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Debate Carousel

If you are looking for a really great expressive communication activity, this is it. I use this activity with upper-level students but it can certainly

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Pop Up!

Pop up! is one of those games I forgot I used to play at least once a week when I had a few minutes before

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Sparkle

I wish I could give credit to whoever taught me this game, but I can’t remember who it was. It is a game I played

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Visual Memory

Visual memory is an activity I learned about in the book Common Ground. It is a type of memory game that leads to communication. Students

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Running Dictation

Running dictation is a great way to get some movement into your classroom. This activity takes a bit more time for you to create, however, it can

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Fan and Pick

Fan and pick is an activity that supports students in question asking. I modified this idea from Martina Bex to work for the ASL classroom.

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Tic Tac Bingo

So many times teachers struggle with how to get more repetition in with the input they are giving students. Many teachers get stuck saying, “I

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Cartoon Olympics

Cartoon Olympics is a fun way to practice vocabulary in the language classroom. I learned about this activity accidentally by stumbling on a blog called

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