New Year, New Chat Mat: Low Prep, High Impact plans for the first days back

Nothing like a good chat mat to support student conversations on the first days back to school after holiday break! No need to stress over planning–this resource can work for beginners through advanced students to spark ideas and scaffold their skills. It’s also a great tool to help establish (or re-establish) connections and community within your classroom.

I updated a winter-themed chat mat and plan to roll it out this week. Students will want to talk to their classmates, so let’s help them do what they want to do in Spanish! 

Download a copy of the Spanish chat mat here:

Here is an updated French version, correcting a leftover Spanish phrase:

Italian:

German:

New to weekend chat? Check out this blog post from Super Señora to get started. See other posts about using chat mats & weekend chat here.