Circumlocution - Spanish - Signs - Set of 18

When students don't know a word, the easy move is to switch to English.

Give them the tools to talk around it instead.

These 18 circumlocution signs prompt students to use the Spanish they already know to describe the things they don't, with sentence starters for explaining what something is used for, what it's like, what it's made of, and what it's the opposite of. Hang them around your room so students always have a way to keep the conversation in the target language.

A skill that builds real fluency. Circumlocution is how proficient speakers handle gaps, and these signs make it a habit.

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About the Author

Annabelle Williamson, a.k.a. La Maestra Loca, is a passionate Spanish teacher at Bricolage Academy in New Orleans, Louisiana. Annabelle loves teaching middle school, but she has taught all ages from 2 to 82 years old! Since earning her master’s in education, and learning from an army of incredible educators while living in Denver, she’s developed her own unique style, which her students call “loca” or “crazy.” She enjoys helping students of ALL ages acquire the Spanish language, rather than just learn it. She loves traveling the country, giving presentations and workshops, and helping reignite passion and excitement in teachers of all languages!

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1P2482: Set of 18 signs, each 19 x 6 inches, cardstock. ©2019.