Spanish Learning Activity: Student Self-quiz When I was learning French, one of my favorite and helpful activities was pleasure reading. I especially enjoyed the magazines sold at the checkouts at supermarkets that were full of different types of quizzes. Think personalities, likes, work habits and other such themes. The results weren’t what were most helpful. […]
Spanish Verb Practice: Present Tense -ar, -er, -ir Verbs and Expressions with Tener Learning how to conjugate and use present-tense verbs is one of the most important foundations in Spanish. These verbs allow students to talk about everyday life—what they do, what they like, what they study, and how they feel. This post provides an
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Past Tense Practice: Memoir Project – Days 1 & 2 Memoirs are a fun way to personalize practicing the past tense in a new language. Consider this activity: Using your styrofoam board, map, and flags, mark the places where you have lived or traveled. Please note that students can do these digitally, too, on a
Spanish Formal Commands Maze Game (Usted/Ustedes) Formal commands are an essential part of polite communication in Spanish, especially in real-world situations like giving instructions, making requests, or speaking to customers, teachers, or elders. This maze game gives students an engaging and interactive way to practice forming both usted and ustedes commands. It’s ideal for warm-ups,
Spanish Verb Conjugation Maze Game (Imperfect Subjunctive) The imperfect subjunctive is one of the most advanced and versatile verb forms in Spanish. Students encounter it in hypothetical statements, polite requests, clauses following “si…,” and many literary or formal contexts. Because the forms can feel unfamiliar at first, this maze-style game provides meaningful, repetitive practice in