Attaining a high level of proficiency in Spanish was transformative for me. It gave me confidence, made teaching far easier and opened up whole new worlds to me. With that said, it wasn’t easy – especially going through those upper levels. Below I share some descriptors of the ACTFL proficiency ranges and levels and some […]
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
Spanish Chat Mats: Talk about Health Looking for a way to facilitate talking about health for learners of Spanish? Check out these chat mats. Use these to make dialogues and skits. Culminate with the writing activity at the end. 5 Weeks of No and Low Prep Fun Need quick, engaging activities for your class? This
Turning Spanish Class into a Game Show: How to Use “Family Feud” in the Language Classroom Looking for a high-energy, low-prep activity to reinforce vocabulary and speaking skills in your Spanish class? A favorite go-to game is a Spanish Class Edition of Family Feud, and it’s a guaranteed hit with students from Spanish 1 to
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
¡Hola! Here’s a fun activity to learn to talk about family and make questions in Spanish. Objective Students practice family vocabulary and closed questions (yes/no questions) by guessing which family member their partner has chosen. 1. Materials A printable family tree with portraits or icons for each family member. A character card list (one per