Inside: A guide to the best Spanish podcasts for kids. Podcasts are exploding in popularity now. This means lots of new Spanish podcasts for kids are coming out too! Whether you are trying to learn “un poquito de español” with your kiddos, or have bilingual kids and want to enrich their language skills, I’ve got
Finding yourself with a few extra minutes in Spanish class? You don't have to waste that time! Try these fun and meaningful time fillers.
Practice with two reading exercises in a PDF worksheet based on the vocabulary for family members and their relationships in Spanish.
Are you looking for ways to connect with your students and build community during the first week of class? Do you want to get to know your students, but also set the expectation of “Spanish only” from the start? Here are 5 games that accomplish both of those objectives! 1. ¡Corre, corre! Students form a ... Read More about 5 icebreaker activities for the first week of Spanish
Are you looking for feelings activities for your Spanish classes? Check out these plans and resources for your novice middle or high school Spanish classes!
Are you considering taking up Spanish? Or planning a trip to a Spanish-speaking country? These 71 common Spanish phrases will have you speaking in no time!
83 FREE attention getters for Spanish One, organized by topic. Includes 72 memes, 11 video songs, all with PowerPoints that cover the Spanish One themes.
I like to include listening activities in my Spanish classes as much as I can. It can be seriously challenging to find good listening activities for lower-level students, though. Textbooks only have so many (good) listening comprehension activities, and it can be tricky to find recordings of Spanish speakers who speak SLOWLY and CLEARLY. Here are three great websites that I've found and used in my Spanish 1 and 2 classes: 1. Quia There are listening activities for Level 1 HERE and for Level 2 HERE. Click "Start now>>" and you will see 10 multiple-choice listening activities. Each time you reload the page, it will give you new activities. (Good news if you want more options, bad news if you want to bookmark the page and go back in the future for particular recordings.) There are probably 30 listening activities that Quia randomly picks and loads on the webpage. Quia provides multiple-choice questions for each listening activity, so you can use those or make your own! I like to go through and listen to all the activities and record the ones I want to use in class. I used Audacity to record them, which is a free program you can download on your Mac or PC. It's super easy to use, and then you can save the recordings to your computer and use them year after year. 2. 123TeachMe There are listening activities for Novice Low HERE. There are 39 "groups", and each has two audio recordings. I just go through and listen to a bunch of them and record the ones I want to use in class. These recordings show up in the same order every time you load the page, so you can pull up the website in class and play the recording(s) you want. The website includes a question for each recording, so you can use that one or create your own! 3. University of Texas A reader sent me this link, so many thanks to Amanda B! The University of Texas at Austin has Spanish proficiency exercises, organized by Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced, and Superior. You can choose various topics for each level, and then there are several speakers from different Spanish-speaking countries, so your students can hear a variety of accents. You could easily pull this website up in class and play the recording you want, or record in advance whatever you want students to listen to. I hope these ideas have helped you include more listening activities with native speakers in your lower-level classes! Where else do you get good listening activities? I'd love to hear other suggestions!
Inside: A collection of funny Spanish jokes for kids. Spanish teachers and parents know that positive emotions or a sense of fun boosts learning. Jokes and chistes are a fun way to learn or celebrate what students can understand. They can be a great brain break and a low-stress chance to do a tiny bit
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Learning a new language can be challenging, especially when it comes to understanding the intricacies of grammar and vocabulary. Luckily, there are tools available to help make the process easier and more enjoyable. Enter the personal in Spanish worksheet. Designed specifically for beginners and intermediate learners, this worksheet focuses on teaching the concept of personal pronouns and verb conjugation, allowing you to better communicate and express yourself in Spanish.
Learn funny Spanish sayings for everyday conversation! Colorful metaphors and rhymes will make you sound like a native speaker.
Learning a new language can be challenging, especially when it comes to understanding the intricacies of grammar and vocabulary. Luckily, there are tools available to help make the process easier and more enjoyable. Enter the personal in Spanish worksheet. Designed specifically for beginners and intermediate learners, this worksheet focuses on teaching the concept of personal pronouns and verb conjugation, allowing you to better communicate and express yourself in Spanish.
My goal: using Spanish as much as possible to give my students the maximum amount of comprehensible input. My students’ goal: Have fun while using Spanish. How often in a...
The best way to learn Spanish fast on your own! Try these fun and easy (and mostly free!) learning tips today and start speaking Spanish.
Want a fun vocabulary game for Spanish class? Try Matamoscas! It's low-prep and can be used with any vocabulary. Win-win!
