One of the things I enjoy most about writing Spanish Playground is the opportunity to stay on top of what’s new in language education. Lately, I’ve been reading a lot about Voces Digital web-based Spanish curricula. After checking out the materials, I understand why teachers are excited.
We use Spanish fall words for talking about back-to-school as well as themes and concepts like weather, clothing, and how the change of seasons affects animals and plants. Many of the language activities we do in September, October and November incorporate Spanish fall vocabulary.
As teachers, we set the stage for language acquisition by providing comprehensible input. Techniques that expose learners to comprehensible input should be central to all language classrooms because they work. That is how students acquire language.
Kids love guessing games and they also love fruit. Why not combine the two for some language learning? Here are our favorite adivinanzas de frutas.
If you like games and are learning Spanish, then it only makes sense to play Spanish board games. Of course, you need to choose games you enjoy. We’ve got recommendations with everything from classic games to printable Spanish board games for beginners.
We know that language learning depends on comprehensible input through reading and listening. So, why not incorporate both kinds of input into one book? The new Enhanced Readers from Teacher’s Discovery do just that, combining Spanish reading with audio and video within the context of a story. I think it’s amazing!
