Category: Classroom
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Teach Cinco de Mayo Without Perpetuating Stereotypes: Meaningful Ideas for Spanish Class
Discover authentic ways to teach Cinco de Mayo, focusing on respectful engagement and cultural understanding.
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Three Things I Learned From My Chiquis | 2024
This year was a challenging one, and I’m sure many of you felt it too. I dealt with personal difficulties, health concerns, time constraints, and a summative review (a type of yearly teacher observation). Not to mention running to and from conferences and keeping The Cultural Classroom going, which I love! Honestly, now that the…
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Obstacles That Keep Afrodescendientes out of Our Spanish Curriculum: Ideas, Tips, & Reflections for Overcoming Them
Spanish teachers face many challenges in the World Language classroom. Therefore, proposing to add anything to the proverbial “teacher’s plate”– including more diverse and inclusive topics to the curriculum, could seem as much as a herculean feat. On one hand, language proficiency levels can vary widely in one class, making it hard to teach and…
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✨ “¡Listos para brillar! Elevate Your Spanish Classroom Experience” ✨
🌟 Are you ready to make this school year one for the books? As you prepare for an epic journey with your Spanish students, I’ve got some fabulous tips to help you create the most engaging classroom experience ever! 💃🏽 Check them out below! Blog post updated on July 21, 2025 ➡️ Don’t Just Learn…
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A New Take on Verb Practice: La Batalla, a no-prep review game
This post is about a fun, no-prep verb conjugation review game called La Batalla. This winner will keep your kids in the target language & approximate authenticity through the inspired “Batalla Naval” format! What do kids really want to know? Many times while in the Spanish class, my students are curious about the authentic traditions…
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Instant Sub Plans Using Pear Deck
I don’t know about you, but life can be quite unexpected. Expect the unexpected with this simple trick so that you can turn any Pear Deck presentation into an instant sub plan! Check out my video below or read the key takeaways that follow. Key takeaways: I hope this proves helpful to a teacher out…
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Fun Spanish Classroom Games to Boost Engagement!
In this blog post, you will get some hot tips, ideas, and activity suggestions to increase engagement in the Spanish classroom! If you stroll by my classroom at any given moment, you’re probably going to notice the booming wave of loud music pouring out of my door. Throughout my teaching career, I’ve endeavored to surround…