Recent Posts Tagged With 'foreign language house'

• Le Jour de la Marmotte: A French Content-Related Unit for Groundhog Day

  Posted on Saturday October 3rd, 2009 at 23:07 in video, french, groundhog day, foreign language fun, foreign language house, jour de la marmotte, french content related unit, french groundhog unit

  It’s never too early to start planning for Groundhog Day!  At least that’s what I always say.  I just published a new elementary French unit for le Jour de la Marmotte.  I can honestly say I’ve never worked harder on a unit in...

• Free French and Spanish Numbers Downloads for Newsletter Subscribers

  Posted on Monday September 21st, 2009 at 12:20 in Spanish, french, foreign language fun, foreign language house, free french download, free spanish download, teach french numbers, teach spanish numbers

  // I’d like to welcome all of the new subscribers to the Foreign Language House newsletter.  Our newbies and loyal readers have all received the free gift, Teaching Foreign Language Numbers.   And if you’d like your copy of this 10-...

• Name Bingo: Foreign Language Alphabet Activity

  Posted on Thursday September 3rd, 2009 at 19:58 in french, classroom games, foreign language fun, foreign language greetings, foreign language house, foreign language alphabet lesson, foreign language introductions, french name activity, name bingo

  // September.  Most students are back in school, and it’s a safe guess that foreign language teachers are starting off the year with some basics: alphabet, names, greetings and introductions. I like to have my older students choose names...

• Foreign Language Counting Game: Buzz

  Posted on Saturday August 8th, 2009 at 11:58 in classroom games, foreign language fun, foreign language house, teachers pay teachers, teacherspayteachers, foreign language counting game, french counting game, middle school activities, middle school madness, spanish counting game

  // Buzz is a favorite filler activity in my foreign language classes.  When I have a few minutes to spare at the end of a lesson, I take the opportunity to practice counting with this classic game.  It’s an oldie but a goodie!  Learners...

• Classroom Survival Expressions in French and Spanish: Useful Back-to-School Phrases

  Posted on Saturday July 25th, 2009 at 12:28 in Spanish, french, worksheets, foreign language fun, foreign language house, teachers pay teachers, back to school french, back to school spanish, french classroom phrases, spanish classroom phrases, survival french, survival spanish

  // Help learners to survive and thrive in an immersion classroom environment with useful questions and statements in French or Spanish. Immersion is the most effective way to learn a foreign language, but it can feel scary at first.  Classroom be...

• Guide to Middle School Foreign Language Activities: Games in French, Spanish, German, ESL and More!

  Posted on Thursday July 9th, 2009 at 20:53 in german, french, classroom games, foreign language acquisition, foreign language fun, foreign language house, english esl efl, foreign language activities, middle school esl games, middle school french games, middle school spanish games

  //   Ta-da!  Presenting . . . our very first Foreign Language House book– Middle School Madness:  Cooking up Foreign Language Games.  It contains over 50 fun and easy to use language learning games that are effective for French, Spanish,...

• Summertime Vocabulary in French and Spanish

  Posted on Monday June 15th, 2009 at 07:43 in french, swahili, foreign language fun, foreign language house, teachers pay teachers, french flash cards, french summer vocabulary, spanish flash cards, spanish summer vocabulary

    The kids are out of school and the summertime fun can officially begin.  Learn some useful French and Spanish words for outdoor play:   the pool – la piscine (Fr.) – la piscina (Sp.) the beach – la plage (Fr.) -la playa (Sp.) t...

• Foreign Language Printables, Downloads, and Worksheets: A Subscription Site?

  Posted on Saturday June 13th, 2009 at 21:47 in foreign language fun, foreign language house, teachers pay teachers, foreign language printables, foreign language worksheets

  We’ve been busy at Foreign Language House this year. Although we never set out to create teacher downloads, to date we have prepared nearly 150 French, Spanish, and ESL activities, flash cards, games, worksheets and teacher guides. We’ll...

• Make a Spanish Father’s Day Card

  Posted on Friday June 12th, 2009 at 20:20 in Spanish, holiday, father's day, foreign language fun, foreign language house, teachers pay teachers, father's day card spanish

  Father’s Day is next week.  Get the kids busy wishing Papá a wonderful day in Spanish.  Here are some useful expressions for a heartfelt, homemade card: Feliz Día del Padre - Happy Father’s Day para - to de/ desde - from Mi Quer...

• Spanish Fruits for Young Novice Learners

  Posted on Tuesday June 2nd, 2009 at 22:17 in Spanish, add new tag, foreign language fun, foreign language house, spanish fruit

  Ah, June . . . I’ve been savoring the fresh fruit of the season.  Learn how to say some fruits in Spanish and then enjoy a tropical smoothie or a fruit salad.  Yummy yummy apple - la manzana pear - la pera peach - el durazno grapes - las uv...

