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YouTube video by Clare Seccombe Reyes, Reyes

Another Suno song, this time a Spanish Christmassy one: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MB_p...

I realised yesterday that the latest deadline for Write Away! had come and gone. I didn't receive any pieces of work. The next deadline is Thursday March 19th 2026 www.lightbulblanguages.co.uk/writeaway.htm

Christmas resources December is almost here, and along with it, the run-up to the end of term. What Christmas resources can Light Bulb Languages offer you for...

If you are planning for the last couple of weeks of term, don't forget all the Christmas resources that Light Bulb Languages can offer you lightbulblanguages.blogspot.com/2025/11/chri...

Today is Small Business Saturday!
My small business offers language teacher resources here ideaseducationltd.sellfy.store and handmade gifts on Etsy here www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Lume...
Why not take a look and support a small business!

Christmas resources December is almost here, and along with it, the run-up to the end of term. What Christmas resources can Light Bulb Languages offer you for...

What Christmas resources can Light Bulb Languages offer you? There's a list on the blog here lightbulblanguages.blogspot.com/2025/11/chri...

Christmas resources December is almost here, and along with it, the run-up to the end of term. What Christmas resources can Light Bulb Languages offer you for...

What Christmas resources can Light Bulb Languages offer you? There's a list on the blog here lightbulblanguages.blogspot.com/2025/11/chri...

Advent colouring books The latest additions to the resources in my Sellfy store  are Advent colouring books for French and Spanish. The colouring books are good ...

New in my Sellfy store: Advent colouring books for French and Spanish changing-phase.blogspot.com/2025/11/adve...

The Curriculum and Assessment Review: reflections from a primary languages practitioner The Curriculum and Assessment Review (CAR)  was first commissioned by the Government in July 2024.  The review panel, convened and led by ...

Over the last few days I have been delving into the Curriculum and Assessment Review (CAR) and examining its implications for primary Languages. You can read my reflections in this blogpost: changing-phase.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-... #MFLBluesky

#MFLBluesky Quick question about the GCSE wordlists. Do conjugated verb forms e.g. tengo, tienes, tiene count as one word (tener) of three separate ones?

Advent colouring book: Spain and Spanish-speaking countries This Advent colouring booklet is designed for anyone who is learning Spanish or who is interested in the language and where it is spoken.  The booklet is good for you!  It contains no chocol...

New resource: Advent colouring book for Spain and the Spanish-speaking world. Basically an Advent calendar, but has no chocolate, and you get to learn a bit about traditions and celebrations in the Spanish-speaking world over the Christmas period. ideaseducationltd.sellfy.store/p/advent-col...

Adaptive and responsive teaching: how it might look in primary languages This week I have been reflecting on how I teach the children in my classes who have special needs and disabilities (SEND).  They are exposed...

New blogpost - Adaptive and responsive teaching: how it might look in primary languages changing-phase.blogspot.com/2025/10/adap...

Reading aloud in Spanish During the GCSE speaking examination (first examination 2026), students are required to read aloud a short text and will be assessed both on their pronunciation and on their communication in a short i...

Are you preparing KS4 students for the new Spanish GCSE? This resource could be useful for them to develop and practise their reading aloud skills ideaseducationltd.sellfy.store/p/reading-al...

Dictados: resources to introduce, support and practise dictation in Spanish Dictados (Dictations) is an exciting new resource designed to support teachers to deliver dictations in Spanish from Key Stage 2 to Key Stage 4. The resource comprises 45 different dictation acti...

Are you preparing KS4 students for the new Spanish GCSE? This dictation resource will help them to practise and develop their dictation skills ideaseducationltd.sellfy.store/p/dictados-r...

Reflecting on the DfE Writing Framework This week I have been reading the DfE's document The writing framework , which came out on 8th July this year.  The document provides non-st...

This week I have been reading the DfE Writing Framework, and reflecting on the parallels, links and implications for Languages. Read all about it here changing-phase.blogspot.com/2025/09/refl...

Worksheets: colour or no colour? If you are familiar with my work and/or this blog, you will know that I am a prolific creator of worksheets and other classroom resources ...

New blogpost: Worksheets: colour or no colour? changing-phase.blogspot.com/2025/09/work...

Reading aloud in Spanish During the GCSE speaking examination (first examination 2026), students are required to read aloud a short text and will be assessed both on their pronunciation and on their communication in a short i...

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Next set of editable primary Spanish workbooks available now: ideaseducationltd.sellfy.store/p/primary-sp... Cycle A for UKS2, @lightbulblangs.bsky.social scheme of work.

26 new resources on the website today. More info on the blog lightbulblanguages.blogspot.com

Which one did I not say?   Recently I've been doing a lot more listening with my classes before we start speaking ( here's why )  This activity can be done before yo...

Which one did I not say? changing-phase.blogspot.com/2025/02/whic... A listening activity for the classroom

Dictados: resources to introduce, support and practise dictation in Spanish ideaseducationltd.sellfy.store/p/dictados-r...

LumenMakes - Etsy UK Shop Handmade and often with a languages twist! by LumenMakes located in Washington, England.

Take a look at my Etsy shop www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Lume... Plenty of language-based goodies - treat your favourite linguist or yourself!

Reading aloud in Spanish - how the resource was developed

YouTube video by Clare Seccombe Preparing, creating and delivering a good presentation

New video on my YouTube channel www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ldxo...
Hope it's useful.

I have been making workbooks for Key Stage 2 mixed age Spanish, and have finished LKS2 Cycle A. I've uploaded them to @lightbulblangs.bsky.social as PDFs www.lightbulblanguages.co.uk/resources-pr... and to my Sellfy shop as editable PowerPoint files ideaseducationltd.sellfy.store/p/primary-sp...

French teachers and Spanish teachers: would you like to treat yourself (or someone else!) to a little something for the new term? Something like this pencil case perhaps? Have a look in my Etsy store! www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Lume...

Reading aloud in Spanish ideaseducationltd.sellfy.store/p/reading-al...

Adaptable Activities for your Language Lessons ideaseducationltd.sellfy.store/p/adaptable-.... An anthology of 120 activities adaptable to all languages and all levels

Dictados: resources to introduce, support and practice dictation in Spanish ideaseducationltd.sellfy.store/p/dictados-r.... Suitable for KS2-4

You only have a few days left to get your 50% discount on everything in my Etsy shop www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Lume... and all my resources ideaseducationltd.sellfy.store Sale finishes end of Sunday.

To celebrate its finally being the last week of term here, there is a 50% discount on everything in my Etsy shop from now until the end of Sunday 27th July. www.etsy.com/shop/LumenMa...