Activities

3-2-1 Reading is a variation of whole-class reading that slowly scaffolds reading as students go from whole-group reading to paired reading and finally to independent reading.

One of my favorite activities to do in class is called Write & Discuss. It's an activity that I do at least once a week. I love it because it's so versatile, requires little to no planning, and can be used in conjunction with so many other activities that I do in my classroom.

With comprehensible input, input is the key to language acquisition. But input alone cannot tell us much about a student's proficiency. For that, we need to measure how well a student writes and speaks the language. Today we're going to talk about creating a writing program in your classroom.

Want an engaging game of mystery that will get your students talking? Then "What's in the Box?" is a quick, no-plan activity that will do just that!

This year, I found that one thing. It took me all these years and lots of books on reading, blogs, and discussions with experts on reading and FVR for it to finally become clear. What was that one thing? What is that magic pill? Let me tell you.

Once you have gotten to know your students through the target language it’s time to transition to other aspects of comprehensible input.