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Spanish Educator, with focus on acquisition Educator Enthusiast I love learning about and sharing culture.

1st semester Spanish

Posted on October 31, 2016 by SpanishPlans

These are the stories that I’ve used in my first semester 8th grade Spanish class (Level 1). Wildebeest Movietalk: Hay, Dice, Ve. Martina Bex has this great Embedded Reading/Movietalk which is a perfect thing to start the year. This lesson … Continue reading →

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Soy Yo by Bomba Estereo

Posted on October 27, 2016 by SpanishPlans

I’m sure by now you’ve heard about this song and video. If not, you’re gonna love it. Here’s how I recently used it in my class: 1. Students work on “Soy Yo” packet by Kara Jacobs. I used 5 pages: … Continue reading →

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Buzz Reading

Posted on October 24, 2016 by SpanishPlans

I use this technique to practice reading. It may involve a lot of re-reading, great for extra repetitions, but the students enjoy its game aspect. I call it Buzz Reading, but other names include Bell Reading. All you need is … Continue reading →

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Passport Stamps and ICTFL 16

Posted on October 22, 2016 by SpanishPlans

Thanks to everyone who stopped and visited our booth at the Illinois Conference of Teaching of Foreign Languages 2016 Fall Conference. We’d like to remind everyone that all our materials can be found on our website  SpanishTeacherShop.com and FrenchTeacherShop.com One … Continue reading →

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5 phrase story

Posted on October 17, 2016 by SpanishPlans

It’s been awhile since a blog post, and I’ve been keeping busy by attending various conferences and writing new stories for class as well as finally finishing stamp designs for all 21 Spanish Speaking Countries. I wanted to share a … Continue reading →

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Redefining Boot Verbs with CI

Posted on September 25, 2016 by SpanishPlans

We’ve all heard of “boot verbs” to teach the conjugations forms of stem-changing verbs. Take the i–>ie stem changing verb querer: Cute, right? Well, sure….If you want your students to only be able to memorize verb forms without actually acquiring … Continue reading →

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Get a scoop of Proficiency

Posted on September 6, 2016 by SpanishPlans

Since adopting an ice cream metaphor to talk about  performance and proficiency with my students, my favorite phrase to encourage students on assessments or when they are writing is:  “SCOOP IT UP!”  To go along with this theme, we have … Continue reading →

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Spanish from Day 1

Posted on August 17, 2016 by SpanishPlans

The first day of Spanish class. You want to be welcoming, you want the students to feel comfortable. You also want to set the expectation that this class is different. You want to maintain 90% of the class in the … Continue reading →

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Getting the year started

Posted on July 24, 2016 by SpanishPlans

If you’ve just been hired or are starting your first year as a Spanish teacher, you are probably a) super excited and b) quite nervous. Hopefully we can help calm those nerves and make your year start out smooth. Here are … Continue reading →

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Facebook Project Giveaway

Posted on June 20, 2016 by SpanishPlans

Our Spanish Facebook Profile Project is one of our best sellers. And according to the reviews, it’s not only a hit with teachers, but students love it too. And it’s no wonder. Students not only create their own Facebook profile … Continue reading →

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