Analogies in Foreign Language Classes

Whether you are learning or teaching American Sign Language, a thorough resource on the ways to depict different hand symbols is sure to enhance your journey into proficiency. With sections on different hand symbol groups, including...

Students put the "Thanks" back in Thanksgiving with this geography and language activity that teaches students to say "thank you" in many languages.

A great way to gain proficiency when learning a new language is to prepare an oral presentation.  For this foreign language lesson, pairs collaborate to develop a Time Capsule which they present to their class using their target language.  

Foreign language learners decipher the meanings of classified ads in the target language. They investigate a large collage created by the teacher of foreign language advertisements and discuss the content with classmates.  Then they...

Another awesome ASL lesson! Teach ASL to a special ed class, hearing impaired child, or for your own enrichment. This lesson provides comprehensible ASL language development. Each highlighted blue area links to a video, printable image,...

Here's a fun way to quickly review spelling or vocabulary words. Introduce your class to a list of words (written on the board), and then tell them to put their heads down. While they're not looking, change the spelling in one of the...

Learners discover a foreign language. In this foreign language lesson, students use the website www.theLanguageBear.com and investigate vocabulary words from a different language.

Have a discussion, review nouns, and practice speaking using ASL. Lesson 18 of 30+ extensive lessons on using American Sign Language covers classifiers, coded English, and asking questions. Each link embedded in the lesson provides a...

Children with special needs participate in several activities to reinforce shape and color recognition. They sign the word leaf, sing a song about leaves, and bounce leaves around on a parachute. They then help the instructor name...

You can use this lesson plan 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...