In my very first year of teaching Spanish, I was teaching middle school 6th and 7th grade. My upcoming unit was to teach about jobs in Spanish. Jobs, professions, careers to 6th graders? How would I connect with them? They probably have a dream job, but other than that, what
This blog post is part 3 of my creative writing blog post series. In part 1, I shared how you can use one simple activity: 5 Senses Brainstorm to start creative writing in your classroom. Part 2 included 3 creative writing exercises for daily warmups, and now in part 3,
Finding time to dedicate to creative writing exercises can be challenging. Maybe you have high hopes of teaching creative writing because of all of its benefits (encouraging self-expressions, boosting confidence and imagination, increasing concentration, among others). But you just can’t squeeze it into your class periods. Then doing a daily
Teaching creative writing in Spanish class can seem far fetched. After all, we are just trying to get our students to communicate. Why add another level of difficulty to the process? But, creative writing has many benefits, and isn’t Spanish a language classroom, where we encourage all types of communication?!
If you teach a Spanish sports, health and wellness unit, or even a hobbies unit in Spanish class, it can be difficult to add Hispanic culture into these content areas. Vocabulary tends to be about sports and activities that our students typically participate in: béisbol, tenis, baloncesto, etc. And while
You’ve probably heard of La Tomatina, a famous Spanish food festival. But have you heard of “La Noche de Rábanos?” This unique festival, NIght of the Radishes, takes place in Oaxaca, Mexico every year on December 23. By teaching about Night of the Radishes, your Spanish students will get insight
You want to share the culture, history, and sites of Mexico in Spanish class, but how can you narrow down an entire Internet search into a series of lesson plans? Or maybe you are trying to find one or two resources to enhance a lesson about everyday vocabulary like the
I remember the first time I taught direct object pronouns in Spanish 3 Honors. I also incorporated indirect object pronouns. My students left that lesson more confused than when we started. I felt like I failed them. The lesson included wayyyy too much info; I was expecting them to grasp
I want you to think about your current Spanish House unit. You know, the one where you include the traditional la casa vocabulary, like rooms of the house, furniture, and chores. How exciting are your lesson plans within this unit? How many authentic resources do you use to incorporate culture
Alebrijes animals are colorful, unique, and a beautiful Mexican artform. You can teach about alebrije animals at any time of the school year, but they have recently been associated with Day of the Dead because of the popular movie Coco! Keep reading to learn about my favorite lessons to teach
I am a high school Spanish teacher from Pennsylvania. I create authentic and engaging resources for the Spanish classroom. On my blog, I share practical tips and strategies for teaching world languages.
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