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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

El año 2012

Posted on January 4, 2012 by spanishplans

¡Feliz año nuevo! We hope everyone had a relaxing break. We just wanted to post a few quick updates. -We have found a great collection of documentaries on Mexico (almost 70 in total) on youtube here: DocumentalesMexico. Videos are broken … Continue reading →

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Use descriptions of missing people

Posted on December 14, 2011 by spanishplans
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¿Con quién se queda el perro?

Posted on December 12, 2011 by spanishplans

Ya que el nuevo disco de los hermanos mexicanos, Jesse y Joy, logró ser disco de oro en su primera semana, presentamos las letras del disco, ¿Con quién se queda el perro? en menos de 90 palabras. Usando “Wordle.net“, pusimos … Continue reading →

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Using Calendars to decorate the classroom

Posted on December 11, 2011 by spanishplans

It’s after the holidays and those 12 month calendars are on clearance. How can you use these to make your classroom look a bit more classier? Simple. Follow our steps and turn your classroom into a lovely art gallery. 1. … Continue reading →

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Stocking Stuffers

Posted on December 4, 2011 by spanishplans

A few short updates: -In our post about our clocks, you can see we have labels under each clock representing the country. Although in our classroom, we only have 6 clocks, one for each class period, we have make the … Continue reading →

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Cyber Monday Sale

Posted on November 26, 2011 by spanishplans

We hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving and survived Black Friday without incident. You can take advantage of the next big sale without leaving the comfort (and safety) of your own home. We are excited to announce that nearly all … Continue reading →

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Connecting to Hispanic Countries

Posted on November 19, 2011 by spanishplans

One of my goals for this school year was to include more culture in my class and to have students feel a connection to the Spanish speaking world. One of the first things I did was to have students be … Continue reading →

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Market Research Poll

Posted on November 13, 2011 by spanishplans

Please take our survey asking what types of products you would be interested in buying at a foreign language conference. If you have any particular thoughts or ideas about other things that you would be interested in, please add a … Continue reading →

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September 11th Segovia Colombia

Posted on November 10, 2011 by spanishplans

While this year the talk of the date is the once in a lifetime date of 11-11-11, November 11th holds a “Never Forget” attitude for the people of Colombia. “La Masacre de Segovia fue una masacre ocurrida el 11 de … Continue reading →

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Song for La Casa Vocabulary

Posted on November 9, 2011 by spanishplans

As I was sitting thinking about different activities to use for the unit on La Casa in my Spanish 1 class, the song “El Edificio” by Bacilos came up on my music player. What a perfect song! This song has … Continue reading →

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