“Preparing” for finals: The Great Write and Discuss Shuffle

It’s that time of year again…Final Exams! In a perfect world, my Little Darlings would acquire tons of language and … More

Happy Birthday & TPT Sale

Hello friends! I’ve been adding things to The Chase Place, my TPT store lately, and I wanted to share my … More

Since language acquisition is a subconscious process, frequently our little darlings feel like “they’re not doing anything” in class. We know … More

So excited, guys! First of all, I’m never excited about a Final Exam. Ever. Basically most of my time is … More

Last year at this time, I was absolutely livid with our AAPPL scores. Basically, out of 60 students, including my … More

Good morning! I wrote about Spanish 1’s first Celebration of Knowledge aka Test last week and there were questions about … More

We don’t have tests here in my class. We have Celebrations of Knowledge. (Pop Quizzes are call Surprise Parties…because, why … More

I hate grading. Like really hate it. I hate piles of paper. I hate assigning grades to students. I hate … More

We’re off and running….already 3 weeks into the 2018-2018 school year! There are some new changes around here: We’re one-to-one … More

One of the things I love best about teaching is that we get to start fresh every year! We can … More

I’m frustrated. Really frustrated. Like, so frustrated that I have been putting off writing this post for weeks, to give … More

What used to be my least favorite project, something that I dreaded every year, is now my favorite way to … More

We know that Comprehensible Input is the essential ingredient for language acquisition. But how do you know you’re being comprehensible? … More

I am basically obsessed with packing as much Comprehensible Input into my little darlings’ brains as I can muster during … More