Common Mexican gestures shared by natives Spanish speakers from Guadalajara. Includes a full video and 6 images.
Advanced Spanish-English Phrases: Spanish Idioms and Advanced Vocabulary Chart
A Spanish-English phrases reference chart for intermediate to advanced Spanish students. The chart is divided into 7 useful sections.
Search the Reverse Spanish Dictionary Online and Spanish Dialects Map
Search the reverse Spanish dictionary online with DIRAE. Plus a Spanish dialect map with a list of words from each country.
Gratitud by Fonseca: Spanish Song to Practice Listening Comprehension and Vocabulary
Spanish class activities around the song Gratitud by Fonseca. Students practice listening comprehension with a cloze activity and also basic vocabulary.
We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together in Spanish: Class Activities to Practice Adverbs of Time
Spanish class activities to practice adverbs of time with the song We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together in Spanish. Includes a cloze activity and more.
La guagua by Juan Luis Guerra: Spanish Song to Practice the Imperative
Spanish class activities around the song La guagua by Juan Luis Guerra. Includes cloze and imperative verbs worksheet as well as a song interpretation.
Bonito by Jarabe de Palo: Spanish Song to Practice the Present Indicative and Gender Agreement
Spanish class activities with the song Bonito by Jarabe de Palo. Students practice the present indicative, gender agreement and listening comprehension.
List of Spanish Song Activities for Spanish Teachers
Spanish song activities for the classroom. Includes printables, exercises, worksheets and more! Practice listening comprehension, verbs and vocabulary in Spanish.
Gerundio by Los Amigos Invisibles: Spanish Song Activities to Practice Gerunds
Spanish class activities around the song Gerundio by Los Amigos Invisibles. Includes cloze activity and exercises for Spanish gerund conjugations.
Spanish Love Phrases for Valentine’s Day: Infographic
An infographic that features 14 Spanish love phrases with English translations. Express your love on Valentine’s Day!
Tengo tu Love by Sie7e: Spanish Song Activities to Practice the Verb TENER and Comparisons
Spanish class activities with the song Tengo tu love by Sie7e. With this Spanish song your students can practice the verb TENER and comparisons.
Items to Create a Spanish Classroom Cultural Corner
A cultural corner is one of my favorite classroom decoration ideas. A cultural corner is a small space (shelf, table, etc.) in your classroom where you display cultural items from the Spanish-speaking world. My sister has a growing space in her classroom with items she collected from her trips. When I travel to a Spanish-speaking […]
Free Spanish Sayings About Love: 14 Expressions, Proverbs, and Idioms with the Word AMOR
Love is one topic that triggers a lot of inspiration for poems, songs and, of course, sayings. Here are some examples of Spanish sayings about love. These examples below are not that romantic, they are more like expressions of wisdom about the profoundly tender and passionate affection for another person that we call love. Spanish […]
La foto de los dos by Carlos Vives: Spanish Class Activities to Practice the Gender of Nouns and Definite Articles
Spanish class activities around “La foto de los dos” to practice the gender of nouns and definite articles in Spanish. Cloze activity and much more included.
GLOSARIO DE LA MODA: Glossary of Fashion Terms in Spanish [PDF]
The language of the fashion world is full of foreign words that are frequently used in the media. That is why Fundéu (Fundación de Español Urgente) has created this document that collects and explains fashion terms. It also includes linguistic recommendations and Spanish alternatives to avoid the excessive use of foreign terms. The document includes […]
3 Classroom Activities You Can Do With Any Spanish Song
Using popular Spanish songs in class? In addition to cloze activities here are some classroom activity ideas to do with any Spanish song.
La Navidad en España: Christmas in Spain Spanish Class Activities [PDF]
Here I share two wonderful resources for Spanish teachers about Christmas traditions in Spain. I believe that these materials can be useful to enrich your Spanish class. “Christmas in Spain shares traditions with other countries where the Catholic religion is also practiced. As in many parts of the world, families gather to celebrate. The decorations […]
Tres Mil Millones de Latidos by Jorge Drexler: Spanish Song to Practice SER and ESTAR
Spanish class activities to practice verbs SER and ESTAR with the song Tres Mil Millones de Latidos by Jorge Drexler. Cloze activities and printables.
Bailando by Enrique Iglesias: Activities to Practice Cognates, Gerunds, Infinitive and Present Verbs
Spanish class activities with the song Bailando by Enrique Iglesias. Activity booklet includes cloze and practice for gerunds, present and infinitive verbs.
TENER QUE: Expressing Obligations and Household Chores Vocabulary Spanish Class Video and Activities
Spanish class activities to practice TENER QUE and household chores vocabulary. Includes a video to introduce the lesson and a PDF booklet with exercises.
Call Me Maybe in Spanish: Song Activities to Practice Listening Comprehension and Diacritical Accent Marks
A PDF with song activities to practice listening comprehension and diacritical accent marks with Call Me Maybe in Spanish. Links to video and song.
Chocolate by Jesse y Joy: Spanish Song Activities to Practice Food Vocabulary, Metaphors and the History of Chocolate
Class activities with Chocolate by Jesse y Joy to practice food, metaphors and learn about the history of chocolate. Clozeline and enrichment videos.
The Day of the Dead Altar: INFOGRAPHIC
An essential component of the celebrations of the Day of the Dead is the altar to welcome the souls of the departed. Learn the main elements and their meanings in this infographic NotiMex. I wanted to share this infographic because I noticed that every year the interest in the celebration of Día de los Muertos […]
Cuban Spanish: Photos of the Cuban Fauna in the Song ¿DÓNDE ESTÁ LA CUTARA?
The song ¿Dónde está la cutara? mentions many popular names of animals from Cuba. Watch the cartoon video and compare it to the real photos.
¿Dónde está mi cutara?: Cultural Spanish Song to Learn Animal Names from Cuba
Spanish class activities around the traditional cultural Spanish song ¿Dónde está mi cutara? Students will learn popular Spanish names of animals from Cuba.
Spanish Class Activities With Christmas Songs in Spanish
Spanish class activities with Christmas songs in Spanish: Silent Night, White Christmas, Little Drummer Boy, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, The Twelve Days of Christmas and
Jingle Bells.
Video Transcript: El origen de la palabra chocolate
Problems? Watch it on YouTube: https://youtu.be/TJccyZPEW_o Video Transcript: El origen de la palabra chocolate ¿Sabías que el chocolate es original de México? Antes de que los europeos llegaran al continente americano, las civilizaciones de Mesoamérica ya consumían las semillas del árbol de cacao desde hacía muchos siglos. Una de las formas más populares de consumir […]
Blanca Navidad: Spanish Song Activities to Practice Winter Vocabulary
Spanish song activities to practice Winter vocabulary with the Christmas song in Spanish, White Christmas (Blanca Navidad).
Rodolfo el reno: Spanish Class Activities to Practice the Preterite and Imperfect
Spanish Class Activities with Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer Christmas song in Spanish (Rodolfo el reno). Students practice the preterite and imperfect.
12 Días de Navidad: Spanish Class Activities to Practice Cardinal and Ordinal Numbers
Spanish Class Activities with The Twelve Days of Christmas in Spanish (12 días de Navidad). Students practice the cardinal and ordinal numbers.