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Class novels make the BEST long-term sub plans. I have to give a HUGE shout out to Carol Gaab for the amazing teacher’s manual that she wrote to accompany her equally amazing novel, El nuevo Houdini. My 2A students will be reading the past-tense version of the novel (the novel includes two versions: one present…
Read MoreThis makes for a great activity to include in sub plans or a filler activity, and is a way for students to create their own embedded reading. Begin with a short story without many details. I usually type up one of my student’s Free Writes and give them credit for it at the top of…
Read MoreMy students are taking longer than expected to complete an individual speaking assessment (a good thing–they are saying a lot!), so I am trying to find different kinds of activities that they can work on independently while I finish up the last few (they can only read so many different things before they get sick…
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I created a simple Cognates worksheet for my Spanish A students to complete tomorrow while I am at the 2011 AFLA Conference. My students will read through the information on this worksheet on their own, while supervised by the sub, and then choose some children’s books from our class library to scan for cognates that…
Read MoreMore beginning of the year things…getting together emergency sub plans! Leaving a video is a hassle for me because the sub needs to track down a TV since they are not allowed to use our Promethean Boards. Instead, I choose a short story from one of the copiable books that I have (this year, mine…
Read MoreAnother four-square worksheet to explore vocabulary words. This is a good worksheet to leave for emergency sub plans 🙂 !! I recommend copying it front to back so that each student explores two words (1/4 sheets), four words (1/2 sheets) or eight words (if you give them the full sheet of paper). This is another…
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