Category Archives: Speaking

Resources for LA ROPA unit

Posted on January 29, 2013 by

Teaching a unit about La Ropa? Here’s some resources for your Spanish classroom for this Clothing unit: Música/Videos Canción “Billy La Bufanda” by Señor Wooly Youtube Target Commercial Youtube K-Mart Commercial Dibujos y Fotos Twitter user @profeslack tweeted “There is … Continue reading →

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Language Lab Activity

Posted on December 2, 2012 by

For those of you who have language labs in your building, this post may not be very enlightening. For those of us that teach in a building without such luxuries, we too can incorporate similar assessments and practice with other … Continue reading →

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Dragon Dictation

Posted on November 28, 2012 by

The app Dragon Dictation is an interesting app for students to practice their pronunciation. I give student a script to read from and they record themselves to see how well the computer can understand their accent. First, make sure you … Continue reading →

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Communication Rubric

Posted on August 18, 2012 by

This year we are adopting a proficiency-based classroom based on the goal of communication. All of our formal assessments will be done using proficiency-based rubrics and standards. This change in format would not have been possible without my colleagues from … Continue reading →

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Participation Apps

Posted on February 20, 2012 by

1. Pikme (Free) by Smitesh Bakrania Can randomly select students with a shake. Or can scroll to a particular student. Upon answering a question, you can rank the student’s response one, two, or three stars. Good application if you want … Continue reading →

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Adding some culture to info-gaps

Posted on February 11, 2012 by

We all use info-gap activities with our Spanish students to engage them in the foreign language. These are the activities where they must ask their partner for missing information and likewise, respond to their partner’s questions. Some texts books have … Continue reading →

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Sticking to Spanish

Posted on February 7, 2012 by

One of the biggest struggles when you have a class of 20-30 students is to engage them in speaking the language. While obviously it would be nice to converse with them one-on-one or pair them up with a native speaker, … Continue reading →

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Using Magnets to teach Location

Posted on August 9, 2011 by

This activity feels like a game because students are engaged and they get to play with magnets. Little do they know, they are also following instructions in Spanish, and responding to verbal or written cues to accomplish a task. Using … Continue reading →

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Spanish Speaking Activities

Posted on January 23, 2011 by

The whole point of learning a foreign language is to be able to communicate. Our students need to be practicing speaking as often in possible in Spanish classes. During certain activities our goal may be very specific. Sometimes we want … Continue reading →

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Spanish Conversation Speaking Cards

Posted on December 12, 2010 by

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Spanish-Conversation-Cards-Oral-Speaking-Activity With winter break approaching, many teachers may be looking for some ideas and lessons to use the last few days before break. Well, you’ve found it. This lesson is ready to print and implement right away. Can be used … Continue reading →

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