Free Printable Spanish Gift Tags
Inside: English & Spanish gift tags for Christmas in a watercolor design. I love that Christmas overlaps several continents. In our family, I'm from the United States and my husband is from Peru. There are lots of differences in our childhoods, obviously, but we...
10 Spanish Christmas Songs Your Kids Will Love
Inside: Spanish Christmas songs for kids, on YouTube. Who doesn't love Christmas music? Whether you're the kind who starts listening once falls hits, or prefers to wait until advent season has officially started, your kids are sure to love the collection of Spanish...
2019 Spanglish Family Gift Guide: Meaningful, Multicultural Gifts
Inside: Spanish gift ideas and guides for Spanish/English-speaking kids and families. The holidays are quickly approaching, which means gift-buying time is here. Truth be told, I'm not great at thinking of gifts in real life. I often wait until the last-minute, and...
Free Printable Thank You Cards in Spanish
Inside: Free printable Thank You Cards in Spanish. Expressing thanks is one of the best habits we can teach our kids and cultivate in our own lives. Sometimes it's a happy feeling we can't help, and sometimes regularly listing what we're grateful for is a conscious...
Day of the Dead in Latin America: Customs and Traditions
Inside: A look into customs and traditions for Day of the Dead in Latin America. Día de Muertos traditions in Mexico are famous and well-known across the world. Day of the Dead, however, is celebrated across many parts of the Spanish-speaking world, including Spain....
Day of the Dead Activities: A Round-up for Teachers
Inside: Day of the dead activities, crafts, videos, and lesson plans for the Spanish classroom. After the unprecedented box-office numbers of Pixar's Coco, celebrating Día de muertos is more familiar than ever to the average student. Doing Day of the Dead activities...
Sugar Skull Coloring Pages and Masks for Día de Muertos
Inside: Sugar skull coloring pages and more printables for Day of the Dead. Day of the Dead is one of the most well-known holidays in Mexico, and also celebrated in many parts of Latin America. It stems from pre-Hispanic traditions of honoring ancestors and their...
World Language Teacher Summit and Online Conference
Inside: Find foreign language teacher conferences, including the world language teacher summit, an online opportunity for PD. Foreign Language Teacher Conferences Looking for some professional development or CEUs for language teachers? Here is a list of...
The Best Spanish Playlists on Spotify for Teachers and Learners
Inside: A list of Spanish playlists on Spotify to use in Spanish class or to learn Spanish. "Please, can we listen to music while we work?""Hey profe, l downloaded that song from class and listen to it all the time.""Can we just play Sofía one more time before class...
The Ultimate Guide to Hispanic Heritage Month Activities
Inside: A round-up of Hispanic Heritage Month activities and ideas. Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs from September 15th - October 15th, is the perfect chance to celebrate the contributions of Hispanic Americans and celebrate Hispanic culture in general....
How I Began to Teach My Child Spanish at 4 – And Why It’s Never Too Late
Inside: Asking the question, "Can I teach my child Spanish, if I didn't start at birth"? This is one mom's story of raising a bilingual child and why she says it's never too late to get started. My Path to Teach My Child Spanish My 11-year-old bilingual...
TPRS 101: A Guide to Storytelling in the Spanish Classroom
Inside: A look at the basics of TPRS, a storytelling method for providing comprehensible input. TPRS is a hot-button acronym in language-teacher circles: you love it or hate it, right? It's a wonderful tool for many, while others are turned off by images of...
TPR: A Beginner’s Guide to Total Physical Response
Inside: Answering "What is TPR?" and tips for teaching language through Total Physical Response. TPR, or Total Physical Response, is a movement-based technique for teaching new vocabulary or phrases. As the language-teaching world shifts toward teaching to...
Movie Talk 101 in the Spanish Classroom: A Beginner’s Guide
Inside: An overview of teaching language through Movie Talk, a CI-based strategy. Movie Talk is a favorite teaching technique among language teachers. It's high-interest, adaptable to multiple levels (you can use the same video across different classes,...
Persona Especial Interviews 101: A Beginner’s Guide
Inside: The basics of teaching Spanish with Persona Especial Interviews. Special Person Interviews have become a popular activity among language teachers in recent years, for good reason. They're an excellent community-builder, and through them students are exposed to...
Spanish Classrooms Tour: A Peek into 30+ Rooms
Inside: A peek into dozens of Spanish classrooms, of all kinds, shapes, and sizes! A well-designed room won't make or break your teaching. Oh, but it can make a difference in how you and your students feel. Some of you have very limited options, and very tight...
Hola, Hola, Coca Cola and 30 More Spanish Call and Responses
Inside: Spanish call and responses or rhymes for class, similar to "Hola, hola, coca cola!" One of the best ways to quickly get your Spanish classes' attention is to establish a call-and-response system from the beginning. You start the phrase, they finish it, and...
10 Tips and Tricks for Raising Bilingual Kids
Inside: Practical advice and tips for raising bilingual kids, from the creators of Veoleo. Raising a bilingual child takes dedication, consistency, and a lot of creativity. Here at Veoleo, we’ve broken it down to 10 tips on what you can do at home to help support...
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