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5 ways to improve your classroom organization

This post is going to focus on 5 things you can do to help yourself stay organized. Read more to learn about:1. Curriculum binders2. Email and Google Drive3. Collecting papers4. Documenting and reflection5. Calendars 1. Curriculum binders If you will be creating your own handouts for students, I suggest printing a copy for yourself and creating your own binder. Living in a ... Read More about 5 ways to improve your classroom organization

What to teach on the last day of Spanish class

Are you looking for a meaningful end of year activity to do with your Spanish students? I stumbled upon this wonderful activity with my own sixth grade, Spanish I students that I think you will love! It's low-prep and low-energy for teachers, but fun and rewarding for students. Win-win! My sixth graders finished our final unit with just two days to spare, and I found myself in a panic of what ... Read More about What to teach on the last day of Spanish class

Teaching empathy and social justice in Spanish class

Background I recently attended the Central States Conference for language teachers. I highly recommend it if you have the opportunity! Hands down the best workshop I attended over the 3 day period was titled "Teaching with Social Justice".  Thank you to the presenters Karen Goering (@kbhawki) and Lindsey Camacho (@lindseyscamacho)  for sharing their ... Read More about Teaching empathy and social justice in Spanish class

How to teach possessive adjectives in Spanish

I've reached the unit in my scope and sequence on possessive adjectives in Spanish..SNOOZE FEST! Thanks to some help from Sr. Jordan, I was able to flip this lesson and have student stake notes on their own while I was at an amazing conference soaking up fantastic ideas from inspiring teachers!   Here are the guided notes I gave them to complete while watching his videos on ... Read More about How to teach possessive adjectives in Spanish

Project Based Learning in Spanish

How students designed their own cross-curricular service and research projects! If you read my article back in December, my students had just begun a project-based learning endeavor that they organically designed based on interest.  I am happy to report that it was a great success and I am so proud of them for all their efforts! The project ended up taking about 3 weeks to complete. As ... Read More about Project Based Learning in Spanish

Teaching students how to study

I get a lot of panicked phone calls around final exam season. While I'm really grateful for the extra income from tutoring, it started me thinking about how students study. So often,  we tell students "study for the quiz tomorrow", but we never actually teach them how to do that.  Many of them have no clue where to start. ​ I decided I was going to start showing my 7th ... Read More about Teaching students how to study

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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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This Spanish story focuses on the verbs: les gusta, les encanta, les interesa, les fascina, les importa. #spanish #education Click here to download the full activity: http://bit.ly/3Zw7KvA Join our mailing list! https://sws.myflodesk.com/oatz5bk0sf
Click here for full activity: http://bit.ly/3m4I6jA <br />Need an activity to teach the irregular yo verbs in Spanish? (salgo, pongo, digo, oigo, veo, hago) This variation of Little Red Riding Hood (Caperucita Roja) is just what you need! #spanish <br />SpanishwithStephanie.com
Use these gestures to help teach stem-changing verbs in context! Click here to join our mailing list! https://sws.myflodesk.com/oatz5bk0sf
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Play this fun game with Spanish students for a movement break during class! Works for high school, middle school, and elementary students! Click here to join our mailing list! https://sws.myflodesk.com/oatz5bk0sf
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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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