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To start my school unit, I begin with the story of the new girl. \u00a0Get it here free at Teacherspayteachers.com. \u00a0La Nouvelle Fille<\/a> in French and La Chica Nueva<\/a> in Spanish. \u00a0This is the first story I teach each year as I train students to react to my statements with the appropriate Ohhhhh when a new fact is introduced, and Oh-no, oh-no, oh-me, oh-my, when a problem occurs. \u00a0It is good way to introduce subjects in school and high frequency verbs.<\/p>\n

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Comparing class schedules, lunches, subjects, calendars, uniforms, attitudes is more fun with hula hoops as venn diagrams! Create sentences in the target language for students to sort into similarities and differences. \u00a0Examples are: We wear uniforms. Schools are free. \u00a0School starts at 8:am. \u00a0We go to school on Saturdays. \u00a0We have school all year long. \u00a0We have a summer vacation. \u00a0 We have our own computers. \u00a0We are allowed to have phones. \u00a0We eat lunch at school. \u00a0We get out at 3:00. \u00a0We get out at 5:00. \u00a0We have sports teams at school. \u00a0We study English. \u00a0We study French. \u00a0Create your own sentences or use the ones I created at Teachers Pay Teachers.com in French <\/a>and Spanish.\u00a0<\/a>
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For another comparative activity, have students create a table in a Google document and type up their own schedule. \u00a0Practice interpersonal speaking skills by having students ask each other which is your favorite class, which is your least favorite class, who is your favorite teacher, who is your least favorite teacher, which class is the most difficult, which class is the easiest for you? Search the internet for some authentic schedules from schools in the target culture and have students compare and contrast.<\/p>\n

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Hora<\/span><\/td>\nClase<\/span><\/td>\nProfe<\/span><\/td>\nOpini\u00f3n de clase<\/span><\/td>\nOpini\u00f3n de Profe<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1 8:00-9:00<\/span><\/td>\nLos Estudios Sociales<\/span><\/td>\nSe\u00f1or Choe<\/span><\/td>\nDificil<\/td>\nSimp\u00e1<\/span><\/span>tico<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2 9:05-10:00<\/span><\/td>\nCiencia<\/span><\/td>\nSe\u00f1orita Dombroski<\/span><\/td>\nNo Me Gusta<\/span><\/td>\nSimp\u00e1<\/span><\/span>tica<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3 10:05-11:00<\/span><\/td>\nEducaci\u00f3n F\u00edsica<\/span><\/td>\nSe\u00f1or Turcott<\/span><\/td>\nF\u00e1cil<\/td>\nGracioso<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4 11:00-12:30<\/span><\/td>\nEl Ingl\u00e9s<\/td>\nSe\u00f1orita Gronvold<\/span><\/td>\nAburrida<\/span><\/td>\nEstricta<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5 12:35-1:30<\/span><\/td>\nEl Espa\u00f1ol <\/span><\/td>\nSe\u00f1ora Johnston<\/span><\/td>\nComica<\/span><\/td>\nDivertida<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6 1:35-2:30<\/span><\/td>\nLas Matem\u00e1ticas<\/td>\nSe\u00f1ora Ericksen<\/span><\/td>\nMe Gusta<\/span><\/td>\nInteligente<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Recently, story listening has been a hot topic on many blogs. \u00a0Telling stories to children is a lot like reading to children! I like to use David Va al Colegio\u00a0and \u00a0David Va \u00e0 l’Ecole to introduce commands. I read the story to the students like I would to my own kids at night, stopping to point out details in pictues and asking questions. As a follow up, have kids write commands for what David should be doing, or make their own versions of things they should not be doing in school, like no texting in class, and no speaking in English.<\/span><\/p>\n

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I recorded a French and Spanish version.<\/p>\n