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Persona Especial Interviews 101: A Beginner’s Guide

by Elisabeth Alvarado | Aug 12, 2019 | Middle and High School Spanish, Preschool & Elementary Spanish, Teaching Spanish | 2 Comments

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 TV Shows to Use in Spanish Class

by Elisabeth Alvarado | Apr 23, 2018 | Middle and High School Spanish, Spanish Movies and Shows, Spanish Resources | 6 Comments

Inside: Spanish TV shows: a list of series you can (hopefully!) use in class. If you'd mentioned movies or shows to me as a new teacher, I'd have assumed you meant how we teachers sometimes use them (hey, we've been there right?): that last day before winter...

Food Truck Day: A Fun Field Trip Idea for Spanish Class

by Elisabeth Alvarado | Apr 16, 2018 | Hispanic Culture, Middle and High School Spanish, Teaching Spanish | 1 Comment

Inside: Looking for field trip ideas for Spanish class? Try a food truck day! I am so pleased to share this post from Courtney Nygaard at Profe Nygaard! Instead of trying to take your classes out on a field trip, bring the field trip to you. Getting started...

Back to School Spanish Activities: The Ultimate Round-Up of Plans and Ideas

by Elisabeth Alvarado | Aug 21, 2017 | Middle and High School Spanish, Preschool & Elementary Spanish, Teaching Spanish | 0 Comments

Inside: Back to school Spanish activities and plans. I don't know about you, but beginnings make me anxious. Or maybe it's more like this: the anticipation of beginnings makes me anxious. Even on Sunday nights--in the middle of the school year-- I get those...

Learn Spanish With Music: 30 Authentic Songs for Advanced Classes

by Elisabeth Alvarado | Aug 14, 2017 | Middle and High School Spanish, Teaching Spanish | 0 Comments

Inside: teach and learn Spanish with music, through 30 authentic songs full of the subjunctive, conditional, and commands. Finally, a list of authentic Spanish songs for advanced classes! My lists for Spanish 1 and Spanish 2 are already popular, and this one...

What Everyone Needs to Know About Language Proficiency

by Elisabeth Alvarado | Mar 16, 2017 | Middle and High School Spanish, Teaching Spanish | 2 Comments

Inside: What is language proficiency? What does it mean for my Spanish classroom? Last year I wrote a post explaining why I was throwing out my Spanish textbook. Of course, throwing it out was the easy part. But what to do next? I'm writing this series because I...

Back to School Plans: First Two Weeks of Spanish Class

by Elisabeth Alvarado | Aug 14, 2016 | Middle and High School Spanish, Teaching Spanish | 1 Comment

Inside: back-to-school ideas: Spanish Class First Two Weeks of Lesson Plans Every year, I forget just how exhausting those first few weeks are. My brain is spinning. I'm in overdrive, trying to make everyone feel welcome --but not smile until December, right?...

Bellringer Choice Boards for Spanish Class

by Elisabeth Alvarado | Aug 8, 2016 | Free Downloads for Teaching Spanish, Middle and High School Spanish, Spanish Resources | 0 Comments

Inside: Bell-ringers for Spanish class, with a free download for Para empezar choice boards. Bell-ringers are my nemesis. Many things could be termed as such– taking attendance, keeping track of late/missing work, maybe– but my para empezar history just might take the...

40+ Authentic Songs to Learn Spanish, for Beginner Classes

by Elisabeth Alvarado | Aug 3, 2016 | Middle and High School Spanish, Teaching Spanish | 49 Comments

Inside: Authentic & appropriate songs to learn Spanish, for beginner classes. As a new teacher, I so badly wanted my students to feel the magic of Spanish. I loved my Latin music, and thought they'd love some songs to learn Spanish, too. The problem was...

March Madness Bracket Activity

by Elisabeth Alvarado | Mar 19, 2016 | Middle and High School Spanish, Teaching Spanish | 0 Comments

My students love to express opinions. I play a simple game in which we review any vocabulary by marking one side of the room as "Me encanta" and the other as "No me gusta." I just call out words (could be foods, hobbies, classes-- anything!) and they move to the side...

Hey! I’m Elisabeth, a teacher and mom raising two bilingual kids in the Peruvian jungle. Read our story here. I love digging up the best Spanish resources for all you busy parents and teachers!