Throw Away Your Textbook!Ideas For a Fun & Focused Spanish Classroom - Bl...

[...] activities (including by yourself) you are destroying their need to communicate in the target language.  Your students will also fall back on English rather than push themselves to communicate [...]

[...] end up finding the "perfect" thing.  When it comes time for students to speak the target language to one another, most teachers find that students quickly revert to their native language as [...]

[...] they can figure out.  I love the fact that they are practicing real world skills in the target language, like in this activity where students visit several hotel websites to find basic [...]

[...] Activities are sure to be a high interest activity that really engages students in the target language. Always remember;  Ama lo que haces y haz lo que amas [...]

[...] , and it needs to be something that can take place and be graded all within the context of a class period.  Sound daunting?  Well, it is...but it's working. I just ended my third week of school for [...]

[...] , and shape combination.  If we are going to be working in cooperative groups during the class period, I instruct students to pick up a card on their way in.  Once each student has a card, [...]

[...] for students learning Spanish and come in episodes that are the perfect length for a class period.  Students read the episode, illustrate it, and complete related activities that focus on [...]

[...] This holiday season is so filled with wonderful culture in our Spanish-speaking countries, it is my favorite time of the year to share this culture with students. Here are some [...]

[...] students how to use the Internet effectively in Spanish! 3.  Traditional Foods of Spanish-Speaking Countries Project- Show them it's NOT like Taco Bell with this quick, easy project! 4.  [...]

[...] :  El Día de los Enamorados Have your students learn about the culture of love in Spanish-speaking countries through infographics!  These reading activities accompany some really good infographics [...]

[...] and all the publicity as if he is some big star, but it's pretty clear he is no Enrique Iglesias.  That being said, I think that younger students (7th, 8th grade) really seemed to buy [...]

[...] by involving your students in these activities to accompany the song "Bailando" by Enrique Iglesias.  Let your students see the progressive tense in action and then manipulate the lyrics to [...]

[...] , give students a picture or video.  We watched the video for "Bailando" by Enrique Iglesias and I paused the video at various points and asked students to tell me what the people were [...]

[...] enough, right?  But, for some reason, a lot of kids seem to struggle with the idea of reflexive verbs.  So, I went on a hunt and found some fun resources I thought I would share since I [...]

[...] about your daily routines.  During this unit, I focused on the grammatical structures of reflexive verbs.  The vocabulary consisted of a variety of common reflexive verbs (bañarse, lavarse, [...]

[...] , and Description with the song "Tu Angelito" by Chino & Nacho What are your favorite activities for practicing description?  Leave a comment below and tell us! [...]

[...] they will beg and beg for the next episode just waiting to see what happens. 4) Internet Activities - when I am lucky enough to be able to secure a computer lab for the day, I love [...]