Most beginning Spanish 1 students probably think that everyone in the Spanish-speaking world eats tacos.  And while it's true some people in Spanish-speaking countries do eat tacos - not everyone does. And there are other foods besides tacos! If you're looking for an idea to teach students about foods of the Spanish-speaking world and expand their vocabulary beyond "los tacos" , then have I got an idea for you!...

At least 99% of parents are super lovely.  It's just that last 1% that might attempt to make your life hell....

I love a good, engaging review game. Dominoes is for sure one of those games....

  Dia de los Muertos is one of my favorite culture activities because there are so many misconceptions about it. Students either think there's something evil about it, or they think it's some sort of Mexican Halloween....

Any other year, you can open the Microsoft Word documents you have from last year, print them, and voilá your lesson is done. But, if you're teaching virtually, you can't do that this year. You absolutely can still use those writing activities though! ...

Parent teacher conferences gave me nightmares my first year of teaching. By my third year of teaching, parent teacher conferences were my FAVORITE night every single quarter. ...

Whenever I am brainstorming how to teach a particular grammar topic or set of vocabulary, my go-to speaking activity is an info-gap activity. It's easy to set up (once you get the hang of it) and I can target whatever grammar or vocab that lesson is focusing on. ...