t Do” Picture Talk
CI “Meet the Teacher Night” Presentation
Many of us around the country have been back to school for a couple of weeks now. By the end of August, we've developed our routines and reinforced our classroom norms. With September comes the first home football game, spirit week, and...Back to School/Meet the Teacher night! This is a prime opportunity to explain to parents and caregivers how a CI classroom works. What you … [Read more...] about CI “Meet the Teacher Night” Presentation
Student Interest Questionnaire for the First Day of Class
How to Use This Survey I have used this student interest and experience questionnaire more or less unchanged for the past four years. I have my students fill these out in class toward the end of our first meeting. I enjoy overhearing the kids chat enthusiastically with one another about the questions as they complete their surveys in class. For this reason, I prefer to have … [Read more...] about Student Interest Questionnaire for the First Day of Class
5 Reasons You Need to Write Your Plan for the Day on the Board
Why It's Important to Write Down Your Plan for the Day Do you find yourself planning solid activities that deliver loads of comprehensible (and comprehended) input but get caught in the moment and forget what you're doing next? I'm going to share with you how I help myself and help my students keep the class running smoothly with the unique way that I write down my plan of the … [Read more...] about 5 Reasons You Need to Write Your Plan for the Day on the Board