A case-study-driven unit for 6th-grade Spanish students to master the nuances of 'Tú' and 'Usted', focusing on cultural context, social hierarchy, and respectful communication.
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 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 5-lesson sequence for 6th Grade French beginners focusing on listening comprehension through TPR, commands, spatial descriptions, and directional movement. Students act as 'Language Agents' on various missions to decode and execute instructions in French.
A 5-lesson unit for 6th-grade French students focusing on auditory comprehension of greetings, alphabet, numbers, and personal identity using a 'Language Detectives' theme. Students progress from isolating sounds to synthesizing full personal profiles from audio input.
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 6th grade Spanish students focused on identifying, expressing, and responding to emotions and physical states using the verb 'Estar'. Students build from basic 'How are you?' responses to nuanced emotional vocabulary and empathetic reactions.
A project-based unit where 6th-grade students learn to articulate their identity, origin, age, and personality in Spanish using 'Ser', 'Tener', and 'Estar'. The sequence culminates in a multimedia 'All About Me' presentation.
A comprehensive sequence for 6th-grade students focusing on Spanish phonetics, vowel precision, consonant variations, and syllabic stress to build a strong foundation for native-like pronunciation.
A foundational Spanish sequence for 6th graders focusing on social interactions, greetings, and polite conversation. Students progress from basic time-of-day greetings to performing complete, culturally appropriate introduction skits.