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BATUKA LATIN: A Practical, Fun Latin Movement + Activity for Spanish Class

If you teach Spanish, BATUKA LATIN is a great example of how rhythm, repetition, and clear body cues can teach language through action. This routine blends reggaeton, cumbia, cha cha cha, merengue, rumba flamenca, and a short “cool down” with taichi-inspired breathing and stretching. The result is a fun training system that feels like dancing, […]

Guided Essay Prompts: Mi vida en el futuro

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Guided Essay Prompts: Mi vida en el futuro I LOVE a good guided writing to build skills in a new language. They work beautifully for both traditional school settings and independent learners. Essentially, organize what you are going to write about. This works for any You can bullet point out the things you want to

Spanish 2: Past Events and Celebrations Lesson Ideas

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One of my most rewarding activities is creating language learning experiences for both independent learners and teachers. I LOVE writing units and experiences that can be easily adapted to different textbooks and are very flexible for teachers to be able to adapt to their specific groups. Putting the pressure on early in the process helps

Dice Write: Activity for Beginners of Spanish

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Here are some fun activities to get some writing practice in for beginning students of Spanish. ¿Cuándo? ¿Dónde? ¿Quién? 1 2 3 4 5 6 Dice Write: -AR Verbs + ¿Cuándo? ¿Dónde? ¿Quién? Instrucciones: Lanza un dado tres veces para determinar: ¿Cuándo? (When?) ¿Dónde? (Where?) ¿Quién? (Who?) Elige un verbo de la lista de verbos

Spanish Conversations At the Table

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Enhance your classroom or group conversations with this engaging series of conversation prompts! Each themed set of questions encourages students to practice specific verb tenses in Spanish, facilitating meaningful and personalized interactions. Topics include future life, school likes and dislikes, past activities (yesterday, last weekend, last summer), family, friends, experiences done today, general likes and

Spanish 1 – Unit 3: Family & Descriptions (Traditional Daily Schedule — 20 Lessons)

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Here is a set of lesson plans for a beginning Spanish class to learn to talk about family and descriptions. Essential Questions How do I talk about my family and others? How do people describe themselves and others in Spanish-speaking cultures? Can-Do Statements I can describe family members and their relationships. I can describe physical