Articles written by Catherine Fortin
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Spanish Counting Activities with Apples
Spanish counting and describing activities using apples are fun and engaging in the Fall, or el otoño. A song, vocabulary, basic descriptions, and apple-eating follow.
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Kid's Math Review with China Facts and Figures
A China themed math review using facts and figures is fun and effective. The Beijing 2008 Olympics provide great material for learning or practicing math basics.
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Olympics Geography Teaches World Geo Skills
World geography activities during the Summer Beijing Olympics will Introduce, review, practice, and sharpen geography skills. World geography will come alive!
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Teaching Foreign Language: Environmental Print
Posted foreign language, or environmental print, is the most important element of designing and setting up the foreign language classroom.
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Teaching Foreign Language Survival Phrases
Teaching foreign language is about teaching practical communication. Students learn and use necessary language best when they not only hear them, but see them
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Teaching Languages: Using a Word Wall
Seeing is remembering in the foreign language classroom. Students retain and use new words in the target language best when they see paired pictures with words.
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Teaching Spanish: Assess Conversational Spanish
What can Spanish students understand and say in a conversation? Figuring this out seems challenging, but an oral proficiency interview reveals speaking ability best.
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Learning Spanish: Make Licuados with Students
Students will love making fruit smoothies, licuados, in Spanish class. Preparing, sharing, and talking about licuados in Spanish teaches the language the best way.
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Learning Spanish with A Mexican Picnic
Spanish students will love a Mexican style picnic, or a picnic mexicano. Plan and carry out fun Spanish speaking activities and easy Mexican style snacks.
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Teach Spanish the Effective Way
Teaching Spanish effectively means giving students the Spanish that they understand with ninety percent comprehensibility. Guidelines will help teachers make materials.
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For Teachers: Motivating Students
Success breeds success for middle school students. Teachers can engage all students by providing positive reinforcements that are frequent, simple, and easy to implement.
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Classroom Management: the Elements
Managing a class requires four elements: strategic organization, adequate pacing, clear transitions, and engaging teacher presence. Teachers can employ the steps easily.
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Teaching Methods: Differentiating Instruction
Differentiation of Instruction, customizing assessments and course material for different learning styles of students, is vital today. Providing choices is key.
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