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Erika Sanneman
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The Multilingual Mind helps schools and education teams close the gap between what they know they want to do and what their people actually have the time, training, tools, systems, and support to impl
One of the simplest songs I used in my Spanish classroom also did several jobs at once.
“Si te llamas Sara, brinca en tu lugar…”
Each child listened for their name, recognized their classmates’ names, followed a Spanish direction, moved, and then returned to the group.
Once the routine was familiar, I could change the action: clap, stand up, turn, tap a rhythm. Sometimes it was a movement break. Sometimes it was a transition. Sometimes it was an easy way for a new child to feel noticed.
What I like about that kind of activity is that the language isn't floating around by itself. It has a reason to be understood.
I recorded a quick classroom demonstration and some ways to adapt it. What's a simple routine you've used that ends up teaching far more than it looks like?