• Planting and Gardening Lesson in French, Spanish, and Other Foreign Languages

  Posted on Saturday May 9th, 2009 at 09:32 in Spanish, french, songs, foreign language fun, foreign language house, french flower lesson, french gardening lesson, planting lesson, spanish flower lesson, spanish gardening lesson, spanish planting lesson

  I am getting so many great content ideas for my French lessons by following my son’s kindergarten curriculum. Today, I taught a simple lesson about planting flowers.  A grade level expectation is that children understand what plants need to ...

• Best Mom in the World: How to Say Mother in a Dozen Languages

  Posted on Monday May 4th, 2009 at 19:26 in Spanish, mother, german, french, japanese, Dutch, holiday, polish, hindi, mother's day, russian, italian

  This Mother’s Day, let Mom know she’s the best in the world!  Learn how to say Mother in these twelve world languages: Moeder, Moer (Dutch) Mère, Maman (French) Mutter (German) Màna (Greek) Ma, Maji (Hindi) Anya (Hungarian) Madre...

• Free French and Spanish Mother’s Day Coloring Pages

  Posted on Thursday April 30th, 2009 at 07:12 in Spanish, french, holiday, mother's day, coloring pages, foreign language fun, foreign language house, dia madre coloring, fete des meres coloring, mothers day coloring french, mothers day coloring spanish, mothers day french

  Children will enjoy teaching Mommy colors in French or Spanish with these cute Mother’s Day flower coloring pages.  Yours free from Foreign Language House.   French Mother’s Day Coloring Spanish Mother’s Day Coloring   Here are s...

• Make a French or Spanish Mother’s Day Card

  Posted on Sunday April 26th, 2009 at 18:12 in Spanish, french, holiday, mother's day, foreign language fun, foreign language house, teachers pay teachers, mother's day card french, mother's day card spanish

    If there’s one thing that makes Mommy’s heart melt, it’s a homemade treasure presented on Mother’s Day.  Help your French and Spanish students create a unique bilingual greeting card for Mom, Grandma, a favorite aunt, or ...

• Earth Day Language Lesson: Practice French and Spanish R’s with the Three R’s of Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle

  Posted on Tuesday April 21st, 2009 at 19:12 in Spanish, french, holiday, Earth Day, french r, foreign language fun, foreign language house, french earth day, spanish earth day, spanish r, three r

  R. It’s got to be the trickiest sound to pronounce in both French and Spanish.  In fact, my twee year old is finding it to be pwetty challenging in English, too.  Earth Day is the perfect time to inspire your language learners to practice, p...

• Write Easy Foreign Language Poems for National Poetry Month in April

  Posted on Friday April 17th, 2009 at 20:26 in poetry, Spanish, french, magnetic poetry, national poetry month, foreign language fun, foreign language house, biopoem, foreign language poetry

  Be sure to celebrate National Poetry Month in your foreign language classes this April. Play with Magnetic Poetry, read French and Spanish poetry, and create your own. Read this article to discover simple poem formats that are just right for beginn...

• Easter Worksheets and Activities for French and Spanish Class

  Posted on Monday April 6th, 2009 at 11:05 in Culture, Spanish, crafts, french, holiday, worksheets, coloring pages, foreign language fun, foreign language house, french easter craft, french easter activity lesson, french easter worksheet

    Easter is right around the corner.  Use this springtime theme to get your French and Spanish learners hopping . . . and talking!  Here are some materials and ideas to use both at school and at home:   Easter Egg Games: Fill and hide plastic E...

• Free French and Spanish Easter Egg Coloring Sheets

  Posted on Saturday April 4th, 2009 at 09:29 in Spanish, french, holiday, coloring pages, foreign language fun, foreign language house, french easter coloring, spanish easter coloring

  Catherine (from speakspanisheveryday.com) and I just created some simple French and Spanish Easter Egg coloring sheets that we’d love to share with you. Subscribers to our Foreign Language House newsletter already received these, as well as tw...

• St. Patrick’s Day Activities and Worksheets in French and Spanish

  Posted on Thursday March 5th, 2009 at 19:21 in Spanish, holiday, foreign language fun, foreign language house, teachers pay teachers, st. patrick's day french, st. patrick's day spanish, saint patrick worksheets, san patricio worksheets

  Foreign Language House has published two St. Patrick’s Day downloads for novice level French and Spanish learners.  Each download includes 7 ready-to-go printables for your students.  Click the following links for more information if you...

• Free St. Patrick’s Day Math Worksheets in French and Spanish

  Posted on Tuesday March 3rd, 2009 at 20:07 in Spanish, french, holiday, worksheets, foreign language fun, foreign language house, free french worksheet, free spanish worksheet, free math worksheet, st. patrick's day french worksheet, st. patrick's day math worksheet, st. patrick's day spanish worksheet

  One of the most effective ways to teach kids a foreign language is to use it as the vehicle for learning or reviewing academic content.   Think of it as killing two birds with one stone.  Most children benefit from a little extra math now and then,...

