Activities & Resources

Listen, Draw, and Discuss

By Eric Richards Instructional Consulting, LLC / October 23, 2023 /

This activity is similar to Read, Draw and Discuss, however it has a twist. You’ll notice that it is “Listen” and not “Read” in the title. It is an excellent way to scaffold support for listening comprehension with students. In this activity, students are not only supported in their engagement with listening and comprehending the…

Read More

Read, Draw, and Discuss

By Eric Richards Instructional Consulting, LLC / October 10, 2023 /

The following post is courtesy of Keith Toda. He teaches Latin at Parkview High School, a public school in Lilburn, GA. He teaches with four other Latin teachers in one of the largest Latin programs in the nation (USA). I highly recommend that you bookmark his blog and come back to it. There is truly…

Read More

Drawing a Beneficial Conclusion

By Eric Richards Instructional Consulting, LLC / October 1, 2023 /

A recently posted on an activity called “Read, Draw, and Discuss“. After incorporating this activity, I started incorporating whiteboards and drawing more often in my classes at all levels. (I will post more on how I incorporated them later. So, check back!) I originally did it, because my students enjoy it and are more engaged…

Read More

“Treasure Hunt” Writing Activity

By Eric Richards Instructional Consulting, LLC / August 30, 2023 /

The following post is courtesy of Keith Toda. He teaches Latin at Parkview High School, a public school in Lilburn, GA. He teaches with four other Latin teachers in one of the largest Latin programs in the nation (USA). I highly recommend that you bookmark his blog and come back to it. There is truly…

Read More

Writing Strategies for the ADI Classroom

By Eric Richards Instructional Consulting, LLC / July 6, 2023 /

Here is the link to my presentation: CI Summit: Writing Strategies for the ADI Classroom. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 I hope it fills a need and you find it helpful! If you have any questions, please contact me directly at: [email protected] Thank you! Mach’s gut!

Read More

VOCES: Focusing on Short Stories in Our Story

By Eric Richards Instructional Consulting, LLC / June 24, 2023 /

Here is the link to my presentation: VOCES: Focusing on Short Stories in Our Story Part 1 Part 2 I hope it fills a need and you find it helpful! If you have any questions, please contact me directly at: [email protected] Thank you! Mach’s gut!

Read More

Entry Points into Culture

By Eric Richards Instructional Consulting, LLC / June 7, 2023 /

Here is the link to my presentation: Entry Points into Culture I hope it fills a need and you find it helpful! If you have any questions, please contact me directly at: [email protected] Thank you! Mach’s gut!

Read More

What’s so important about reading anyway?

By Eric Richards Instructional Consulting, LLC / April 7, 2023 /

Note: There is a link to resources below. If there were only one thing that we could do with our students in the classroom, what should it be? Reading. Reading is unquestionably one of the most important things – if not the most important thing – that our students should do. I would even add…

Read More
An icon of a pencil with plants, birds, and music notes on top of it

Writing in the target language – What’s the big deal?

By Eric Richards Instructional Consulting, LLC / March 21, 2023 /

Note: There are links to resources below. As world language educators, we are tasked with not only making the target language accessible and comprehensible to our students, but also getting our students to engage in presentational, interpretive, and interpersonal modes of communication in the target language. As many world language teachers try to find a…

Read More
Game of Quotes Banner with Books in the Background

Game of Quotes: A Free-Reading Game

By Eric Richards Instructional Consulting, LLC / December 8, 2022 /

Sometimes you come across an activity that you just have to share; it is too good not to! And Game of Quotes: A Free-Reading Game is one such activity. This activity was shared with me by my colleague, Cathleen Weigelt-Ferguson. I am so happy that she passed this along. It has been hit in my…

Read More