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

Spanish Classroom Tour

Posted on August 24, 2015 by SpanishPlans

Ok, so the bulletin boards are done and the posters are hung. Here’s what our students will walk into on the first day of classes.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged classroom, classroom decoration | 3 Comments

Inspire Travel

Posted on August 19, 2015 by SpanishPlans

My theme for my classes this year will be travel, and you get see all our previous posts about this topic here. Today’s posts offer some images that you can print to use as bulletin board material or frame and hang to … Continue reading →

Posted in Bulletin Boards | Tagged classroom decoration, decoration, posters, travel | 1 Comment

Classroom 2015

Posted on August 17, 2015 by SpanishPlans

Got into my classroom today and am making some progress on decorating. Wanted to share what I’ve got so far; perhaps an idea might inspire you. I love using plastic tableclothes for bulletin boards. They are so easy to put … Continue reading →

Posted in Bulletin Boards | Tagged bulletin boards, classroom decoration, decoration, travel | 5 Comments

Authentic Resources sobre La Escuela

Posted on August 3, 2015 by SpanishPlans

These authentic resources are perfect for a school unit in your Spanish class or to use at the beginning of the school year. Check out our experience from working in a Colombian School to compare the US school system with that … Continue reading →

Posted in Authentic Resource | Tagged authentic resources, authres, back to school, escuela, school | Leave a comment

Top 5 Reasons for and against Spanish names

Posted on July 28, 2015 by SpanishPlans

One of our more popular posts is about an issue that most Spanish teachers are divided on. I recently asked a Spanish teacher group on facebook if they give their students Spanish names and to give their reasons and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Discussion/Methodology | Tagged class names, spanish names, Top Lists | 19 Comments

Facebook in Spanish

Posted on July 7, 2015 by SpanishPlans

We just gave one of our most popular product a huge upgrade. We are quickly approaching 1,000 licenses sold for our Spanish Facebook Profile Project. If you are one of those who already has this project, you will want to log … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects, Resources | Tagged Facebook, project, projects | Leave a comment

Travel Documents

Posted on June 30, 2015 by SpanishPlans

Now that our students have their plane tickets, it’s time to make sure they have their travel documents with them! It’s time to have students make their own passport, make sure their VISA is filled out, and carry their ID … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture | Tagged countries, passports, travel | 3 Comments

Spanish Instagram

Posted on June 25, 2015 by SpanishPlans

If you’ve haven’t read how to use Instagram in your class, first read this post. Once you’ve set up a class account, we recommend the following accounts below. Once you are following, you can project your feed on the board … Continue reading →

Posted in iPads, Web2.0 Technology | Tagged authentic, culture, instagram, travel | 4 Comments

Music Recommendation

Posted on June 16, 2015 by SpanishPlans

Last week, Raquel Sofia released her first album, Te Quiero Los Domingos. If you are looking for some good music to listen to this summer, then you need to check this out. You may have heard her song “Agridulce” that … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged música, music, raquel sofia | Leave a comment

Top Pins 2015

Posted on June 15, 2015 by SpanishPlans

A few years ago, we brought your our Top 10 Pins as determined by the number of repins on pinterest. At that time, we only had 500 followers. We now have almost 7,000. If you aren’t following us yet, here … Continue reading →