Category Archives: Lesson Plans

Back to School 2023

Posted on August 13, 2023 by SpanishPlans

It’s that time of year again…. summer break is coming to an end for me and I’ll be back in the classroom for year 17 soon. Here’s a few things we’ve been up to over the summer to help make … Continue reading →

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Copa Mundial 2022

Posted on August 28, 2022 by SpanishPlans

This year provides Spanish teachers an opportunity that hasn’t happened ever and will likely not happen again… the world’s biggest sporting event will take place during the school year. Normally taking place in the summer, the controversial decision to host … Continue reading →

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Drag and Drop Audio with Google Slides

Posted on September 8, 2020 by SpanishPlans

Now that most of us are giving classes virtually, how can we adapt our listening activities to an online format? Even if you are presenting it LIVE as a class over a video Meeting, it’s always best to provide an … Continue reading →

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Remote Learning: El Tigre Tiene Hambre

Posted on September 1, 2020 by SpanishPlans

Our second week of remote learning is underway and we wanted to share with you what we’ve been up to. My set-up All my students are working from home. I have the option to work from my classroom and I … Continue reading →

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First Days All in TL

Posted on August 22, 2019 by SpanishPlans

We just finished up our first week of school and I wanted to get this blog post posted while I still have the energy to type. For those of you who haven’t started school yet (or those who will read … Continue reading →

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Previewing a Wooly Story

Posted on April 14, 2019 by SpanishPlans

After months of anticipation, this week we started the third (and final) installment of the Billy y las Botas saga. I like to use a variety of strategies when telling a Wooly story, so this time we focused on making … Continue reading →

Posted in Lesson Plans, Storytelling, Web2.0 Technology | Tagged billy y las botas, parallel story, peardeck, predictions, senor wooly | 7 Comments

Online timer as CI

Posted on November 7, 2018 by SpanishPlans

I was recently doing a write/pass/draw activity where I wanted to use a timer to give the class a limit. I usually just use google timer or the regular classroom timer where it counts down on a clock. Previously, I … Continue reading →

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Pre Amnesia Story

Posted on June 9, 2018 by SpanishPlans

During Wooly Week 2017 Sr. Wooly released one of my now-favorite videos, Amnesia. In the video, a man mysteriously wakes up in the middle of the street and can’t remember who he is. The song is a great set of … Continue reading →

Posted in Lesson Plans, Resources, Storytelling, TPRS | Tagged acting, mystery, reflexives, scenes, senor wooly, verbos reflexivos | Leave a comment

Spooky Stories

Posted on October 29, 2017 by SpanishPlans

Some Halloween tales for this week: Authenic Reading of Haunted Hollywood Stars This product features an authentic text from a Colombian Magazine regarding 6 stories of famous celebrities and their encounters with ghosts. Makes a great engaging lectura for students. … Continue reading →

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CI Midwest Takeaways 2

Posted on October 14, 2017 by SpanishPlans

It’s been about a busy month since CI Midwest took place but we finally have some time to post a few more of our thoughts and takeaways. Notes from Justin Slocum Bailey’s (@indwellinglang) session: