Whether public or private, primary, middle or secondary, schools generally run on a tight schedule on even tighter budgets. These parameters are often unyielding, which means that communicating your concerns from your perspective as a Spanish teacher to your higher-ups can sometimes be a nerve-wracking experience. For example, we recently received this message from one […]
Google Translate in the Spanish Classroom… Friend or Foe?
It’s a familiar story… An average student turns in Spanish homework. You review the homework thoroughly, hoping that the assignment is complete. Miraculously, the student’s tendency to write in Spanish without any regard for the dictionary has transformed, overnight, into total grammar perfection. Perhaps you feel pride swelling for a moment, or perhaps the anxiety […]
Spanish Sentence Structure Spanish Class Activities
1. Lesson Plan – Actividades para la estructuración de oraciones – With this lesson, students practice identifying if phrases and sentences are properly structured with a Subject-Verb, write sentences correctly and reinforce the sentence concept with language games. 2. Games – Four Fun Games to Teach Sentence Structure in Spanish Class – Class games to practice […]
Accent Marks Spanish Class Activities
1. Lesson Plan – Division of Syllables in Spanish – Students learn how to divide syllables and the rules of stress in Spanish based on a list of 20 words that they already know. 2. Lesson – The Complete Guide to Spanish Accent Marks – Great to use as a summary for your students. Includes the […]
Days of the Week Spanish Class Activities
1. Lesson Plan – Days of the Week, Months of the Year, Seasons and Weather in Spanish [MEMBERS] – Students learn the days of the week, the months of the year, the seasons and basic weather phrases in Spanish with two songs and a video. 2. Lesson Plan – Numbers, Days of the Week, Months of the […]