Imagine: You’ve got 30 way too many kids in class and you have successfully coerced them into opening their mouths and speaking Spanish. Maybe they’re in partners, maybe it’s a whole group activity. You decide – it’s your classroom. But…
February 19, 2019 By Catharyn Crane One of the most read posts on our Secondary Spanish Space blog was my post on What to do with Spanish Club? 25 Ideas. So by popular demand, here’s my follow up. Yes, more ideas!…
somewhere warm and wonderful on the west coast of Costa Rica It’s February. It’s like -45 degrees outside, there’s entirely too much snow, and Spring Break is like 87 short weeks away. Now is the best time to plan summer…
Let’s be honest – for many of our students, writing in Spanish is such a struggle. As teachers, grading 60-125 essays that are poorly written can be torture. Imagine if you had a Spanish writing process that taught your…
Inside: Ideas for Spanish class. The favorite posts from the Secondary Spanish Space teachers this year. Happy New Year friends! Thank you so much for reading this past year. We are so appreciative of each and every since one of…
December 11, 2018 By Catharyn Crane Culturally responsive teaching is on my mind. Even during December, amidst Santa… finals… grading… projects… holiday band/orchestra/choir concerts… and weird scheduling… Culturally responsive teaching is always on my mind. I hope it is on…
I’m a lover of many things. Coffee. Naps (not that I every get to take one). Netflix binging. These all are pretty normal interests. Some of my lesser-known passions include curriculum development, finding the perfect authentic resource for an IPA…
You can see it coming. No matter what you do, how much you extend your lesson plan, there it is. The dreaded extra time at the end of class. Every minute is precious and you don’t want to waste it,…
Looking for some Spanish Day of the Dead crafts and activities, but not sure where to start? Or maybe you’re dreading making those messy sugar skulls and are looking for a simpler, cleaner craft (because the janitor is still giving…
Inside: Movement in Spanish class. How to get your Spanish class moving to increase engagement and motivation. Hola friends! It is Allison from Mis Clases Locas. One of my big goals is to get every single students up and moving…
