Are you wanting to start Free Voluntary Reading in your Spanish I classroom? I know when I first started I wasn’t sure how successful my students were going to be. I mean, it’s their first year of Spanish! And I’m just supposed to..let them read? On their own? For fun? Have you met teenagers lately?… Read More Books Your Novice Students Will Love
Are you interested in using stories and other comprehensible input methods in your language classroom? I’ve received a few questions on Instagram about how I do stories in my Spanish class. There is a LOT to this, but I’m going to go ahead and try my best! There are two main ways we do stories: storytelling and story… Read More Storytelling and Story Asking in Spanish Class
Sometimes, you just need a different hook to reach your students. The very same students who zone out over a worksheet or notes will become engaged when you present the activity in a new way! I love hearing about what other teachers are doing in their classrooms! Today I’m sharing comments from my Twitter, Instagram, and TeachersPayTeachers feedback of… Read More Social Media Templates in the Classroom
In the first part of this series on stories in Spanish class, I shared my favorite signals and expectations for students to use during classroom story telling and asking. However, using signals to ask questions and show understanding isn’t the only way students are asked to participate! Giving student jobs in Spanish class during story… Read More Student Jobs for Spanish Class Story Days
Do you have students who are absent, or who just want additional resources to practice Spanish outside of class? I think we all know that Spanish can be really hard to do on their own, because really what helps students improve is more language that they understand and can comprehend. That being said, there are… Read More Resources to Practice Spanish Outside of Class
I’ve received a few questions on Instagram about how I do stories in my Spanish class. There is a LOT to this, but I’m going to go ahead and try my best! It’s also something that I think can be communicated really well via video, but I’m not brave enough to film myself doing that… Read More Expectations for Stories in Spanish Class