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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
Read more...Create Effective Comprehensible Input in Your Spanish Class
One of the best practices in the Sonrisas Spanish Curriculum is to speak Spanish at least 90% of the [...]
Read more...Differentiation is a Must
One of the biggest challenges for elementary Spanish teachers is differentiating for students that have vastly different levels of [...]
Read more...Make Connections with Your Students
One of the things I love about the first part of the school year is getting to know my [...]
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Sonrisas Feature Teacher—Katy Harris
Meet Katy Harris Katy Harris began teaching kindergarten in 1993 in Steamboat Springs, CO after attending the University of Arizona [...]
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