- German, German GCSE, German GCSE Listening Skills, German GCSE Reading Skills, German GCSE Speaking Skills, German GCSE Writing Skills, MFL GCSE Speaking Skills, MFL Skills Development, Teaching Tips, Uncategorized
36 Ingredients for Speaking and Writing To Access Higher Grades GCSE German
Students often ask me, 'Miss, how can I get a higher grade in my GCSE German speaking and writing?' I tell them there are a number of factors to consider, but generally, I tend to guide them to the MFL…
- French, French GCSE, French GCSE Speaking Skills, French GCSE Writing Skills, German, German GCSE, German GCSE Speaking Skills, German GCSE Writing Skills, MFL GCSE Speaking Skills, MFL Skills Development, Teaching Tips, Uncategorized, Vocabulary Learning
First Lesson After Christmas Break – Top 5 Activities for the Language Classroom
Get the new year off to a fantastic and productive start with my TOP 5 ACTIVITIES FOR THE LANGUAGE CLASSROOM below, which are absolutely perfect to get students in the right frame of mind for learning from the first lesson…
- French, French GCSE, French GCSE Speaking Skills, French GCSE Writing Skills, German, German GCSE, German GCSE Speaking Skills, German GCSE Writing Skills, MFL GCSE Speaking Skills, MFL Skills Development, Teaching Tips, Uncategorized, Vocabulary Learning
Useful Time Fillers for All Language Classes
Use Time Wisely with These Time Fillers for Every Language Classroom From my experience of teaching French and German GCSE and A Levels, I know there is not a lot of need for time fillers. Mainly, because there is so…
- French, French GCSE, French GCSE Speaking Skills, German, German GCSE, German GCSE Speaking Skills, MFL GCSE Speaking Skills, MFL Skills Development, Teaching Tips, Uncategorized, Vocabulary Learning
Revision Activities – Language Tip of The Week 10
Revision Activities for the Language Classroom Teaching Tip of The Week I know I promised that my language teaching tips of the week would be practical, low-prep teaching ideas that could be used in every language class. However, whilst this…
- French, French GCSE, French GCSE Speaking Skills, German, German GCSE, German GCSE Speaking Skills, MFL GCSE Speaking Skills, Teaching Tips, Uncategorized
Jenga Activity for Spontaneous Speaking – Language Tip of the Week
Jenga Activity for Spontaneous Speaking Language Classroom Teaching Tip of the Week This week’s language classroom teaching activity of the week is an add-on to my recent post, Low-Prep Spontanous Speaking Activities for the Language Classroom (go and check it out…
- French, French GCSE, French GCSE Speaking Skills, German, German GCSE, German GCSE Speaking Skills, MFL GCSE Speaking Skills, Uncategorized
Low Prep Speaking Activities for The Language Classroom
What speaking activities do you use in your classroom to practise spontaneous speaking? As you might know, I teach French, German and English which keeps me very busy! Although I teach many different groups of students, one common element is…
- French, French GCSE, French GCSE Reading Skills, German, German GCSE, German GCSE Reading Skills, MFL GCSE Reading Skills, MFL GCSE Speaking Skills, MFL Skills Development, Teaching Tips
Reading Summary Challenge with A Twist – Tip Of The Week 8
Would an activity for reading comprehension be useful for your language classes next week? If so, this week’s teaching tip of the week ‘Reading Summary Challenge’ could be just for you! Reading Summary Challenge with a Twist Today’s teaching activity…
- French, French GCSE, French GCSE Speaking Skills, French GCSE Writing Skills, German, German GCSE, German GCSE Speaking Skills, German GCSE Writing Skills, MFL GCSE Speaking Skills, MFL Skills Development, Teaching Tips, Uncategorized, Vocabulary Learning
Vocabulary Revision Challenge Dominoes – Tip Of The Week 7
No-Prep Dominoes Revision Vocabulary Challenge Could you use a no-prep vocabulary activity to help Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4 or Key Stage 5 students of French, German, Spanish or other modern language to develop vocabulary through synonyms or antonyms?…
- French, French GCSE, French GCSE Speaking Skills, French GCSE Writing Skills, German GCSE, German GCSE Speaking Skills, German GCSE Writing Skills, MFL GCSE Speaking Skills, MFL Skills Development, Teaching Tips, Uncategorized
Spontaneous Speaking Activity – Tip of the Week – Edition 6
Who loves speaking in another languages? Me! However, when it comes to speaking in a different language, finding enough opportunity in the classroom can be quite tricky. This week’s Teaching Tip of The Week is a fun, low-prep and low-cost spontaneous…
- French, French GCSE, French GCSE Speaking Skills, French GCSE Writing Skills, German, German GCSE, German GCSE Speaking Skills, German GCSE Writing Skills, MFL GCSE Speaking Skills, Teaching Tips, Uncategorized, Vocabulary Learning
Teaching Activity Of The Week – Edition 5
TEACHING IDEA OF THE WEEK – EDITION 5 – SYNONYMS AND ANTONYMS CHALLENGE This week, I used a really good starter in my English lessons (adaptable to French, German and Spanish etc). The teaching activity got my students thinking as soon…
