Author Archives: spanishplans

About spanishplans

Spanish Teacher in Chicago. Have studied or traveled to Costa Rica, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Spain, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Argentina, and Uruguay. Have taught level 1 at middle and high school levels. Degree in Spanish and Master's in Teaching and Leadership. Blogger www.SpanishPlans.org

Music Bulletin Board

Posted on March 14, 2012 by spanishplans

In conjunction with one of my recent assignments, which students seemed to enjoy, I decided to put up a new bulletin board on the theme of music. I play música quite a bit in my classes and dedicating a tablón … Continue reading →

Posted in Bulletin Boards, Music | Tagged adele, beatles, bulletin board, jesse y joy, música, music, posters | 4 Comments

Central States Conference 2012

Posted on March 9, 2012 by spanishplans

Day 1 of the Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (CSCFL) has concluded and we are resting up in anticipation of Day 2. We’ve heard many great things coming out of the many sessions. You can track … Continue reading →

Posted in Resources | Tagged art, Conference, materials, postcards, posters | Leave a comment

Exploring Spanish

Posted on March 6, 2012 by spanishplans

We often listen to Spanish music in my classroom. As students come into class and start on their bellwork or as they are working on certain activities, I will frequently have the CD player with some Juanes or Jesse & … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged letras, música, music | 2 Comments

CSCTFL

Posted on March 1, 2012 by spanishplans

In one week, the Central States Conference for the Teaching of Foreign Languages will be underway in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. We are proud to be an exhibitor at this year’s conference. Friday and Saturday, March 9 and 10, we will be … Continue reading →

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Ser and Estar

Posted on February 24, 2012 by spanishplans

One of my favorite grammar points to teach is the difference between the verbs SER y ESTAR. While both verbs mean “to be” in English, in Spanish they couldn’t be more different. I know many teachers use an acronym to … Continue reading →

Posted in Lesson Plans, Resources, Ser Estar | Tagged comics, estar, lesson plans, Ziggy | 2 Comments

Participation Apps

Posted on February 20, 2012 by spanishplans

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 →

Posted in iPads, Speaking, Web2.0 Technology | Tagged apps, assessment, class participation, participation, spanish | 3 Comments

Adding some culture to info-gaps

Posted on February 11, 2012 by spanishplans

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 →

Posted in Culture, Speaking | Tagged famous, Hispanics, info gap, latinos, partner, speaking | Leave a comment

Sticking to Spanish

Posted on February 7, 2012 by spanishplans

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 →

Posted in Discussion/Methodology, Resources, Speaking | Tagged communication, oral, partner, speaking | Leave a comment

Lenguaje de text

Posted on January 26, 2012 by spanishplans

Se llama “SMS” y son mensajes cortos. Se usan especialmente en los mensajes de text o email. Aquí una lista de las más usadas y comunes “Text Speak” en Español: x = por k = que xq= porque / Por … Continue reading →

Posted in Vocabulary, Web2.0 Technology | Tagged lenguaje, sms, text, text speak, texting | 1 Comment

10 Freebies and win $10

Posted on January 16, 2012 by spanishplans

We are please to announce the following contest which will award 2 $10.00 gift certificates to TeachersPayTeachers.com. Participation is free. All you have to do is like our page on facebook or refer a friend to “like” our page. To … Continue reading →