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Spanish Class Activities for Hispanic Heritage Month: Class Guide for Spanish Teachers

Hispanic Heritage Month or Mes de la Herencia Hispana is celebrated in the United States from September 15th to October 15th. This celebration is a recognition of the contributions that Hispanic Americans have made for the development of the United States. This is a fantastic opportunity to celebrate the Hispanic culture in your Spanish classes. […]

Spanish Class Activities for Valentine’s Day: Class Guide for Spanish Teachers

The Speaking Latinos’ Valentine’s Day Class Guide helps middle and high school Spanish teachers discover the activities and materials they can use in class to teach Valentine’s Day vocabulary in Spanish. These ready-made materials reduce prep and planning time. This Spanish class guide features song activities, vocabulary builders, and practice for Día de San Valentín.  […]

Spanish Class Activities for National Poetry Month: Class Guide for Spanish Teachers

The Speaking Latinos’ National Poetry Month Class Guide helps middle and high school Spanish teachers discover the poetry-related activities and materials they can use in class during the month of April. These ready-made materials reduce prep and planning time. Having a reference guide of activities provides you with an opportunity to introduce your students to […]

Spanish Class Activities for Cinco de Mayo: Class Guide for Spanish Teachers

Cinco de Mayo marks the anniversary of the Battle of Puebla, when against overwhelming odds, the Mexican Army defeated French forces in 1862. While Cinco de Mayo has been heavily commercialized with stereotypical props, we still can bring this holiday to our Spanish classes by celebrating Mexican culture. If you decide that Cinco de Mayo […]

7 (Newest) Wonders of the Spanish Teachers Community 2022

¡Increíbles noticias! Tons of new things have been added to the Speaking Latino Spanish Teachers Community recently to help you kick off this new school year! 🎉 This is the first time in 💯s of years we have ever released this much at once (ok, so not hundreds of years, but since we started)! This […]

4 Songs in Spanish to Practice the Verb Tener

Here is suggested list of songs in Spanish for your students to practice the irregular verb Tener. We have created a clozeline (fill-in-the-blanks) for each of them in 2 or 3 versions to choose from according to your students’ listening comprehension level. Each cloze is also digitally fillable! Some of these songs come in a […]

19 Songs in Spanish to Practice Verb Conjugations

Looking for a fun activity for your students to practice verb conjugations after a lesson? Check out this suggested list of songs in Spanish that features a variety of verb conjugations to use through the school year. We have created a clozeline (fill-in-the-blanks) for each of them in 2 or 3 versions to choose from […]

23 Songs in Spanish to Practice Preterite – Imperfect – Past Tenses

Here is a suggested list of contemporary songs in Spanish to try in class for your intermedite to advanced students to practice the preterite, the imperfect, and past tenses. We have created a clozeline (fill-in-the-blanks) for each of them in 2 or 3 versions to choose from according to your students’ listening comprehension level. Each […]

7 Songs in Spanish to Practice Verbs Ser and Estar

Mastering ser and estar is one of the most challenging parts of learning Spanish for your beginning students. Ser and Estar are both to-be verbs in English, but they have different meanings in Spanish. That is why this is often one of the more confusing verb lessons for students. Once you have presented ser and […]

5 Songs in Spanish to Practice Reflexive Verbs

When you perform an action on yourself or for yourself, you use a reflexive verb in Spanish. Here’s a suggested list of songs in Spanish to help your students identify and understand the use of reflexive verbs in context. We have created a clozeline (fill-in-the-blanks) for each of them in 2 or 3 versions to […]

13 Songs in Spanish to Practice Infinitive Verbs

Here is a suggested list of contemporary songs in Spanish to try in class for your Spanish 1 students to practice infinitive verbs. We have created a clozeline (fill-in-the-blanks) for each of them in 2 or 3 versions to choose from according to your students’ listening comprehension level. Each cloze is also digitally fillable! One […]

24 Songs in Spanish to Practice Vocabulary

Here is a suggested list of contemporary songs in Spanish to try in class for your students to build and practice vocabulary in context. We have created a clozeline (fill-in-the-blanks) for each of them in 2 or 3 versions to choose from according to your students’ listening comprehension level. Each cloze is also digitally fillable! […]

