In my last post about how to teach writing in Spanish, I shared tips about the importance of providing templates and examples for your lower level language students. This next post will teach you how to use lists of 100 Spanish transition words, to drastically improve student writing. I don’t know about you, but those short, choppy sentences drive me nuts when I’m correcting essays or presentations. If only they knew how to use transition words . . . . When…
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Are you struggling to teach Spanish writing to your students? Do they write short, choppy first grade level sentences which are extremely painful to grade? And even more frustrating, do they…
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25 Spanish Writing Activities, Spanish Writing Projects for High School, Middle School Students
December 12, 2018In this series on teaching Spanish writing skills, we’ve discussed using templates to model good writing, as well as the importance of Spanish transition words to decrease choppiness. This post will…
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10 Reasons Why World Language Class Is the Best!
August 4, 2018Thought I’d write this fun post sharing how awesome it is that we get to teach French, Spanish, and a variety of other languages each day. Gym and lunch beware, we’re…
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The 20 Worst Sub Experiences Ever!!
February 27, 2018As I was writing my last post, “Why Subs Fail (and How to Help Them Succeed)“, I heard lots of sub plans horror stories from all of you and just had to…
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Why Spanish Sub Plans and French Sub Plans Fail
February 27, 2018Do 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…
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5 Awesome Activities for Day of the Dead in Spanish Class
October 24, 2017Hey guys! Just made a video sharing 5 of my favorite Day of the Dead activities for Spanish class. It’s too big to host on my blog (boo hoo!), but you…
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Preterite vs. Imperfect: How to Choose the Correct Tense
October 16, 2017Simple 5 Question System for Choosing Preterite vs. Imperfect As Spanish teachers, we all know that one of the trickiest topics to teach is how to choose between the preterite and…
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Spanish Lesson Plans for the Whole Year!
September 6, 2017Are you a newer teacher who could use some guidance and Spanish lesson plans from a veteran teacher? Are you teaching multiple levels of Spanish classes at once (3-5 preps)? Do…
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How to Teach Spanish Numbers, French Numbers 1-20, 1-100, 1-1000 In Part 1 of teaching French, Spanish numbers 1-1000, we discussed how to teach numbers 1-12. Today we’ll be focusing on…
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How to Teach Spanish Numbers, French Numbers 1-20, 1-100, 1-1000 Teaching numbers in another language is easy, right? Yes, but are you really teaching your students to master the French or…