THE KEFAR LANGUAGE BLOG
I write about language teaching + learning from my perspective as a Hebrew teacher, Spanish learner, and overall language enthusiast
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Connect Four Language Games to Play With Your Online Language Learners [Free Jamboard Templates]
I'm always exploring ways to increase interaction and engagement in my online Hebrew classes (as always), and I got to thinking about some of my favorite childhood games, one of which was - you...
How to Type Hebrew Vowels (Nikkud) on a Mac
Typing in Hebrew on a Mac is pretty simple, and fortunately, typing with Hebrew vowels (nikkud) is also pretty straightforward. To type most Hebrew vowels, you use the Alt/Option key plus the tilde...
The Four Agreements in Hebrew
I've seen the four agreements here and there on the internet over the years, but I finally got around to reading the book where they came from, Don Miguel Ruiz's The Four Agreements. In the spirit...
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Clothing Cards Activity for Teaching Clothes + Colors Online [Free Access]
This week on Instagram I talked about a Clothing Cards activity I loved to use in my classroom while teaching about items of clothing. In Hebrew, clothes and colors have genders, and there are also...
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Teach Family Member Vocabulary with a Celebrity Family Tree [Free Template]
One of the first themes we teach beginner students is family, and this year I tried a twist on the traditional family tree that was a huge hit, so I'm sharing it with you! As part of the family unit...
Teaching Language to Young Children Online? Remember to SMILE
Keeping students engaged from behind a screen is a challenge, and this is especially true when it comes to teaching young children online. Just because it’s challenging, however, doesn’t mean it...
Current Events in Hebrew – Black Lives Matter + More
The recent CHADASHOTnews - חדשות has been very heavy. As a Black woman who lived through and remembers very clearly the {tooltip}RETSICHOT{end-text}murders -...
3 Easy Ways to Play Matching Games With Your Online Language Class
When I taught Hebrew at an elementary school, one of my students' favorite learning activities was playing matching games in my small groups. Aside from adding fun and competition to the language...
Summer 2020 Professional Development Opportunities for World Language Teachers
I have a confession to make - I love professional development. And when I say professional development, I don’t mean those weekly (or daily!) after school meetings that many of us are forced to...