Tag Archives: engaging

English Pop Music in Spanish

Posted on September 8, 2015 by SpanishPlans

What’s better than taking songs that your students already know and enjoy in English and listening to the Spanish version? Your students will be fascinated listening to the Spanish version of Taylor Swift’s Shake it Off or other current popular … 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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Revista Tú

Posted on November 16, 2013 by spanishplans

I love buying magazines when I am in Latin America and seeing what I can use in the classroom. I have acquired a few issues of the Mexican teen magazine “Tú” and have found many of my students eager to … Continue reading →

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Univision App

Posted on November 26, 2012 by spanishplans

Univision has several apps available for the iPad including “Univision”, “Noticias” and “Deportes”. I used the regular “Univision” app today and let my students explore different articles that would be of interest to them. I had first year students engaged … Continue reading →

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Connecting vocabulary to our students

Posted on November 19, 2012 by spanishplans

I realized something important this week while going over our unit’s vocabulary. The vocabulary is “household chores”, part of the “House Unit”. After the initial vocab introduction, we started talking about what chores students do. I quickly realized that most … Continue reading →

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Using Magnets to teach Location

Posted on August 9, 2011 by spanishplans

This activity feels like a game because students are engaged and they get to play with magnets. Little do they know, they are also following instructions in Spanish, and responding to verbal or written cues to accomplish a task. Using … Continue reading →

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Ser and Adjectives flashcard game

Posted on January 11, 2011 by spanishplans

Want a more engaging way to teach adjective agreement. This flashcard game makes it fun and easy, especially for those visual students. http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Ser-Adjectives-Flashcards Students will match the correct subject pronoun, the correct form of the verb ser, and the correct … Continue reading →

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