IDEAS FOR IMPLEMENTING FOLDABLES IN THE LOTE CLASSROOM
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| Handout for July 2013 Workshop - Ideas and Folding Instructions |
| Additional Ideas form Participants at Region 20 Workshop |
| Additional Ideas from Participants at Region XV Workshop |
Study Cards (Notecards)
Speaking Activities: Teacher creates notecards with various clipart and then prints, cuts and places them in the holder. Create a set of notecards for every pair of students. Students use these notecards to guide them in talking in the target language.
A Few Examples (you can see these examples on the Templates page):
Vocabulary: Create notecards with one card with the word in the TL and the other with a picture. Print on cardstock. Have students turn all cards facing downwards and play concentration in pairs.
Definite articles and indefinite articles: Match them in gender and number with clipart. Ex. one card el, another muchacho, one card la, another muchacha, one card las, another cebollas, one card los, another plátanos
A Few Examples (you can see these examples on the Templates page):
- My Backpack - clipart of backpack with different school supplies. Students each take a card and ask each other in the target language "What do you have in your backpack?" Students respond "I have ____, ____, etc.
- Meals - clipart of different food on each card. You could do real pictures of traditional food. Students can discuss what is in the dishes, which one prefer. Could place cards facedown and ask each other in TL "What do you eat/What are you eating/What are you going to eat for breakfast/lunch/dinner?" depending on what student picks up from pile. Have them use cards and pretend they are ordering at a restaurant.
- People/Jobs - clipart of a person on each card. Students describe what person is wearing, can tell the person's profession, what she did/will do, what he/she likes to do, etc.
- Places - clipart of places and students say where they are going, what they will do there
Vocabulary: Create notecards with one card with the word in the TL and the other with a picture. Print on cardstock. Have students turn all cards facing downwards and play concentration in pairs.
Definite articles and indefinite articles: Match them in gender and number with clipart. Ex. one card el, another muchacho, one card la, another muchacha, one card las, another cebollas, one card los, another plátanos
Miniature Book Ideas
Published Book: Students create their own story and "publish" it either making a traditional minibook by writing and drawing pictures or by typing and adding clipart using the minibook template. First have students create their story on a piece of paper (see freewrite document on templates page). Give students about 15 minutes to write 100 words (see School Mini Book Steps on templates page to see the instructions I gave my students).
A Few Examples:
Summarize a Book or Chapter
Grammar Book: Great for reviewing a grammar point
A Few Examples:
- Reflexives: Describe morning routine
- Conditional: If I were president/a movie star/rich, etc, I would…
- Past: Write about your favorite memory, create a mini fairytale, write baby book (info about your birth, physical appearance, personality, habits/routines when you were baby)
- About Me Minibook:yo soy (cover), pg 1. Nouns about you (4), pg 2. Adjectives about you (4), pg. 3 likes activities (me gusta) (4), pg 4 loves (me encanta) (4), pg 5 dislikes (no me gusta) (4), pg 6 soy de (lugar), pg 7 name and graphic design
- Baby Book about Self
- Retell a Traditional Legend - For example read "La Llorona" and write mini book with own version of this famous tale including images.
Summarize a Book or Chapter
Grammar Book: Great for reviewing a grammar point
Diorama Ideas
About Me (Autobiography): Students describe themselves and include a picture of themselves. Great review for level 2 at beginning of the year to review level 1 concepts and makes for great artwork for Meet the Teacher night. (see tempalte page for instructions)
Clothing: Describe what people are wearing based on picture. (see template page for student instructions)
Family: Describe family based on picture using adjectives, how old they are, what they like to do, etc. (see template page for example)
Simplified Day of the Dead Altar: Students include a picture of a person who has passed away as well as pictures of typical things on an altar along with a description in the imperfect. (see template page for example)
Wanted Poster: Students create a fictional wanted person and a funny crime and include physical appearance, what person was wearing when they were last seen, what crime the person committed, etc. (see template page for instructions and example)
Dream Person: Students use subjunctive. “I want a person that is handsome, etc.”
Future Job: Students use the future to talk about what they will be when they are older.
