20 Free PDfs to Learn Spanish for Beginners
Inside: A list of free learn Spanish PDFs and workbooks for beginners to intermediate students. Are you getting start with Spanish? Many people who want to teach themselves or someone else Spanish are on the lookout for a PDF workbook to get organized and guide their...
What is Communicative Language Teaching (CLT)?
Inside: An overview of CLT (communicative language teaching), its history, and examples of techniques and activities. "Communicative language teaching" has been a buzzword among language teachers and researchers for a while now, and a popular way of describing...
The Ultimate Guide To Spanish Shows on Netflix
Inside: A guide to top series and recommendations for Spanish shows on Netflix, organized by genres. As Netflix’s popularity has skyrocketed in recent years, they’ve been busy expanding their selection of Spanish-language TV shows. And these aren’t limited...
St. Patrick’s Day in Spanish: Resources and a Surprising Story
Inside: Resources and ideas for learning about St. Patrick's Day in Spanish. We know St. Patrick's Day-- in Spanish, el día de San Patricio-- as a day to celebrate Irish heritage and culture in the United State on March 17th. You might know a bit about St. Patrick,...
35 Spanish Valentine’s Day Books in Spanish for Kids
Inside: A collection of Spanish Valentine's Day books for kids, all about love, family, and friendship. As part of my growing collection of Spanish children's book lists, today's post is a sweet collection of books all about love-- love in families, between friends,...
Afro-Latino Music: A Playlist for Spanish Learners
Inside: a collection of songs from Afro-Latino music and artists, performing in Spanish. Afro-Latino artists have had a huge impact on music in both Spanish and English. This post zeroes on Afro-Latino artists who have songs in Spanish that can work (read: are...
Afro-Latino Culture and identity: A Guide for Spanish teachers
Inside: A breakdown of what the term Afro-Latino means and resources for learning about famous Afro-Latinos in Spanish class. The term "Afro-Latino." (or Afro-Latinx), has come into more prominence recently. It refers to the millions of people who are both descendants...
100 Best Books in Spanish with Black Characters
Inside: A list of the best Spanish books with black characters and for celebrating Black History Month. As educators and parents, we have so much power to shape how our students see themselves and those around them. The cumulation of the words we speak, the lessons we...
Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Spanish Class
Inside: Ideas and resources for teaching about and celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Spanish class. Martin Luther King Jr. day is traditionally celebrated the third Monday of January. In this post, I'll be sharing resources and ideas for honoring the Dr....
I have a Dream Speech in Spanish Class
Inside: Learning about Martin Luther King Jr's "I Have a Dream" speech in Spanish. As we near Martin Luther King Jr. day, many of you Spanish teachers are looking for ways to incorporate Dr. King's influential "I Have a Dream" speech -- one of the most famous speeches...
Spanish Chores and Printable Cards for kids
Inside: Learn terms for Spanish chores and grab some printable Spanish chore cards and charts for your family! Are you teaching your kids Spanish or trying to learn Spanish as a family? It takes a lot of intention, but raising bilingual kids is doable - and definitely...
20 Gratitude Quotes in Spanish
Inside: A list of phrases and quotes about gratitude in Spanish. Most of us know that gratitude is important. Since we were young children we were told, "Say thank you," and it's a phrase that come out almost automatically. (Which is a good thing!) Still, it's easy to...
What Are the Differences Between Halloween and Day of the Dead?
Inside: A summary of the similarities and differences between Halloween and Day of the Dead. If you’ve ever thought Day of the Dead is Halloween in Spanish, you’re not alone. They are completely separate holidays, but fall close enough on the calendar and...
How to Teach Kids to Read in Spanish: A Guide for Parents
Inside: An introduction to teach your kids to read in Spanish. One common question I see over and over is this: how do I teach my kids to read in Spanish? If we’re homeschooling bilingually, should we teach literacy first in English or...
The Best Spanish Podcasts for Kids (Spanish Learners and Bilingual Kids!)
Inside: A guide to the best Spanish podcasts for kids. Podcasts are exploding in popularity now. This means lots of new Spanish podcasts for kids are coming out too! Whether you are trying to learn “un poquito de español” with your kiddos, or have bilingual kids...
Back to School Spanish Activities: The Ultimate Round-Up of Plans and Ideas
Inside: Back to school Spanish activities and plans. Remember when the words “back to school” used to give us butterflies? Well, 2020 is taking it to a whole new level. Yeah. This post gather all kinds of ideas and plans for back-to-school in Spanish class from...
Adapting 10 Tried-and-True Spanish Teaching Strategies to Distance Learning
Inside: Techniques for teaching Spanish, even if your school is 100% virtual or following social distancing guidelines. Okay: if you’re a Spanish teacher, you’ve probably seen lots of blog posts with tips for teaching online. You can read all about tech tools and...
Interviews with OPOL Families, Part 2
Inside: 4 families share how they use the OPOL (one parent one language) system in raising their bilingual kids. Welcome to part two in our series interviewing OPOL families! In Part 1, we met five families raising kids in Spanish and English. Today we get ta...
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