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...
25 Best Mexican Movies on Netflix Right Now
Inside: The best Mexican movies on Netflix available for streaming in 2019. Mexican cinematography may be known for it's golden age between the 1930's and 1960's, but it's also been enjoying a recent surge in filmmaking and production, with 184 films produced...
30 of the Best Spanish Cartoons and Shows on Netflix
Inside: The best Spanish cartoons and shows for kids, on Netflix. As more parents all over begin to appreciate the social and cognitive effects of language learning, they're turning to sources like Netflix to help their kids learn Spanish. And cartoons can be a great...
50 Inspiring Language Quotes for Language Learners
Inside: A collection of inspiring language quotes for motivating language learners. Learning a new language is no small feat: it requires a huge amount of effort and dedication. Obviously, in certain parts of the word being multilingual is much more common, and then...
The Parent Guide to Summer Spanish Learning (with Cheatsheets)
Inside: A resource guide to keeping up with Spanish over the summer, for all ages. If your kids have been working hard all year in their Spanish classes, don't let summer bring on a language brain drain! Learning Spanish has so many benefits for kids and teens. Even...
How to End the Year Well: 10 Tips for Surviving May
Inside: End of the year activities for the Spanish classroom. May is what it is, right? Your schedule is probably getting even crazier than your students. Some days half the class is gone for testing or field trips, and special assemblies and special events pop up...
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