Clothing: Describe what people are wearing based on picture. (see template page for student instructions)
Family: Describe family based on picture using adjectives, how old they are, what they like to do, etc. (see template page for example)
Simplified Day of the Dead Altar: Students include a picture of a person who has passed away as well as pictures of typical things on an altar along with a description in the imperfect. (see template page for example)
Wanted Poster: Students create a fictional wanted person and a funny crime and include physical appearance, what person was wearing when they were last seen, what crime the person committed, etc. (see template page for instructions and example)
Dream Person: Students use subjunctive. “I want a person that is handsome, etc.”
Future Job: Students use the future to talk about what they will be when they are older.
Cascading Flip Book Ideas
Grammar: Students create their own flip book focusing on grammar. It can be on a single grammar point (subjunctive, preterite, etc.) or students can use the dual flipbook to compare two things (ser vs. estar, por vs. para, preterite vs. imperfect, two ways to say "to know") (see template page for examples)
End of Semester/Year Grammar Review: A great quick reference with important details about each grammar point that not only prepares them for the final but also they can use the following semester, year, etc. Students create their own flip book with each tab having a different grammar point. Students explain a different grammar point on each flap. Students can three hole punch their flip book and store it in their binder for future reference. (see template page for instructions)
End of Semester/Year Grammar Review: A great quick reference with important details about each grammar point that not only prepares them for the final but also they can use the following semester, year, etc. Students create their own flip book with each tab having a different grammar point. Students explain a different grammar point on each flap. Students can three hole punch their flip book and store it in their binder for future reference. (see template page for instructions)
Pyramid Ideas
Comparatives/ Superlatives: (good, better,
best) (see template page for example)
-ar, -er, -ir Verb Endings
Subjunctive - talk about different things you desire for your future including pictures and text. Can make 2 pyramids and hang on same string and use each side for one of the WEIRDO rules. (see template page for example)
Preterite & Imperfect - One one side a timeline of specific events using the preterite, another side with repeated actions in the past and the third a biography of grandparents of specific events and repeated actions to demonstrate command of using both tenses together. (see template page for example)
Art: On one side include a drawing from the artist, on second side discuss the features of the artwork or the artist and the third side draw own drawing representing own life using the art style the artist uses (realism, surrealism, etc.).
Stem Changing Verbs: (see template page for example)
Record story in target language: (beginning, middle, end)
Past/Present/Future
Sometimes/Always/Never
What you Eat for Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner
La Hora: por la mañana, por la tarde, por la noche (activities & greetings)
-ar, -er, -ir Verb Endings
Subjunctive - talk about different things you desire for your future including pictures and text. Can make 2 pyramids and hang on same string and use each side for one of the WEIRDO rules. (see template page for example)
Preterite & Imperfect - One one side a timeline of specific events using the preterite, another side with repeated actions in the past and the third a biography of grandparents of specific events and repeated actions to demonstrate command of using both tenses together. (see template page for example)
Art: On one side include a drawing from the artist, on second side discuss the features of the artwork or the artist and the third side draw own drawing representing own life using the art style the artist uses (realism, surrealism, etc.).
Stem Changing Verbs: (see template page for example)
Record story in target language: (beginning, middle, end)
Past/Present/Future
Sometimes/Always/Never
What you Eat for Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner
La Hora: por la mañana, por la tarde, por la noche (activities & greetings)
The following were not shown at the session/workshop but are also free templates provided on the Print Cut Fold website. Here are a few suggestions on how to use in the LOTE classroom.
Fan Deck Ideas
Vocabulary
Sequencing
Parts of Speech
All About Me
Sequencing
Parts of Speech
All About Me
Stretch Book Ideas
Display PowerPoint projects
Story Strip
All About Me
Grammar Information Strip
Story Strip
All About Me
Grammar Information Strip
Post Card Ideas
Pen Pal Postcard: Students write to their pen pal talking about themselves and asking questions. Could exchange with pen pals from another school or exchange within class or other periods.
All About Me: Practice 1st person writing, practice asking questions
Describe Countries: Students can make an advertising postcard describing the country, information about the culture, location, etc.
All About Me: Practice 1st person writing, practice asking questions
Describe Countries: Students can make an advertising postcard describing the country, information about the culture, location, etc.
Clue Square Ideas
Guess Who?: Students describe themselves including age, adjectives, origin, what they like to do, etc. They print their clue squares out and then students draw a clue square and go through it and have to guess who it describes.
