This bestselling book is filled with fun activities you can use to engage students in learning a world language. No matter what language and grade level you teach, you will love having a wide variety of tools at your disposal, from quick warm-up exercises to longer games and group activities.
- Essential teacher tools and student organizational tools
- Strategies to promote and monitor class participation, including student self-assessments
- Strategies to promote and assess oral proficiency, such as prompts, quick chats, and role plays
- Warm-up activities and five-minute transitional activities
- Individual, pair, and group practice activities, with modification suggestions
- Games that make learning fun, with clear directions for how to do them
- Great websites and other resources to check out for more ideas
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"This is a must-have book for foreign language teachers. It will rescue you when you are in need of new activities, whether it be for reading, writing, speaking or listening, reviewing, practicing or introducing new material."
--Kristen Anglemyer, Spanish 8-12 Teacher, Hustisford WI
"This is a wonderful resource for any teacher. The variety of activities and the organization allows educators to quickly find the perfect activity to supplement any lesson. A plethora of ideas is just a reach away."
--Abby Schmiesing, Spanish Teacher at East Noble High School, IN
Table of Contents
Meet the Author
Acknowledgements
eResources
Introduction
1 Classroom Organization
2 Strategies to Promote and Assess Oral Proficiency
3 Warm-Up Activities
4 Individual Practice Activities
5 Pair Activities
6 Group Activities
7 Games
8 Five-Minute Activities to Stretch Your Legs and Brain
Resources and References
