Miss Señorita: coloring activities
'Twas the week before Winter Break, when all through the schools Every student was stirring, and breaking all the rules... That's how that poem goes, right?! ...
Thanksgiving isn't exactly a Hispanic Holiday, but it can be tricky to figure out what to do that Wednesday (or sometimes Tuesday also) before Thanksgiving. Many students will be out of town, so you don't want to teach something new. But every student you wish was going to be out of town will absolutely be there. ...
Coloring is the best thing ever. High school students like to pretend they are too cool for coloring activities, but that is a straight-up lie.   Middle school students love coloring as well, but will also pretend they are "too old for coloring". (lolz) When I talk about coloring activities in the high school and middle school Spanish classroom, I don't mean coloring pictures of Dora and staying in the lines.  I mean activities with colored pencils (or markers or crayons) that support that day's objective for the Spanish lesson.  Or honestly a lesson in any subject....