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I assumed I’d always belong to the “three years and nothing” crowd. But living in Peru, the magic happened: I began to speak Spanish. I fell in love with the culture, the language, and my Peruvian husband.
I knew I wanted my kids to grow up bilingual, for my students to feel the same magic I did. It’s not been easy, but there’s good news! That MORE? It’s possible. Not because I’m a master teacher, and not because you have to be one. You just need to be in touch with the good stuff: wisdom from those farther down the road, and resources packed with living language. You’re busy teaching; let me dig it all up for you and share it here.
5 Reading Activities for Spanish Class
Inside: Reading Activities for Spanish Class, from Ashley Mikkelsen at Srta. Spanish. This year, I’ve been working hard to shift my mindset away from grammar-focused instruction to providing my students with more comprehensible input. (Check out this post for a...
Learn Spanish on YouTube: A Guide to the Best Channels
Inside: Learn Spanish on YouTube- a guide to the best videos and channels, for class and at home, from Jennifer Brunk of Spanish Playground. When YouTube arrived in 2005, I was teaching at a university in Wisconsin. Overnight, I had access to hours of authentic...
14 Keys to An Effective Classroom Management Plan
Inside: How to develop an effective classroom management plan in your Spanish classroom, from Angie Torre. Help! I Need a better classroom management plan! How can I teach when students won’t stop talking? How can I use the target language 90-100% of the time? I...
Love and Friendship Songs for Kids in Spanish
Inside: Friendship songs in Spanish for kids and songs about love. If you need some songs for Valentine's Day in Spanish class, there are tons of Valentin's song options for older Spanish students. (After all... Spanish love songs are famous for their sentiment!) For...
4 Practical Tips for Teaching Foreign Language to Preschoolers
Inside: Tips and tricks on teaching foreign language to preschoolers. Today I'm welcoming Josefina Cabello, who is an Ecuadorian Spanish Teacher in Tennessee and TpT creator. She has been teaching Spanish since 2011, taught ESL for 5 years in Ecuador, and loves...
What You Need To Know About Bilingual Language Development: FAQ
Inside: FAQ on bilingual language development, on what's normal and when to seek help from a speech pathologist. For today's post, I'm welcoming Julie Perron from Speech Pathology Master's Programs. Parents raising bilingual kids often have questions about what's...
The Big Collection of Teaching Spanish Videos and Demos
Inside: Teaching Spanish videos and demos. Here's the ideal PD situation for Spanish teachers: our school pays for us to attend amazing conferences. We pack our bags, hop onto a plane or into a car, and away we go! That's really the best way to collaborate and grow....
Raising Bilingual Children: 5 Families Share Their Stories
Inside: Insights from multilingual families in raising bilingual kids. Parents face hundreds of decisions as they raise their kids, along the way. Multilingual families face even more options: One parent, one language? Minority language at home? Only ever answer the...
2019 Printable Calendar in Spanish
Inside: Calendario para imprimir 2019 / printable 2019 calendar in Spanish, plus bilingual chore cards for kids. Ready or not, 2019 is here! I've got some fun printables to kick off the new year, and get organized. I have a few more coming, too-- I didn't manage to...
Carta a Los Reyes Magos: Free Printable and Activities
Inside: Printable Carta a Los Reyes Magos, and resources for teaching about Los Tres Reyes. While children in the U.S. and other countries are busy writing to Santa, other children are addressing their letters to Los Reyes Magos: the three wisemen who visited baby...
Spanish Christmas Books for Kids
Inside: Christmas Spanish books for kids. When I was growing up, my mom created little Christmas traditions we kept up for years. One of them was "the book basket." We had a stack of annual favorites, and she would read a little bit from each one, finishing the last...
The Ultimate Guide to Spanish Teacher Gifts
Inside: Ideas for meaningful Spanish teacher gifts. Are you looking for ideas to spoil your favorite Spanish teacher? Whether you're a student, coworker, friend, or significant other, spoil your favorite Spanish teacher, I've got you covered with ideas...
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