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Shakira’s Octavo Día is in my iTunes Music Library and on my Música playlist. Octavo Día was my favorite song from Spanish 5 with Señora Gates–the same class in which I actually had a higher grade than my superstar brother, convincing me that the Spanish language was my calling in life. Shakira was sooooooooo cool–way cooler…
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Every class of Spanish students should be exposed to a healthy blend of actually cool songs in Spanish, classic songs in Spanish, and pretend cool songs in Spanish. How can I use music in language class? I use music a lot–sometimes, we do nothing more than listen to a song for fun or watch the music…
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Have you heard whisperings of March Music Madness, but aren’t quite sure what it is or how to implement it? You have come to the right place! While I left the classroom before I learned about March Music Madness (MMM), I am a huge fan and will absolutely implement when I return to the classroom. This tournament-style…
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Last week, I happened to look up the music video for the song “Enamórate” by DVicio. I like the song okay, but the music video leaves much to be desired. I shared my thoughts about it on Facebook. The next day, Jody Noble seriously one-upped me. She shared this music video and tagged me in the…
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Here are some materials that I have finished up and posted within the last few months…most notably and laboriously, Unit 5 of my French 1 curriculum (Le Tour de France) and the very long awaited Unit 23 of my Spanish 1 curriculum (El Camino de Santiago). My husband is so sick of this song. Every time…
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My French journey continues! After adapting the first two units of my Level 1 curriculum into French with translations from Julia Ullman and help from Karen Oberlander and Megan Murphy late last year, I finally sat down this week to work on Unit 3. I wish it hadn’t taken me so long! I just read a…
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Back in the day, I turned the classic children’s song “Juguemos en el bosque” into a game for my students to play and get in repetitions of clothing vocabulary. It was a great filler game and always an option for P.A.T., in addition to a planned part of the lesson for any unit that targeted high frequency structures…
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I’ve yet to meet a world language teacher that does not want to use authentic songs from the target culture(s) in their classrooms. Like all good authentic resources, a well-chosen song will serve to excite and inspire, give new perspectives, intrigue, and excite your students. Like many teachers, I introduce a new song at least…
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Laura Masci, who teaches Spanish at the elementary level, emailed me to share a few of the ways that she has adapted the ‘Dice’ unit, and specifically the teaching of the song “Los pollitos dicen” for her young students. Laura just began her TCI journey, and she wrote, “These elementary students are more engaged in the…
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