When 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…
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Do your students struggle with verb conjugations and remembering vocab? Are they unable to use verbs in a sentence without conjugating the whole thing in their heads? Do they misspell verbs…