11 Songs in Spanish to About Holidays and Celebrations

Here is a suggested list of contemporary songs in Spanish to try in class for your students to practice vocabulary related to these celebrations: Cinco de Mayo Halloween Thanksgiving (Give Thanks) Christmas New Year’s We have created a clozeline (fill-in-the-blanks) for each of them in 2 or 3 versions to choose from according to your […]

7 Songs in Spanish to Practice Present and Past Tenses

Add some songs in Spanish to your teaching tools to give your students the opportunity to practice the present and past tenses in context. Below is a suggested list of contemporary songs in Spanish to try in class with your students. We have created a clozeline (fill-in-the-blanks) for each of them in 2 or 3 […]

6 Songs in Spanish to Practice Nature and Environment Vocabulary

Here is a suggested list of contemporary songs in Spanish to try in class with your students. This will help them build more vocabulary. We have created a clozeline (fill-in-the-blanks) for each of them in 2 or 3 versions to choose from according to your students’ listening comprehension level. Each cloze is also digitally fillable! […]

10 Songs in Spanish to Practice City and Social Issues Vocabulary

Here is a suggested list of contemporary songs in Spanish to try in class with your students. This will help them build more vocabulary. We have created a clozeline (fill-in-the-blanks) for each of them in 2 or 3 versions to choose from according to your students’ listening comprehension level. Each cloze is also digitally fillable! […]

10 Songs in Spanish to Practice Adjectives

To help your students with adjectives in Spanish add some songs to your teaching tools to give your them the opportunity to practice in context. Below is a suggested list of contemporary songs in Spanish to try in class with your students. We have created a clozeline (fill-in-the-blanks) for each of them in 2 or […]

14 Songs in Spanish to Practice Pronouns

To help your students learn pronouns in Spanish add some songs to your teaching tools to give your them the opportunity to practice in context. Below is a suggested list of contemporary songs in Spanish to try in class with your students. We have created a clozeline (fill-in-the-blanks) for each of them in 2 or […]

5 Songs in Spanish to Practice Prepositions

To help your students learn prepositions in Spanish add some songs to your teaching tools to give your them the opportunity to practice in context. Below is a suggested list of contemporary songs in Spanish to try in class with your students. We have created a clozeline (fill-in-the-blanks) for each of them in 2 or […]

41 Songs in Spanish to Practice Present Tense

Add some songs in Spanish to your teaching tools to give your students the opportunity to practice the present tense in context. Below is a suggested list of contemporary songs in Spanish to try in class with your students. We have created a clozeline (fill-in-the-blanks) for each of them in 2 or 3 versions to […]

16 Songs in Spanish to Practice Imperative – Commands

The imperative is used in Spanish to give commands, suggestions, or instructions directly. In other words, to tell someone to do or not do something. Add some songs in Spanish to your teaching tools to give your students the opportunity to practice this mood in context. Below is a suggested list of contemporary songs in […]

16 Songs in Spanish to Practice Future Tense

There is more than one way to talk about the future in Spanish. When your students reach an intermediate-advanced level they should manage: Simple Future Ir a + Infinitive Verb  Future Perfect  Songs in Spanish will give your students the opportunity to practice the future and how it is naturally used in context along with […]

7 Songs in Spanish to Practice the Past Perfect (Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto)

The past perfect tense, also known as pretérito pluscuamperfecto in Spanish, describes a sequence of events that happened in the past. Since it is used to describe an event that precedes another, it is one of those tenses that will prove difficult for your students. But incorporating songs in Spanish will offer them the opportunity […]

10 Songs in Spanish to Practice the Preterite and the Imperfect

It can be difficult for students to know when to use the preterite tense or the imperfect tense since they both refer to actions that happened in the past. Spanish songs provide an excellent way for students to practice and understand both uses in context. Below is a suggested list of contemporary songs in Spanish […]

9 Songs in Spanish to Practice the Subjunctive Mood

For your student’s, understanding subjunctive is one of the most challenging aspects of learning Spanish. One of the reasons the subjunctive mood is so difficult for English speakers is because it is so rarely used. Songs in Spanish are a fantastic way for them to practice and understand it in context. Below is a suggested […]

7 Songs in Spanish to Practice Gerunds

Gerunds have different uses and songs in Spanish are a fantastic way for them to practice and understand them in context. Below is a suggested list of contemporary songs in Spanish to try in class with your students.  We have created a clozeline (fill-in-the-blanks) for each of them in 2 or 3 versions to choose […]