How can you create an "English-free" classroom for your foreign language learners? This year, use some of these strategies to maximize your students' opportunity to communicate in the language.

Go over the building blocks of American Sign Language with an interactive alphabet tool. As learners of all ages hover their cursors over a letter, the image of a hand changes to reflect that letter's sign in ASL.

Students practice using their target language vocabulary by completing a crossword puzzle.  In this foreign language lesson, students complete several random tasks based on new vocabulary words in their target language dealing with...

In this sign language instructional activity, students review, discuss, practice and color the sign language alphabet sheet. Students practice with a partner signing their own names.

In this letter Ss worksheet, learners review the stroke pattern for the capital and lowercase letter Ss. Students practice both letters by first tracing and then printing the letters several times. Learners then learn the sign language...

Students focus on their required lessons in Spanish by integrating music and songs as they complete their assignments. They assess the vocabulary, grammar patterns and culture associated with music and various different songs. Each...

What does the root word chrom mean? Review the root and the different prefixes and suffixes that can be added to it to enhance its meaning. Then, get your class using the new words with two short exercises. A brief introduction to the...

What a great resource! This PowerPoint includes a total of sixty-two multiple choice/fill-in-the-blank sentences for students to complete. They must use the correct preterite conjugation of ser, hacer, dar, ver, and ir. Tip: Use this to...

Students compare the differences between bilingualism and registers of discourse. They investigate how economic, historical and interpersonal relationships affect language and relationships.

Students explore Hispanic countries.  In this Hispanic culture and language lesson plan, students choose an Hispanic country to research.  Students explore given websites and prepare a dramatization incorporating the facts they...

Students study reviews of French movies. They research French movies on the Internet, identify key vocabulary used in movie reviews and design a promotion for a movie based on its reviews.

Everyone knows that a noun is a person, place, thing, or idea - but what happens when you have people, places, things, or ideas? Use this SMART board activity to guide your class through plural nouns. Several activities, including making...

Incorporate grammar into your lesson on hobbies in French. This two-page worksheet has learners review basic articles, prepositions, and the past tense. A great way to review grammar and sports-related vocabulary! 

Students work in groups to research a Spanish-speaking artist. They access print and online resources and interact within their group in Spanish. Students prepare a slideshow for the class and present the show in the target language.

Students practice retelling a simple story representative of the country where the target language is spoken: French, German, or Spanish. Given a worksheet with story details, students fill in missing details and rearrange details to...

Learning Greek and Latin roots is an important way to develop vocabulary, but it does get quite boring. Use this list of ideas to add some fun to your daily lessons. Lots of games are suggested to get your kids up and moving. Note: no...

Middle schoolers gain understanding about where some of today's words originated by reviewing a list of Latin words and their meanings. They work in small groups to create dictionary pages which will then be compiled into a large...

Froggy wants to know: what are you wearing? Lead young Spanish learners through a review of weather-related terms before reading the popular children's book Froggy Gets Dressed. Then, using a froggy puppet, discuss what you're...

Young scholars analyze newspaper articles. They review their assessment task and rubric and read newspaper articles to compare languages. They answer questions related to their articles using dictionaries as needed. They compare word...

When do you use the subjunctive tense? When do you use the indicative? After reviewing these two tenses with your intermediate Spanish speakers, give them this practice opportunity. It's short, so consider opening up the day with this...

Take your youngsters on a virtual tour of a Spanish museum. Select around 10 works of art to show your class. El Prado museum, in Madrid, has a great online database you can use. Select the works of art beforehand, so you're all set for...

Learners explore eating, cooking, and life in France and identify table-setting vocabulary and restaurant conversational skills. After reviewing the crepe recipe, students pair up and do a mini WebQuest on crepes and find cultural...

Students view an animated PowerPoint program that teaches possessive vocabulary in Spanish. They review English grammar. Students access high-frequency verbs and additional vocabulary.

Middle schoolers review the most recent vocabulary list of French words. Using literature by Victor Hugo and Guy de Maupassant, they discover the history and culture of France. Using a map and the text, they locate the cities and...