I’m sure many of you have your students create some sort of introductory poster at the beginning of the school year to display on the wall.  It’s a simple idea but a great way to teach lots of new vocabulary and have students work on something relevant to them.  I had been using the same template for years when I decided to spruce it up this year.  I was inspired by this great post from Territoires de Langues suggesting making this activity into a mind map.  I loved the idea, but given my students’ limited vocabulary at this point of the year, I had to give them more guidance.  So this is what I came up with:

Feel free to use it in your class!  Let me know what you like about it or what you might change.  Students are given a list of vocabulary terms to like or dislike and learn how to state their nationality before completing the activity.  In the center goes a picture, drawn or brought in from home.  Here’s how they look on the wall: