“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

Screaming Ninjas with Subjunctive

I get emails every now and again asking why I don’t write more about my upper level classes…One such email … More

Star of the Day, AKA Special Person Interviews are awesome. If you’ve not implemented them yet, don’t wait another minute! … More

Total Physical Response (known as TPR in the biz) is pure magic!! I know of no easier, faster, or more … More

I love to travel and I love to teach…but I don’t love to travel with my students. I can’t handle … More

In my previous life, before I was a Spanish teacher, I was a Young Life leader. Young Life is a … More

So, we know our kiddos need a bazillion repetitions of a structure to acquire it. And we know that the … More

If your kiddos are like my kiddos… they say (and write) things like yo tiene. And if you’re like me, … More

We did Android’s Rock Paper Scissors Movie Talk a few weeks ago in my Spanish 1 class. It’s perfect if … More

I love thinking of ways to disguise Comprehensible Input as a game. I load them up for as long as … More

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