Fantasy Trip Planning Form printable pdf download

Fantasy Trip Planning Form

Virtual travel in the language classroom:

Take a fantasy trip!

Presenter: Dr. Lori Langer de Ramirez

What IS a fantasy trip?

When you can’t take students out of the

classroom, take a virtual trip! A fantasy trip can

work at any proficiency level and for any

language. It is a role play/simulation in which

students act out different scenarios relating to

travel in the target culture.

Fantasy trips can include trips to…

 neighborhoods, cities, countries, regions

 markets and restaurants

 biomes (e.g., tropical rainforest, the sahel)

 museums and galleries

 stores and businesses

 concerts and shows

What you will need for your “trip”  Realia (Objects from real life of the target language/culture).

 Free maps for download and use in documents and websites:

 Brochures, flyers, ephemera:

 Photos from the target culture: Google images:

 Newspaper clippings:

 Assorted realia: Other authentic materials:

 In-flight movies (short videos to show “on the plane”!):

 Write a Facebook post about your trip: Historical Facebook:

 Boarding passes: Ticket-o-Matic:

Looks real, right? I

made this boarding

pass (for free!) on

Ticket-o-Matic (URL

above). Have your

students make their

own for your class trip!

For more information about fantasy trips:



Read Helena Curtain and Carol Ann Dahlberg’s book:

Languages and Learners:

Making the Match: World Language Instruction in K-8 Classrooms and Beyond

(5th Ed) -

 Visit MisCositas’ resources page: “Fantasy Trips in the Language Classroom”:

For more language teaching resources, visit:

Fantasy Trip Planning Form