In an effort to keep myself organized this next year while doing new (to me) activities and lessons, as well as find a way to record class behavior and/or misbehavior without a ton of extra "things" hanging around that I need to keep track of, I've put together a notebook of resources. Here's what I'm … Continue reading Teacher Notebook
Tag: vocabulary
EdCampCIVa 2019
This was my first time attending a conference specifically for Comprehensible Input and I had a great time! Organized by Maris Hawkins and Lynne Hendrick, and held at Deep Creek High School in Chesapeake, Virginia. For more information: https://edcampciva.wordpress.com/. I was expecting only two or three other Latin teachers. I am still blown away by … Continue reading EdCampCIVa 2019
When Inspiration Strikes
It never fails. I'm finally relaxed, calm, and ready to fall asleep. My phone is playing a lovely tune to help me find slumber faster. The air purifier is humming. The sheets are cool and the blanket soft. I'm so close... And then inspiration strikes. I'm in my classroom, a few months from now, getting … Continue reading When Inspiration Strikes
Games
A quick look at some childhood games re-imagined to get students speaking, listening, and moving in class without a lot of griping. All of these games can work really well in a classroom focused on CI. I Piscatum! / Go Fish! Keith Toda does a great job of describing how Go Fish! works well in … Continue reading Games
Bell Ringers
The beginning of class is a difficult time. I'm required to stand in the hall outside my classroom from bell to bell to help monitor students as they move from class to class. This leaves my own students on their own in the classroom. I've considered passwords and having students wait in the hall until … Continue reading Bell Ringers
Additional Vocabulary
For each thematic group of vocabulary and unit, there are always a few words I use in the context of comprehensible input which I don't introduce as a flashcard (target vocabulary for that unit). Here's how I handle those additional words: Whiteboard I write a list of the additional words at the start of the … Continue reading Additional Vocabulary
Quizzes
Quizzes are a part of my life and my students' lives. And though I do believe language acquisition is personal and every person, even with the same input, comprehends, internalizes, and processes language at a different pace, I find myself required to quiz every student at the same time, in the same way. However, I … Continue reading Quizzes
Target Vocabulary
How to introduce the target vocabulary - those words you want the students to grasp, internalize, recognize, and use - for a class or unit varies. For many practitioners of CI, an average of 4 new words is recommended each day. These same 4 words are repeated in a variety of contexts over and over, … Continue reading Target Vocabulary
Dinosaurs Speak Latin 