I have always found myself going back to the same types of speaking activities unit after unit, year after year. They’re easy for me to plan. After a while though, kids eyes glaze over and they’re like, “Oh, we’re doing THIS activity again?” *insert teenagers rolling their eyes and looking as disinterested as possible* If you’re looking for some fresh new ideas to broaden your teacher toolkit and include some variety in your lessons this year – look no further!...

  Need an idea to get students speaking Spanish and practicing new vocab? Try this bingo-style whole-class speaking activity!...

My favorite speaking activity is an A/B partner activity , but sometimes it's great to switch things up and give students actual pieces of paper that they will litter all over your floor .  This type of speaking activity definitely requires more prep, but it can be worth it in the long run....

Scenario: It's the end of Unit 1 in Spanish 1 and your school district requires you to assess each kid's speaking skills.  Individually.   At the end of each and every unit.  Oh and you have 35 kids in each of 6 classes. It's the stuff nightmares are made of....

It's so important to get your Spanish students actually speaking the language.   I like to tell my Spanish 1 students within the first week of school that no one ever says "Wow, you write Spanish really well."  They say "Wow, you speak Spanish really well."  ...