The Calendar Unit (includes like to a Freebie)
Here are somethings I do when teaching the calendar unit in my Italian One Class.
Obviously we take notes!
I stray from my usual Cornell Notes to use these visuals on the student handout and Powerpoint presentation
We read chiusin-chiusino:
Display the days of the week and move the markers for yesterday, today and tomorrow.
We practice the vocabulary by playing with the triangle puzzle that I print onto cardstock. When finished it looks like this:
Another practice activity is the use of Flashcards (follow link to a freebie from my shop) to quiz each other or to play POP up!
How to play POP up:
Fill out a calendar with the months, days(beginning the week with Monday, of course) and Italian holidays all labelled in Italian. I just googled a blank calendar and made enough copies for each child to have enough. Here's a page completed by one of my current students.
Obviously we take notes!
I stray from my usual Cornell Notes to use these visuals on the student handout and Powerpoint presentation
We read chiusin-chiusino:
Display the days of the week and move the markers for yesterday, today and tomorrow.
We practice the vocabulary by playing with the triangle puzzle that I print onto cardstock. When finished it looks like this:
Another practice activity is the use of Flashcards (follow link to a freebie from my shop) to quiz each other or to play POP up!
How to play POP up:
- print, laminate and cut out two sets of flashcards (in different colors)
- divide the class into 2 teams
- say the word in English or some other definition
- the first student who has the cards, POPS up out of his seat and says the term in Italian wins the point for his team
Fill out a calendar with the months, days(beginning the week with Monday, of course) and Italian holidays all labelled in Italian. I just googled a blank calendar and made enough copies for each child to have enough. Here's a page completed by one of my current students.
