Homecoming is just around the corner. I enjoy talking with my students about it because it’s a great way to build culture and community with my freshmen (as well as upperclassmen). Here’s a bellringer with sentence starters to get the conversation going. For added effect, you can add a second slide with pictures of you as a teenager from your own Homecoming dances!
What language teacher doesn’t love a good Rick Steves video of the Running of the Bulls? This is a good activity if you need to take a break from providing the input for about 20 minutes and want to cover one of the more intriguing cultural spectaculars of Spain at
Here’s a simple Venn diagram activity you can go through with your students to compare Day of the Dead and Halloween. My Spanish 1 students do fine with this exact language this far into their first semester, but I uploaded it as a Word document so you’re able to edit
Spring break is three days away. When you’re done with the game, you can have a class debate about whether Peeps actually taste good. For me, it depends on the flavor. Traditional? No thanks. Dr. Pepper Peeps? In the parlance of my students, they are “straight fire.” I hope you