New French & Spanish Current Event Lesson Plan!
Hey family, I told y'all I was going to try to do it every week, so here we go! A brand new Current Event lesson plan that uses CI...
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Benjamin Tinsley
- Nov 10
- 1 min
MadLibs Mini Stories
Hey family, My kids have been loving this activity. Especially when I’m clear about how they are to get reps in “asking and answering a...
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Benjamin Tinsley
- Nov 6
- 2 min
CI Current Events Activities!
Hey y'all, It's been a minute, but here's hoping everyone is deeply enjoying doing what you do this year, as we steadily creep toward the...
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Benjamin Tinsley
- Sep 7
- 2 min
Would You Rather? | FREEBIE
Hey y'all, Today is my first official day with students and we have a weird abbreviated schedule. As I was planning what I could do on...
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Benjamin Tinsley
- Aug 28
- 1 min
I absolutely had to make these posters...
Hey dear friends, I mean, I am always late to get to blockbuster TV shows and all that... I've learned to accept it as a part of my...
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Benjamin Tinsley
- Aug 11
- 1 min
Texaco Book Club Tonight!
Peace peace, Looking forward to connecting with y'all tonight at 8PM Eastern to discuss thoughts and impressions on Texaco! Meet up here...
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Benjamin Tinsley
- Aug 3
- 1 min
A Free Year's Worth of Curriculum???
Hey y'all, Super quick, I'm hoping to connect with 10-12 CI/Acquisition-Driven/Proficiency-Based French teachers who teach at the...
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Benjamin Tinsley
- Jul 22
- 2 min
A reflection or two
Whew. Funny that this should come up today, because I’ve been feeling this super heavy lately, particularly when it comes to speaking and...
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Benjamin Tinsley
- Jul 6
- 3 min
All the Goings On
Hey, my beloved people, I'm hoping this finds you all catching your breath, and truly leaning into rest and replenishment. I wanted to...
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Benjamin Tinsley
- May 11
- 1 min
CI Reboot
Fun fact: the first time I ever presented was in 2021 for the CI Reboot Conference. I learned *so much* just from being able to connect...
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Benjamin Tinsley
- Mar 22
- 2 min
Our Intro Discussion to La Religion
Hey y'all, Hoping this finds everybody doing well, either on Spring Break or hanging in there as you approach some time off. I wanted to...
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Benjamin Tinsley
- Feb 16
- 2 min
Essential Questions in Thematic Units
Hey y'all, This topic has come up quite a bit lately, and one that I touch on in my workshops, the idea of igniting a sense of inquiry...
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Benjamin Tinsley
- Feb 10
- 1 min
CI Meets Current Events FREEBIE
Hey y'all, Happy Friday! I just wanted to share this activity I put together and see if it can help anybody. I really like having my...
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Benjamin Tinsley
- Feb 8
- 1 min
Weekend Chat Lesson Plan SPANISH & FRENCH!
Hey folks, I'm excited to share this lesson plan I've put together that has just been an absolute hit for me in my classroom. This is an...
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Benjamin Tinsley
- Jan 23
- 1 min
Tour "Qui Veut Jouer" Unit + FREEBIES
Bonjour! Hoping everybody is doing well. I wanted to take a minute and walk y'all through this latest unit Qui Veut Jouer? and some of...
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Benjamin Tinsley
- Dec 28, 2022
- 2 min
AfroFranco Book Club #UpNext
Hey y'all, Here is hoping that everyone is truly enjoying a restful and restorative holiday break. I feel like I've gotten the little bit...
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Benjamin Tinsley
- Dec 13, 2022
- 2 min
CI Meets #Authres + FREEBIE
I wanted to share a little tactic I've been playing with lately... see if it works for y'all So throughout my units, I have students take...
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Benjamin Tinsley
- Dec 12, 2022
- 1 min
Map Talk Review | Les Gbayas et Les Bakas
Hey folks, It's been a little minute. Just wanted to share a short little clip of me and a level 3 class doing a review of some stuff we...
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Benjamin Tinsley
- Dec 5, 2022
- 1 min
New Games Unit Drop 1/13/23!!!
Hey y'all, Just a quick word to say I'm really excited to put out another thematic unit that I've been working on called Qui Veut Jouer?...
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Benjamin Tinsley
- Nov 28, 2022
- 1 min
Book Club This Friday (12/2)!!!
My Dear Friends, I'm so looking forward to connecting with y'all again this coming Friday to discuss what has become one of my favorite...
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