Teach about Las Posadas with a slideshow story, a scavenger hunt, and a bingo game - all in comprehensible language even level 1 students can find successful!

Sharing French food with my students is one of my favorite ways to have them connect with the culture. Learn how my students made SUPER EASY Bûches de Noël for Christmas.

Is your class crazy during the holiday season? Does teaching verb conjugations make you want to pull your hair out? Here is how you can teach conjugation in an engaging and and fun way, pain free, while enjoying the holiday energy! Make grammar fun this holiday season a free ER verb lesson download that you can use in your class today!

I could see it in their eyes. Confusion, boredom, and a slight hint of ‘when does this class end’. My heart beat a too-fast rhythm as I struggled to ask questions my students would understand about Thanksgiving foods and activities. How would I get through this?

My number one tip for teaching a WL during the holidays to save your sanity and go with the energy of your students.

What sounds better for Day of the Dead than a scavenger hunt, sugar skull reading project, and a bingo game - all in comprehensible language even level 1 students can find successful!

Since I started teaching Spanish, the focus each October was the Día de los Muertos celebrations and traditions from Mexico, but often the beautiful variations in traditions from other countries take a back seat. I wanted to draw light and attention to other cultural events, and chose to begin with Guatemala’s Barriletes Gigantes. I found an incredible authentic resource to help me teach my 8th graders to create their own Barriletes Gigantes, which we then hung up in the classroom.