Spanish Activity: Write a Message About Someone in Your Family Spanish Activity: Write a Message About Someone in Your Family Directions (for students, in English): Choose a person from your family (for example: your mom, dad, brother, sister, cousin, grandmother, etc.). Write a short message (4–6 sentences) introducing this person. Use the questions (in Spanish) […]
In the short video “Learning Spanish Narration with Chat Mats” I share a classroom-tested activity that helps learners master narrating in the past. Chat mats are simple, repeatable, and perfect for building confidence with the preterite and the imperfect through short, guided conversations and presentations. Why chat mats work Chat mats turn abstract grammar into
Are you looking for a ready-made pack of activities to teach the imperfect tense in Spanish? These activities are designed to help students master the imperfect tense in less than a week! Overview of Activities These activities typically take two block periods to complete. However, if you choose to integrate them with additional text-based activities,
Preterite Lessons: Teaching Plan Teaching students the preterite so they can talk about the past is essential. The activities below are designed to supplement your lessons on the Spanish preterite tense. Mastering verbs, especially in the preterite, can be challenging, but this plan provides engaging activities and structured practice to make it easier. 1. Introduction
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
Comprehensible Input Vocab Quizzes Comprehensible Input vocab assessments are the perfect way to begin teaching a language to novice students. They learn how to listen, speak, read, and then finally write-the skill we master last. Select six to eight words from the group of words you’d like to teach. Get the visuals for each. Start