INTERACTIVE WORD WALLS
word wall = systematically organized collection of high-frequency words
displayed in large letters on a wall
tool to use, not just display
group learning and shared by a classroom of children
goals, guidelines, construction
VOCABULARIO POR TEMAS
thematic vocabulary lists
categories: school, clothing, home, street, family, winter, body, clothing, food
health, games, spring, plants, animals, communication, transportation
some words have child-oriented definitions with accompanying picture
TEACHING IDEAS FOR PRIMARY TEACHERS: FOREIGN LANGUAGE
selection of creative ideas and games for making learning in the classroom fun
mostly French orientation, but easily adaptable to other languages
TIDDLYWINKS: SPEAKING/LISTENING ACTIVITIES BY JUDITH ROHLF
enjoyable games for students to practice their listening/speaking skills
originally for ESOL but easily adaptable/modifiable to any target language
index: "Clowning Around: A Game on Descriptions,"
"Apples, Oranges, and Onions: A Game on Fruits and Veggies"
"A Fun ID-ea! (where students assume someone else's identity
GLYPHS!!!!
PALABRA LISTA FROM CURRICULUM ASSOCIATES
spelling / word reference booklet of high frequency words
illustrated beginner writer's booklet with preview pages
ENCHANTED LEARNING
reading and writing activities in ASL, Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Hebrew, Italian,
Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, and Spanish
PUPPETS AND MASKS IN CLASS
appropriate gestures and voices for manipulating puppets
importance of way puppet is held and moved
why puppets work so well to teach concepts
making sack and sock puppets
purposes and uses for puppets and masks in the world language classroom
excellent photo examples
MIRAFLORES
excellent culture-rich units in Spanish and French for upper elementary immersion or long sequence program
JUEGOS PARA NIÑOS
excellent selection of unique active language games
ONOMATOPOEIA IN SPANISH
animals, musical instruments, general noises
VEO, VEO GAME
excellent for increasing vocabulary as teacher or student gives the first letter [syllable] of object to find
"MOVE CUBES" FROM SPORTIME
set of three large dice with transparent vinyl windows to insert pictures or words
creative way to facilitate communication, word recognition, and/or body movement
story, weather, and math theme cards available
TALKING DICE
communicative content via dice on many topics
weather, transportation, sports, school, pets, people, hobbies, body parts, and more!
set of 6 "clatter mats" available to cut down on noise in classrooms
ONE STOP ENGLISH: TEACHING YOUNG LEARNERS
topics: beginning reading and writing with young children
teaching with limited resources
using songs with primary aged children
teaching vocabulary to children
how children learn at different stages of development: cognitive, motor, language and social
topic-based teaching
story-telling
SPRACHHEXEN RHYMES AND GAMES
great selection of rhymes in Spanish and German
large variety of games for all languages!
rhymes: chants, counting, games
teaching methods and ideas for rhymes and poems
game categories: general, vocabulary, tpr, body parts, geography
introducing vocabulary and movie making via TPR
LOTS OF CREATIVITY HERE!
don't miss "HATSCHI PATSCHI!"
ABC TEACH: DIARIO DE EMOCIONES Y MI LIBRO DE MEMORIAS
good pictures illustrating happy, lonely, shy, jealous, sad, proud, angry, nervous, scared, excited
diary of emotions could be adapted to any language
memory book is a progressive writing activity for the entire school year
FLANNEL BOARD STORIES
large assortments of felt instructional sets and multi-sized boards
storybook characters and settings for literature enrichment
felt hand and finger puppets
early childhood stories in Spanish and English
MORE ONE STOP ENGLISH: READING, WRITING, SPEAKING, AND LISTENING
excellent resources and ideas!
ESOL / ESL focus, but pertains to all world language classrooms
first URL for reading & writing; second URL for speaking and listening
last URL is general information about teaching approaches
SECRET CODES IN SPANISH
three codes : Clave Zig Zag, Clave Abecedario, Clave Murciélago
SPANISH LANGUAGE ELEMENTARY UNITS
Spanish Embassy offers variety of interesting lesson plans
LANGUAGE LEARNING SERIES FROM NEW ZEALAND
supplementary language teaching materials for Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, German, French
learning activities and games
tips for teachers
NORTHUMBERLAND LANGUAGE LEARNING RESOURCES
interactive stories read by a native speaker in Spanish, German, French and Italian
texts enhanced by extensive banks of resources and activities collated into a Resource Manual
to support language learning and thinking skills strategies
also a printable A3 or A4 version to use as a big book
stories: Little Red Riding Hood, Three Billy Goats Gruff, Goldilocks and more
WORKSHEETS, GAMES, AND ACTIVITIES FOR LEARNING LANGUAGES
