TCLP - September 2023 Highlights

Thu, 10/26/2023 - 14:56

In this video:

Ezzat Belal (Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts, MI) helps students practice introducing themselves and to say goodbye in Arabic in pairs. Students line up and take turns practicing their introduction script and say goodbye.

Chi Jiu-Ching (Vanguard Van Gogh Elementary & Secondary, TX) has students learn fruits names in Mandarin by using Realia. The students practice fruit names and talk about whether or not they like them.

Xiang Keyuan (Bellows Free Academy Fairfax, VT) leads students in a card game to learn Mandarin numbers 1 to 10. Students say the number of the card being put down. If the number matches the leader's card, they will win the pile of cards. Whoever has the most cards at the end are the winner.

Luo Qiumei (OB Gates Elementary, VA) teaches elementary school students about the vocabulary related to the story of Mid Autmn Festival. The students practice the festival terms by playing a competitive matching game.

TCLP - April and May 2023 Highlights

Wed, 10/04/2023 - 20:50

In this video:

Moulay Tahar Kettani (Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts, MI) and his students play Tetris together to strengthen their memory of Arabic direction words “up”, “down”, “left”, and “right”.

Cheng Hsian-Lan (Bellows Free Academy Fairfax, VT) organizes an activity for students to make plans and familiarize vocabulary and grammar patterns that will help them name different natural views and scheduling weekend activities.

Chang Ying-Yi (Haven Elementary, GA) teaches students the names of food in Mandarin by playing a guessing game in which they guess the names of food based on their photos.

Tsai Yueh-Wen (District of Columbia International School, DC) organizes group work activities to support students remember words and sentence structures and patterns efficiently.

TCLP - March 2023 Highlights

Mon, 07/10/2023 - 18:52

In this video:

Huang Hsin-Yi (East Voyager Academy of Charlotte, NC) leads students in a bingo game to practice writing, listening, and pronouncing the names of animals and related radicals.

Moulay Tahar Kettani (Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts, MI) students, playing a game on their smartphones, practice the numbers one through ten in Arabic.

Lin Wan-Lin (Butler Academy, SC) plays the Very Hungry Caterpillar animated picture book in Mandarin as an activity for students to show they recognize the Mandarin phrase and can locate the caterpillar.

Ola Sofi (West Sylvan Middle School, OR) has her students practice a skit at a market by partaking in role-play scenarios where they have little money to spend.

TCLP - February 2023 Highlights

Mon, 07/10/2023 - 18:46

In this video:

Chang Jen-Yin (OB Gates Elementary, VA) leads students in learning the days of the week through song.

Mona Ismail (Ashford School, CT) facilitates a game of hot potato for students to practice speaking numbers in Arabic.

Chang Ying-Yi (Haven Elementary, GA) teaches first-grade students Lunar New Year vocabulary through an active activity called “Lion King.”

Abdelkrim Hayab (Twinfield Union School, VT) and his students roleplay dining in a restaurant to practice speaking Arabic in a realistic setting.