Justin from @Spanishplans

Fitting in: being part of the puzzle in school

Students in Spanish class practice "gustar" and work on presentational speaking with SEL task of community belonging.

Teaching El Cucuy: A Fun Approach for Spanish Learners

Looking for a novel way to teach about the legend of El Cucuy, but don't want to do the traditional activities of CI? I had to think about how I could get my students to be familiar with the story and be able to provided super simple Spanish…

El Tigre Tiene Hambre Story TPRS A novice-level TPRS story that features a hungry tiger that sees animals. Focuses on the words: Ve, no ve, and dice plus the phrase tiene hambre. A great story for the beginning of the year.Includes a...

We just updated one of our favorite lessons El Tigre Tiene Hambre Story TPRS by SpanishPlans on Teachers Pay Teachers
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Free Free Lesson Plans: Juanes Fotografia Free Lesson: This free version includes a TPRS story with a powerpoint story, a reading, and a storyboard to go along with the Juanes song “Fotografia&#82…

Have you checked out our page of FREE stuff for Spanish teachers? spanishplans.org/free/

FVR If you aren’t convinced you need to incorporate reading, just listen to the students. Here’s what mine said about FVR. YouTube Tutorials: (1-4 minutes each) FVR Introduction Creating yo…

Looking to build a library of readers for your Spanish classroom but funds are low? Time to get creative…. We show you how: spanishplans.org/fvr/

Resources for La Lucha

This year was my first year using the book LA LUCHA by Melisa Lopez from FluencyMatters/Wayside Publishing. The book is a historical fiction book about a teenager year old named Javier who works in the fields picking crops alongside his dad. Javier hears about a movement…

Engaging Group Activities for Spanish Reading Comprehension In a Spanish class reading "La Lucha," students analyzed chapter 6 by identifying 20 significant words. They collaborated in pairs to compare lists, ultimately agreeing on ten key words. This activity promoted deeper understanding of the text and vocabulary through repeated engagement, discussions, and potential follow-up writing assignments using the chosen words.

Engaging Group Activities for Spanish Reading Comprehension

In a Spanish class reading "La Lucha," students analyzed chapter 6 by identifying 20 significant words. They collaborated in pairs to compare lists, ultimately agreeing on ten key words. This activity promoted deeper understanding of the…

Essential Resources for World Language Instruction As teachers look ahead for resources to request for the next school year, we are sharing a curated list of Subscriptions services or websites for World Language teachers. The list ranges from curri…

So many resources out there! We list 35 to consider subscribing to for next year. spanishplans.org/2025/04/23/e...

Essential Resources for World Language Instruction

As teachers look ahead for resources to request for the next school year, we are sharing a curated list of Subscriptions services or websites for World Language teachers. The list ranges from curricular resources that are targeted for language…

MMM 25 winding down, still time to win

We are in the last week of MMM, although the polls remain open until the end of the month, and the resources never expire. Check out our Round 2 and beyond Presentation with voting links. The 1st semifinal went back and forth and less than 40 votes separated…

Happy Women’s Day. Celebrate with these Latin American icons y Las Presidentas de LatinoAmerica. Free on my blog

But there are also a TON which are super interesting and engaging.

YouTube video by Spanish Plans March Music Madness 2025

Preview all 16 songs: youtu.be/qc9_wpRMzd4

All of them?

Win Prizes in Our March Music Madness Raffle! Our March Music Madness is just under a month away and we've got some surprises in store. The first is the unveiling of our Teacher Bracket Prediction Challenge. Teachers can fill out a google form with their picks to try and end up with a "perfect bracket". The teacher(s) with the most points will be winning some high-desired prizes. We are also running a Raffle to promote MMM25, with a plethora of dream prizes.

Win Prizes in Our March Music Madness Raffle!

Our March Music Madness is just under a month away and we've got some surprises in store. The first is the unveiling of our Teacher Bracket Prediction Challenge. Teachers can fill out a google form with their picks to try and end up with a "perfect…

The 12TH annual SpanishPlans MMM bracket has its playlist ready! Start playing these songs now and get ready for March’s tournament

How does a mouse open a door?
Squeak-key.

My students love trying to find presents for my “family” using auth resource like at Mexican department store Liverpool. I love that they are seeing vocab in context and are engaged! #langchat

Currently working on the playlist for our 11th annual March Music Madness. What HIT songs from the last year are a must?

If our goal is to provide a positive reading experience for novice and inexperienced readers, the key is to offer books, stories, and reading material that evoke an ‘I can do it’ sentiment, lower the affective filter, and create a sense of accomplishment as readers (Rodrigo, 2024, p. 162) #langchat

This is the type of content I love to see! #langchat Thanks for sharing, @stacywitkowski.bsky.social

Movie Talk Notes Activity After presenting a MovieTalk/Clip chat, what’s your next step? If you use screenshots to present a video (which is usually my preferred way), then you are already halfway there. Organize the …

Taking notes after doing a MovieTalk: an example: spanishplans.org/2023/09/29/m...

Yo!

Hey. Looking for Spanish teachers to (re)connect with! I’m Justin. I teach middle school Spanish. Been in the classroom for 19 years. Would love to share with and learn from you!

I love emailing parents about the impressive writing from their student after an written assessment.

“Perfection is not the goal; connection is the goal.”
Sheryl Lee Ralph #actfl24

Looking to reconnect with all the #langchat teachers who have resurfaced on this app!