What is Spanish verb conjugation? Let me show you why it's important and how you can do it with this complete guide.
This is one of my favorite CI games. It is so easy to load them up with tons of language they’re reading and hearing, and they don’t even know it because they’re focused on winnin…
If the subjunctive is your favorite topic to teach in Spanish class, raise your hand? Hmm, no hands up . . . That's because NO TEACHER EVER would raise their hand to say how much they love teaching the subjunctive. But listen, it doesn't have to be like that. When I taught this topic, I
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Learning a new language can be challenging, especially when it comes to understanding the intricacies of grammar and vocabulary. Luckily, there are tools available to help make the process easier and more enjoyable. Enter the personal in Spanish worksheet. Designed specifically for beginners and intermediate learners, this worksheet focuses on teaching the concept of personal pronouns and verb conjugation, allowing you to better communicate and express yourself in Spanish.
Have you ever heard of Quiz, Quiz, Trade? This structure is fantastic because it gets students up and out of their seats, speaking, practicing structures with classmates, and working with students they may not usually work with. Check out how I use it with my Spanish classes.
Learn the geometric shapes in Spanish with a vocabulary list and pictures, and then practice with online exercises and games!
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If you teach Dante's Inferno, this activity is the PERFECT way to engage your readers while modernizing the text. Hozier's 2023 album, Unreal Unearth, is entirely based on Dante's descent into and emergence from Hell. It serves as the ideal pairing for deeply understanding the original text of Inferno in a creative and engaging way. This product has you covered from start to finish. And BONUS: this product features Spanish translations and accommodations. The entire package includes: An overview of how to run the activity with a table of contents page for easy reference Directions for the activity for your students -- translated into Spanish A ready-to-go rubric for assessing students -- translated into Spanish For every circle/location of Hell: a worksheet for quick review of the location For every circle/location of Hell: poignant, selected excerpts from Dante's original text, Inferno, with annotated notes for more challenging vocabulary and higher-level thinking questions For every circle/location of Hell: an overview of Hozier's corresponding song and its lyrics, complete with a hyperlink to the song on YouTube For every circle/location of Hell: an analysis worksheet for students to really dig deep in their comparison of the circle of Hell and Hozier's song For every circle/location of Hell: a graphic organizer to help students synthesize all of this information SPECIAL NOTE: This product comes with an expertly translated Spanish worksheet for every single reference listed above. It's the perfect way to be a more inclusive teacher for your Spanish speakers. BONUS: There are three pages of bonus content at the end of this resource. They feature a modified assignment if you have less immersed Spanish speakers in your classroom. Instead of a comparative analysis between circle and song, the accommodated version has ELLs put together their own playlist of songs based on the circles of Hell. Circles 2 and 9 are featured with the option for any other circle of their choice. Please be sure to check out the preview to have a fuller understanding of all the amazing aspects of this resource. Note that the teacher's guide (answer key) has been included in the preview. Also included is a complete set of worksheets -- English and Spanish -- for Dante's descent into Hell. It should give you an idea of what the remaining pages of your purchase include. This is a totally unique and must-have activity that is sure to get your students thinking critically while also having fun. You don't want to miss out on this resource! Please note: this file is a PDF, so it cannot be immediately altered unless you have the programming to do so.
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A Review of the Charlotte Mason Simple Spanish Curriculum: a Charlotte Mason Inspired Foreign Language Program for children aged 0-8 Years.
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Spanish grammar can be confusing when you're first learning the language. These four shortcuts will help you remember the rules and learn Spanish grammar.
Feeling like you're stuck in a rut with your writing activities? This fun combo makes for great practices with lots of laughter! Students come up with silly sentences using spinners, then illustrate & share with a telephone pictionary game! Check out this post for instructions and FREE resources!
I’ve been on a mission to reduce the number of emails in my “to-do” folder. This evening, it brought me to an email from about three years ago that included the French translation of the first logic puzzle that I shared on the blog. You may recall that I love, love, love doing logic puzzles,…
In a performance and proficiency based classroom, students coming from traditional classroom needs some guidance. Musicuento uses an example of a “Talking about a taco” to show the diff…
Update on this Post: I recently wrote a follow up to this goal setting post that focuses on setting proficiency goals using the ACTFL Proficiency Scale and the Can-Do Statements. You can read it H…
This article explains how to count numbers, money (currency) and other objects in Korean. An introduction to the Korean numbering system.
This worksheet contains exercises on possessive pronouns in Spanish to talk about things that belong to us. You will practice by completing sentences.
