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

2.  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

3.  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

4.  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

5.  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

6.  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

7.  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

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

9.  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.

10.  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

11.  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

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

13. 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

14.  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

15.  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.

16.  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 e-mail account  Print out your account list twice. Give the students an account and write on your sheet who is assigned to what account.

17.  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

18.  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

19.  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

20.  Contact Information: jane.tarwacki@pgcps.org  Wiki space: