Penguins!

I don't know about you, but when it looks like this outside my window...

...I feel inspired to add a little bit of Antarctica into our studies!

And while there are tons of fascinating animals in Antarctica, you just can't beat penguins for unique, fascinating, AND adorable.

In case you feel the same, I have two free resources for you today! One is for beginning readers in primary, and one is for older elementary students.

For the littles, incorporate science into your literacy block with these mixed-up sentences. Just cut out the cards and mix them up. Students find the cards with the same clip art, and then rearrange them until they get a complete sentence. To extend the activity, they can write down the sentence or illustrate it. Or you might have some easy readers on penguins available so they can find out more penguin facts! There are simple four-card sentences, and longer, more complex sentences, too.

For older students, cut out the task cards and put them on a ring or in an envelope. Use them in a center or for your fast finishers. They'll learn penguin facts and practice some skills that always need review, like measurement and map reading.

And if you are working on multiplication fact fluency, you might be interested in this set of printable games. No prep for you, and fun and skill building for your students!

 

To pick up your free resources, just click over to my blog and download them there!

- Ginger at School en casa

Giveaway!

We just reached 3000 followers in TPT! Isn't that exciting?

We want to celebrate with you! So we are having a TPT giftcard giveaway on the blog and a free craftivity for Halloween.

Bilingual Back to School Freebie & Sale

For all of our interactive notebook fans, we designed this special BACK TO SCHOOL FUN PACK just for you. This freebie is full of fun activities in both English & Spanish to help you get the school year off to a great start. Not only will your students have fun getting to know each other and the rules and routines of your class, but they will also practice creating and using common interactive notebook layouts. 

We're also excited to announce that we are participating in the site-wide back-to-school TPT SALE, and will be extending our sale one extra day through August 6th. During the sale, everything in our shop will be discounted up to 28% with the code BTS14.   

-Nicole Sanchez

Feliz Cumpleaños Circle Tags FREEBIE

¡Hola a todos de Tabitha de FlapJack Educational Resources!

I just wanted to share with you a special freebie I use for my students birthdays. You, too, can make birthdays special in your bilingual classroom with these FREE Feliz Cumpleaños Circle Tags. I used Chinese yo-yos from Party City as the birthday gift underneath and my students loved them! Hope you do, too!

Tabitha Carro

First Day Welcome

Going back to school is right around the corner for most of us (if you haven't already begun), and it is always nice to have a few ideas in the bank to welcome your students and even colleagues that first day back (as let's be honest, we all have some of those first day jitters!).

Last year as a coach, I placed one of these fun little snacks into each of the new dual language staffs' mailboxes.

It is just a little way to say "have a great day!"

You can punch the bags and tie on the saying with ribbon as I did, or just go ahead and tape it right on  there!

The image below represents a second version I created, which may be a great one to use with students the first day if you plan to set them out on their desks, etc. Click on the image and you can download either of the versions for free :).

Happy start to your school year!

FREE Back-to-School Printable

Self-portraits are commonly used on the first week of school in Pre-K and Kindergarten. We can gather a lot of information from this activity. Teachers who walk around the classroom, during this time, will be able to observe and get to know their students and their abilities.

What should I look for?

*Fine motor skills
*Student's attention to detail
*Pencil Grip
*Dominant Hand
*Spatial Relationships
*Following Directions

Books to read

I compiled a list of several books that you can read during the first week of school. Some of them lend themselves to this self-portrait activity. My favorite one is Leo, el retoño tardio.

Click on my Kinder alphabet blog button to download your freebies. They are available in English and Spanish.

Enjoy!

Meet Nicole Sanchez - Bilingual Blog Hop, Freebies & Giveaway!

Hello! My name is Nicole Sanchez and I am excited to be teaming up with so many of my awesome colleagues on this collaborative blog! I'll be blogging on the 5th of every month, and have lots of exciting teaching tips, freebies and resources to share with you. My husband, Eliceo Sanchez and I team up to bring PK-2nd grade teachers quality bilingual freebies and resources through our store called "NICOLE & ELICEO" on Teachers Pay Teachers. Eliceo will also be blogging on the 23rd of each month, so you can get to know him better then.

MY TEACHING EXPERIENCE 
I have a B.S. in Teaching K-12 English Learners and a M.ed. with a focus on "Differentiated Instruction." I have taught K-12 English Learners for the past 14 years and absolutely love it. I have worked in both public and private schools in both suburbs and large urban areas. During my teaching career I attended the "Understanding by Design Academy" in California which lead to my leadership role in curriculum development at various schools. I am currently a curriculum designer and translation coordinator for a large urban school district, do volunteer teaching, and reside in Yucatan, Mexico. 

 MY TEACHING STYLE
My teaching style is laser-focused, and involves differentiated instruction with an emphasis on interactive learning and academic language production. My theory is that those who do the talking, do the learning, therefore it should be the voices of my students that I hear most often. I recently co-authored a book called "INTENTIONAL INTERACTION" with my colleague Lynn Harper, that helps put these ideas into action to support students' learning of both language and content. 