• Spanish St. Patrick’s Day Vocabulary

  Posted on Monday March 2nd, 2009 at 20:01 in Spanish, holiday, foreign language fun, foreign language house, spanish st. patrick's day

  When Spanish eyes are smilin’ . . . it must be because green-clad wee ones are immersed in some St. Patrick’s Day Irish/Spanish fun!   Learn some words and phrases el diecesiete marzo–March 17:   St. Patrick - San Patricio Ireland...

• Follow the Rainbow St. Patrick’s Day Game in French, Spanish, German, and More

  Posted on Sunday March 1st, 2009 at 20:05 in Spanish, german, french, holiday, spanish colors, foreign language fun, foreign language house, french colors, german colors, rainbow french, rainbow german, rainbow spanish

  It’s finally March!  I’m starting to plan some fun springtime themes as I teach my young ‘uns French and Spanish.  Next up . . . St. Patrick’s Day.  I’m preparing a Candyland-inspired board game to capture the excitem...

• Spanish Valentine’s Day Activities, Games, and Worksheets

  Posted on Saturday February 7th, 2009 at 21:48 in Spanish, holiday, foreign language fun, foreign language house, spanish valentine activity, spanish valentine coloring, spanish valentine game, spanish valentine worksheet

  Foreign Language House is pleased to announce several new Valentine’s Day downloads for beginning Spanish learners: Spanish Valentine Tic Tac Toe & Other Activities Spanish Valentine Bingo & Other Activities Spanish Valentine’s Gr...

• French Valentine Games and Worksheets: Bingo and Tic Tac Toe

  Posted on Saturday February 7th, 2009 at 09:47 in french, holiday, foreign language house, teachers pay teachers, french valentine bingo, french valentine games, french valentine tic tac toe, french valentine worksheet

    Okay, I should be writing a paper for my graduate class, but instead I keep making fun, little French Valentine’s activities.  Very cute, though, and I know I’ll be using these on the day before winter break with my own students.  Ch...

• How to Say Chocolate in Fourteen Languages for Valentine’s Day

  Posted on Friday February 6th, 2009 at 20:55 in Spanish, Portuguese, german, french, Dutch, holiday, polish, swedish, maltese, italian, finnish, danish

  In honor of Valentine’s Day–February 14–let’s learn fourteen ways to say that magical word:  CHOCOLATE! French:  chocolat Spanish:  chocolate Italian:  cioccolato German:  Schokolade Dutch:  chocolade Portuguese:  choco...

• Elementary French FLES Worksheets for Valentine’s Day

  Posted on Thursday February 5th, 2009 at 19:55 in french, holiday, foreign language fun, foreign language house, french valentine worksheet, french fles worksheet, french valentine

  Foreign Language House has just published a few new Valentine’s Day worksheets for K-5 FLES French students.  Use language to reinforce academic concepts such as estimating, counting, addition, sizes, colors, sorting, and graphing.   Graphing...

• Super Bowl Activities for French and Spanish Learners

  Posted on Thursday January 29th, 2009 at 18:17 in Spanish, french, foreign language fun, foreign language house, super bowl spanish, super bowl french

  Are you ready for the Big Game?  I love the excitement of Super Bowl Sunday:  the food, the friends, the commercials . . . oh, yeah . . . and maybe the game, too.  I suppose I leave a little something to be desired as a football fan.  Still, the ...

• Spanish Learning Activities for the Super Bowl

  Posted on Sunday January 25th, 2009 at 19:57 in Spanish, spanish numbers, foreign language fun, foreign language house, spanish learning activities, super bowl activities, super bowl spanish

  My talented Spanish colleague at Foreign Language House has just published one of the most unique, amazing mini-units I’ve ever seen.  It’s a numbers and conversation packet about Super Bowl XLIII - 43. What better way to teach, learn, o...

• Spanish Lessons for the Inauguration of Barack Obama

  Posted on Saturday January 17th, 2009 at 15:08 in Spanish, foreign language fun, foreign language house, teachers pay teachers, inauguration obama spanish, spanish inauguration lessons

  Foreign Language House is pleased to announce a special download to teach novice-level Spanish learners about the historic inauguration of Barack Obama on January 20.   In the U.S.:  Spanish Inauguration Unit for Spanish I & II Levels for All A...

• Teach About Barack Obama’s Inauguration in French Class

  Posted on Saturday January 17th, 2009 at 09:05 in french, foreign language fun, foreign language house, teachers pay teachers, teacherspayteachers, french lesson inauguration, inauguration french

  Foreign Language House has just published a new download to teach novice-level French learners to talk about the historic inauguration of Barack Obama on January 20.  Here are some of the vocabulary words students will use as they describe the event...