Looking for World Language teacher professional development that will rejuvenate you and bring joy back to your teaching? Check out the free Practical and Comprehensible Conference 2024. 30+ presentations from veteran…
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A Love Letter to French Teachers
May 2, 2024As teachers, you are often asked to do the impossible, I’m using this post to write a love letter to French teachers. Throughout a typical school year, you are asked to:…
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Spanish Subjunctive Lesson Plans and Activities
April 18, 2024If 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…
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Awesome Day of the Dead Activities and Spanish Lesson Plans
November 2, 2023Looking for engaging Day of the Dead Spanish activities? Spice up your classes with these Day of the Dead Spanish activities ranging from authentic video clips to make your own memorials,…
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3 Exciting New Types of French Flashcards!
October 3, 2023Are your students still making their own French flashcards? I sure hope not! Here are the problems with student-made French flashcards. Check out 3 new types of flashcards that are so…
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September 5, 2023WORLD LANGUAGE CAFE STORE 25+ free lesson plans + 50 review games! If you know the password, go to the library now. Password Hint: Store name with one different letter. FRANCOPROMO…
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I don’t know about you, but I got pretty tired of asking my students to name 10 Spanish speaking countries and hearing answers like: Texas, Germany, Japan (?), Europe, and the…
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Fool-Proof Spanish Foods Activities and Lesson Plans
April 18, 2023Ready to teach your students all of the foods in Spanish? Food units can be so much fun to teach with the right tools, activities, and resources. I’m excited to share…
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Spanish Valentine’s Day, French Valentine’s Day Activities
February 10, 2023Valentine’s Day, Día de los enamorados, le jour de la Saint-Valentin is coming up soon. I LOVE teaching on this day – so much fun to incorporate French and Spanish love…
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The Easiest French Sub Plans Ever!
January 10, 2023I don’t know about you, but creating French sub plans used to stress me out so much. And it was very challenging to get a competent sub who would use them…
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Why Spanish Sub Plans and French Sub Plans Fail
January 5, 2023Do you leave what you think are very clear Spanish sub plans or French sub plans only to return to chaos the next day? Have any of the following happened to…
