With the song Si Nos Duele your students will practice the verb DOLER and the personal pronouns ME, TE and NOS. Includes cloze activities.
Parents’ Guide to Teaching Spanish at Home
This guide to teach Spanish at home will give parents some ideas on where to focus to teach and practice Spanish with their kids.
When Your Textbook is not the Best Book for Teaching Spanish: 4 Complementary Recommendations
What to do if your textbook is not the best book for teaching Spanish? Check out these books that complement your class: a weekly lesson book, a novel, a verb workbook and vocabulary.
De vacaciones by Estilo Clave: Spanish Song to Introduce Vacations Vocabulary and Reflexive Verbs
Spanish song activities around the song De vacaciones to practice vacation vocabulary and review reflexive verbs. Includes cloze activity.
10 Non-Textbook Spanish Teaching Activities
10 Spanish teaching activities to help students rest from the textbook. With these activities they can practice what they learned during the school year.
Mis ojos by Maná: Spanish Song Activities to Practice Body Parts and Irregular Verbs
Spanish song activities around the song Mis ojos by Maná to practice body parts vocabulary and 7 irregular verbs. Includes cloze activity.
Does Puerto Rican Spanish Differ From Normal Standard Spanish?
Sebastian Becker from Germany asked us: Does Puerto Rican Spanish differ from “normal” standard Spanish? Here is our answer: This questions prompt me to ask another one: What is standard Spanish? I believe (and this is my opinion) that it is difficult to point out what is standard Spanish. Would it be the Spanish from […]
La bilirrubina by Juan Luis Guerra: Spanish Song to Introduce Health Vocabulary
Spanish class activities around La bilirrubina by Juan Luis Guerra to practice or introduce the health vocabulary. Includes cloze activity.
A Twist On These Classic Games to Teach Spanish
A twist on these four popular games to teach Spanish. Includes quick ideas for Memory, Simon Says, White Elephant and Go Fish to use in the classroom.
Y no hago más na’ by El Gran Combo: Spanish Song to Practice Reflexive Verbs
Spanish class activities around the song Y no hago más na’ by El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico to practice reflexive verbs. Includes cloze activity.
VIDEO: 6 Common Mexican Gestures
Common Mexican gestures shared by natives Spanish speakers from Guadalajara. Includes a full video and 6 images.
Advanced Spanish-English Phrases: Spanish Idioms and Advanced Vocabulary Chart
A Spanish-English phrases reference chart for intermediate to advanced Spanish students. The chart is divided into 7 useful sections.
Search the Reverse Spanish Dictionary Online and Spanish Dialects Map
Search the reverse Spanish dictionary online with DIRAE. Plus a Spanish dialect map with a list of words from each country.
Gratitud by Fonseca: Spanish Song to Practice Listening Comprehension and Vocabulary
Spanish class activities around the song Gratitud by Fonseca. Students practice listening comprehension with a cloze activity and also basic vocabulary.
We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together in Spanish: Class Activities to Practice Adverbs of Time
Spanish class activities to practice adverbs of time with the song We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together in Spanish. Includes a cloze activity and more.
La guagua by Juan Luis Guerra: Spanish Song to Practice the Imperative
Spanish class activities around the song La guagua by Juan Luis Guerra. Includes cloze and imperative verbs worksheet as well as a song interpretation.
Bonito by Jarabe de Palo: Spanish Song to Practice the Present Indicative and Gender Agreement
Spanish class activities with the song Bonito by Jarabe de Palo. Students practice the present indicative, gender agreement and listening comprehension.
List of Spanish Song Activities for Spanish Teachers
Spanish song activities for the classroom. Includes printables, exercises, worksheets and more! Practice listening comprehension, verbs and vocabulary in Spanish.
Gerundio by Los Amigos Invisibles: Spanish Song Activities to Practice Gerunds
Spanish class activities around the song Gerundio by Los Amigos Invisibles. Includes cloze activity and exercises for Spanish gerund conjugations.
Spanish Love Phrases for Valentine’s Day: Infographic
An infographic that features 14 Spanish love phrases with English translations. Express your love on Valentine’s Day!
10 Additional Dirty Spanish Words and Phrases from Colombia
The following words and phrases didn’t make it to our top 10 list here, but you will also hear them in Colombia and certainly not in a formal Spanish class.
Tengo tu Love by Sie7e: Spanish Song Activities to Practice the Verb TENER and Comparisons
Spanish class activities with the song Tengo tu love by Sie7e. With this Spanish song your students can practice the verb TENER and comparisons.
Items to Create a Spanish Classroom Cultural Corner
A cultural corner is one of my favorite classroom decoration ideas. A cultural corner is a small space (shelf, table, etc.) in your classroom where you display cultural items from the Spanish-speaking world. My sister has a growing space in her classroom with items she collected from her trips. When I travel to a Spanish-speaking […]
Free Spanish Sayings About Love: 14 Expressions, Proverbs, and Idioms with the Word AMOR
Love is one topic that triggers a lot of inspiration for poems, songs and, of course, sayings. Here are some examples of Spanish sayings about love. These examples below are not that romantic, they are more like expressions of wisdom about the profoundly tender and passionate affection for another person that we call love. Spanish […]
La foto de los dos by Carlos Vives: Spanish Class Activities to Practice the Gender of Nouns and Definite Articles
Spanish class activities around “La foto de los dos” to practice the gender of nouns and definite articles in Spanish. Cloze activity and much more included.
GLOSARIO DE LA MODA: Glossary of Fashion Terms in Spanish [PDF]
The language of the fashion world is full of foreign words that are frequently used in the media. That is why Fundéu (Fundación de Español Urgente) has created this document that collects and explains fashion terms. It also includes linguistic recommendations and Spanish alternatives to avoid the excessive use of foreign terms. The document includes […]
SMART Goals to Learn Spanish
Learn how to set your goals using the SMART system. Apply it to set your goal to learn Spanish.
3 Classroom Activities You Can Do With Any Spanish Song
Using popular Spanish songs in class? In addition to cloze activities here are some classroom activity ideas to do with any Spanish song.
3 Great Songs To Help You Crack the Argentinian Spanish Dialect
With these songs you will be able to listen to, learn and practice the Argentinian Spanish accent, voseo and lunfardo. Listen and watch the videos!
La Navidad en España: Christmas in Spain Spanish Class Activities [PDF]
Here I share two wonderful resources for Spanish teachers about Christmas traditions in Spain. I believe that these materials can be useful to enrich your Spanish class. “Christmas in Spain shares traditions with other countries where the Catholic religion is also practiced. As in many parts of the world, families gather to celebrate. The decorations […]