Another site update is complete . . . ish. I cleaned up and organized many of my past reading texts and created a database. Each story is accompanied by a list of the emphasized structures and grammar focus. Each title … Continue reading
Here are a couple of activities for comparing tenses with students. We started with the following story script to be asked in class. The emphasized structures were: tocaba la batería – used to play the drums era perezoso(a) – was … Continue reading
It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of Google Voice. Here’s a way I’m using it to keep in touch with students during a break. I created a Google Voice activity and used twitter to notify students about it. … Continue reading
Here are two readings that we used in different levels recently: La entrevista Leonardo llegó tarde Both readings were received well, led to retention of terms and reiterate the idea that personalized reading is most effective. As you read them, … Continue reading
After reading the story about the woman who was in love with a duck (last post), we completed this activity. Students work in pairs to complete two interviews. In the first, one student is Dr. Phil and the other is … Continue reading
Here’s a recent reading that was received well. It’s a rather tragic story about the power of love. We read this a couple weeks after watching Alma. You may see the connection and use of shared vocabulary. Link to Google … Continue reading
I tried inklewriter for the first time (here). Inklewriter allows you to create interactive writings. The result is similar to the old “choose your own adventure” books. Readers select from different options to direct the path of the story. It … Continue reading
Here’s a fun way to work on future tense. Show students your plans for the future from when you were their age. Of course, your future plans were a bit wild and just happened to contain a lot of useful … Continue reading
Here is a lesson based on a story I wrote for Nuestra Historia 3. La Llegada de María is one of several short stories that make up Nuestra historia Level 3. Nuestra historia Level 3 is a collection of culturally relevant stories with accompanying activities, authentic resources, assessments, and opportunities for further investigation. All units of Nuestra […]
I love to write stories in Spanish and create compelling content for Spanish students. So far in 2018, I’ve had an incredible opportunity to do both. It has been my privilege to serve as the lead author for Nuestra Historia 3 and Nuestra Historia 4. Both titles are part of the Comprehensible Input based curriculum […]
I am pleased to announce the release of a Spanish TPRS novel that I have written and published. The novel is called Los Sobrevivientes and is available now. Los Sobrevivientes is based on the incredible true story of the rugby team from Uruguay that was stranded in the middle of the Andes mountains after a […]
I spent the summer rewriting my Spanish 4 curriculum. My goal was to create a better bridge between my level 3 classes and AP level 5. I wanted to create units that prepared students for the specific requirements and assessments of AP. The result was several Thematic Units based heavily on authentic materials with […]
I recently organized and released 12 TPRS Spanish units. They can be found at the link above or here – TPRS Units. Each unit includes a story script for in-class storytelling, a reading selection, comprehension questions, instructions for the teacher, speaking prompts and a writing prompt. Most scripts work best in a level 2 or […]
