Spanish Resources

You see a Spanish-speaking guy or gal, and it’s love at first sight (amor a primera vista), but you don’t have the language skills (or the courage) to approach the person. What do you [...]

What the heck are Chat Mats, also called Conversational Maps or Language Place Mats? Chat Mats were originally started to help people connect. What a great idea! Remember being single and going [...]

The biggest challenge when teaching vocabulary is having enough activities to provide students with sufficient language in context. In this post, I’ll show you how I teach the clothes and colors [...]

In this post, I will talk about the challenges of teaching beginning Spanish and how to overcome those challenges. I will also show you everything you need to teach Spanish One, and provide links [...]

Would you like a few ideas for teaching Spanish numbers 1-100 that will totally engage students? In this post, I will share with you how I teach the numbers. I will also share printable and [...]

What are digital escape rooms and why should you use them in your world language class? I will answer both of those questions in this post.

Can you believe I found (or created) 100 Attention Getters for Spanish One? That’s hard to do because most memes and jokes are too advanced for level one students. But, I still want to reel them [...]

DECISION PARALYSIS: WHICH SPANISH TEXTBOOK IS THE BEST? Flipping through five different Spanish textbooks you’ve never used, wondering which one to pilot. And this, before you even step in front [...]

What do you do when you need a substitute? Just the thought is overwhelming. This is my typical thought process: Uh-oh. I feel my throat getting scratchy. I have no energy. Maybe it’s just [...]

In this post, I will tell you, step by step, how to get your school to pay for resources that will save you time, save your sanity, and bring your students to proficiency.