La Semana Santa

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La Virgen de la Macarena, en una procesión en Sevilla (España)

The two main celebrations in the Spanish-speaking countries are Christmas and Easter, and we have great resources for both of them. We chose Seville (Spain) to film our Semana Santa videos and we’re really glad about that decision. Seville is awesome during Easter. Bueno, it’s awesome at any time, but let’s say it’s even better during Semana Santa. Filming Seville’s … Read More

Mes de la historia de la mujer (1 de marzo – 31 de marzo)

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An image of female superhero La Borinqueña

March is Women’s History Month, let’s celebrate it! We have many videos and activities to help you spice up this month, and share with your students the achievements of some of the greatest Hispanic women.1 Mujeres hispanas que hicieron historia (Escape room – Spanish 2 / intermediate) A virtual escape room that your students will love! Follow our video tutorial … Read More

La cruzada de los niños

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A Spanish interactive video showing a question about Black history month

We found a really good picture book in our local library called The youngest protester, by Cynthia Levinson.We read it to our kids, Pol and Nora, and we loved how it highlighted the role young students played to put an end to segregation laws in the U.S.We had recently visited Alabama and filmed at the Kelly Ingram Park, where young … Read More

Mi emoji favorito

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A frame from a Spanish video showing a young presenter, an emoji and a text in Spanish

I start my classes asking my students “¿qué tal”? or “¿cómo están?”. Their most common answer is “bien”. If we tell them that they cannot use “bien” to reply, we have a conversation starter. When they choose words such as cansado, aburrido, enfermo, nervioso or triste, we just ask them why and we’re starting the class with a meaningful and … Read More

El mes de la historia negra (1 de febrero – 1 de marzo)

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A group of protesters carry a banner that reads "Las vidas negras importan"

Most of my students are black. When we learned about colors, introducing the word “negro” created a bit of a commotion. We can’t just tell students: that’s the Spanish word for black, like it or not. I think we need to offer a proper and detailed explanation. Our resources for Black history month include that explanation, as well as a … Read More

San Valentín

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hearts and gifts

Our priority in the Spanish class has to be to motivate students.Without motivation, they won’t learn much.Without motivation, they won’t continue studying until they master the language.They’ll eventually quit, and begin to forget what they learnt.Looking for interesting topics is therefore key.Love and friendship, no matter how old your students are, are great motivating topics.So let’s embrace St. Valentine’s Day … Read More

La fiesta de los animales (17 de enero)

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A gray cat wearing a coat is held outside by its owner

Can you think of a more engaging topic than animals for your Spanish class? 17 January is an excellent opportunity to talk about pets, since it’s the day of San Antón (Anthony the Great.)In Spain, and several other Hispanic countries, San Antón is honored as the patron saint of domestic animals. On that day, pets are blessed on a big … Read More

Un regalo de Navidad

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A screenshot of a TikTok video showing a flight attendant

If you’re looking for a different lesson, one that uses authentic and engaging resources, such as a TikTok video and a Spanish newspaper, you’re in the right spot. And it’s all thanks to Andrea. You may already know her. She’s the wonderful presenter of our Cuatro tradiciones de Navidad video. At the end of that video, Andrea sings El burrito … Read More

Primeras clases del nuevo año

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A screenshot of a Spanish video showing two young students walking together. There's a caption that reads. "Hoy es el primer día de clase después de Navidad"

On the last day before the Christmas break, I saw my colleague Lisa by the copy machine. There was a big smile on her face. Why? She proudly told me she had the copies she needed for the first class of the new year. She was ready. That means she wouldn’t need to plan during the holiday. She wouldn’t need … Read More

Los Reyes Magos

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A screenshot from a Spanish video featuring Santa Claus and the three wise men

We’re at school almost every day. For some good reason, we rarely get sick. 6th January is the exception. We’ll take a sick or personal day and there’s no way we’ll be at school. This is how important El Día de Reyes is for us. It’s a day to be at home when our kids get up, so we can … Read More