Easily Turn Spanish Infographics into Authentic Interpretive Tasks
Do you struggle to find authentic resources in the target language? Finding resources, especially for novice level students can be challenging. One of my favorite resources to use for all levels is infographics. Infographics provide visuals, brief text, authentic information, and relevant topics. So once you find an infographic that fits your lesson and content, […]
How to Use Literature Circle Roles for Interpretive Tasks in High School Spanish
When you hear the term literature circle roles, you probably immediately think of elementary school. But these reading roles can be used for any grade level and are amazing and useful tools to use in the world language classroom. You can use literature circle roles during interpretive tasks to keep all students accountable and to […]
The Best Resources and Activities to teach Hispanic Myths and Legends
Fall always reminds me of spooky stories or myths and legends around a campfire. My mom is known for her storytelling around the campfire. She has a way of captivating her audience and keeping us on the edge of our seats to hear the ending! A good storyteller shares a story with such detail and […]
A Complete Spanish Class Movie List for High School Students
Our students always ask to watch movies. I can’t even tell you how many times my students have asked to watch Coco! But I never had a Spanish Class Movie List to reference. I just knew of a few movies that I watched in college Spanish classes. So, over time, I began to create a […]
How to Teach El Delantal Blanco to High School Students
I first read El delantal blanco in college. I remember it was one of my first college level Spanish courses and for some reason, years later, this drama just stuck with me. Maybe it was that an upper class woman thought that switching outfits with her maid would allow them to see the world differently? […]
Never Teach Prepositions in Spanish Again Without These 5 Activities
I remember teaching prepositions in Spanish when I first taught Spanish 2. It accompanied a unit for places around town and giving directions. I felt like we spent the entire unit just staring at maps and describing the location of each place, then giving directions from A to B. I was bored, and I knew […]
The 7 Best Day of the Dead Books to Read with Your Students
Whether you are teaching your little kids at home or sharing Day of the Dead customs with your high school Spanish classes, using books is one of my favorite teaching methods. I truly believe that students acquire a language through reading, and reading a lot! Children’s books especially can provide great comprehensible input with repetitive […]
The ONLY Comprehensible Input Spanish Lesson You Need for the First Day of School
Do you remember being in high school and every single class spent the first day going over the syllabus, expectations, and doing an icebreaker? By the end of the day, you couldn’t take it anymore! This year, try switching things up and begin the first day of Spanish class with a comprehensible input lesson. I […]
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 […]
Why You Must Try These Strategies for Close Reading in Spanish Class
How many times do you find your students reading a text just to skim it and find the answers to the comprehension questions? Or maybe you see them sneaking their phone out to Google Translate sentences in the text? If you’re ready to get your students diving deep into interpretive tasks, then close reading is […]