Inside: A round-up of classroom iresources for Spanish Easter traditions. La Pascua– Easter in Spanish– is a big deal across the Spanish-speaking world, whose history is closely connected to the Catholic church. The month of Lent culminates in Semana Santa, which commemorates the last week in the life of Jesus. In Spain and many Latin American countries, Easter is…
Inside: Traditions surrounding Santa Claus in Spanish-speaking places? Regardless of languages, Santa Claus is known the world over as an icon of Christmas. Every year, he spends Christmas Eve flying a sleigh drawn by reindeer and bringing presents to children. The legend began with St. Nicholas, from modern-day Turkey in the 3rd century. He was the…
Inside: A panel of Spanish teachers share their experiences of teaching in 2020 during Covid-19. Today I’m sharing our third and final post in our pandemic-edition of Spanish teacher interviews. A huge GRACIAS to all the wonderful teachers who participated and invited us into their lives and classrooms. As you’ll see, most teachers experience a…
Inside: Spanish teachers share their experiences of teaching in 2020 during Covid-19. We already knew that teachers are incredible people, right? And yet the upheaval of almost-overnight shutdowns and quarantines in 2020 took everything to an unprecedented level. As I’ve received emails and followed teacher groups, the tenacity and dedication of Spanish teachers all over…
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 Jesus. On January 5, they’ll leave their shoes out, along with straw and water,…
Traditions, special days, and celebrations: here you can find tons of resources for teaching about holidays in Spanish class! I’ve also included dates of major Spanish holidays celebrated around the world (both in Spain and across Latin America). As a new teacher, I didn’t know what to do with holidays. I introduced random vocabulary in…
This post is part of the Multicultural Kid Blogs Hispanic Heritage Blog Hop– see below for more details about that and our GIVEAWAY! The Alto Mayo region of Peru is one of the most beautiful places I’ve seen. It’s where my husband is from and where we met: the “high jungle,” the part of Peru…