For all teachers new and….. seasoned….. getting back to school always brings some adrenaline. Some of us can’t wait to get started, others of us have mixed feelings. These days, there are many of us that have a certain amount of dread. Here is a quick round up of my blog posts that have to do with getting a new year started!
Spanish Icebreaker Freebie
Back to school always starts with getting to know your students and having them get to know you and their new classmates. This free list of 20 different icebreaker activities comes with instructions for how to play all the games!
3 Ways to Decorate Your Spanish Classroom
Decorating a classroom is a back to school tradition! These suggestions are perfect for people on a budget and for people like me, who don’t excel at decorating on our own!
How To Make Connections With Your Spanish Students at the Beginning of the Year
Making connections with new students during back to school time is so important for setting the tone for the year! Here are some suggestions for how to go about building relationships!
Get Parents Involved in Spanish Class!
Another critical part of success for all students is getting parents/families involved. If you do this right at the beginning of the year, you will have the adults on your side for the year! Learn how here!
Back To School Tip #5: Parent Night in Spanish Class: Make it Great!
Does everyone put on this show? One of my least favorite things about Back To School is the Open House night. It always snuck up on me and I would be in a panic trying to create something, and feeling nervous that I was boring! Here is a great way to beat the last minute nerves!
How to Organize Google Classroom
Google Classroom has been a life-saver for me since the time of the pandemic. I just revamped this post to make it current, and the way I organize is STILL so helpful to me and to my students!
How To Start a New Unit in Spanish Class
Starting a new unit should be exciting and motivating for students! Make getting students “hooked” a new goal for yourself this year! Learn how to plan awesome ways to start a new unit in this blog post!
Getting the Most Out of Your School Day
High school World Language teachers often teach many different courses. I used to take work home every night and work on weekends. I used to stay well past our contracted hours to get it all done. But after having kids and going through Covid, I knew things had to change for me to stay in the profession. This back to school season, learn some new tricks for making the most out of the time you have while at school so that you can bring less home!
How To Get Students Comfortable Speaking Spanish in Class
This is such a big thing in a Spanish class!!! And such a common fight! How do we get our students to talk more in Spanish? For your 2024 Back To School season, get prepped NOW for how you will make students feel more comfortable participating in Spanish!
Last Back To School Tip: How To Create Perfect Lesson Plans for Spanish Class
If you can get good a planning, everything else will fall into place! Organization leads to good flow and leads to student success! Learn some tips for streamlining your planning to save time and to ensure that students are getting top notch classes and lessons each time they come to your room!
Back To School Resources
Here are some of my Go-to resources for Back To School!
These are all sold a separate themes too, but these are my every-day warm ups for my students! I ensure that every student is talking to a partner at least once during class!
2. Spanish Back to School Survival Pack for Middle and High School
This bundle has 9 resources that all Spanish teachers need, regardless of the courses they teach! Welcoming new students, parent engagement docs, open house presentation template and more!
3. Why Learn Another Language Scavenger Hunt for Spanish, French, Italian, German
This is a perfect first day(s) of school activity! It explains the reasons why students should bother to learn a new language as well as turn the reading into a game, gets students working together and out of their seats! Win-Win!
