This light activity deals with "silent letters" of English language which are encountered in a large number of English language words. Students read a fairly simple dialogue with the blanks for words containing silent letters. Silent letters, however, are listed while the rest of the letters are blanked. Students find the missing words and become aware of silent letters. Great activity for a warm-up.

Use a Slinky to show:P and S waves, Wave reflection, and Standing waves in interactive lecture demonstration.

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Students will be able to describe the types of soil erosion and explain the methods for prevention

Students will learn how to collect quality soil samples and how soil testing is done

Explore the Peru Travel website under the Experiencias tab to see different categories of activities. Talk about travel preferences with a partner or small group.

Students will navigate a Spanish supermarket website looking for different items in various departments. Students will also talk about foods, beverages, and restaurants. Students will express their likes and dislikes in regards to foods, beverages, and restaurants.

This activity is revised for a face-to-face K-12 classroom, although it is most appropriate for secondary (middle school and high school) levels. I added layers to the warm-up and cool-down and the entirety of the activity could easily last one full (50 minute) class period or be divided into two classes. The entire activity is contextualized as an authentic performance task where prospective students go on a virtual “university campus tour”. 

This activity is revised for a face-to-face K-12 classroom, although it is most appropriate for secondary (middle school and high school) levels. I added layers to the warm-up and cool-down and the entirety of the activity could easily last one full (50 minute) class period or be divided into two classes. The entire activity is contextualized as an authentic performance task where prospective students go on a virtual “university campus tour”. 

In this activity, students will practice identifying where they can buy certain items. Students will also work on asking a partner what their likes are and use these characteristics to come up with a potential gift for them. This activity has been revised to add an authentic resource as an interpretive reading activity to scaffold for the interpersonal speaking activity, also attached. 

In this activity students will survey one another to determine how much their classmates like/dislike certain foods. 

Students will discuss their preferences and defend and support their ideas. Students will exchange opinions on a variety of topics through a game of bingo. This activity was revised for a high school Heritage Spanish Speakers class. One of the goals with this class is for students to be able to articule and defend their point of view, even when it is abstract. By adding an intercultural compononent to this activity, students will go beyond themselves and explore the perspectives of their classmates.

Students will chat about popular movies and TV shows. They will discuss their opinions and preferences regarding movies and TV shows. Students will also decide appropriate ways to provide recommendations about what to watch.

Students will engage in conversation about their preferences when given two choices. Students will take turns asking their partners questions.

Students will engage in conversation about their preferences when given two choices. Students will take turns asking their partners questions.