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…
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French and Spanish Virtual Field Trips
July 27, 2015So 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…
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History of Cinco de Mayo: What Really Happened
April 22, 2015Cinco 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…
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Hispanic Heritage Month Activities
October 1, 2014For all you Spanish teachers out there, Oct. 15th-Nov. 15th is Hispanic Heritage Month. Here are 10 fun, Hispanic Heritage Month activities to teach your students about the 21 Hispanic countries…
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Breaking Down Stereotypes in Spanish Class
June 24, 2013Breaking down stereotypes is a fun first week of school activity for your World Language students. Step 1: Think about common stereotypes. Ask students to think about stereotypes they may have…
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Danza de los Voladores de Papantla
April 20, 2013Danza de los voladores Check out this video that I took at Xcaret (a park near Playa del Carmen, Mexico) of the Danza de los Voladores de Papantla, (Dance of the Flyers).…