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Weather you are an elementary, middle or high school language teacher, I am glad you made it here! On this website you will find teaching tips, strategies and resources to support your teaching journey.

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GREET YOUR STUDENTS AT THE DOOR

by FunSpanish | Jan 2, 2019 | classroom routines, teaching tips | 0 Comments

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

by FunSpanish | Jan 1, 2019 | Freebies, fun activity for the beginning of the school year | 2 Comments

Happy New Year! Wishing everyone who reads this blog an awesome year! 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

by FunSpanish | Dec 29, 2018 | The Best of 2018 | 0 Comments

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

by FunSpanish | Dec 10, 2018 | Christmas, songs, songs for Spanish class, Spanish Christmas | 0 Comments

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

by FunSpanish | Nov 25, 2018 | Brain Breaks, Christmas, Christmas activities for Spanish class | 0 Comments

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

by FunSpanish | Nov 13, 2018 | Brain Breaks, El Día de Acción de Gracias, Thanksgiving | 0 Comments

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

by FunSpanish | Nov 5, 2018 | El Día de Acción de Gracias | 0 Comments

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

by FunSpanish | Oct 29, 2018 | Freebies, games in Spanish, Halloween | 0 Comments

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

by FunSpanish | Oct 22, 2018 | culture, Day of the Dead, Día de los difuntos, Día de los Muertos | 0 Comments

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...