First Week of School
- What to Teach During the First Few Days of School Using Immersion
When you use immersion the first few days of school, there are several guidelines that you should follow when creating your lesson plans: 1. Name Activities This is for you, the teacher, to learn everyone’s name, not for students to learn each other’s names, so don’t do the overused and frustrating activity where students have… Read more: What to Teach During the First Few Days of School Using Immersion - Is Immersion Possible in the Classroom?
On social media, I hear language teachers say all the time that they want their students to use the target language more, but they don’t know how. They ask for strategies or rewards or consequences to get their students to use the language more. The thing is, though, you can’t use strategies or rewards or… Read more: Is Immersion Possible in the Classroom? - How Long Should I Use Immersion Before Speaking in English?
How long you use immersion before speaking in English with your students depends on your school schedule and your students. At my first full-time teaching position, the school year started on a Wednesday, so we had a three-day week followed by a five-day week. I saw my French 1 students every day for 45-minute periods.… Read more: How Long Should I Use Immersion Before Speaking in English? - When I Subbed for a Colleague the First Day of School
One district I worked at had a split start where the first half of the alphabet came one day, the second half of the alphabet came the second day, then everyone came the third day. Of course, not all students came those first two days who should have. Plus, we had block scheduling, so I… Read more: When I Subbed for a Colleague the First Day of School - The First Few Days of School
The first couple days of school, you have to give your students an immersive environment—meaning under no circumstances should you use English. No matter what behavioral situation happens, do not use English. If there is a fire drill, do not use English. If you have to sub for another teacher, which I had to do… Read more: The First Few Days of School
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