Make Small Talk About the "Universal Topic": Weather
Wherever you go, people are always talking about what the weather is doing and what they think about it! Use Tina’s Weather Station at the beginning of class to help students express their thoughts on the weather that day. Build up to using it as a starting point for “small talk” about what’s happening in students’ lives!
Download the Info Sheet located in "Additional Info."
26 x 38 inches. Laminated. Includes info sheet.
Tina’s Small Talk routine is described in detail in Year One: A Natural Approach to Proficiency-Based Instruction for the First-Year World Language Classroom (1B6377).
Please Note...
To get the longest life from this dry-erase chart:
- Use only dry-erase markers.
- Do not leave the same writing on the chart for weeks or months. Erase chart when it is not in use, or change what is written on it often.
About the Author
Tina Hargaden is a MS French and Spanish teacher, teacher trainer, and writer on a mission to simplify CI instruction to the basics: delivering interesting comprehensible messages aloud and in writing.
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Pretty good
Aug 18, 2019 | By Dana J Howell
This is a pretty good copy of Tina's formula. It does leave out some of her language, like "Yesterday was..." and "Tomorrow will be..."
Good product
Sep 13, 2019 | By Meredith
I use this every day with my students. I wish it had a magnetic backing so that it could easily attach to my classroom whiteboard and remove it when I needed more space.
Setting a Routine
Sep 28, 2019 | By Carissa Doucet
The weather station can be used as a warm up, student volunteers love to fill it out, and it helps to establish a morning routine. The quality of poster is good and no ghosting of dry erase markers. I had an issue with the condition of my shipment and Teachers Discovery did an outstanding job in rectifying the issue. I will definitely be placing orders in the future.
Bookkeeper
Oct 12, 2020 | By Tiffany Caul
Delivery time was very quick! Delivery man was incredibly nice and helpful. Items were exactly as expected.
Poor value for the money
Sep 29, 2021 | By Kaytlyn Affane
For the price, the poster should already be cut out and set up with Velcro. I had to spend an additional $15 to get the Velcro I needed to make this poster a workable weather station. I also had to make cards for months and days. For $35 I just felt like this should've all been supplied for me.
