Reflections on a year of Comprehensible Input December 3, 2019 By Jade Collins Last year was my first time “diving into” the Comprehensible Input (CI) method. I’d previously seen posts and heard feedback from other Spanish teachers about how…
‘Tis the season for giving! The chicas of Secondary Spanish Space are giving away three awesome gifts this holiday season and want YOU to receive one! The resources bundle contains some of our favorite resources for the Spanish classroom and…
November 12, 2019 By Dianna Plotts Shopping on Amazon and teaching Spanish- two of my favorite things! Here is the ultimate list of Spanish teacher gift ideas on Amazon. Whether you are looking for a stocking stuffer under $10 for…
Are your students still making their own Spanish flashcards? I sure hope not! Here are the problems with student-made Spanish flashcards. They don’t have visual cues. Students spell the words wrong. English on the cards prevents true immersion. Students lose…
Inside: Resources and Ideas for The Day of the Dead or Día de los Muertos in Spanish Class Each year many people in Mexico and beyond celebrate Día de los Muertos at the end of October and the beginning of November. We…
I’m writing this post to meet a common need that I keep seeing pop up all over my social media. Over the last month, I’ve been seeing a bunch of both experienced and newbies posting for tips on how to…
Note: This post was originally published in December 2016 and has been updated to include more ideas! It can seem hard to keep my Spanish skills up when I spend all day with Spanish 1 students, where I have to…
Ok – so you probably read that title and thought, “She’s crazy!! Mondays are the worst!” But honestly, I do love Mondays because we do Spanish speaking activities. Check it out: On Mondays, I start all of the my classes…
Ten+ years into my teaching career and I finally feel like my classroom runs like a well-oiled machine. Through A LOT of trial and error, I have created a space that works for me AND my students. Many of the…
July 25, 2019 By Secondary Spanish Space It is the end of July and that means back-to-school season is upon us once again. We know… summer 2019 was too short, wasn’t it? Don’t worry, we have a little something that we…
