Picture this: your most energetic class is quiet, engaged, and acquiring language at a level you didn’t think was possible. And with a little front end set up, you have zero prep for it the rest of the year. Yeah right, you think. Not MY freshmen. And how much work and planning does this takeContinue reading “Unlock Peace and Joy with Reading”
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Day one: success!
I feel like I had a very successful first day of school today and would like to give you a glimpse of my Spanish 2 and IB classes on day 1. Spanish 2 IB Spanish I’m not going to go into as much detail, but I had a very successful day in IB Spanish asContinue reading “Day one: success!”
¿Cómo te llamas?
I hate/love this time of year – the dwindling summer days that fly so quickly by, but it’s always exciting getting ready to meet a new group of students! Gearing up for introductions, I decided to find a song to reinforce the expressions “cómo te llamas,” and “mucho gusto”. I was bummed trying to findContinue reading “¿Cómo te llamas?”
Speed dating “libro-style”
(This blog was originally posted in 2019. The best practices never go out of style!) As a way to mix it up and let kids review more books in a short period of time, today we did “speed dating” of books for FVR (free voluntary reading) in the future. I adjusted it a bit fromContinue reading “Speed dating “libro-style””
Storytime con Sra. Jensen 