Marcos and Paulo have just met Ana. Watch as they use Portuguese to introduce themselves and get to know each other. Language learners then complete a series of activities designed to help them master each brief conversation.

Learn about Brazilian food and pick up some Portuguese vocabulary along the way. After studying the vocabulary, class members complete the provided worksheets. They then work in pairs to write sentences and play a vocabulary game as a...

Ensure that your learners can describe their families using Portuguese by following the steps provided here and using the included worksheets and assessments for reinforcement. After a brief introductory activity, learners complete...

What's the weather like today? Make sure your pupils can respond in Portuguese by teaching them the vocabulary in this instructional activity. Class members talk about seasons and vocabulary, complete worksheets on climate and clothing,...

Based on the book Victoria Goes to Brazil (Children Return to their Roots) by Maria de Fatima Campos, this lesson will teach learners about family, geography, sports, music, and transportation. Learners read, summarize, and use the book...

Enhance your foreign language students' skills to describe a house. After reading a description of rooms in a house in their target language, they work to answer corresponding questions correctly. Additionally, they view a PowerPoint...

You can use this lesson with English language learners, a young language arts class, or speakers of a foreign language. The phrases learned are I need and I don't need. The teacher collects several items around the room, and learners...

Students practice using transportation vocabulary in a foreign language.  In this language arts lesson, students utilize the vocabulary terms for locations in order to give directions and find a specific place.  Students answer...

Angkor Wat, a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Cambodia, is the focus of a lesson that asks class members to consider factors that could result in the destruction of these archeological treasures. Pupils listen to a...

Young scholars practice using their target language by writing a news article.  For this foreign language writing lesson, students create a fictional "hero" in their city which they write a fictional news article about in their new...

Students create origami. For this visual arts lesson, students design and create origami samurai helmets that feature Japanese patterns and textures in the style of those worn by samurai.

Students explore water usage around the world.  In this "water" social studies lesson, students brainstorm ways in which water is used.  Students visit the Water in Africa website to view pictures of water usage in...

Students utilize a new language to tell someone they care for them. In this complimenting lesson plan, students practice saying nice things to friends and strangers in their target language. Students react to the lesson plan afterwards...

Students practice listening to math problems in a foreign language.  In this number sentence lesson, students listen to the teacher ask them a question in a foreign language that has some type of number combination for an answer....

Students practice telling time using a foreign language.  For this time telling lesson, students listen to a teacher tell them the time in their target language as they translate it while writing.  Students utilize their new...

Students utilize a new language to discuss dates and birthdays.  In this foreign language lesson, students practice using vocabulary words from a target language to speak about birthdays and culture related to a specific student....

Learners celebrate a fellow peer in class by having a party for him or her.  In this foreign language lesson, students celebrate a classmate's birth using their target language to host a party.  Learners create a bulletin board...

Take a tour around the world with this ESL presentation about international clothes. From South African tribal wear to Scottish kilts, your English learners will appreciate the vivid pictures and clear country labels for each slide. The...

After locating Latin American countries on a world map, children read about how microbanks are loaning money to help start small businesses. Involving both current events and economics, the teacher introduces the article with a map...

Students explore the dynamics, the challenges, and the rewards of adjusting to a new culture through the reading of "Help! My Father is Coming" and "The Visit to Vijay's". In this social culture instructional activity, students carousel...

Students consider cultural differences. In this Peace Corps activity, students read "Help, My Father is Coming," by Jim Toner and then write journal entries about the culture of Sri Lanka.

Students explore the concept of crossing cultures through reading the stories "Help! My Father is Coming!" and "The Visit to Vijay's." In this culture lesson plan, students predict what will happen next in the stories. Students discuss...

This isn't just a hand-out or a reading passage; it's more like a mini book on the history, colonization, independence, and culture of the South East Asian country of Timor. There are extensive readings and discussion questions for...

Young scholars create a nature journal for an imaginary trip around Portugal. They recognize regional differences, identify animals and plants that live in Portugal, and describe the landscape of Portugal. In addition, they order major...