¡Hola! Bonjour! Buongiorno! Konnichiwa! Annyeonghaseyo! My name is Janina Klimas. I have a BA in Theater Arts and Foreign Languages, and an MA in the Teaching of Languages. I’m a certified and experienced Spanish teacher for elementary school, elementary immersion, secondary school, AP Spanish Language and Culture, and AP Spanish Literature. I studied in Spain […]
Spanish Chat Mat: Talk about School Supplies Here’s a fun comprehensible input tool to get absolute beginners to talk about school supplies. Start with the basics. I love to do CI quizzes to start. Next, do the chat about what’s in lockers. After gaining some confidence, they do the writing. Lastly, they plan their backpack
Future Tense Spanish Lessons To (Hopefully) Spark Joy Of all the verb tenses we teach in Spanish class, the future tense is many a teacher’s absolute favorite—and it tends to be a fan favorite for students, too. By the time they reach this point, they’ve usually survived the roller coaster of present, preterite, imperfect, and
Here’s a fun Spanish class activity to review body parts and descriptions. Student Instructions (Spanish & English) Instrucciones:Crea una persona compuesta usando partes del cuerpo. Dibuja una persona usando partes de diferentes personas, animales o personajes. Etiqueta al menos 10 partes del cuerpo en español. Escribe tres oraciones que describan a tu persona compuesta. Instructions:Create
Teaching foreign languages can be challenging for both students and teachers. Bingo offers a fun and effective way to introduce and reinforce vocabulary, grammar, and difficult concepts, especially at the novice level. Here are six reasons to incorporate Bingo into your beginning-level foreign language classes: 1. Instant Total Physical Response (TPR) Total Physical Response (TPR)
Teaching clothing vocabulary in Spanish is one of my favorite themes. These lessons are fun, interactive, and full of opportunities for immersive comprehensible input and communicative activities. The following plan outlines activities based on a lesson bundle (or curated visuals from stock image sites). Day One: Introduction to Clothing Vocabulary Day Two: Interactive Practice and