It's the end of October, and while I LOVE teaching about Día de los Muertos, I felt like I needed to do something a little bit different with my Spanish 2 and 3 students. Last year, I spent about 3 weeks on Day of the Dead. I was able to teach in depth about Alebrijes... Continue Reading →
Have you made cascarones in your classroom? These confetti-filled Easter eggs are super easy to make! I recommend cleaning out the shells at home so you can use the eggs to make delicious treats--and that way, nothing goes to waste! It's best to start collecting your eggs a few weeks before you need them, depending... Continue Reading →
I love teaching Spanish and creating quality materials for my class. But I also recognize my own limitations (time, for one. There's NEVER enough time). For that reason, I'm so thankful to have found some really good teacher-authors who are creating high-quality materials! Finding some trusted sellers saves me some time and provides me with... Continue Reading →
My Spanish 3 students have been working through La Vampirata and we are just about to wrap it up this week! In anticipation for the ending, I chose a final project for students to complete last week. Students were given four options and had to complete two out of four. They had to complete one... Continue Reading →
This past week in Spanish 1, we finally got to do my "Roll & Draw Your Own Alebrije" activity. For me, it was one of my most anticipated lessons of October. I am fascinated with the wonderful creations that my students designed! Plus, they had so much fun! Take a look at a few of... Continue Reading →
If you are unfamiliar with the Mexican papier-mache folk art commonly known as alebrijes and why you will be seeing them everywhere this year (hint: it has to do with a best-selling Disney film), check out my former post here. In this post I want to highlight some of the BEST Alebrije resources for your... Continue Reading →
I've been seeing a lot of articles and posts about growth mindset and tangible ways to instill a positive growth mindset in the classroom. Activities, posters, videos. All with the aim to encourage students to believe in themselves. And I've been thinking that I need to find some ways to incorporate a subtle focus on... Continue Reading →
Since its inception in 2006, Teachers Pay Teachers has given thousand of educators around the world a platform to market the resources they've been creating and using to foster success for years in their classrooms. Today you can find over 3 million resources uploaded on TpT. With so much content, it can be hard for... Continue Reading →
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