Welcome to an alternate reality where everyone stays in their homes and we all teach remotely. It’s a crazy world right now. Welcome to an alternate reality where we slowly learn the Greek alphabet. And still teach remotely. Sometimes. It’s…
I love using games to help students learn! They never realize how much they are learning when they are just having a good time with classmates. You know it’s a great game when you hear, “Can we play…” or “Yay, we’re…
I have always found myself going back to the same types of speaking activities unit after unit, year after year. They’re easy for me to plan. After a while though, kids eyes glaze over and they’re like, “Oh, we’re doing…
Lately, I’ve been seeing that so many teachers are struggling with all the things. I want to share these three reminders with you because sometimes you just need a reminder of things you already know. So, check out these 3…
Did you know that teaching Spanish introductory conversation and greetings vocabulary can actually be fun? While it’s one of the most useful topics we can teach our students because, let’s be honest, it’s the first thing they’ll need to know…
I was sitting on an airplane just last week flying out to Denver to visit my parents, and I was working on making lesson plans prettier. Because it makes me happy when they’re pretty. 🙃 The woman next to me…
When I started investigating comprehensible input or CI, there were so many accounts that helped me understand what CI was and learn more about activities! Having a community to turn to has been invaluable. It was so great to have…
It’s almost the end of the year and I can guess how you’re feeling. Let’s go with a combination of feelings. Tired? Overwhelmed? Stressed? Over it? (Yes. Over it is a feeling!) So, I created a list to help you…
I always worked in schools that required some multiple-choice tests. It’s great and all when students can fill in bubbles correctly and prove they learned something. But I want to see them use the language. And that’s where an engaging…
Sometimes a good Spanish movie is just what you need in class. Used appropriately, films can be a perfect way to spark interest when beginning a unit, for subs who don’t speak Spanish… or that day when you’re getting over…
