Jane M. Tarwacki, GWATFL President Prince George’s County Public Schools

 Many of these ideas are not my own, I learned them from different people at various conferences  All of these ideas are tried and true

 Students are interested in politics and are tired of U.S. politics  Be careful of what you say  They are particularly interested in the rations, the many attempts on Fidel Castro’s life, and the embargo Cuba PowerPoint Daily Life in Cuba

 Students of all ages like to get up and move  Students will raise their hands again and again to catch the ball  Anything we do that is different from other teachers in the building gives us an edge  Establish the rules ahead of time

 Make “tomatoes” out of red construction paper  Establish the rules first: You can only throw “tomatoes”, you can not move from your tile, you can not throw the “tomatoes” at the teacher  Go about three rounds

 Many teachers do a dream house project to review household vocabulary  Add a twist by having the students insert “wacky” items. They will take more risks with the language.  Add another twist by bringing them to the computer lab to work on their dream house  Can take 1-2 mods, depending on class time and your students. If students are done early, give them another online assignment like the textbook website or a scavenger hunt. Dream House Project

 Use it to review the vocabulary or grammar  Fold a paper into six squares  Students will write a sentence in the target language and draw a picture that shows the meaning of that sentence.  Allows students to write without feeling like they are writing. Six Square Example

 Talking Tom repeats everything you say  Use it on iPhones, iPads, and iPod Touches  Can record it and post it on the internet or it yourself or the teacher TalkingTom Me Duele

 It is a website to create cartoons  All the characters and scenes are there to use  Use with DonQuijote to show comprehension.  For my project, my students had to take what they had read in Don Quijote and change the setting, but keep the same meaning.

 It’s a great way to quick check comprehension  Each group can be responsible for a particular question  Jig-saws can be done for readings  Use them to play jeopardy  Use them for games where groups get points

 From TeachersDiscovery.com ($11.95)  I use it to review gusta/gustan  Me gusta/No me gusta  With or without showing the cards  Use it with the whiteboards as a class, or with groups, or use the game to review with small groups who need extra work or are more advanced

 Use it to review shapes  Can use bread  We will use play-doh since it is reuseable and cleaner

Got this idea from an MFLA conference swap- shop  It is a puzzle to review vocabulary  Students match up the sides with the English and Spanish word  The puzzle only fits one way  Use scrapbook paper (it’s thicker and comes in many colors) so as not to mix up sets.  Groups of 2 work best Vocube Template Vocube Example

 Great for tener/tener que and to review subject-verb agreement  Write out the sentences and cut them up into parts (i.e. subject, stem, ending)  Students put the sentences together  Color code them for low-ability students or if students need extra reinforcement Tener/Tener Que Review -AR Verb Sandwiches

 What is one of the main features of children’s stories: Repetition  Give the students the basic sentence, and let them build a book from there.  Have them illustrate the book.  Example: ¿Dónde está la mochila? ¿Está debajo del escritorio? No, no está debajo del escritorio. ¿Dónde está la mochila? ¿Está encima de la silla? No, no está encima de la silla.

 It is an online poster  It has lots of great features, including animated icons, student account management, and it’s free  50 free accounts per account  Print out your account list twice. Give the students an account and write on your sheet who is assigned to what account.

 Got this idea at ACTFL in Orlando  In general, people recognize more light-skin Latinos than dark-skin Latinos  Latinos come in all colors  Do a project on Afro-Latinos for Black History Month \\Afro-Latinos Project  Play the game Name That Latino! Name That Latino

 Use it to review food, clothing, numbers, and adjectives at the end of the year  The students plan a Quinceañera as a group Quince Plan

 Separates you from other teachers  Reviews vocabulary, builds listening comprehension skills, expands vocabulary, sets the mood  Llama al Sol Llama al Sol  Sensación del Bloque Sensación del Bloque

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