Fun For Spanish Teachers
A blog about resources for language teachers of preschool and elementary-aged children.
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Traditional Colombian Game: Tingo, Tango
As far as I know, this game is only played in Colombia, but I am sure there are other variations in other parts of Latin America. I have been using this game as an energizer in my 4th and 5th grade classes. My students have really loved playing this game. I thought it...
Honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Spanish Class
In the search of books to read to my own children at home, I came across the book "What Was Your Dream, Dr. King?"*** It was written for children, yet I find it very informative and descriptive about that moment in the history of the United States and still at the...
GREET YOUR STUDENTS AT THE DOOR
I teach at a school with strong SEL and Responsive Classroom programs, so many of the teachers already have as part of their routine the practice of greeting their students at the door. I have seen how positive the children enter the classrooms after greeting their...
RESOURCES TO KICK-START 2019 IN YOUR SPANISH CLASS
Happy New Year! Wishing everyone who reads this blog an awesome 2019! I wanted to start my first blog of the year by recommending some free and paid resources for your classes. Here is the list: Printable Calendar I updated the calendar I shared last year. I added...
5 MOST READ BLOG POSTS IN 2018
I can't believe 2018 is almost over! Thank you for all the support I receive from you, my readers throughout the world. I truly enjoy receiving messages that share how my blog has inspired new ideas in other classrooms or helped other teachers, or that express a...
TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS SONG: EL BURRITO SABANERO
El Burrito Sabanero is one of the most well known villancicos (Christmas songs) in Latin America. Listening to this song brings back memories of my navidades in Colombia with many of my childhood friends as we gathered around the Nativity scene praying and reciting...
CHRISTMAS MOVEMENT CARDS IN SPANISH
This is the last set of Movements Cards that I post for this year. This time of the year goes so fast and I wanted to make sure you have these Christmas Movement cards in Spanish. My kinder students have loved all the different versions and I can't wait to show them...
THANKSGIVING MOVEMENT CARDS IN SPANISH
My younger students love all kinds of movement cards. We use them as quick brain brains. Movement cards are also a great opportunity to connect language with movement. If you explore my blog you will find that I have made different ones related to different holidays...
TEACHING GRATITUDE IN AN ELEMENTARY SPANISH CLASS
November is here! What a great month to practice gratitude in a world language class. I know that teaching gratitude is not limited to just November, but it happens to be the month where we think the most about it. In fact, we should make it a habit because practicing...
FREE HALLOWEEN STICKERS IN SPANISH
I can't believe this is my last post for this October. I just wanted to share these cute Halloween stickers in Spanish that I made to give my students. You can use them as rewards for your games or celebrations for Halloween. They are made to be printed on the Avery...
“DAY OF THE DEAD” BOOKS FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS
I have these Day of the Dead books in my classroom and have seen how my students get motivated to look at them to read and look at the art. In the elementary Spanish program at the school where I teach, the Day of the Dead is one of the cultural explorations we do to...
FREE HALLOWEEN GAME FOR ELEMENTARY SPANISH
This is a fun Halloween game for lower elementary Spanish. In preparation for the game, print the pages more than once, laminate them, and put them in a bag. Use the big flashcards to introduce or review the emotions vocabulary in this game. You can also use the cards...
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