Oh, hey there! Long time, no see! I don’t know about you, but I’ve been a little absent for the last 11.5 months. And by absent, I mean constantly stressed to the extent that I sometimes have trouble taking a…
Bingo isn’t just for old people. It can also be a fun review game for Spanish vocabulary! This post explains step-by-step how to make digital and paper Bingo games for your classes. All you need is a topic with at…
Inside: Ideas for Black History Month in Spanish class, and beyond. The year 2020 shook us up, in many ways. And here in 2021, Black History Month has many Spanish teachers thinking much harder about representation and equity.Some Spanish teachers…
Digital, Engaging, Free… You’ll DEFinitely love them! Get it? Digital, Engaging, Free… DEFinitely?! I know, I’m so clever. *takes a bow* Follow me for more dad jokes. 💁♀️🤪 Okay, but on to these resources. We all know 2020 is #theliteralworst…
Inside: Distance resources for Day of the Dead in Spanish class. As Día de Muertos approaches, many of us are looking for distance-friendly options for Day of the Dead instead of our usual plans (hello, 2020… le sigh). The good news…
Inside: Everything you need to know about Teaching a Novel in Spanish Class. Using comprehensible input readers in Spanish class both in person and with distance learning! Teaching a Novel 101 The idea of teaching your first novel…
Whether you’re teaching virtually or in-person or both simultaneously (how tho???) – 2020 is The. Effing. Worst. Every teacher I know is significantly more stressed than any previous year. And how could you not be? There are many tweets and…
If you’d have told me in March that I’d spend the rest of the calendar year teaching my Spanish classes via distance learning, I’d probably have given you a crazy look and laughed. And yet here we are. I’m really…
Building relationships with students is already a difficult task, but doing so virtually? That can feel downright impossible! It is definitely something we should all be making a priority, though. Kids need us more than ever. Not only was spring…
Inside: How to Start Spanish Class with Distance Learning or all digital activities. Back to school online, back to school hybrid, or back to school face to face with social distancing. Hey friends! It is Allison from another strange…
