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12 Scaffolding Spanish Class Activities to Bring Hispanic Culture to All Your Classes Every Month

The introduction of Hispanic culture in classrooms is crucial in fostering cultural awareness and understanding. Having a set of pre-selected scaffolded cultural activities in Hispanic culture to use thought the school year is an incredible resource for teachers looking to bring cultural relevance to their classes. Culture and Proficiency for All Students The Top 12 Scaffolded […]

La Vida Contemporánea: 13 Scaffolded Spanish Class Activities for High School

As Spanish teachers, we all know how important it is to incorporate cultural activities in our language classes. It not only enhances language proficiency but also promotes intercultural understanding and respect. However, finding relevant and scaffolded activities for different levels can be a daunting task. Here are 13 suggested Spanish class activities about Contemporary Life […]

La Identidad Pública y Privada: 19 Scaffolded Spanish Class Activities for High School Students

Here’s our suggested Personal and Public Identities Spanish class activities for high school students. Each activity has been scaffolded into three versions – one for novice students, one for intermediate low/mid students, and one for intermediate high/advanced students – to ensure that students are appropriately challenged at their particular level of proficiency. They are designed […]

Year-in-Review: Top 10 Ready-Made Spanish Class Activities

These are tried-and-tested ready-made materials to keep in your back pocket for the upcoming months. 1. 30 Hispanos Destacados – Biography Sheets (Spanish & English) Introduce notable Hispanics/latinos during the entire year with 30 printables with the person’s photo, life highlights, and a major contribution. The Spanish version is written in the present tense and […]

Spanish Class Activities for High School: 1st Quarter Class Guide for Spanish Teachers

The Speaking Latino’s 1st Quarter Spanish Class Guide will help middle and high school Spanish teachers discover ready-made lessons, activities, and materials to use in their classes during the months of August, September, and October to reduce prep and planning time.  Teachers need an organized guide with Spanish class activities for high school students because […]

Spanish Class Activities for High School: 3rd Quarter Class Guide for Spanish Teachers

The Speaking Latino’s 3rd Quarter Spanish Class Guide will help middle and high school Spanish teachers discover ready-made lessons, activities, and materials to use in their classes during the months of January, February, and March to reduce prep and planning time.  Teachers need an organized guide with Spanish class activities for high school students in […]

Spanish Class Activities for High School: 4th Quarter Class Guide for Spanish Teachers

The Speaking Latino’s 4th Quarter Spanish Class Guide will help middle and high school Spanish teachers discover ready-made lessons, activities, and materials to use in their classes during the months of April, May, and June to reduce prep and planning time.  Having an organized guide for Spanish class activities for high school students is important […]

Spanish Class Activities to Celebrate Afro-Latinos: Class Guide for Spanish Teachers

There are 54 million Hispanics in the United States, of whom 24 percent identify as Afro-Latino. Afro-Latino is a person with Latin heritage who is also of African descent. Afro-Latinos have different hair textures, accents, and skin complexions and many people are misinformed about what an Afro-Latino looks like, how they should act, and where […]

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 intermediate 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! […]