Don’t you just love teaching tricky verb tenses? Nope, not really! In particular, the past tenses and the subjunctive can be so troublesome to teach. But why are they so hard to teach?…
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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…
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Spanish End of Year Activities, French End of Year Activities
January 19, 2017Need a little help getting through the end of the school year? These tried and true French and Spanish end of year activities will keep your students engaged and learning. You…
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World Language Activities Before Break or Vacation
December 5, 2016Don’t do it!!! Don’t show your students a movie the last few days before a long holiday break! Instead, check out these 10 World Language activities before break to save your…
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Ways to Get French, Spanish Students Speaking
November 30, 2016Know what makes my language teacher heart break? When I tell people that I am a French and Spanish teacher and they proceed to tell me that they took X number…
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Mindshift: A Class Community Building Activity
November 11, 2016In light of the divisiveness of recent issues across the globe, thought we could all use a class community building activity to encourage students (or even adults) to work together. Take…
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Holly Lamovsky – World Language Teacher Feature
August 9, 2016Today’s Teacher Feature: Holly Lamovsky Teaching can be so lonely sometimes so I wanted to create an online teacher lounge where all the language teachers can hang out. We’ll be sharing…
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Advice for First Year Teachers
August 6, 2016I wrote this post with advice for first year teachers after I got this email from Rachel A.: “Hola! My name is Rachel and this fall I will be starting my…
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How to Create a Reading Library
July 26, 2016Want to get your students excited about reading in the target language? In this post, learn how to create a reading library in your World Language classroom. It’s much easier and…
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After using traditional vocabulary and verb Spanish flashcards in my World Language classrooms for years, I have finally come to the conclusion that they just aren’t as effective as they could…