Looking for some fun ideas for the Spanish classroom? This can be a challenging time of the year: on one hand, engagement may be waning, and on another hand, students’ attendance is often all over the place, both making lesson planning so difficult (absences that may be due to illness, vacations, holidays, etc).

However, this time of year is also a very festive time, with celebrations being had all across the Spanish-speaking world! Let’s look at ways to bring more culture and excitement into the classroom for these last few weeks of the year!

Increase Engagement + Student Buy-In

Switch it up a bit by changing your routine! Add some festive music to your daily routine! Play some fun games to review topics or for brain breaks! Take a look at my full list below of ideas:

Planning Ahead (So You Can Enjoy Your December!)

Here are a few cultural resources that you might find helpful during this season in the Spanish classroom!

  • Navidad en Puerto Rico Bundle: Check out this unique take on teaching Christmas through the lens of Puerto Rico, an island that boasts one of the longest holiday seasons in the world!
  • Año Nuevo Bundle: This Año Nuevo Bundle has everything you need for when you return from Winter break! So no more thinking about what to plan: you’re plans are done! Click for more info!
  • Winter Bundle: A combo of La Navidad & El Año Nuevo resources so you can be prepared before and after Winter Break
  • FREEBIE: You read right! Freebie! A four-page learning activity/writing prompt where students write a letter to Los Tres Reyes Magos! Beautifully designed–can be printed or completed digitally! Click here or below for more information!

Freebie holiday
activity! 👑

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    Bring Authentic Culture into the Classroom: Holiday Edition

    Here are some ideas on how you can teach authentically in the classroom!

    • Plan a parranda: I am so inspired by the spirit of Puerto Rico. Maybe it’s my Caribbean background; maybe it’s growing up in a Puerto Rican neighborhood–but I love bringing elements of Caribbean and Puerto Rican culture into the classroom. I bought instruments (inexpensive from Amazon) for all my kiddos: güiros, maracas, tambores, etc! We practice a few songs and then we plan an “asalto” on nearby classes. I bring my JBL and it is so much fun! It fits in perfectly with the Navidad in Puerto Rico Bundle curriculum.
    “Un asalto” on my next door class! © 2021

    Enjoy December!

    Un abrazo fuerte,

    Allison

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