How many digits of Pi can your students memorize in the target language ? Is this practical? Helpful for vocabulary growth? Useful for fluency in any way? No, not really. But… 1) it is a fun challenge, and 2) if students are not fluent with the numbers 0-9 yet, [...]
I've been teaching Latin almost exclusively with Roman myths for the last three years - with very positive results. I shared this Darmok activity some time ago. Since teaching with mythology is working so well, talking about Darmok bears repeating. Download the updated Darmok classroom activity here. If you love [...]
It's time to start thinking about Pi Day! If you're not familiar with it, Pi Day is celebrated on March 14 because 3, 1, and 4 are the first three digits of the number Pi. Math and science teachers started marking this date in 2009 and it has grown [...]
Palindromes are words or phrases that read the same from left to right and from right to left. They are an ancient and impressive form of word play and occur in most languages. Palindromes are fun brain teasers for language students. My students like them because they are both [...]
Talk about compelling reading! As you may know, I have begun to learn and teach Latin at the request of my grown daughter. And I am learning it the way I advise world language teachers to teach: with comprehensible input. I have been reading books in Latin that are [...]
Here is the set list for the gig at Backyard Tap in Loveland. I sang Spanish songs with professional musicians Dave Kaufman and Roy Berliner for an hour, and then folk and light rock songs in English. Great fun! We sang a compilation of traditional songs in Spanish that [...]