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Comprehensible Input Spanish Videos for Beginners
Use Comprehensible Input Spanish Videos to Enhance Your Lessons for Ages 8+ If you’re a Spanish teacher or homeschool parent, you’ve likely faced this challenge: Your students are learning Spanish…...
Spanish Elementary Curriculum: How to Implement in Your School
In today’s global world, offering a strong Spanish elementary curriculum is more important than ever. Spanish is the second most spoken language in the United States, and early exposure gives...
How to Teach Spanish to Homeschoolers Effectively
Knowing how to teach Spanish to homeschoolers can feel overwhelming. But, teaching Spanish to homeschoolers can be a rewarding and fun experience if you have some guidance. Whether you’re a parent...
6 Simple Ways to Engage Students Every Day
“Spanish class always goes so fast!”, exclaimed one of my students at the end of class one day. The feeling that time just flies comes from being engaged in what we're doing. As teachers we are...
Mindfulness Ideas for Teachers
Have you ever read about mindfulness? It’s about being in the moment, present, not thinking about what just happened or what you need to hurry up and get to next. By being in the moment, we are...
Where to Put the Accent Marks in Spanish
Students are often confused about where to put the accent marks in Spanish. They don’t understand when or how to use them in words. To get better at this takes knowing two things: the reasons for...
Effective Spanish Conversation Practice Activities
Effective Spanish conversation practice activities are essential for building conversation skills. Building these skills is a progressive process. Just like learning to speak your native language,...
Teaching Spanish Preterite Conjugations
In Spanish, we use preterite conjugations of verbs to communicate completed actions in the past. Learning how to produce the preterite conjugations and when to properly use this verb tense are...
Teaching the Days in Spanish
Learning a new language includes learning a combination of essential daily words, as well as other vocabulary and phrases that help you to express yourself. Understanding the days in Spanish can...
Teaching Spanish Numbers 1-20
Are you looking for fun, exciting, and hands-on activities to teach Spanish numbers 1-20 and more numbers? Are you stuck on ideas for your lesson plans? Below you’ll find numerous activities, just...