Elementary spanish classroom

Inside: A peek into dozens of Spanish classrooms, of all kinds, shapes, and sizes! A well-designed room won’t make or break your teaching. Oh, but it can make a difference in how you and your students feel. Some of you have very limited options, and very tight budgets. There’s some serious classroom eye-candy here, but the

Inside: A peek into dozens of Spanish classrooms, of all kinds, shapes, and sizes! A well-designed room won’t make or break your teaching. Oh, but it can make a difference in how you and your students feel. Some of you have very limited options, and very tight budgets. There’s some serious classroom eye-candy here, but the

Are you looking for new Spanish classroom decor ideas? Check out this list with 25 incredible decoration ideas you can use in your classroom!

Need students to follow your commands in Spanish class? Play a game of Simon Says! Fun Spanish activities to support your command unit. Find resources you need to support your Spanish commands unit! Students love "Simon Says." Introduce this game at the beginning of the year when learning or reviewing class commands. Post a command word wall on your bulletin board to support learners. Use these basic commands when giving daily classroom instructions.

Hispanic Heritage Month is September 15 – October 15! As Spanish teachers, we get to celebrate it all year long! Before we begin a month of celebrating Latino heritage, let’s provide context. Do your beginning Spanish students know where Spanish is spoken? Teaching Spanish-speaking countries is a fun way to get students ready for HHM. Here are 5 activities to learn names of 21 Hispanic countries. Add them to lesson plans for upper elementary, middle school, & high school Spanish classes.

An important way to build relationships in your classroom is with a morning meeting. One of the components of morning meeting is a “game.” As a Spanish immersion teacher, I am always looking for easy, quick games that can be used during this portion of the day. I often use equity sticks and let the ... Read More about 12 Morning Meeting Games in Spanish

Movement in Spanish class is crucial for student engagement. Get your Spanish students up and out of their seats and moving around.

Being the only Spanish teacher in my school, I have to depend on myself, my brain, and the Internet (Pinterest, in particular) when it comes to planning. We're also on a 90 minute block schedule in our middle school - crazy right? So needless to say I've got a TON of time to fill and need to keep my 12-14 year olds occupied and engaged. This is where I try out some of the things I find on Pinterest. Some of the ideas and activities I've found are incredible, and some are pretty worthless…