Students explore major Chinese festivals, analyzing how ancient myths evolve into modern celebrations through the lunar calendar, symbolic foods, and traditional customs. The sequence culminates in a collaborative cultural fair project.
A 5-day introductory Spanish sequence focusing on verb conjugation in major tenses (Present, Preterite, Gerund, and Future) using common everyday verbs. Students practice sentence construction and time-marker classification through daily worksheets and visual slides.
A series of prefix-focused labs designed to help students master common prefixes and suffixes through contextual application and logic puzzles.
A 10-week project-based Spanish course for 5th graders focused on performance and practical communication. Students build toward two major milestones: a dramatic telenovela performance and a realistic restaurant simulation.
Une séquence d'alphabétisation complète en Bamanankan pour débutants, intégrant l'apprentissage des voyelles, des consonnes et des salutations de base à travers un livret imprimable et des supports visuels.
A Novice-Low Japanese lesson sequence focusing on cultural comparisons between Japan and the United States, specifically regarding school life and transportation. The materials use Comprehensible Input (CI) strategies to make the content accessible to beginners.
A two-lesson sequence for 8th grade introductory Japanese, focusing on food and drink vocabulary in cafe and restaurant settings using Comprehensible Input (CI) strategies. Students learn to order, identify common items, and use polite cultural phrases in both Romaji and Hiragana.
An exploratory unit for 8th graders to discover the Japanese language and culture through immersive activities, focusing on practical communication and cultural etiquette.
A two-lesson unit exploring Day of the Dead and Quinceañeras through Comprehensible Input (CI) strategies, focusing on vocabulary, cultural significance, and simple Spanish reading for 8th-grade students.
A two-part introductory Spanish sequence focusing on clothing, weather, and activities through Comprehensible Input (CI) strategies like TPRS and Picture Talk. Students explore cultural contexts and seasonal variations in the Spanish-speaking world while building basic communicative proficiency.
A foundational Spanish sequence focusing on numbers and colors through practical application and classroom-based activities.
An introductory German exploratory sequence focusing on the intersection of traditional folk culture and modern artistic movements like Bauhaus and Classical music, designed for 8th grade students using Comprehensible Input.
A two-lesson German introductory unit focusing on weather, seasons, and outdoor activities in Germany using Comprehensible Input (CI) methods. Students will learn to describe weather using 'Es ist' and activities using 'Man kann' through visual-heavy instruction and repetition.
A two-lesson sequence for 8th-grade exploratory German focused on food culture using Comprehensible Input (CI) methods. Students explore street food, bakeries, and cafes through Picture Talk and TPRS storytelling.
An introductory German sequence for middle schoolers, focusing on Comprehensible Input (CI) and high-frequency structures for daily communication.
A sequence focused on gender (in)equality in India, exploring cultural stereotypes, social movements, and progress through grammar and statistical analysis.
An introductory Japanese language and culture unit for 8th-grade students, following the TABI (Journey) routine to explore geography, rituals, writing, and daily life.
An introductory Japanese language and culture unit for 8th grade that follows the 'TABI' (Journey) framework. Students explore geography, etiquette, writing systems, daily life, and traditional arts through immersive daily 45-minute lessons.
A comprehensive introductory unit for 8th-grade Spanish, focusing on global geography, essential communication, and rich cultural traditions through a 'Cultural Passport' lens.
A comprehensive sequence on language mechanics, from phonetic marking of complex vowel sounds to the morphological analysis of Latin roots and affixes. Students develop deep decoding and encoding skills by investigating the building blocks of words.
A comprehensive 3-day review sequence for Spanish 1 students focusing on city vocabulary, directions, and describing urban environments to prepare for Unit 5 summative assessments.
A 3-day cultural immersion unit for Spanish 1 students exploring the unique Semana Santa traditions in Quito, Ecuador, focusing on the Jesús del Gran Poder procession and community culinary traditions.
A series of lessons focused on mastering high-frequency irregular Spanish verbs to build foundational communication skills.
A high-energy, bite-sized introduction to American Sign Language designed for beginners with short attention spans. This unit uses gamified activities and visual aids to teach the alphabet, common people, classroom items, and expressions.
A foundational English as a Second Language (ESL) sequence for Spanish-speaking middle schoolers, focusing on essential survival phrases, school navigation, and personal relationships.
A two-lesson sequence for Spanish class exploring themes of diversity, social tolerance, and empathy through language and cultural connection. Students develop vocabulary to describe identity and practice perspective-taking to build inclusive communities.
Une séquence pédagogique complète sur les différents types de médias, leurs fonctions et le vocabulaire journalistique. Elle comprend des supports visuels, des outils d'organisation et des évaluations.
A 6-lesson mini-unit for 6th-grade ELD students focused on listening and speaking skills for ELPA preparation. Students practice listening for main ideas, repeating phrases, describing processes, supporting opinions, and using precise spatial language for drawing.
A cultural exploration of the Dominican Republic, focusing on geography, history, and traditions while developing CER writing skills in Spanish.
An immersive listening sequence designed for elementary-age beginner ESL students. This unit helps young learners navigate the routines, spaces, and social expectations of a primary school classroom, moving from basic imperative commands to understanding daily schedules and peer introductions.
A unit covering animal vocabulary, descriptions, and likes/dislikes in Spanish, designed for Level 1 learners to build foundational communication skills about the natural world.
A sequence focused on leveraging digital translation tools for language self-assessment and speech improvement. Students learn to use Google Translate not just for translation, but as a 'mirror' for their own pronunciation, grammar, and fluency.
A collection of resources for Multilingual Learners, featuring a reading comprehension unit on phobias for 5th grade and a beginner-level guessing game for 2nd grade.
A Spanish I/II unit focused on Valentine's Day, covering vocabulary related to love, relationships, and emotions through interactive activities and communicative practice.
A foundational grammar sequence for English Language Learners focusing on the use of definite and indefinite articles through visual storytelling and interactive games.
An immersive sequence where 8th-grade students master intermediate French professional vocabulary, formal communication strategies, and cultural workplace etiquette through simulated career scenarios.
An immersive intermediate French sequence where students navigate travel scenarios in Paris, Dakar, and Montreal, mastering future, past, and conditional tenses through simulated real-world interactions.
A linguistic and sociological exploration of how English absorbs and adapts words from diverse global sources, focusing on etymology, cultural exchange, and the evolution of language.
Students act as linguistic anthropologists creating a specialized 'Field Guide to Foreign Expressions' for a chosen professional or cultural domain. They investigate the etymology, usage, and visual representation of foreign terminology to explain their chosen field's linguistic history to a lay audience.
A comprehensive 8th-grade Spanish sequence introducing the subjunctive mood. Students progress from basic conjugation and verbs of influence to expressing emotions, doubt, and impersonal opinions, culminating in a persuasive 'Manifesto for Change'.