Mondays are rough. They don’t have to be horrible if you have a predictable start to each week in your Spanish or Immersion class. I start every Monday by talking about the weekend and what my students did. This helps me ease into the week with a low prep (or no prep) activity that is engaging and gets the class talking (and writing) in the target language. Once students know that every Monday ... Read More about 3 Ways to do Weekend Talk in Your Spanish Class
Spring is here! Llegó la primavera. Are you looking for a list of books in Spanish to add to your classroom library or collection about Spring? I have compiled a list of 18 books in Spanish that would be a great addition for primary (Pre-K through second grade) bilingual, immersion or Spanish classrooms or even to read at home with your bilingual kids. They are full of fun animals, babies, life ... Read More about 18 Spring Books in Spanish for Kids
Looking for a go-to “Animal” game in Spanish that can build vocabulary and you can use in various manners? ¡Claro que sí! I use animal cards to do the following three games. You could use these during a unit on animals in Spanish class or use them as an activity or when you have five extra minutes in a Spanish Immersion or bilingual classroom to spend extra minutes in an educational ... Read More about 3 Free Activities to Teach Animal Vocabulary in Spanish
Looking for fresh new ideas to grab your class’s attention in Spanish? Who isn’t?!? We all have different attention getters that have worked for us in the past but it is always fun to spice up our classroom management toolbox with new ideas. Below is a list of eight attention grabbers in Spanish—some are call and response and some not that will help your class get on track quickly and move on ... Read More about 8 Fun Attention Getters in Spanish
Our goal as language teachers (be it a world language classroom or a Spanish immersion classroom) is to expand our student’s vocabulary in a meaningful way. This often seems like an intimidating task because there is just so much vocabulary and so little time. A great way to build student’s vocabulary is by having visual word walls in your Spanish classroom. This will look different depending ... Read More about Using Vocabulary Word Walls in Your Spanish Classroom
