tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6210371543843551934.post672311948615809991..comments2013-05-19T15:46:23.350-06:00Comments on Under One Techo: Spanish immersion playgroup for kidsLa Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12851028133906272801noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6210371543843551934.post-8972782679802428912012-11-14T11:18:53.472-07:002012-11-14T11:18:53.472-07:00Sarah, thanks for sharing some teaching tips. You...Sarah, thanks for sharing some teaching tips. You sound like an old hand at language instruction :) <br /><br />In fact I was stumped by what contexualization might mean and tried looking it up. I don't have formal training in this field and do not know much jargon! This is the link I went to but I can tell off the bat that this is a topic I will need to revisit to cement so many new concepts.<br /><br />http://blog.calicospanish.com/2012/09/06/contextualizing-new-language-structures-for-students.htmlLa Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12851028133906272801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6210371543843551934.post-50815217203201338652010-08-07T04:12:22.811-06:002010-08-07T04:12:22.811-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Katy Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01555674528919821019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6210371543843551934.post-84388945171855826932010-07-28T17:30:47.287-06:002010-07-28T17:30:47.287-06:00My experience as a language teacher and teacher tr...My experience as a language teacher and teacher trainer (albeit with adults) applauds your idea of the complete contextualized immersion with the story. You might revisit that same story every week for a while, each time modifying it a little bit (like focusing on colors one time, for example), keeping it in the present tense, and then using the most common verbs with the kids during and after the storytelling (asking questions, demonstrating, acting it out, giving commands, etc). Accompanying it with pictures, props, and so forth makes the input even richer! What fun!<br /><br />(This is the sort of thing I want to do in French in a year or two....)Sarah @ Baby Bilingualhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13907207816628137938noreply@blogger.com