Back-to-school Language Activities, Communication strategies, Spanish class, Writing Activities

Creative Writing Activity for Upper-Level Spanish or World Language Classes

Walk Into This New Season Prepared! Grab Your Free Copy of the Trenches Toolkit Today!Click here to access tons of activities and strategies to make your job less stressful! Summer Storytelling: Turning the Mundane into a Masterpiece Isn't that what TikTok is all about? Exalting the mundane? "Come with me as I get ready in the… Continue reading Creative Writing Activity for Upper-Level Spanish or World Language Classes

Communication strategies, Freebie Giveaways, Writing Activities

Go Back to Move Forward: First Week Writing Activity (Freebie)

As most teachers, I have quite the toolbox when it comes to beginning of the year activities. This is ONE of my favorites. La Máquina del Tiempo is a great way to: Ease into the school year with a light assignment Assess students writing abilities and gaps Learn about how they spend their time Students… Continue reading Go Back to Move Forward: First Week Writing Activity (Freebie)

Communication strategies, Freebie Giveaways, Writing Activities

Go Back to Move Forward: First Week Writing Activity (Freebie)

As most teachers, I have quite the toolbox when it comes to beginning of the year activities. This is ONE of my favorites. La Máquina del Tiempo is a great way to: Ease into the school year with a light assignment Assess students writing abilities and gaps Learn about how they spend their time Students… Continue reading Go Back to Move Forward: First Week Writing Activity (Freebie)

Communication strategies, Spanish 1 Activities, The Verb Gustar, The Verb Gustar

Simple, Low-Prep Activities with Gustar and Similar Verbs

I am back to teaching one section of Spanish 1 ( I teach levels IV and Dual Credit as well). Thankfully, I have been really enjoying the experience with 9th graders this time around (I have had some challenging post-COVID classes). My students this year have shown excitement with almost everything we do in class.… Continue reading Simple, Low-Prep Activities with Gustar and Similar Verbs

Communication strategies

Take Your Class Discussions to The Next Level with These 2 Conversation Creators (2 Freebies)!

Add some PIZZAZZ to class WITH HOT TOPICS! This was supposed to be a 10-minute segment in my Spanish 5 class. However, we ended up discussing the themes associated with Taylor and Travis's love story for 45 minutes. And because I know teachers don't like to recreate the wheel, I have included the slide deck with all the front loading questions below.