Eighth graders research the role of the first Spanish conquistadors who explored the now United States. Using the internet, they gather information on different explorers and write a paper about why he is important in American history. ...

Students give & follow directions given in Spanish, using oral, written and graphics. They use maps, globes, atlases, and remote sensing, GIS, and GPS to acquire and process information about places.

Students identify simple pictographs and ideographs from Chinese writing. They create their own images, and combine characters to communicate ideas to one another, introducing basic foundations of how elements of the Chinese writing...

Students discuss past weekend activities. They become familiar with the Passe Compose. New vocabulary is intertwined into this lesson. Students apply new knowledge to a relevant, but different situation.

Eighth graders work in collaborative groups to research a country of their choosing. Groups use the internet to their country and plan a trip to that location. Students complete a multi-media presentation of their country, following a...

Students research Spanish speaking individuals and the holiday, The Day of the Dead, using Internet and print resources. They orally present their research. Students engage in Mexican traditions by making either a lapida (headstone) or...

During the first week of instruction, middle schoolers research biographies on Cesar Chavez and make a pictorial collage of his life. For the second and third week, they maintain a seven-day diary of a farmworker and write a poem. For...

Middle schoolers examine deaf culture and the role that American Sign Language plays in forging a sense of community.

Middle schoolers use online resources to practice and master the use of the most commonly used Spanish verbs in the infinitive form. They develop an understanding of how verbs work, and follow a set of patterns to conjugate them.

Students explore the sign language alphabet. They examine the difficulties faced by handicapped persons, and are introduced to Helen Keller, Anne Sullivan and The Miracle Worker.

Students explore a Spanish speaking country and compare their research to their initial expectations and biases regarding the Hispanic culture. They share their findings with the class.

Students create a travel itinerary to Francophone countries by researching the web then present to the class.

Students discuss the rooms of a house, using location expression. They work in groups as "extended families" and use magazine pictures to describe their relatives.

Use this as a time-filler to practice translating simple Spanish sentences. For each of the three pictures shown, Spanish language learners must choose the sentence that describes the picture. Directions and answers are not included.

Pictures are missing from this vocabulary-based PowerPoint! Add some pictures of different family members to help your beginning French language learners remember the new vocabulary. As of right now, this presentation just lists the...

Kind of a random collection of questions, this resource asks learners to name five friends, identify if four sentences are true or false, and write sentences with five different words. There appears to be no connection between the...

Students explore Mexican dance groups

Students communicate more competently in the language they are studying during oral presentation. They translate movies from their language of study to English. They evaluate correct and incorrect pronunciations and conversations.

Although there is no real lesson plan included here, you could easily recycle the idea! Get kids using vocabulary related to family, age, feelings, and nationality. Start by teaching basic vocabulary words and phrases (you'll need to...

Designed to review chapter one of Allez, viens!, the French textbook, this resource simply presents a list of questions the teacher will ask the class to review vocabulary. If you do not have access to this textbook, this resource will...

Every sentence needs a subject and an object, right? This sentence (there is only one question provided), is missing its subject! Learners must complete the sentence using one of four options provided. Consider using this as a...

There is only one question shown here, but maybe it could work for a bell-ringer activity if you're studying prepositions. Learners read a short sentence and determine whether bajo, desde, hasta, or ante would best complete the...

Review descriptive vocabulary with this learning exercise. Beginning Spanish scholars choose which word would best complete the 32 sentences provided. Note that some of the sentences could use either option, so consider having learners...

Review opposites vocabulary with this resource. It seems to need some sort of story to follow along with, as one could put in either word choice to complete the sentences listed. Perhaps you could use the answer key to create a story for...