5 Steps to FVR Buy In with Students
Is it your first time introducing FVR or Free Voluntary Reading into your classroom? Do you want your students to read but don’t know where to start? Have you started…
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Introduce Vocabulary with Special Person Interviews
Special person interviews, also known as la persona especial or la estrella del día (star of the day), are a fantastic student-centered learning activity developed by Bryce Hedstrom. This…
5 Ways to Quickly Check Comprehension with CI
If you’re trying out comprehensible input (CI) and need some ways to quickly check for comprehension, guess what? I have solutions for you! 1. Circling and ¿Sí o no? Questions This…
Use Spanish Cognates to Build Student Confidence
Use Spanish Cognates to Build Student Confidence Spanish Cognates! Why are cognates so important? Like mine, your students are probably a majority of students that have never had Spanish before….
2 Activities First Day of Spanish Class
It’s that time again… Back to school! If you’re like me, you’re starting to think of activities that you can do for the first few days of school. Well, guess…
REMINDERS : Get Your Students Talking!
Reflecting on the practices I use to help my students grow as language learners is what is helping me grow and become a better teacher. Since I’ve started the CI (comprehensible…