¡Corre! El Encierro de San Fermín (The Running of the Bulls)
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 the same time. I made […]
Day of the Dead/Halloween Comparison Activity
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 the wording to match your […]
Easter Peeps Mafia
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 enjoy the game I created. […]
Graduation Gift Movie Talk
I created this Movie Talk to use with Martina Bex´s SOMOS I Unit 2, however you could use it at any point with novice classes given the frequency of these structures. The scenes are from the Chevrolet commercial. This Movie Talk targets the three structures from SOMOS 1 Unit 2, while also recycling “dice” from […]
Prom Bell Ringer
It’s Prom season! I’ve updated my Homecoming Bell Ringer to talk with my upper-level students about this weekend’s activities.