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Making connections
Connections Connect with Other Disciplines and Acquire Information “Standard 3.1: Students reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines through the foreign language” The 5 C’s of learning...
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Educreating Spanish Cooking Videos
What better input to learn about food and cooking in context than to watch short tutorials on how to make food. The power of Youtube gives us so much access to resources many teachers didn’t have in...
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Using Memes in Spanish
What’s the most important thing in a foreign language class? To give students comprehensible input and show them the language in context. When you can accomplish this and entertain the kids at the same...
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Comida Autentica
On of my favorite units is teaching the Food Unit. I love sharing the unique flavors of Latin America with my students. During the beginning of the unit, I have a “Comida del día” that I have described...
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It’s Colombia Not Columbia
We’ve joined the “It’s Colombia, Not Columbia” campaign and now have the much desired t-shirts available in M, L, and XL. Plus, receive FREE shipping when order this shirt for only $15. We’ve written...
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Language Acquisition
During my time on Twitter, I’ve ‘favorited’ some great tweets. And when I remember to go and read them, some are still very inspirational. The following tweets are great quotes on Language Acquisition...
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Resources for EL CUERPO unit
Teaching a unit about los Partes del Cuerpo? Here’s some resources for your Spanish classroom for this Body Parts unit: Música/Videos Youtube DIRECTV Argentina: Parecidos Youtube Juanes y Elmo “Manos,...
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Resources for LA RUTINA DIARIA
Teaching a unit about la Rutina Diaria? Here’s some resources for your Spanish classroom for this Reflexive Verb unit: Música/Videos Sr. Mara sings Reflex your Verby Youtube Mr. Bean Getting Ready *...
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Perspective
¿Quién tiene la razón? ¿Cómo es posible que los dos tengan razón? One of the most important tasks outside of language learning that world language teachers face is to make our students aware of the...
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Commands
We recently worked on commands in Spanish 1 in our giving advice unit. One way I grabbed attention is by creating a powerpoint slide with pictures of myself and then creating 2 other versions. I then...
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Silencing the Talking Taco
I happened to take a look at some of the products a popular Spanish-teacher catalog was promoting. As someone who enjoys not only the language, but the culture of the Spanish-speaking world I was...
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Land of the Free and Home of the Ignorant
In the United States, a Spanish teacher’s job is not limited to teaching language. We must also educate our youth on how to be civilized citizens of the world. Unfortunately racism still exists and...
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Jesse y Joy Cubeecrafts
Jesse & Joy fans can now create their very own Jesse y Joy dolls. These paper figures are ready to make with just paper and scissors. The finished product will stand at approximately 3.5 inches (9...
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Starting the school year
Welcome back, teachers! The 2013-2014 school year is upon us. Many teachers have already headed back to work, some are getting their classrooms ready, and some still have precious few days left. To...
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America is a Continent
I decided to spread my influence outside my classroom this year and take on a bit of the hallway. I created the following display, featuring “Todos Somos América,” with an outline of North and South...
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Authentic Resources of High Interest Topics
One of our goals this year will be to engage students via their own personal interests. At the beginning of the year we will give students a survey to gauge their interests in a variety of topics...
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Futbol
I’ll admit, I’m a huge soccer fan. And I’ve been lucky to attend World Cup qualifying games in Costa Rica to see the passion firsthand. Being the number one sport in Latin America (and the world) gave...
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Resources for ANIMALES unit
Teaching a unit about Los Animales? Here’s some resources for your Spanish classroom for this Animal unit: Música/Videos Video de “Chocolate” de Jesse y Joy. Students can check off the animals they see...
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Creating Youtube Listening Comprehension Videos
Just discovered a cool new site thanks to @placido on twitter. It’s called Blubbr and you can take youtube videos and turn them into trivia “games” by adding questions. Makes videos into great...
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Infografias de futbol
Continuing with our futbol theme of 2013-2014, here are some infographics from the Mexican revista “Fútbol Total” edición agosto 2013. Radamel Falaco, who has played club fútbol for Atlético Madrid in...
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