The Best Children’s Books Spanish Teachers Can Use to Teach Grammar

In modern foreign language pedagogy, we tend to not teach “grammar” directly. We want our students to naturally acquire grammar through comprehensible input and authentic texts. One of the best strategies to do this is with children’s books spanish lessons. Children’s books tend to use repetition of similar phrases and sentence structure over and over […]

How to Teach Preterite vs Imperfect in Spanish in a Foolproof Way

preterite vs imperfect spanish lessons

The dreaded preterite vs imperfect lesson… we all know you can do boring grammar drills to hone in on the difference between preterite and imperfect.  But will that teach your students how to communicate using these past tense conjugations? After a few years of teaching preterite vs imperfect to my Spanish 3 students, I have […]

How to teach Verbs Like Gustar in a Student-Centered and Engaging Way

verbs like gustar in a student centered way

Are you struggling to teach verbs like gustar to your Spanish students in a more engaging, student-centered way? Do you find yourself bored with using typical grammar activities, like fill-in-the-blank and mundane worksheets? Verbs like gustar are usually some of the first “grammar” lessons that our students encounter in the target language, and we don’t […]