How to Make Classroom Clean-up a Cinch
I was in the classroom for 7 years and I had to completely move everything out at the end of every year. I never taught in the same classroom two years in a row. I got to be a freaking…
5 More Ways to Use Spanish Task Cards
In my most popular post on Secondary Spanish Space, I shared with you 10 ideas for increasing engagement and understanding with task cards in the Spanish classroom. I talked about playing basketball, doing a relay race, and other fun…
Cinco de Mayo Spanish Activities and Lesson Plans: How to Celebrate in Spanish Class
Looking for some engaging Cinco de Mayo activities for Spanish class? Here are my top 7 favorite activities to help you plan an exciting day and to ensure that your students learn the real history behind the celebration. 1. Join the Cinco de…
How to Appreciate the Spanish Teacher in Your Life
Survey: Do you think that whomever thought up Teacher Appreciation Week intentionally put it at the point in the year when we’re all hanging on by a thread? I do and it was a pretty genius idea because the timing…
9 Easy Spanish Class Ideas for When You Are Sick
Confession: Some days I don’t feel like teaching. I know, I know. We are supposed to give 100% of ourselves, 100% of the time, but some days that is easier to do than others. I remember wanting to crawl…
Three Simple & Classroom-Tested Ways to Grade Speaking Activities
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…
Even More Ideas for Spanish Club
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!…
Now is the Time to Plan Summer Vacation
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…
9 Ways to Improve Student Writing in Spanish
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…
Our favorite posts for Spanish Class: Big Ideas in 2018
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…