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EL SOMBRERO VUELTIAO

EL SOMBRERO VUELTIAO

"El Sombrero Vueltiao is the hat that has come to represent Colombia as a symbol.  I feel strongly connected to this symbol because my parents are both from the Atlantic Coast of Colombia, and although I was born and raised in Cali, I was always surrounded by the...

Virtual Field Trips in Elementary Spanish Class

Virtual Field Trips in Elementary Spanish Class

There is nothing children enjoy more than pretending! Role playing games are such valuable tools for teaching languages. Planning a virtual trip requires some planning. You have to make sure the content is suitable for the level you teach.  Introduction of a country...

Hand Signals for Spanish Class

Hand Signals for Spanish Class

Nothing like being in the middle of a fun and engaging lesson when suddenly you have a student interrupting because he or she needs to go to the bathroom, or even worse, you have a student who you thought was raising his/her hand quietly for a while when you realized...