I have already shared a pile of Thanksgiving activities that I am planning on using this year, but I left one out! My Spanish 2 curriculum is PACKED. And, I mean packed. I have a really hard time fitting in “fun” things for them that don’t take us away from a very strict pace. A… Read More Thanksgiving Movie Talk
Sometimes we need something simple, low-prep, and easy to use! This activity is something you can do with any reading, and you don’t even have to make copies – it’s that simple! This activity is a reading activity that is really well disguised as a writing activity. So sneaky! SOME OF THE LINKS BELOW ARE… Read More Reading Activity for Spanish: The Most Important Sentence
I know a lot of us teach novice learners and that sometimes it can be hard to find listening activities for them that are accessible to novices AND fit into a topic we want them to listen to. You’ll find a great video and then they can only understand like..10 seconds of it. Don’t get… Read More Listening Library for Novice Learners
Something that has really helped with plans as I transition to CI this year is having a set routine in class. On Mondays we have Weekend Chat, Tuesdays we do FVR, Wednesdays we use Música Miércoles, Thursdays we do Persona Especial, and on Fridays we do a Picture Talk or a Movie Talk. This means that as… Read More Picture Talk 101
Last week on Instagram I posted in my stories about getting some planning done, and I got some questions about the planner that I was using! I thought I would do a post showing and sharing the digital planners I am going to use this year. Planner #1 – Google Slides The first of my planners… Read More Digital Teacher Planner Variations for Google Drive
¡Corre en Círculos! is one of my favorite activities to do with my classes. I use it at least once a chapter. I have mentioned it in a few other blog posts here and here, and I figured it was about time I clarify how this activity works and why I love it so much!… Read More ¡Corre en Círculos! – Get your students moving while they practice!