Category Archives: Resources

Expresate Spanish Resources

Posted on April 2, 2011 by spanishplans

Expresate Chapter 1 –Subject Pronouns Practice on Powerpoint –Teaching Subject Pronouns (5 pages) –Teaching Subject Pronouns with Pictures –Telling Time : Notes and Quiz (FREE) Expresate Chapter 2 –Expresate Chapter 2 Test (Adjectives, Gustar) –Ser Adjectives Flashcards Expresate Chapter 3 … Continue reading →

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Past Tense

Posted on March 21, 2011 by spanishplans

I remember hearing that over 85% of communication in a language is in the past tense. Yet, we as language teachers, generally wait until second year to fully engage our students in past tense. Ideally, we should be introducing and … Continue reading →

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Free teaching resources

Posted on March 6, 2011 by spanishplans

Hello educators, Looking across the web for free teaching worksheets and lessons? Have you tried teacherspayteachers.com? With almost 10,000 free items available made by teachers themselves, you are sure to find something to use in your classroom. To download these … Continue reading →

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Listening Activities and native speakers

Posted on March 1, 2011 by spanishplans

Someone passed along this website to me and it is a great tool for all foreign language teachers. RhinoSpike is an online language learning community tool that lets users around the globe connect and exchange foreign language audio files. Get … Continue reading →

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Spanish Powerpoints

Posted on February 14, 2011 by spanishplans

Our Top Spanish Powerpoints para la clase de Espanol NOTES: Affirmative Informal Commands Powerpoint Notes 8 Slide PowerPoint introducing and teaching Informal Affirmative Commands / Positive Tú Commands in your Spanish 1 or 2 class Sure to grab the attention … Continue reading →

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Spanish Idioms/Proverbs

Posted on February 13, 2011 by spanishplans

Bring the culture of the language to your classroom with these 15 easy Spanish proverbs that even students in level 1 and level 2 can figure out. While they not not be able to understand these proverbs by themselves, in … Continue reading →

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Musica y Videos en la Clase

Posted on February 6, 2011 by spanishplans

In addition to playing authentic music during the first few minutes of class and during work time, I try to incorporate fun and interesting music and videos. Maybe some of you have seen these before, or even used them yourselves. … Continue reading →

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15 Spanish 1 Projects

Posted on February 3, 2011 by spanishplans

Group Projects, Individual Projects, Projects for the Main Themes of all Spanish I textbooks (Expresate, Realidades, Avancemos, etc.) 24 pages. A Majority of the projects include rubrics for easy grading and clear expectations. http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/15-Spanish-1-Projects 1. Vocabulary Project: can be used … Continue reading →

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Expresate 1 Resources

Posted on January 17, 2011 by spanishplans

Two months ago, we featured the textbook Expresate and offered chapter quizzes and tests for chapters 2-7 in level 1. With the success of that post, we are today OPENING UP OUR FILE CABINET. We present you with over 40 … Continue reading →

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Country Research Project

Posted on December 20, 2010 by spanishplans

Groups will research a Hispanic country in South or Central America although this project can be used in any geography or social studies class as well. The student project includes a presentation board, map, travel brochure, and flag. Rubric is … Continue reading →

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