How to Set the Tone during the First Week of Spanish Class It’s always a challenge to figure out what to do for the first week of Spanish class. You never…
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90% Target Language, Comprehensible Input, or Immersion?? The biggest trends in French and Spanish language classrooms right now are 90% target language and comprehensible input. While I agree that these are…
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Spanish Ebook with Teaching Tips and Free Lesson Plans
July 16, 20172017 Spanish ebook, free Spanish lesson plans, games, activities, and teaching tips! Whether you’re new teacher or a veteran teacher, the 2017 Spanish ebook, is a definite must-have for your school year. Every year,…
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7 Ways to Lose Weight without Exercising
June 6, 2017“How do some teachers do it?”, you may be wondering. “How do they look so good and stay in shape, when they get up early in the morning, teach, come home…
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Write an Amazing Interview Thank You Note
May 31, 2017Before reading “How to Write an Amazing Thank You Note after a Teaching Interview”, you may wish to check out the first 2 parts of this series, Catharyn Crane’s post on “Resume…
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Anne-Marie Rocheleau, Teacher Feature #2
May 17, 2017Today we’re going to meet Anne-Marie Rocheleau, a veteran French immersion teacher from Ontario, Canada. Veteran Teacher: Anne-Marie Rocheleau, Les Ressources de Rocstar Subjects and Experience: Grade 5, French Immersion, 28…
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So, we’ve already talked about the changes that you need to make in your classroom to prepare for success and I’ve given you 20 strategies to get students speaking in the…
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20 Ways to Get Your Students Speaking in the Target Language
March 29, 2017Welcome to this blog series about ways to get your students speaking in the target language. Part 1 taught pointers and habits to change to be more successful. Today’s post, Part 2,…
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Gema Perez from Spain: Teacher Feature #3
March 27, 2017Today’s featured teacher is Gema Perez from Fun Monkey Bars. She lives and teaches elementary students in Spain. Here’s what she has to say: Her Teaching Background I was teaching dual…
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How Native Speakers Learn Differently Than Language Students
February 28, 2017When I applied for a teaching position this month, I realized how much my language teaching philosophy has changed as a result of raising my own kids bilingually. You may be…
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Books for a Spanish Reading Library, French Reading Library
February 14, 2017Hopefully, you were inspired after reading How to Create a Reading Library in Your World Language Classroom and now you’re ready to pick out books for a Spanish reading library or French…