It’s Time to Challenge Your Elementary Spanish Students
By this time in the school year your elementary Spanish students have had many months to develop their comprehension [...]
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Teach Small Chunks of Language with Circling
Do you know how to circle? You can teach small chunks of language very effectively with this simple method. [...]
Read more... Teaching Elementary Spanish Can Be a Lot Like Performing
One of the best ways to teach Spanish to elementary students is to do lots of fun, age-appropriate activities [...]
Read more... Create Living, Dynamic Exchanges of Language
Here at Sonrisas Spanish, we talk a lot about the idea of creating living, dynamic exchanges of language with [...]
Read more... Go Deep with a Las Posadas Play in December
One of the best ways to go deep with learning in your Spanish class is with drama. When your [...]
Read more... Why I Love Teaching Spanish
Daylight savings, shorter days, impending holidays, the fall semester dragging on—all of these things can make November a tough [...]
Read more...A Great Idea for Dual Language Programs
School districts across the U.S. have begun to implement dual language programs at the elementary level. Dual language programs [...]
Read more... Six Core Practices for Early Language Learners
This is a guest post by Nathan Lutz. Nathan is a Primary School French Teacher and Global Learning Coordinator [...]
Read more...Reflect at the End of Year
As the end of the school year approaches, many teachers get very busy with all of the different activities [...]
Read more...Staying in the Target Language, A Leap of Faith
The Sonrisas Spanish curriculum follows the recommendation of ACTFL that the instructor stay in the target language at least [...]
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