Tag Archives: TPRS

1st semester Spanish

Posted on October 31, 2016 by

These are the stories that I’ve used in my first semester 8th grade Spanish class (Level 1). Wildebeest Movietalk: Hay, Dice, Ve. Martina Bex has this great Embedded Reading/Movietalk which is a perfect thing to start the year. This lesson … Continue reading →

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Soy Yo by Bomba Estereo

Posted on October 27, 2016 by

I’m sure by now you’ve heard about this song and video. If not, you’re gonna love it. Here’s how I recently used it in my class: 1. Students work on “Soy Yo” packet by Kara Jacobs. I used 5 pages: … Continue reading →

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Buzz Reading

Posted on October 24, 2016 by

This technique I stumbled upon while thinking of a way to practice reading our class story. I love ringing the classroom bell (a great prop, especially when teaching about the 89 year old Paletero in Chicago who received over $380,000). … Continue reading →

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Making your own CI movies

Posted on May 10, 2016 by

After my class finished reading the TPRS Publishing novel Esperanza and were working on their final projects, I spent some time playing around with an iPad and ended up making a video for chapter 1. The most useful aid in … Continue reading →

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Fotografia Story and Tener Que Story

Posted on October 27, 2015 by

We’ve just finished up 2 new stories with you and wanted to share them with you. Our first story is a story about a boy named Miguel who doesn’t like to study; he wants to play video games. But when … Continue reading →

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