Class Activities

Actividades de clase

Mode Interpretative of Learning: Reading and Writing in the Target Language

Cuadrados de rastro digital de Tu huella digital.pdf

Ficha de Tu huella digital.pdf

In this activity, students interpret the images and written information to answer questions. Then, in groups, they compare and contrast their answers before sharing them with the rest of the class.

Copy of Normas de netiqueta para una buena ciudadanía digital

This is an extension activity to review at home the new concepts learned in class. Student read, interpret, and answer questions.

Using Arts for Teaching Languages

These activities incorporate the arts to release stress/lower the affective filter, practice speaking target language, and get them ready to learn again.

Observar una obra de arte

After observing the painting on the left, students answer some questions that guide them to describe what is in the painting. Then, they contrast their answers with their partners before discuss them with the rest of the class.

Galería de arte.pdf

This activity was designed for an online class. It is a "virtual gallery" where students can observe different painting and use adjectives to describe them, practicing the target language in break out rooms.

Galería de arte

After observing several paintings, students can match different labels with each one of the paintings to describe them in Spanish and English. Then, in break out rooms, they compare their answers before sharing them with the rest of the class. In this activity, students use their oral and writing skills in Spanish

Using Music and Visual Information to Learn Culture in the Target Language

Both videos one with music and the other with information related to the lesson allow students to interpret and answer questions to verify their comprehension (Google Form on the left)

redes-sociales-en-colombia-video-360p-mp4.mp4

Using Cultural Artifacts, Technology and Creativity to Learn the Target Language

In this activity appears several photos from a video in Spanish. Students read and interpret the sentences that describe the photos and try to order the sequence of actions in the story.

_Hablando__ Redes Sociales. (A1_A2) - Ejemplo de conversación en español.mp4

Students interpret the actions and dialogues in the video. Later they narrate again the story on the video trying to order the sequence of actions using different photos that appear in the Google Form on the left (Redes Sociales).

Estudiante A.docx

After teacher perform a dialogue in front of the students (TPRS-story telling), they fill in the blanks with the correct word, contrast with the partner their answers and then perform the dialogue. With this activity, students practice oral, reading, and writing skills. The presentation of the dialogue is an opportunity for student to interact and produce in the target language.

Las 3R de la ecología

In this activity, students read a text, answer some questions in groups and finally create a poster that reflect the main content of the reading. Students use their creativity in the learning process.