You know when you plan that great lesson and it finishes 15 minutes before the bell rings... and you're like omg now what?? And the students stare at you like now what?? Yeah... it happens....

I find the commands unit to be pretty fun to teach. Students love being bossy! 😂...

I like to include listening activities in my Spanish classes as much as I can. It can be seriously challenging to find good listening activities for lower-level students, though. Textbooks only have so many (good) listening comprehension activities, and it can be tricky to find recordings of Spanish speakers who speak SLOWLY and CLEARLY . Here are three great websites that I've found and used in my Spanish 1 and 2 classes: ...

The whole point of a quiz is to assess students' knowledge. Not their eyesight of their neighbor's answers. 😒 If you have students with wandering eyes, I have a tip for you! ...

My first year of teaching I lived with my parents.  It was great because I worked 12 hours days and that meant dinner was hot and ready for me when I got home at 8pm. But also... I was working 12 hours days and living with my parents....

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....