Let’s Get Digital: Current Events
Many world language teachers incorporate current events in the form of projects, presentations, or weekly assignments. We all have our typical routines with current events, but how will you make adjustments for this year? Here are some of my suggestions! 1. Write Your Own News Article / News Paper Virtually Students can format their own […]
Let’s Get Digital: Virtual Gallery Walks in Spanish Class
One of my favorite activities to use is the gallery walk. In my classroom, I use six large white boards that I purchased from Home Depot. I place them around the room. I group my students into six small groups, and each goes to their designated white board. Each gallery walk looks different: describe the […]
Virtual Field Trips for Spanish Class: Let’s Get Digital
Let’s get digital with virtual field trips in Spanish class! Teaching Spanish from a classroom with four walls (or now behind a computer screen) makes it challenging for our students to see the Spanish-speaking world. We can take them on local field trips to dance shows, restaurants, or markets, but it just isn’t the same as […]
9 Digital Icebreaker Activities to Get to Know Your Students Better
The first day of school still makes me nervous. And the term “icebreaker” puts knots in my stomach. So I’ve learned to make these digital icebreaker first day of school activities as low-pressure and fun as possible. Now, with the possibility of trying to “meet” our students virtually and develop relationships, we have to consider […]
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 […]
Virtual Scavenger Hunt Ideas for Spanish Class
I love doing puzzles, scavenger hunts, and escape rooms. I am currently working on a 1000-piece puzzle as I watch Celebrity Escape Room on TV! Every chance I get, I try to bring a fun challenge into my lessons. I have found that doing a virtual scavenger hunt is a really authentic way for students […]
Spanish From Home: Authentic Tasks to Keep Students Engaged
New Jersey just announced that we will not be returning to school for the rest of the year. I’m sure you are in the same position as me! So, how can we keep our Spanish students engaged at home? How can they still grow in proficiency without being in the classroom? We know our students […]
5 Online Resources for World Language Virtual Learning
Well, we are over a month into virtual learning and quarantine, and it seems like we will not be returning to our classrooms anytime soon. I would argue that foreign language is one of the harder subjects to teach remotely because the students rely so heavily on the teacher, target language input, and frequent conversations. […]