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Engaging Group Activities for Spanish Reading Comprehension

Posted on April 25, 2025 by SpanishPlans

In a Spanish class reading “La Lucha,” students analyzed chapter 6 by identifying 20 significant words. They collaborated in pairs to compare lists, ultimately agreeing on ten key words. This activity promoted deeper understanding of the text and vocabulary through repeated engagement, discussions, and potential follow-up writing assignments using the chosen words. Continue reading →

Posted in reading, TPRS | Tagged chapter summary, class novel, education, farmworkers, group discussion, la lucha, literacy, reading, teaching, teaching strategy, using AI, writing | 3 Comments

Vosotros

Posted on June 22, 2011 by spanishplans

Zachary Jones @ZJonesSpanish, brought up an interesting debate on twitter, by asking if fellow Spanish teachers teach vosotros and why or why not. Some responses given: @hmwildy: I had a prof say “they only use vosotros in Spain, we won’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Discussion/Methodology | Tagged flteach, Hispanics, spain, spanish, teaching, US Census, vosotros | 10 Comments

Partes del Cuerpo actividad

Posted on May 16, 2011 by spanishplans

Teaching Body Parts in Spanish Class: It’s getting that time of the year: Garage Sales. As a teacher, garage sales are a great opportunity to find cheap items that you can incorporate into your classroom. Today’s idea features the classic … Continue reading →

Posted in Lesson Plans | Tagged espanol, flteach, partes del cuerpo, spanish class, teaching, vocabulario | 2 Comments

Spanish and Co-curriculum

Posted on January 28, 2011 by spanishplans

In my school the Language Arts department teaches Latin and Greek stems to their students. The students are given about 10 new words a week and tested weekly on their cumulative stems. As their beginning level 1 Spanish teacher, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Bulletin Boards, Cognates | Tagged Language arts, latin, spanish, stems, teaching | 2 Comments

Spanish Sub Plans

Posted on January 3, 2011 by spanishplans

It happens all the time. A sick child. A family emergency. The stomach flu. A 102 fever. A car accident. Things come up at the last minute either before school or during the school day. We may need to rush … Continue reading →