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KIND PASSWORDS (or Well, Excuse Me!)

By |2025-05-13T16:10:37-06:00May 13th, 2025|

Think about adding these expressions for "Excuse me" and this class activity to your repertoire. Stick it in your beginning of the school year folder so you'll be ready in the fall. Here is this article in a a one-page pdf printable format. I find that these courteous expressions [...]

OJALÁ QUE LLUEVA CAFÉ

By |2025-04-25T09:51:04-06:00April 23rd, 2025|

Ojalá que llueva café is a classic—an oldie, but a goodie. There are many ways this song is helpful for Spanish teachers. Here is a complete lesson, an example of how to teach and use music in Spanish class. My Spanish students have always enjoyed this song because it's [...]

PALINDROME DAY

By |2025-02-15T11:03:46-07:00February 14th, 2025|

Palindromes are words or phrases that read the same from left to right and from right to left. They are an ancient and impressive form of word play and occur in most languages. Palindromes are fun brain teasers for language students. My students like them because they are both [...]

TRADITIONAL SONGS IN SPANISH

By |2023-09-03T14:50:43-06:00August 16th, 2023|

Here is the set list for the gig at Backyard Tap in Loveland. I sang Spanish songs with professional musicians Dave Kaufman and Roy Berliner for an hour, and then folk and light rock songs in English. Great fun! We sang a compilation of traditional songs in Spanish that [...]

Celebrate and Explain Cinco de Mayo

By |2023-05-01T17:37:53-06:00May 1st, 2023|

SONGS FOR CINCO DE MAYO This is a set of 11 traditional Mexican songs—lasting favorites that will not go out of style in 2 weeks. The songs are in Spanish, with English translations and colorful graphics, and there are historical and cultural notes in English for each song. You [...]

PALINDROMES!

By |2024-03-02T10:44:09-07:00February 24th, 2022|

This is palindrome week. Every date from 2/20/22 to 2/28/22 is a palindrome - it reads the same backwards and forwards. Have you ever tried using palindromes with your Spanish students? A couple of well-known palindromes in English are race car and Madam, I'm Adam. Here are some SPANISH [...]

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