Let’s talk about Thanksgiving for a moment. First, think back on everything that you have ever done to celebrate or teach about the holiday in your World Language classes. Got a mental list? Great. Now, think about why you decided to do each of the things that you have done in the past. If you’re like…
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Did you know that Mexico is just one of seven Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America that celebrates its independence between September 15 and October 15, the official dates of the Mes de la hispanidad or Mes de la herencia in the US? Dear Spanish teacher, what’s your plan? PLAN FOR EL MES DE LA HISPANIDAD STEP 1: Get the word out to…
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Here are five great Cinco de Mayo resources that I’ve found around the Web. Coming off of a lively #authres conversation during #langchat (that I read post-facto), I want to clarify what makes a ‘great resource’ in my mind: A great resource is interesting [or it can be made interesting] That’s it. If it’s interesting, I’ll find a way to…
Read MoreEvery day is a great day to fill your students with comprehensible input, and Valentine’s Day is no different! There are many ways that you can experience “all the feels” surrounding this holiday with your students using comprehension based activities and strategies to keep the language flowing. Instead of creating a new Valentine’s Day activity…
Read MoreHappy 2015, friends! We celebrated in the car on the way home from a New Year’s party, since the kids made it to 11:30 but would not last one minute longer. Maybe next year! For now, my New Year’s resolution is to sit down with my husband and make family resolutions for the year. I’m hoping that life will continue…
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I received a wonderful Christmas gift from one of my readers: a reading about El Día de los Reyes Magos to share with you!! After a fun game of strip bingo to celebrate El Día de los Muertos, Aimee Quinlivan created a reading and word list to teach her students about El Día de los…
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Oh, yes–you read that correctly! Looking for a thrilling way to celebrate El Día de los Muertos in your Spanish classes? Why not play a round of STRIP BINGO?! It’s not what you think. Click here to read how to play the game. Once you’ve seen that it is, in fact, a completely appropriate game to…
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I love this idea from Jenny Robbins, a Spanish teacher that used some of my Cinco de Mayo resources to teach her students the REAL history behind the infamous holiday! After learning about the holiday in Spanish, her students took to the school sidewalks with chalk, on a mission to inform their non-Spanish student classmates about the historical…
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The countdown has begun…five days until Cinco de Mayo! I love holidays because they provide us with such a great opportunity to spur our students on toward greater fluency while they sit back and think that they’re having fun!! Bwah ha ha! And to think that I once looked forward to them as “free days” for…
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