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How to teach El Viaje Perdido

My 8th graders just finished reading El Viaje perdido and it went really well!  I was required to teach the preterite tense as part of my curriculum. My goal was to use the novel to make the grammar comprehensible. Some students found it challenging, but after a year of free voluntary reading (FVR) and some easier class novels, I felt like they could handle it.   We had already read Pobre Ana, ... Read More about How to teach El Viaje Perdido

The Best Spanish Review Game: Quizlet Match Relays

Need a new interactive game to shake things up in your spanish classroom? Try match relays! How to play Put students in teams of 4 with one device.The first player opens up the Quizlet set and launches the Match Game feature. 3. All other students huddle around the computer to help the first player. Only the first player may touch the mousepad. 4. The goal is complete the match ... Read More about The Best Spanish Review Game: Quizlet Match Relays

How to get students to speak more Spanish

Our main goal as language teachers is to help students communicate! We want them speaking more Spanish, but we know that output takes a while to develop, so we have to give them all sorts of tools.  In my Spanish classroom, I have an entire bulletin board dedicated to the idea: We just have to make ourselves understood, and we do that with circumlocution. Have you ever been in a situation ... Read More about How to get students to speak more Spanish

3 easy ways to increase student participation

Feel like the same kids are participating all the time? Here are some ideas to make sure everyone stays accountable. 1. Participation cards Cut a bunch of notecards in half and ask each student to write his/her name on one.  Pull from the top envelope to select a student. After that students participates, move her card to the bottom envelope.  Once every card has been moved to the bottom, I ... Read More about 3 easy ways to increase student participation

Speech recognition app for struggling Spanish writers

Speech Recognition SoundWriter is a VERY useful, free tool for struggling writers  Within a Google Doc, a student launches ​this free extension that will turn their speech into text. AND, it works in multiple languages!!! I have only tried it with one student, but it was very helpful for him to spit out ​his initial ideas ​without worrying about the perfectionism ... Read More about Speech recognition app for struggling Spanish writers

Celebrating Birthdays

Everyone loves birthdays! Well, teenagers, love their birthdays, at least. You may have to check your school policy, but in my class we celebrate everyone's birthday by singing "Feliz Cumpleaños" and I let them wear the birthday sombrero. At the beginning of the year I collect everyone's birthdays through our grade book system, but next year I may add it to my student-info survey to make it ... Read More about Celebrating Birthdays

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  • Christmas (la Navidad) and Hanukkah (Janucá), are 2 holidays during the winter months and December to teach in your Spanish classroom. Use these activities to engage Spanish students while learning about holiday traditions in Spanish-speaking countries related to Christmas and Chanukah. Read this blog article for ideas to incorporate both holidays to be inclusive of all students. Great winter activity for Spanish 1, 2, 3, or 4. Includes listening comprehension, reading comprehension.
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  • Download this free Spanish listening practice activity so that students can listen to native speakers & a variety of accents outside of class. Each recording provides audio of a Spanish speaker from a different country so that students can hear different dialects & develop their listening comprehension. This free resource includes five audio recordings and listening comprehension practice activities and questions related to family, la familia. Ideal for middle or high school beginning students.
  • Spanish Calendar Talk for your Daily Routines
  • Do you teach heritage speakers, native speakers & spanish 1 students in the same class period? When admin won't create a separate heritage spanish class, students are often placed in the wrong level. How do you teach more than one proficiency level in the same class period? This blog article gives ideas to meet the needs of all students through organization & differentiation. Click to read more!
  • Do you teach heritage speakers, native speakers & spanish 1 students in the same class period? When admin won't create a separate heritage spanish class, students are often placed in the wrong level. How do you teach more than one proficiency level in the same class period? This blog article gives ideas to meet the needs of all students through organization & differentiation. Click to read more!
  • Do you teach heritage speakers, native speakers & spanish 1 students in the same class period? When admin won't create a separate heritage spanish class, students are often placed in the wrong level. How do you teach more than one proficiency level in the same class period? This blog article gives ideas to meet the needs of all students through organization & differentiation. Click to read more!
  • Beginner Spanish students love to learn family vocabulary in Spanish. Here is a week-by-week guide about how to teach it with some fun activities!
  • Beginner Spanish students love to learn family vocabulary in Spanish. Here is a week-by-week guide about how to teach it with some fun activities!

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Practice the G sound in Spanish with this silly story for beginners! This is a great activity for sub plans because students will hear the story read aloud to them in Spanish and can complete activities when finished. To purchase the reading and activities, click here: https://bit.ly/3r96X3n For updates and free products, https://sws.myflodesk.com/oatz5bk0sf
Does your school use a rotating block schedule, which makes it impossible to create recurring appointments in your Outlook Calendar? Learn how to create a .csv file so you can quickly upload recurring appointments that fall on different days. Helpful for teachers and school administrators who want to stay organized and use Outlook Calendar! Click here to join our mailing list! https://sws.myflodesk.com/jkhttghotr
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