Here's an extended brain break that you can use starting from the first week of a level-one class. It's perfect for getting reps on the first-person form of the verb "I believe that..." or "I think that...", making comparisons (higher than/lower than), and reviewing numbers 1-10. There are plenty of times where you can naturally insert rejoinders when someone gets eliminated, … [Read more...] about Higher Than/Lower Than Brain Break
Spanish Future Tense Predictions Activity
This is a fun, no-prep activity your students can do to make predictions about their classmates for the future and to sneak in reps on Spanish future tense verbs. I encourage them to think of someone in our block, but I allow them to put down someone who is not in our class if a certain statement is more applicable. These statements should elicit plenty of discussion, … [Read more...] about Spanish Future Tense Predictions Activity
Compare & Contrast the Day of the Dead and Halloween
I created this Venn diagram for my students to examine the similarities and differences between el Día de los Muertos and Halloween. I included a PDF and the original Word document in case you want to edit it. While I anticipate that many students will include more visual descriptors such as food, costumes, and makeup, these are the takeaways that I want my students to leave … [Read more...] about Compare & Contrast the Day of the Dead and Halloween
El Internado BINGO
Are you looking for something that will keep you in the target language and that your students will enjoy while you press "pause" on the series to give your students time to process what's happening? Here is a BINGO game for the first half of the first season of El Internado: La Laguna Negra. There are 50 clues and 35 unique BINGO cards. While I designed this edition (there … [Read more...] about El Internado BINGO
How to Do 31 Classroom and Student Jobs
The "October collapse" is upon us. October can be a perfect storm of exhaustion, student apathy, a dearth of daylight, and a general loss of novelty with your classes. I have noticed an increase in social media posts from teachers who are feeling frustrated this time of the year. I know I haven't been stopping frequently enough to go over my classroom rules. Chances are you … [Read more...] about How to Do 31 Classroom and Student Jobs