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DAY OF THE DEAD SONGS AND VIDEOS FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS

by FunSpanish | Oct 24, 2016 | Day of the Dead, Día de los Muertos | 0 Comments

It's always great to have all these videos in one place! Hopefully this will save you some time. I recommend you take the time to watch the videos before presenting them to your students to make sure they are appropriate not only for their developmental age and level...

FIVE HALLOWEEN SONGS FOR ELEMENTARY SPANISH

by FunSpanish | Oct 20, 2016 | Halloween, songs | 0 Comments

Halloween is an exciting time in elementary school. There is always so much vocabulary that could be explored around it: colors, shapes, likes, costumes and so on. You don't have to go anywhere else to find great songs for your class. Below I am sharing five of my...

Day of the Dead Celebration in Sumpango, Guatemala

by FunSpanish | Oct 18, 2016 | Día de los difuntos, Día de los Muertos, DÍA DE MUERTOS | 2 Comments

Foto: Multiturismo Moca El Día de los Muertos, also known as El Día de los Difuntos or Todos Santos in other places in Latin America is celebrated in different ways all throughout the continent. In Guatemala, the Day of the Dead is celebrated on November 1st....

ACTIVITIES FOR THE FIRST DAYS OF SCHOOL IN SPANISH CLASS

by FunSpanish | Sep 7, 2016 | activities for the first week of school, first day of school, first week. | 0 Comments

I partnered with Mundo de Pepita to share activities for the first day of school in Spanish class.These is a collection of what I shared on my blog. Make sure to click on every picture and read all the different activities. Download it here! Fun for...

The CI and TPRS Challenge

by FunSpanish | Jul 27, 2016 | CI, Comprehensible Input, iFLT, TPRS | 0 Comments

iFLT (The International Forum on Language Teaching) was a mind changing conference for me. I have always been interested in the use of CI (Comprehensible Input) and TPRS in Spanish class. I had actually never attended a formal training on this topic before. I had even...

Activities for Summer Camps in Spanish

by FunSpanish | Jun 22, 2016 | cultural games, Mundo de Pepita, Summer, Summer Camp | 3 Comments

Running a summer program in Spanish? Don't worry! Mundo de Pepita and I have you covered. Here we're sharing some activities that can help you enrich your summer program. 1. Parachute Everyone loves playing this game in summer camps. This link has...

Another School Year Has Ended! Now What?

by FunSpanish | Jun 20, 2016 | culture, End of School Year, Interactive Notebook, Reflections, Staying in the TL, Whole Brain Teaching | 0 Comments

Yes! Another school year has ended, and now it's time to reflect upon on it. I have always been good about writing a list OF reflections at the end of the school year, thinking about what worked or what didn't, what I need to continue working on, and what I will keep...

Proyecto para niños: LA CASA AZUL

by FunSpanish | Jun 6, 2016 | culture, Frida Kahlo, house unit | 3 Comments

Si algunas vez has visitado mi página de Facebook habrás notado que soy fan de Frida Kahlo. Siempre estoy buscando maneras de incorporarla y presentarla a mis estudiantes en clase, claro manteniendo el nivel y la información que se puede compartir con estudiantes de...

End of School Year Resources for Elementary Spanish

by FunSpanish | May 24, 2016 | End of School Year, Fin de año escolar, Summer | 0 Comments

Yes! I can't believe we are already talking about the end of the school year. It's that time when we all are having a hard time concentrating and ready for the break.Here are some ideas that you might find helpful. Just click on the pictures to take you to the correct...