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  • Francophone Country Flags

    Francophone Countries, Capitals

    Ever wonder which countries use French as their official language? Did you know there are over 25 Francophone countries? North America – 1, The Caribbean – 1, Europe – 5, and…

  • Spanish Speaking Countries, Capitals, Flags

    Spanish Speaking Countries, Capitals

    Ever wonder which countries use Spanish as their official language? Did you know there are 21 Spanish speaking countries? North America – 1, The Caribbean – 3, Central America – 6,…

  • Free Day of the Dead Activities for Spanish Class

    5 Day of the Dead Spanish Activities

    Hey guys!  Just made a video sharing 5 of my favorite Day of the Dead Spanish activities.  It’s too big to host on my blog (boo hoo!), but you can watch…

  • 15 ways to add Francophone culture to your French Classes

    Adding Francophone Culture to French Class

    We all know that Francophone culture is an important part of learning French, but we often don’t spend as much time as we should teaching our students about the cultures of…

  • Cinco de Mayo, Lesson Plan, Activity, PowerPoint, Mexico, Recipes, Spanish Class

    Cinco de Mayo Activities for Spanish Class

    Cinco de Mayo is fast approaching.  Are you ready to create a memorable Cinco experience for your Spanish students?  What?  You’re busy grading papers, writing final exams, and trying to figure…

  • Virtual-Field-Trips-in-the-World-Language-Classroom

    French and Spanish Virtual Field Trips

    So I’m sure many of you have taken your students on real field trips – boy, they’re an awful lot of work:  permission slips, chaperones, counting kids, finding the one kid…

  • Cinco de Mayo Lesson Plans, Ideas, Activites, for Spanish Class, The Truth about Cinco de Mayo

    History of Cinco de Mayo: What Really Happened

    Cinco de Mayo is coming up and as Spanish teachers, it’s our chance to set the record straight with the true history of Cinco de Mayo, what really happened. 1. Cinco…