(This post contains some affiliate links. Thanks for your support.) It is getting chilly out, the leaves are starting to change colors and fall from the trees. It is a great time of year to read fall themed books in Spanish with your bilingual or immersion class. Here are some of my favorite fiction books to read in the fall. 1. La calabaza rodante by Junia Wonders A story about a girl that ... Read More about Fall Fiction Books in Spanish for Children
Looking for some new positive phrases to add to your teacher toolbox? As an educator, you know it is important to be positive and recognize your student's strengths and progress both in academic and social pursuits. If you are anything like me, you might find yourself using the same positive phrases or affirmations with students every few minutes. Below you can find a list of 56 positive phrases ... Read More about 56 Positive Phrases in Spanish for Students
Having enough time and the right resources to teach your students to read in Spanish can be frustrating. You may be required to provide individualized intervention to struggling students in your bilingual or immersion classroom and not know where to start. I have made a post with some intervention ideas and pictures that should help you formulate an idea of how to plan your Spanish reading ... Read More about Spanish Reading Intervention Ideas
(This post contains affiliate links. Thanks for your support!) As teachers, it is important that we learn to pronounce our student's names correctly and know how they pronounce them (not how you think it should go). I never realized the importance of this until I married and took the last name ‘Jimenez’. It is a hard one for Midwesterner to pronounce Jimenez unless they speak Spanish or are avid ... Read More about 5 Bilingual Books about Hispanic Names for Kids
The school year is about to begin and it is time to drill rules and routines into your new Spanish immersion student's brains. One of my favorite ways to introduce school rules is by reading 'David va a la escuela' and do a book study in class. This book study could be used in a variety of levels, including Kindergarten, first and second grade. The discussion and depth of activities will vary ... Read More about David va a la escuela (Book Study)
