The Cultural Classroom

Where culture is the key to language acquisition.

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  • “Getting to Know Famous Afro-Latinas” in Spanish Class

    Looking for a no-prep Spanish activity that can serve as a bellringer, online activity, learning centers, gallery walk, or even more? Here is a look at how you can use the “Getting to Know” series, today looking specifically at “Getting to Know Afro-Latinas.” This would be great for Women’s History Month, Hispanic Heritage Month, or…

  • A Latina Women’s History Month: Resources brought to you by The Cultural Classroom

    The mission of The Cultural Classroom is to create authentic cultural resources for teachers to use and to facilitate the creation of authentic cultural journeys in the classroom. During the month of February, we focused heavily on Afro-Latinos, an underrepresented population within the Latino community. If you missed any of those resources, check out my…

  • Infusing Social-Emotional Learning in the Spanish Classroom

    Social-emotional learning (SEL) has taken a front seat in many of our classrooms, coming down as district initiatives in response to the large number of students who are facing serious social challenges: not to mention the trauma of a global pandemic. At times, I would teach, and the class would seem lifeless: little to no…

  • Celebrating a Latina Women’s History Month | For the Spanish Classroom

    I’m always looking for ways to bring mass or commercial holidays into the Spanish classroom, but with a twist. This month is no different. This month is Women’s History Month, and what better time than to celebrate our famous Latinas who have contributed so much to the culture. But you might be saying, “wait, how…

  • Spanish Teachers, Save Big with These Tips

    To continue celebrating Back to School season, on August 27th & 28th, Teachers Pay Teachers will be throwing a site-wide sale! How exciting?! You can save up to 25% off resources in my store!! AGH! Here’s my guide on how to navigate this sale like a pro! 1. What’s the discount code? Let’s start with…

  • Ending the Year on a Good Note–Free Song Cloze!

    I don’t know about you, but I’ve been racking my brain trying to figure out what I’m going to do to close out this crazy, rollercoaster ride of a year. Like most teachers, I usually review the main concepts from second semester during the final weeks of the school year. This year is no different.…

  • ACTFL Aligned Freebie for My Followers!

    During the quarantine, I’ve been both blessed and cursed with “free time.” My school has not been anxious to start online lessons, so we have been in a holding pattern for weeks. I don’t do well in situations like this–I can’t just sit on my hands and do nothing. Therefore, I’ve tried to use this…

  • 4 Ways to Pear Deck-ify Your Current Slideshow Presentation

    When this COVID-19 crisis shut down schools and distance learning became a real possibility, I was disappointed for many reasons, one of which was that I couldn’t bring my “pizzazz” into the class and work one-on-one with the kids. The other was that I might not be able to use one of my favorite technology…

  • My Favorite Resources for Distance Learning

    What does one do with seemingly indefinite time off and no immediate plans for instruction for kids? Well, you go into planning mode. I’ve been lurking on all my favorite teaching websites, hoarding ideas, and preparing them to share with my followers and eventually, my students. Hopefully, you will find them useful. A link to…

  • Threats of School Closure Due to COVID-19? Check Out These Free Spanish Lesson Plans for 10+ Days! [Product Review]

    I don’t remember exactly how I came across it, but during a late night scroll through Facebook (late night teacher time: read 8 pm), I stumbled upon a timely post by Martina Bex’s The Comprehensible Classroom. It was titled “Lesson plans for COVID-19 school closure / 10+ days of Spanish class work.” I’ve followed her…