Spanish teachers can discuss Cinco de Mayo history in class with this video. A PDF with questions about Cinco de Mayo is provided to go with the video.
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.
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.
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 […]
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 […]
Tres Mil Millones de Latidos by Jorge Drexler: Spanish Song to Practice SER and ESTAR
Spanish class activities to practice verbs SER and ESTAR with the song Tres Mil Millones de Latidos by Jorge Drexler. Cloze activities and printables.
Call Me Maybe in Spanish: Song Activities to Practice Listening Comprehension and Diacritical Accent Marks
A PDF with song activities to practice listening comprehension and diacritical accent marks with Call Me Maybe in Spanish. Links to video and song.
The Day of the Dead Altar: INFOGRAPHIC
An essential component of the celebrations of the Day of the Dead is the altar to welcome the souls of the departed. Learn the main elements and their meanings in this infographic NotiMex. I wanted to share this infographic because I noticed that every year the interest in the celebration of Día de los Muertos […]
Spanish Class Activities With Christmas Songs in Spanish
Spanish class activities with Christmas songs in Spanish: Silent Night, White Christmas, Little Drummer Boy, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, The Twelve Days of Christmas and
Jingle Bells.
Video Transcript: El origen de la palabra chocolate
Problems? Watch it on YouTube: https://youtu.be/TJccyZPEW_o Video Transcript: El origen de la palabra chocolate ¿Sabías que el chocolate es original de México? Antes de que los europeos llegaran al continente americano, las civilizaciones de Mesoamérica ya consumían las semillas del árbol de cacao desde hacía muchos siglos. Una de las formas más populares de consumir […]
12 Días de Navidad: Spanish Class Activities to Practice Cardinal and Ordinal Numbers
Spanish Class Activities with The Twelve Days of Christmas in Spanish (12 días de Navidad). Students practice the cardinal and ordinal numbers.
Epiphany: Videos to Explain Three Kings Day
Here are some videos about Three Kings Day that you can use to complement your Spanish class. I selected these clips because they are concise, and they give a simple explanation of Three Kings Day religious meaning and background. If you have our class activity packet for the song La protesta de los Reyes by […]
Baby Books in Spanish: Authentic Learning and Cultural Resources
Many teachers are always on the lookout for authentic learning resources for their classroom. Baby books in Spanish are a fantastic way of introducing or reiterating grammar concepts and vocabulary since repetition is a predominant characteristic of baby books, in general. Since knowledge may be learned through repetition, baby books make a great resource, no […]
Free Printable List of School Supplies in Spanish and English: 36 Basic Items
This printable list of school supplies in Spanish and English is as an example of the Spanish vocabulary diversity. Many items have different Spanish names.