One’s Gotta Go discussion prompt for language classes

One’s gotta go is a popular discussion prompt that is perfect for communicative language classes. The basic premise is that students are looking at 3-4 images of different things and picking the one that they would eliminate from existence if one had to go away forever. How to play One’s gotta go This discussion activity…

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3 Back from Break lesson plans

Coming back from break can be the worst. Whether you’ve had a super restful or a super chaotic and stressful time, picking up your school responsibilities and getting back on your school schedule is work. As I’m planning my own back-from-break lesson plans for our homeschool group, I want to share with you three back-from-break…

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6 strategies to spice up a Shared Reading

If you are a content-based language teacher, Shared Reading is likely a big part of your classes. Whether you are reading a story you have co-created with your students, an article, or a descriptive slideshow that came with your curriculum, it is important to use strategies that keep your students engaged with and attending to…

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Enrollment is OPEN: Acquisition Boot Camp 2023

Get trained in Teaching for Acquisition this coming February! Join The Comprehensible Classroom for online professional development on Teaching and Assessing for Acquisition! If you are seeking to learn the WHY, WHAT, and HOW of Teaching for Acquisition, The Comprehensible Classroom is the best place for you to get started. Working with individuals and districts around the country, we have…

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READING IS BREATHING – Give your students oxygen!

Note to the reader: This was originally published as a guest post on the CI Peek blog, which has been archived. Some links and references have been updated for this new publication. Of all the different kinds of things that you do with your students—games, conversation, grammar or vocabulary drills, cultural exploration, etc.—what do you…

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Caretaker letter for Día de Muertos: Free template!

Many Spanish teachers will soon begin learning about Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) and its related celebrations throughout América Latina. One hard part about this time of year is navigating conversations with caretakers who aren’t sure that they want their children to participate in lessons about Día de Muertos or any other celebration,…

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