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Spanish Resources and Ideas from one teacher to another

Pre-teaching vocabulary for novels with Quizlet

I have been pre-teaching with Quizlet for some time, but I can't say enough good things about it! Here is yet another use for the amazing tool! We recently finished reading Pobre Ana and Patricia va a California in my Spanish A and B classes.  We were really crunched for time this year,  and in order to finish the novels, I had to cut something.  My colleagues and I ... Read More about Pre-teaching vocabulary for novels with Quizlet

Growth Mindset Grading

This year we were asked to adopt the idea of Growth Mindset, an idea from Carol Dweck, an author and leading researcher in the field of motivation. The main idea behind growth mindset is that we don't have a fixed intelligence and we can all get better at something if we put in enough work.  (I'm trying to get better at blogging and marketing right now!!😉 )This was presented to us during a ... Read More about Growth Mindset Grading

Quizlet Live and Free Remote Mouse App

"We heard Spanish is awesome today!" said several students in my afternoon class on the day I introduced Quizlet live.  I even had coworkers coming up to me all week asking me to show them this new game their kids are all buzzing about! So naturally, I wanted to share it here as well! How it works Quizlet live allows you to take any set of flashcards with 12 or more terms ... Read More about Quizlet Live and Free Remote Mouse App

How to teach tener que +infinitive

Tener que + infinitive is one of those topics that I have to teach (haha, get it?), but never really sinks in for the kids. This year I was looking for a new way to teach it and I came up with an idea that worked so well, I just had to share it! (I crack myself up!) I go over the traditional notes and explain what it is, but this takes about 5 minutes.   Then I ask for a volunteer and ... Read More about How to teach tener que +infinitive

Brain Breaks in Spanish Class: Dance Party!

This week our school gave up 5 days to the dreaded PARCC test.  I knew ahead of time that my kids would be tired and cranky and I wanted to do something to brighten their day after suffering through two hours of testing.  Also, we only have 26 minute class periods, so I knew not a whole lot of learning was going to take place.   Instead of continuing with my curriculum, I put ... Read More about Brain Breaks in Spanish Class: Dance Party!

3 strategies to help students speak more Spanish

​During my student teaching, I remember observing veteran teachers and thinking "Wow, they speak so much English! I'll never do that!" Fast forward 10 years and....We're all guilty of it. Sometimes it's just faster and easier to give the directions in English, even if we know we need to be speaking in Spanish.  Here are three tools I use in the classroom that have really helped both the kids and I ... Read More about 3 strategies to help students speak more Spanish

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