Tag Archives: authentic resources

How to print a glossary for a book

Posted on June 11, 2018 by

  In the past, we showed you how to take an entire text and put ALL of the words into a glossary. This is especiallu useful when you’ve written a class story and want to print a small booklet for … Continue reading →

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Authentic Resources sobre La Escuela

Posted on August 3, 2015 by

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 →

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Dia de la Madre

Posted on May 7, 2015 by

At a mall in Quito, Ecuador, the shopping center featured a campaign to promote Dia de la Madre y Dia del Padre with the concept of you better buy your parents something nice because of all they know about you. … Continue reading →

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Resources: Day of the Dead and Halloween

Posted on October 16, 2014 by

It’s October, and if you’re a Spanish teacher that means getting ready for Halloween and the Day of the Dead. We’ve compiled some of the best resources around to give you a one stop shop for great teaching materials. Readings … Continue reading →

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Authentic Instagrams

Posted on June 19, 2014 by

We are always looking for authentic resources to use in our lessons. Right now, instagram is the social media of choice for students. We found an instagram full of authentic quotes that pertain to students, especially regarding school. What a … Continue reading →

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Authentic Reading

Posted on February 28, 2014 by

In my advice unit, I usually have kids write a letter to “Dear Abby” asking for advice. Well, when we happened upon an Advice section from the Mexican teen magazine Tú, we hit the jackpot on authentic readings. We have … Continue reading →

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Teaching Commands through Context

Posted on February 26, 2014 by

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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Authentic Resources of High Interest Topics

Posted on August 18, 2013 by

One of our goals this year will be to engage students via their own personal interests. At the beginning of the year we will give students a survey to gauge their interests in a variety of topics including sports, tv, … Continue reading →

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Using Memes in Spanish

Posted on March 13, 2013 by

What’s the most important thing in a foreign language class? To give students comprehensible input and show them the language in context. When you can accomplish this and entertain the kids at the same time to keep their interest, you’ve … Continue reading →

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