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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Connect with Me on Social Media
January 30, 2016Just added this post with all my social media accounts so we can connect with each other. I love hearing what you have to say, so please get in touch. Thought…
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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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Spanish Games and French Games
September 10, 2014I love using French and Spanish games in class. It’s always fun to spice up language class and get students out of their seats and moving around. Active learning is so…
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Spanish Subjunctive Lesson Plans and Activities
April 5, 2014Arrggg . . . teaching the Spanish subjunctive is just so tedious and students never get it! This post is for all you Spanish teachers out there who dread teaching the…
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Famous Hispanics and Famous Francophones
January 20, 2014After reviewing French or Spanish adjectives with my students, I like to add a fun activity to get them reading, writing, and speaking, while learning about famous Francophones and famous Hispanics.…
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Spanish Valentine’s Day, French Valentine’s Day Activities
January 17, 2014Valentine’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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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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Why Learn a Language? A List of Reasons
April 20, 2013One of the first things I like to do during the first week of school is to ask my students, “Why learn a language?” …