I have written about lesson planning using the “Learn, Practice, Apply” sequence that I learned about from the teachers that I work with in Nicaragua. I have found this simple framework very useful when planning lessons and activities in my language classroom. I created Tab Books on a number of French and Spanish vocabulary and grammar topics that follow this sequence. They are interactive and students enjoy assembling them and working through the process.
I reformatted the Tab Books into a no-prep, 3-page activity. They begin with scaffolded notes so that students get familiar with the new material. Then they practice the material, and finally students apply the material in the last section. The “apply” stage is often left out when teaching new material. These activities assure that students get to this stage in the learning process.
Lots of topics available from time, weather date, possessive and demonstrative adjectives to present and past tense verb forms, as well as conditional and subjunctive.
