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Teaching Languages: True or False — A Simple, Powerful Activity for Spanish Classes

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In my video I demonstrate a favourite classroom routine for Teaching Languages: True or False. I use it all the time to practise vocabulary, grammar and verb tenses — in the clip I focus on emotions, but the technique is flexible and easy to adapt. Below I’ll walk you through how to prepare, run and […]

Spanish Learning Activity: Student Self-quiz

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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

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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

Reading Activity for Learners of Spanish: Barcelona

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Do you teach Spanish? Are you learning Spanish? Acquire vocabulary and cultural knowledge with this selection about Barcelona, Spain. Barcelona: Una Ciudad Moderna y Tradicional Barcelona es la capital de Cataluña, en el noreste de España, y es una de las ciudades más visitadas de Europa. Es famosa por su mezcla de lo moderno y

Memoir Project – Days 1 & 2

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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 Commands)

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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,