A Complete Collection of 15 Activities to Teach About Food in Spanish Class
Everybody loves teaching about food in Spanish class! It is also one of our students’ favorite units. But I always found that a food unit with vocabulary that focused on common American food like hamburguesas y papas fritas was pretty boring. Yes, our students need to know vocabulary that is of interest to them, but […]
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 […]
Use Story Prompt Cards to Spice Up Your Writing & Speaking Activities
Are you looking for a way to spice up your classroom communicative activities? Do students need more inspiration during creative writing tasks? Let me show you how story prompt cards can spice up your communicative tasks. With just one set of story prompt cards, you can have endless options for creative writing and speaking activities […]
What to Spend Your Teacher Budget On That Will Last for Years
Every year at this time, my colleagues and I would get an email from the secretary requesting our teacher budget for next year. We had to create a list of classroom supplies and resources we would like to have for the following school year. I always wanted to make the most of my teacher budget […]
10 Sub Plans for a Sub that Doesn’t Speak Spanish (that aren’t showing a movie)
Does creating sub plans cause more stress and anxiety than if you had just gone to school instead of enjoying that personal day with your family? Or is your administration requesting a week’s worth of emergency sub plans, because hey you never know when you’ll need to use them? Maybe it is 8pm and you […]
How to Build a Spanish Classroom Library on a Budget
“I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.” ― Jorge Luis Borges. Our classrooms should be a paradise for our students. We must fill our paradise, or our classroom library with books in the target language. But how can we build our Spanish classroom library on a budget? There are so […]
7 Easy Teacher Side Hustle from Home Ideas for Extra Cash
We all know that living off a teacher’s salary is not easy, despite the long hours we put in each day. Teachers are always looking for a way to make some extra cash, but let’s be honest… we are tired! We need a side hustle from home, not a second job! How can teachers earn […]
Llearning Llama Resources are Going Digital!
We are still up in the air with how next school year will start… will it be virtual, hybrid, or in the classroom? No matter what situation we are thrown into, we know that we will most likely depend on digital resources. Even when we are physically in the classroom, we have learned that digital […]
Back to School Purchases for World Language Teachers
When stores put out the “Back to School” displays, it always makes me cringe. I’m never ready to see that, especially in July! But as we approach the beginning of September, I am always on the lookout for something new to spice up my Spanish classroom. Dry Erase Story Blocks Students can draw objects or write […]
10 World Language Vocabulary Activities
Shake up your vocabulary lessons with some of these fun, exciting activities! Each game or activity below can be altered to fit the proficiency level of your students. If you have novice level students, use lots of images and words. For those with intermediate to advanced students, try to incorporate definitions to challenge your students! […]