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

Frase Secreta: Spanish Passwords

Posted on January 2, 2020 by SpanishPlans

With a new year upon us, now is the perfect time to start a new routine in your classroom. I know most teachers are familiar with the work of Harry Wong, but how many of us apply those practices every … Continue reading →

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Teaching Graphic Novel Billy y las Botas

Posted on December 5, 2019 by SpanishPlans

With the release of a new graphic novel by the Señor Wooly company, we wanted to give you some ideas on how you can teach with a graphic novel. If you are not ready or don’t have the funds to … Continue reading →

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BIGGEST RAFFLE EVER

Posted on November 30, 2019 by SpanishPlans

In the past, we’ve used our Passport Template to include stamp-able pages in the passport. There are many applications for using this: marking off I-Can-Statements, marking off completion of certain tasks or units of study. Personally, in my classroom, I … Continue reading →

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Graphic Novel Winners

Posted on November 23, 2019 by SpanishPlans

With over 400 entries, we are pleased to announce the winners of our Graphic Novel Raffle: Melanie M, Zack D, and Elizabeth D. Winners have been emailed. Melanie was our grand prize winner and will be receiving 2 Graphic novels … Continue reading →

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Graphic Giveaway

Posted on November 13, 2019 by SpanishPlans

With the release of a new graphic novel and November being the month to show thanks, we wanted to host a giveaway for Spanish teachers. One of the best things about Graphic Novels or Comic books is that the illustrations … Continue reading →

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Inspiring Latinas

Posted on November 4, 2019 by SpanishPlans

Something we teased on twitter a while back, we finally finished. We’ve added more famous latinas to our inspiring women bulletin board that we have labeled as “Las Poderosas”. This joins our bulletin board of female presidents from Latin American, … Continue reading →

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A 3 day lesson with storytelling

Posted on November 3, 2019 by SpanishPlans

If you haven’t seen our latest video on YouTube, we walk you through a 3-day lesson on using a story. You can watch it below and follow our YouTube channel. If you find any videos helpful, please click on the … Continue reading →

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Me llamo Victor Graphic Novel

Posted on October 21, 2019 by SpanishPlans

As you may know, the latest graphic novel from Señor Wooly is titled “Me llamo Víctor Parte 1” and is almost available. Hopefully you have pre-ordered it, as it is expected to ship in the coming weeks. When I found … Continue reading →

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What students say about acquiring vocab through reading

Posted on September 21, 2019 by SpanishPlans

I love asking for student feedback. So after our classes read El Escape Cubano or El Capibara Con Botas I asked for student feedback using google forms. Both of these books include many cognates, but I also wanted students to … Continue reading →

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The words we use: Instead of this, try saying that

Posted on September 18, 2019 by SpanishPlans

As language teachers, we know the impact words have. So I appreciated a recent thread in a facebook group that Bill Langley (@welangley) posted for how teachers can use better language to provide a more welcoming environment in their classroom. … Continue reading →

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