Cinco de Mayo

 

If you would like some information on Cinco de Mayo just click here.  They also have some nice infographics on the webpage.  Have fun today but be safe.  Being close to Detroit, I wish I had of picked up one of these T-shirts last year.

Power Point Presentations for Spanish Class

 

If you would like some Spanish power points for your class try some that are located at the following website by clicking here.  Make sure after downloading to run a virus scanner on them.  I try a couple and found no issues but I take no responsibility for you not scanning.

Quizlet digital flash cards and more

 

I have posted about Quizlet previously.  To see these posts click here.  There are plenty of premade flashcards or you can make your own.  Most people make these cards to study mode ( see left hand side for options) but you can also learn using them in game mode.

Once picking match you can just grab a term and slide it over to the proper definition.  Here is an example from  a Spanish class.  Click here.  If you select Match you can play the matching game.  You might just want your students to hear the terms in Spanish.  If you go back to Study Play menu page and scroll down you will see all the terms and definitions.  There is a "Play audio" icon that your students can click to hear the Spanish.  Here is an example for a student studying Anatomy.  Looks like they have used Thinglink ( to see my post on Monday click here).  To see the Anatomy Quizlet click here.  Again you can play Match.

English-Spanish Vocabulary Quizzes

This site has quizzes to help you learn and review vocabulary in your Spanish class.  To see the website click here.

Spanish lessons for High School

If you want some lesson plans for your Spanish language class try this site by clicking here.

Vocabulary Time-fillers

From their website "As much as we plan out our lessons in detail, we sometimes have a few minutes we need to fill. It’s not long enough to start a new topic, but we can (and should) fill it with meaningful activities. Check out this list of French vocabulary time-fillers so you won’t always end up playing hangman and tic-tac-toe!".  I am sure you could use these ideas in your Spanish classroom too.  To see some of the ideas click here.

Popsicle Activity in your Spanish / French Class

Last week I posted a Spanish teaching post using Jenga.  To see that post click here.  Today I am posting about a nice idea that could be used in your Spanish or French class.  Instead of using flash cards Ms Tarantino suggests using Popsicle sticks as the media she uses for an opposite adjective activity.  To see the website click here. 

Conversation Jenga for Language Classes

Click here for a link to site about using Jenga to help students work on their conversational Spanish but it could easily be used in your French class.   As promised the explanation for the problem on Friday is that 2581 has two circles in it and therefore the answer is two.

Day of the Dead Activities

With Dia De Los Muertos coming up I thought I would repost  about this site I posted about a couple of years ago but it is still something that would be great to use in Spanish class.  To see the site click here.

15 Ways to add culture to your Spanish class

If you would like to add some culture to your Spanish class you might want to read the article by clicking here.    You might also want to click on the "Home" link on this website to see all the other articles on Secondary Spanish Space.

March Music Madness in Your Language Class

It is almost March and you know what that means!  March Reading Madness.  I do March Reading Madness in the library and I thought this would be a cool idea in Spanish Class (or any other language course).  Below is the bracket for 2016.  To see the website click here.  Have your students listen to a few different songs per class for a week and then they can vote each class and you can post the winner up each day after all your classes vote.  Have fun.

Here are the songs for 2017:

La Carretera – Prince Royce

Ya no me duele más- Silvestre Dangond

Héroe Favorito – Romeo Santos

Olvídame y Pega la vuelta – Marc Anthony y JLO

Quisiera - CNCO

Sofía – Alvaro Soler

Fuego - Juanes

Dueles – Jesse & Joy

Carnaval - Maluma

Otra Cosa – Daddy Yankee, Natti

Sigo extrañandote – J Balvin

Andas en mi cabeza – Chino y Nacho

Limonada – Kany García

Gozadera – Gente de Zona

Lo Siento – Tomas the Latin Boy

Sola – Becky G

Virtual Walking Tour with Google Maps in the Spanish Class

Looking to get your Spanish class (could also be your French  or German class) out of the classroom and into the computer lab?  This assignment uses Google Maps and might be just the thing for you.  If you go to the website, you will see the instructions below and a template for the students to use.  All they have to do is go to Google Maps and take a screen shots from street view of an appropriate scene.  To see the website click here.

Respectfully Disagree

If you are teaching a controversial topic or something where students might vehemently disagree with the other person discussing their opinion, you might want to look at this site from Teens Health.  It is titled, "5 Ways to (Respectfully) Disagree" and can be found by clicking here.  You might also want to look around their website if you teach Food, Fitness or Health class as they have information there also.  If you teach Spanish, you can click on the "en español" box to get the article in Spanish.

Nasa Space Place in Spanish

  

Nasa Space Place is now in Spanish.  It has many space related activities and of course information.

The Spanish site can be found be clicking here.  If you want it in English just click on the rocket ship in the top corner.

Dia de los Muertos Next Week

If you teach High School Spanish Catharyn has 5 mini activities that you might incorporate into your lessons next week for Day of the Dead.  To see her activities click here.

Notas de Agradecimiento

This might be an idea you can use if you teach High School Spanish (but could easily be used in your French class too).  This comes from Catharyn Crane at Sol Azucar.

Write "Notas de Agradecimiento" en Español

Practice real world Spanish interpersonal writing skills while showing some thanks with a nota de agradecimiento for a favorite teacher.

Task:

Students will be able to write a simple thank you note in Spanish to express their gratitude to a favorite teacher of their choice.
I collect all the thank you notes at the end of the day and leave them in teachers' mailboxes as a special treat.
Materials:

1 piece of card stock for each student (cut in quarters for a post card OR in halves to be folded like a thank you note)
List of useful thank you phrases (I post on the chalk board)
Markers, colored pencils, other decorating materials (glitter and feathers if you dare!)

TweenTribune

According to AASL, "Tween Tribune hosts high interest, reputable current events articles for K-12 audiences compiled by the Smithsonian. The articles are categorized by grade, lexile, language (English/Spanish), and subject area. Each article is available across multiple lexiles for differentiation and has an associated comprehension assessment. Free educator accounts offer a plethora of features: Monday morning newsletters, class and student profiles, lesson plans, article assignment capability, and assessment score grade books. Student privacy is protected, and all comments are educator-moderated. Use Tween Tribune to compare bias/viewpoints from varying sources, support or inspire inquiry, or as a station highlighting literary styles."  To see the website click here.  Make sure you click the Teacher tab at the top if you are a teacher or the Spanish tab at the top if you are interested in the Spanish version.

New York Times Spanish Edition

Read New York Times articles and original content in Spanish with this site.  To see the site click here.

The Simpson's in French / Spanish Class

Even though this is probably at too juvenile a level for high school French, I am sure you might get away by changing it for our introductory Spanish class.  Just a thought.  You can find the original by clicking here.

Super Heroes in the Spanish Classroom

I saw this one on Catharyn Crane's webpage.  If you are teaching Spanish she has a list of a bunch of Super Heroes names in Spanish.  She also has a game that she plays at the bottom of her post.  The first two are games on her teacher pay teachers page that cost a couple bucks for the digital download but the third one is free.  You can see her post by clicking here.