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Making Every Day a “Viernes” in Spanish Class
You no longer need to wait until Friday to dance in Spanish class! Get your students moving any day and at any time. Dancing in class is an awesome brain break and also an opportunity to share some culture through music. Download the PowerPoint below to choose what...
Celebrating Valentine’s Day in Spanish Class
As Valentine's day approaches, we are looking for activities and ideas to use with our students. There are few moments in the classroom to use phrases like this one and Valentine's day is giving us a great opportunity to put language into context. This short and...
Five Christmas Songs for Spanish Class
I can't believe Christmas is around the corner! Many of us are teaching Christmas songs to our students, and what a great way to teach vocabulary in context. Here is a group of fun songs I found on YouTube and that I think are perfect for Spanish learners....
The Speekee Spanish Giveaway
I am so lucky to host this new giveaway! This time Speekee® is offering my readers the chance to win a 1-year subscription to their ever popular, ever evolving Spanish Scheme of Work for early and elementary teachers around the world. The Speekee...
LA NOCHE DE LAS VELITAS AND FAROLITO TUTORIAL
December 7th is an exciting day in Colombia! It's the day when many people celebrate "La Noche de las Velitas" also known as "El Día delas Velitas." Although the origins of this celebration are religious (as the night when many families welcome and celebrate...
BRAIN BREAKS FOR SPANISH CLASS
I am "brain break" lover! I teach young students, but it doesn't matter how old your students are, a little break to get them moving will help them tune into class. I use brain breaks a lot, but depending on the time of the day, I have noticed that they are more...
Reasons to Share About El Día de los Muertos in Spanish Class
I have to admit that I didn't know anything about "El Día de los Muertos" until I moved from Colombia to the United States. In the first Spanish program in which I taught, cultural traditions and celebrations were not part of the curriculum. This was mainly due...
5 Reasons to Use Interactive Student Notebooks in Elementary Spanish Class
An Interactive Student Notebook is nothing more than a regular notebook, but it's organized in a specific way that helps students keep track of all the content we explore in class. For older students, their ISN requires them to have a table of contents, numbered...
Spanish Teachers to Follow on Social Media
If you are on Facebook, Pinterest or enjoy following blogs, you may like to know that there is a group of Spanish teachers who are active on social media. They are all dedicated educators who share teaching tips, classroom management ideas, what has worked or hasn't...
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