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Teaching elementary Spanish once a week

by mobercian@tewksburyschools.org

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I've been teaching middle school Spanish in a 4x week program for years, but now I'm going to start a new job teaching grades 1-5 in a school which just has Spanish once a week.

I'm wondering how much I should try to cover in a 40 minute class, how much they will retain from week to week, and if anyone has experience teaching such a progr...See More

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Language program

by Ann

Mar 15

A colleague of mine would like to learn Spanish; he has a ti time share in Mexico and would like to become more co conversant. He asked me about Rosetta Stone and I told him I I didn't know much about its effectiveness.

I suggested that he try the Duolingo app to start and that I would ask on this chat board for any suggestions.

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Daniel Hanson Expensive, glorified flashcards is pretty much what Rosetta Stone is. It does not teach grammar, etc.

On 5/11/17, mcaddy wrote: > On 3/15/17, Ann wrote: >> A colleague of mine would like to learn Spanish; he has a > ti >> time share in Mexico and would like to become more co >> conversant. He asked me about Rosetta ...See More

May 11

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John Boehner I have a close friend who taught himself with RS. He was (is) very motivated (unlike many high schoolers) and even goes weekly to "Spanish only" lunches. He knows vocabulary very well, but the lack of grammar structure has been difficult for him. Each weekly has has grammar questions for me.

Aug 18

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Grammar Question: Subjunctive/ Me gusta

by SRA T

Mar 10

A colleague and I are wondering about something...

We would use subjunctive after a Me gusta expression when there is a change in subject, but we are seeing times when indicative is used. Please enlighten me!

example: Me gusta que todos tengan los libros hoy.

Now, can you give me some examples (and an explanation) of whe...See More

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Laura Ejemplos: una pareja de novios o casados...hablando de lo que les gusta de entre si.

_Me gusta que siempre me escuchas..o que siempre esta a mi lado...etc. A mis amigos les gusta que vamos de vacaciones en familia.

Jul 14

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John Boehner I agree with Daniel H.

Aug 18

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Does anyone use Vista Higher Learning Descubre?

by Laura

Jul 6

Avancemos vs Descubre

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Daniel Hanson Yes, Laura. Our school district has used Descubre by Vista Higher Learning for the past year. We like the technology. The pacing is hard, especially on 4x4 block schedule. We have made some adaptions to the suggested pacing. The new edition "Senderos" has better pacing and even more technology features. I would recommend it.

Jul 24

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John Boehner I really like this series. The pacing problems can be solved by going to Senderos like Daniel H said.

Aug 18

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textbooks

by jackie

Jun 9

Any suggestions on best textbook that is heavy on "communication" and light on grammar? I've started contacting publishers but would appreciate feed-back. I work at a small private school and am being asked to use more communication and less grammar emphasis. I teach middle school and high school. Thanks!

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Alvaro Mediavilla Hi Jackie. Have a look at our resources at https://bablingua.com and contact me if you'd like to have a free trial ;)

Aug 17

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John Boehner Exploremos by National Geographic / Cengage. It's must shorter than most. Also, Senderos by Vista Higher Learning; same content basically as Descubre but pacing is over 5 levels instead of 3.

Aug 18

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LEARNING CENTERS

by BEDOLLA

Aug 14

Good evening. I teach high school Spanish. I am beyond overwhelmed . Our school district has been taken over by the state. Now the state wants to see more student group work and more interaction between the students. What I was thinking was doing learning centers. I teach Spanish 2 and 3 in an inner city school. Does anyone have any suggestions or ...See More

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Julieta Hi Bedolla, I haven't done as much with centers as I would like, although tomorrow I am trying out a few ideas. Tomorrow I'm doing some "testing" to find out what my new to me students know coming in from other teachers. I'm going to have them fill in a Zachary Jones Look book page from earlier this week on clothing.

I plan on having them ...See MoreHi Bedolla, I haven't done as much with centers as I would like, although tomorrow I am trying out a few ideas. Tomorrow I'm doing some "testing" to find out what my new to me students know coming in from other teachers. I'm going to have them fill in a Zachary Jones Look book page from earlier this week on clothing.

I plan on having them make a menu with one side of "good" food and one side of bad, or one side what would you like to eat for dinner and not kind of thing. I've been told that one student has a bad peanut allergy and am looking to see if this student knows at least one word for peanut. Not sure on the other students but I like to bring in food so I'm hoping to find out limitations to that question. On the food topic I'd like to try a "tasting" station. I downloaded a mini story about Inka Kola to read and would like them to taste it and fill in a flavor profile.

I have purchased from teachers pay teachers some cards where the students put sentences in order. That was a good station. Each words had its own card.

I have used two hula hoops before as a Venn diagram and had them put cut up index cards in the right section. It worked pretty well for Halloween and Dia de los Muertos. I had words like candle, bat, black cat, skeleton, pan, and witch. You may still be able to get hula hoops at a dollar store if you move quickly. They aren't available all year round in my area.

I have heard of teachers making a station on money from a country and who or what is on it and why they are important. I haven't tried that but like the idea.

Sue Fenton at the madamefifi site has a book called "Entrevista con un Zombi." I'm going to use that tomorrow to see how they do. There are various characters like singer, clown, robot, inventor, movie star, princess, selfie fan, astronaut, DJ, soccer player, mad scientist, grandma, pilot, shopping addict, headhunter (jobs) and tourist. There are 50 options so I can do a few at a time. Most are primarily present tense.

Looking forward to more discussion on the topic, Julieta

Aug 15

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Online graduate courses in Spanish language or literature

by Maura

Aug 2

I am trying to complete requirements for my professional license. I need 9 credits in my content area and Massachusetts will only accept courses in Spanish. Has anyone taken any online grad courses they would recommend.

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Interactive Notebooks

by Samantha Rhinehardt

Jun 9

Hey there!! I am thinking about doing interactive notebook with my 8th grade Spanish classes next school year. Has anyone done it? Is it too 'childish'? Would love some input! TIA

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S I started using ISN's 2 years ago. It has been a lot of work to re-format my materials for the students but I love them. The students at first did not, but now that they only need to bring a composition book, they have come around. I did glue sponges the first year, stopped doing that bc they were too messy. We use glue sticks. I use them in levels...See More

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srhinehardt Awesome! Thank you for the feedback.

Jul 29

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Help please ! Native Spanish teacher here.

by newspanishteacher

Jul 26

Hello. I am currently certified in Elementary and Middle School subjects. I took a Spanish fluency test in Illinois and I was qualified to teach Spanish/ Bi lingual for 5 years. I teach k-5 Spanish right now. I want to move to Pennsylvania and teach Spanish in Elementary school or Middle school.

Can a teacher in Pennsylvania pass a langua...See More

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Spanish Textbooks (2017)

by Senora W

May 2

We are reviewing textbooks for adoption for the 2018-2019 school year. We currently use Realidades. We don't like Realidades because we can't get through any of the books in one year. We are looking for something that challenges the first year learner (more than just the basics & present tense) without overwhelming them and that throughout the ...See More

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KP I also am deciding between Descubre, Asi se dice and Mundo Real. I let my students choose the text they liked best and Asi se dice won hands down. I also am from a very small town and we have internet issues and few students have wifi so I have to consider a strong workbook. I looked at the videos for Avancemos and Asi se dice and the quality for A...See More

May 12

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Maura We have used Asi Se Dice for 7 years. We are generally pleased with levels 1-3. Level four has a much different format and is fairly dense We no longer use it for our college prep classes. Also, the online resources are not available for our French colleagues Finally the customer support was mediocre.

Jul 20

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