BILINGUAL BLOG HOP
I hope you are enjoying the BILINGUAL BLOG HOP that's happening right now. Each of my participating colleagues are giving away an awesome bilingual freebie during the hop, plus most are also having a SALE to celebrate through Sunday, July 6th.


OUR FREEBIES
We always have a large selection of PK-2nd Grade freebies in our TpT shop. Some are "forever freebies," while others are available for a limited time only. You can FOLLOW US by clicking on the "Follow Me" link on the top of our store to make sure you never miss out on a new freebie. 

OUR GIVEAWAY
To celebrate 4th of July, Eliceo and I are also giving away $25 to two lucky winners to spend in our TpT store. You can enter below.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

As always, happy teaching!

 

Bilingual Neon Welcome Banner Freebie

Hey, everyone!

I hope you are enjoying your summer and exploring all the fab new developments here at the Bilingual Teacher Clubhouse.

My name is Tabitha Carro and my blog is FlapJack Educational Resources. You can see more about my bilingual story here. I love creating classroom decorations, so I decided to create a freebie here for you guys to welcome in your students next year. My pictures are only in English (!Discúlpenme!), but the resource itself is also in Spanish. Click on any image for your Free Neon Bilingual Welcome Banner.

Tabitha Carro

Teaching Cognates Free Printables

Cognates are an integral part of developing a person's new vocabulary. If you are an English speaker you are fortunate in that much of the English language is comprised from numerous languages. Therefore, many words in Spanish resemble words in English and if studied should provide the Spanish student a quick source of building a strong Spanish vocabulary. 

Cognates are words in two languages that share a similar meaning, spelling. and pronunciation.

30 -40% of English words have a related word in Spanish.

For learners of English as a second or foreign language, cognates are a bridge to the English language.

Cognate awareness is the ability to use cognates as a tool for understanding a new language.

Children can be taught to use cognates as early as preschool. They feel confident when they can master cognates because they are very similar to their mother tongue.

There are many cognates, but I choose the most familiar for my kids such as chocolate, pizza, pasta, television, computer, sofa,etc

Teaching cognates help children to transfer knowledge from one language to the other and to build anchor charts.

These are some printables I made for my centers. You can download them free in my blog.

Ana

Capital letters in Spanish

Hi! I am Lita Lita from Learning in Spain.

I teach 1st-2nd graders in a Spanish school. We have a bilingual program and sometimes it is difficult for our students to remember when some spelling rules.

When the same teacher teaches both languages in the same classroom students might mix the rules. That's why I create anchor charts all the time. I have separate walls for each language so they don't get confused. 

The kids loved referring to them and some copied them. That's why I created 'fill in the gaps anchor charts'. We use them to review or evaluate. The kids file them in their language binders and we staple them together at the end of the year to create a spelling reference book.

This is an example: Capital Letters.

We do not use capital letters for months or days of the week in Spanish. It is easier than that. 

For more Spanish resources visit my blog:

http://learninginspain.blogspot.com

Spanish Spring Holiday Bundle!

Looking for some fun end-of-the-year holiday activities for your Spanish class? This Spring Bundle will give you all the holiday vocabulary and activities that you will need for the rest of the school year, and more to use next year! 

The bundle has vocabulary and activities for Easter, Earth Day, el 5 de mayo, Mother's Day, and Father's Day!

  

I also offer some of the Easter, Mother's Day, and Father's Day activities for FREE if you would like to get a preview of some of the items you will see in the bundle.

Stop by Liz's Lessons Blog to find out more!

Christmas Spanish Vocabulary Freebies

Here's a freebie with three activities to practice Spanish vocabulary during the holiday season.

Activities included are:

* 16 Vocabulary Puzzles
* Paper Quizzer (Cootie Catcher) with instructions
* 16 Flashcards

For your free download, click the image:

iFelices Fiestas!

Tabitha Carro

The Twelve Days of Gift-mas Middle and High School Blog Hop Day 5!

From December 1st-December 12th, a different middle or high school teacher blogger will join in this EXCITING blog hop! You don't want to miss this event!

"Five golden Rings" is appropriate for the 

FIVE FREE GIFTS that I have for you! 

The first three priced items you will see will be FREE to you for 24 hours only! Click on the images on my blog post to download the products.

Enter the BIG GIVEAWAY for the chance to win a $25 SHOPPING SPREE to my store. 

 

 On the 5th day of Christmas 

 Liz's Lessons gave to me....

 

 

A Christmas Freebie For Your Calendar!

Christmas will be here soon! Get your calendar ready with this freebie to start celebrating in class.
Visit my blog  to learn how to grab this freebie.

Click HERE to visit my blog!

Enjoy,

Carolina

www.FunforSpanishTeachers.com