Lesson Plans for Spanish and French Teachers
Folk Literature
Several of our thematic units center on authentic legends. In Mitos del mundo azteca, Students interact with two Aztec myths . They meet several Aztec gods and learn about their world. They are able to indentify the qualities that make story a myth. Students use Les contes polynésiennes as a model for description in the past and they learn the creation stories set in French Polynesia
Culture
Other units like Au café help students function in a cultural situation. Students practice a variety of impromtu conversation to prepare them to order from French servers. In Mitos del mundo azteca, students meet several prominent Aztec gods that they include in their own myth.
Language-rich Context for Communication
Communication is the primary goal of our units. Authenic literature and cultural settings offer meaningful context for communication. Folktales provide a language-rich model for communication. When students diagram the plot, characters, and setting of stories, they preparing to write their own stories. They use authentic cultural settings to practice real-world communication.
Free Starter Lesson Plans
We also offer units for free that we do not plan to publish professionally. Although these may be less complete than the professional units, they offer a way to jump start your own unit. We are adding to our library of free lesson plans.
Find out more about our professional thematic units. Explore our free unit for French.
