Category Archives: Lesson Plans

My Favorite Lessons

Posted on December 30, 2014 by SpanishPlans

There are some activities that, as a teacher, I look forward to every year. Here are some of my favorite lesson plans for my Spanish class that I’m sure you will enjoy and your students will too. 1. Corte Ingles … Continue reading →

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Immigration Resources

Posted on November 14, 2014 by spanishplans

The following resources can be used during an immigration unit in your Spanish class: Songs: “A las Tres” por Enanitos Verdes: A migrant worker missing his family Pobre Juan by Maná Videos: “30 Days” Illegal Immigration: A border patrolling minute … Continue reading →

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Notecards

Posted on April 14, 2014 by spanishplans

At the end of the year, I go around as students are cleaning out their lockers and am able to collect a lot of packs of notecards. These come in quite handy throughout the school various for various activities. Sometimes, … Continue reading →

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Put in order

Posted on April 3, 2014 by spanishplans

A good activity for students to practice new vocabulary or to check for understanding after reading is to have them arrange sentences in order. If you cut out sentence strips, this tactile activity is great for students to practice reading … Continue reading →

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Teaching Commands through Context

Posted on February 26, 2014 by spanishplans

I used to give students a handout of a graphic organizer for making the positive and negative tú commands. I would first go over the rules for making the command form and go over the irregulars with them. Then, I … Continue reading →

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America is Beautiful

Posted on February 3, 2014 by spanishplans

Who would have thought that a television advertisement for a soft drink would have such a strong message, that it would make a wonderful message of teaching tolerance? That’s just the case with this Coca Cola Super Bowl 40 commercial … Continue reading →

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Top 5 Sub Plans

Posted on December 8, 2013 by spanishplans

It’s that time of year…. coughing, sneezing, child puking all night. Whatever the reason, we all need a good sub plan ready to go. Here is our top 5 sub plans for Spanish teachers:

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Resources for LA RUTINA DIARIA

Posted on April 23, 2013 by spanishplans

Teaching a unit about la Rutina Diaria? Here’s some resources for your Spanish classroom for this Reflexive Verb unit: Música/Videos Sr. Mara sings Reflex your Verby Youtube Mr. Bean Getting Ready * Youtube videos of Los Solecitos (30 second PSA … Continue reading →

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Educreating Spanish Cooking Videos

Posted on February 28, 2013 by spanishplans

What better input to learn about food and cooking in context than to watch short tutorials on how to make food. The power of Youtube gives us so much access to resources many teachers didn’t have in the past, it … Continue reading →

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Resources for LA ROPA unit

Posted on January 29, 2013 by spanishplans

Teaching a unit about La Ropa? Here’s some resources for your Spanish classroom for this Clothing unit: Música/Videos Canción “Billy La Bufanda” by Señor Wooly Youtube Target Commercial Youtube K-Mart Commercial Youtube Commercial “¿Me Lo compras?“ Youtube Video Shopping Youtube … Continue reading →

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