References & Resources for the World Language Teacher
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Books & Activities: All Languages

Don’t be limited by this list. Many times activities specific to one language can be easily adapted to another.

 Title  Publisher  Comments
 A Picture is Worth 1000 Words*  Soleil Publishing Pictures work for all languages. Exercises come in French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Basic Vocabulary Builder
Practical Vocabulary Builder
  Blackline masters of themed vocabulary pictures. Teaching suggestions and activities. Seems to be out of print but some copies available at Amazon
Chalk Talks Command Performance Language Institute Super-simple drawings as cues for speaking
Comics and Conversation
More Comics and Conversation
JAG Publications Uncaptioned cartoon stories
Five-Minute Activities Cambridge Short, easy activities
Keep Talking Cambridge Communicative fluency activities
Over 1,000 Conversation Starters Madame Fifi Publications Conversation starters and strategies for the Communicative Classroom. Highly recommended!