Five $250 Gift Card Giveaway!

I’m participating in a giveaway with some of your favorite Spanish TpT authors! It’s hard to believe that it’s already the end of July! Fifty of us have teamed up to help you get in Back to School mode. We are giving away FIVE $250 gift cards to teacherspayteachers.com. Hop on over to La ProfeContinue reading “Five $250 Gift Card Giveaway!”

What are we doing for Cinco de Mayo?

Have you seen Jimmy Kimmel’s bit where he asks pedestrians questions they ought to know the answers to, and then airs their responses that are often way off the mark? I just keep waiting through gritted teeth for the one that asks, “Why do we celebrate Cinco de Mayo?”. (Maybe it’s already happened, and IContinue reading “What are we doing for Cinco de Mayo?”

¡Cayeron por inocentes!

Looking for a way to sneak comprehensible input and culture in on April Fools’ Day? I start my lesson with a brief reading on Día de los Inocentes, serious as can be. We discuss culture, history, vocabulary, and more. Soon enough, my students are lulled into the lesson, forgetting what day it is. Then IContinue reading “¡Cayeron por inocentes!”

How to use Google Maps™ to Engage Your Class

Two kids and one pandemic ago, I had the awesome opportunity to accompany our French students to Paris. Chaperoning an overseas trip is an incomparable learning experience for all involved. My department chair and co-chaperone taught me clever tricks like putting scotch tape over their hotel door frames after curfew, and scheduling every second ofContinue reading “How to use Google Maps™ to Engage Your Class”