(Blog post prepared in part for TESOL 6510, Second Language Acquisition at the University of Northern Iowa)
During the first weeks of school or when new routines start, we teachers know that we may not be as patient as we would like. I tried something new this year when modelling and teaching and re-teaching the tech routines in Spanish class. Rather than focus so much on using oral Spanish, I offered students an opportunity to do something really fun if they could learn and practice the tech routine.
And I was able to connect it to Spanish.
They used virtual Lego blocks to build flags of the Spanish-speaking world.
They absolutely loved it. They worked really diligently to get the correct device and log on correctly. It was a dream. Students were teaching other students little hacks, or short cuts to build this or that. And they were creative.
Try it. Here is the website we used
And I was able to connect it to Spanish.
They used virtual Lego blocks to build flags of the Spanish-speaking world.
They absolutely loved it. They worked really diligently to get the correct device and log on correctly. It was a dream. Students were teaching other students little hacks, or short cuts to build this or that. And they were creative.
Try it. Here is the website we used