This is the time of year I teach places and the verb ir in Spanish 1. I loosely follow the Realidades 1 textbook, however over the years I have supplemented their original Chapter 4A list to include more places, particularly cognates. My favorite thing about this chapter is that it is the perfect way to review previous material, particularly verbs and weather. At the beginning of the unit, I always have my students use the mini white boards to draw pictures of the places. I find drawing is a nice ease into the chapter and students enjoy it. While they draw, I walk around the room and talk with my…