Want to know one of the best ways to get your students to pay attention in Spanish class? Show them Hispanic cultural videos! Students are so used to their American lifestyles that they are fascinated by what other people eat,…
So many teachers have asked us what our favorite Spanish lesson plans are that we’ve created. Thought it might be fun to share our most favorite Spanish creations, along with a few free resources! These are our go-to resources and…
I used to have a very grammar-based curriculum I had to teach. I had to teach students when to use ‘personal a’ in stand-alone sentences with no context. They had to learn the rules for how to know which nouns…
Not sure how to improve your students’ Spanish pronunciation and spelling? Tired of spending so much time correcting papers with incorrect spelling? Spelling in Spanish is so simple once students know the letter sounds. In Spanish, you can literally sound out…
Inside: Spanish Teacher FAQs. Answers to your top questions and resources to help save Spanish teachers time. Hey friends. It is Allison from Mis Clases Locas. After over five years of having Secondary Spanish Space (& coming up on 8…
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…
We all know that getting our Spanish students to understand preterite vs. imperfect is extremely tricky. In previous posts, I shared how to teach preterite conjugations and my simple 5 question system for how to choose preterite or imperfect. This…
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…
