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Class Dojo in Spanish
I recently started using the App ClassDojo to track student participation/incentivize students to speak only Spanish. I know some teachers give participation points, some use a system where they hand out tickets/fake money, but this is novelty for students. I have … Continue reading
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Tagged apps, class participation, ClassDojo, no english, participation, spanish only
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React in Spanish
Something I wish I would have done at the beginning of the year: Put a sheet of common Spanish expression on the students’ desks. Having them on each students desk or table, as opposed to a poster, makes it very handy … Continue reading
Posted in Discussion/Methodology
Tagged common verbs, expressions, posters, reactions, storytelling, verbs
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Writing a Novel Chapter Summary
Our students just finished the first three chapters of the novel Esperanza by Carol Gaab, of TPRS Publishing. So far, so good. I’ve been using the Teacher’s Guide, which is very helpful. And the audio book is a great support … Continue reading
Posted in Storytelling
Tagged chapter summary, Esperanza, graphic organizers, novels, reading
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March Madness Book Tournament
Our March Music Madness was a huge success, so today we’d thought we’d offer an alternative that you may have seen from LA/LIT teachers or in your school library. This is a book tournament of novels, written about the Hispanic … Continue reading
March Music Champion
And the winner is…. I had the students fill out a survey as part of the voting process and here’s a few key notes:
Stocking the Spanish Classroom: What supplies to order
Whether you are starting at a new job, opening a new school, opening a Spanish department, or just getting ready for next year, lots of teachers are looking for suggestions of what are must haves for teachers. If have a budget to … Continue reading
Posted in Resources
Tagged curriculum, department order, school order, spanish teacher, supplies
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MarzodeMusica 2016
March Music Madness 2016 is just around the corner. We are ready for another fun competition where songs go head-to-head to decide a winner. This years bracket features 16 songs and we’ve broken them down to 4 categories: Bachata, Pop, Rock/Urbano, … Continue reading
La Criatura Story Continued
I used Martina Bex’s La Criatura story with my level 1 class a few weeks ago. The next day we continued that story to explain what happened to the “criatura”/science teacher. We were able to recycle so many vocabulary words … Continue reading
Monstruo del Armario MovieTalk
Our theme of creepy movies used during MovieTalks continued with the 2:50 video from Pablo Conde titled “El Monstruo del Armario”. (We’ve also used Alma, and a video I call Toc-Toc) This movie worked well after students had created their own … Continue reading
Un Besito Mas
Amor is the most used word in Spanish pop music, followed by vida, día, noche, and corazón. We recently took the lyrics from Jesse and Joy’s new album “Un Besito Más” and found the top 50 words that appeared the … Continue reading
