Snippets of BC and Alberta. A Dog, a Tree, and a Kalanchoe.

La sfida di crescere figli bilingui. Voglio fare la scrittrice, Paola Zannoner. Ho pensato di inaugurare una nuova serie di articoli dedicati a libri per ragazzi in italiano che abbiamo letto qui a casa. E che ci sono piaciuti. Mi sembra molto appropriato iniziare con. Appropriato perché sulle pagine di questo blog ho battezzato i miei figli. Scrittrice grande, scrittore e piccola scrittrice in erba. Appropriato perché tutti almeno una volta abbiamo desiderato essere scrittori! .

We can get into partners or groups in 30 seconds. I timed them and they loved the competition with my other classes. We are doing much more listening and speaking. My students cannot put their heads down. They cannot hide their phones under the desk.

Ideas, some bright, from my classroom. In two weeks, I will be starting my 22nd year in the classroom. It is a monumental year for me because for the first time ever, I will not be teaching Spanish 1. I am also teaching Spanish two for the first time in 4 years! I have some real planning to do! July 30, 2015. As you end the yea.

Throw Away Your Textbook! Ideas For a Fun and Focused Spanish Classroom. True Stories from the Trenches. Guide to Guilt-Free Sub Plans. It is no surprise that since my son came around, my perfect teacher attendance record no longer exists. We all get sick and life happens.

6 Questions to Start, Sustain, and Elevate Conversation About a Text. What Is Your Favorite Thing To Do? Indwelling Language and Stephen Krashen at NTPRS 2015. Grammar Is Not a Skill, or, What Does It Really Mean to Know a Language? An Old Friend and a New.

My thoughts on education, Edtech and its uses in the classroom. Screen Time, Family Time, Play Time. I was prompted to write this post after I took part in a Periscope conversation with a few others a couple of weeks ago. As a parent how do you decide how much screen time is enough? This is how things work in our family.