This immersion-style sequence empowers 7th-grade students to navigate their classroom environment using only Spanish. Students progress from identifying objects to following complex multi-step instructions through TPR and role-play.
A Spanish I/II unit focused on Valentine's Day, covering vocabulary related to love, relationships, and emotions through interactive activities and communicative practice.
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 one-week introduction to Spanish for middle schoolers, focusing on greetings, introductions, and sharing personal interests through interactive role-play and collaborative activities.
A project-based sequence for beginner French students focused on decoding media through narrative structures, logical connectors, and 'gist' listening strategies. Students move from identifying chronological signposts to analyzing news segments, street interviews, and cultural advertisements, culminating in a media analysis project.
A beginner French listening sequence where students act as social observers, analyzing registers, personal details, family structures, and preferences through auditory scripts.
A game-based French listening sequence for 7th graders where students act as detectives to decode physical descriptions, preferences, family ties, and food orders to solve a final mystery.
An immersive introductory sequence for 7th-grade French students focused on decoding the auditory landscape of the French language, from basic phonemes to complex social interactions.
A project-based unit for 7th-grade Spanish students to explore identity. Students learn to describe themselves and others using 'ser' and 'gustar', building toward a personal identity presentation.
A comprehensive unit for beginner Spanish students to master the verb 'estar' and 'tener' idioms for expressing emotions, physical states, and needs. Through interactive games, role-plays, and data collection, students learn to articulate their internal feelings and conduct wellness checks on others.
This sequence establishes foundational auditory and oral skills for Spanish fluency, focusing on vowel sounds, difficult consonants like 'rr' and 'ñ', and rules of stress and accentuation. Students transition from sound production to reading syllables and full words with accuracy.
A 5-lesson sequence for 7th-grade students to master Spanish greetings, introductions, and the cultural nuances of formal vs. informal address (tú vs. usted). Students move from basic vocabulary to complex social simulations.
This sequence builds foundational Spanish pronunciation and social introduction skills. Students progress from mastering the five pure vowels and unique consonants to navigating the cultural nuances of formal and informal address, culminating in a fluent introductory dialogue.
An inquiry-based exploration of French communities where students learn to identify landmarks, use spatial prepositions, and provide directions. Students develop practical communication skills while virtually navigating Francophone cities.
This sequence establishes the phonetic and sociolinguistic foundations for French communication. Students master pronunciation, navigate the formal/informal divide, and learn greeting protocols for professional and social settings.