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TUTORIAL TO CREATE YOUR CLASS WEBSITE
Have you always wanted to have a website for your class? Here is a quick and beautiful way to have one! First, make sure you have a Canva account which is free for educators! You just need to use your school email to open the account. Follow these steps : Open...
KNOWING HOW TO PRONOUNCE YOUR STUDENTS’ NAMES
Knowing how to pronounce your students’ names correctly is one of the most valuable things to start connecting with your students from day 1. Below you will find some tips that might help: Get Ready in Advance Take a look at your class lists. Don't assume that you...
MY MOTTO FOR THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR: UN DÍA A LA VEZ
We will always remember this past school year for all the difficulty it was! One of the things that I really learned was to be flexible and to let go. It was a tiring school year and I really needed to take a break from many things. As a result I actually haven't...
TINGO TANGO – GAME FOR VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON SETTINGS
Tingo Tango is one of those games that brings back memories of growing up in Colombia. This game is traditionally played in a circle passing a small object. I have played this game before, and my students were really asking to play - and I finally figured out how to...
INCORPORATING VOWELS IN ELEMENTARY SPANISH
I don't explicitly teach vowels in Spanish but try to find ways to incorporate them in my lessons through games or songs. The good news is that there are five vowels in Spanish and each of them has only one sound! That makes everyone's lives easier! An easy way to...
A TWIST TO THE TRADITIONAL VEO VEO GAME
This is a twist on the traditional “Veo, veo” song/game. I used a short version and added a movement component to it. This game has been a hit in my in-person and virtual classes. This game can be used with anything you are teaching in your classes. I have used it to...
SONGS FOR INTERNATIONAL MOTHER EARTH DAY
April 22, the International Day of Mother Earth, was proclaimed as an official "day" by the United Nations in 2009. This day seeks to raise awareness of the different problems humans have caused such as pollution, global warming, overpopulation, and more! Now more...
GAMES FOR VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON CLASSES – VIRTUAL CAFÉ TAKEAWAYS
On the positive side of this COVID pandemic, many of us have discovered the joy of connecting with colleagues and friends via Zoom. To be honest, I never got to use Zoom before the pandemic, and it now has become a tool that I not only use to teach but to meet with...
Acts of Kindness in Spanish Class
This year I decided to take a different approach on Valentine's Day and focus on activities for the Random Acts of Kindness Week promoted by the Random Acts of Kindness Foundation. I used this video with some of my classes as the basis for conversation. Just like many...
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