During hybrid instruction, when my clothing unit began I wanted my students to practice this vocabulary and colors, but wasn’t sure what the best option was since I couldn’t use my whiteboards. I thought of the idea for virtual paper dolls early on and eventually motivated myself to do it and the results are pretty cool! I used Jamboard because I wanted to see all the students’ progress in one place and only have one link to share. Jamboards only allow 20 frames though, so depending on class size you might need two. When creating the “doll” I quickly discovered that I couldn’t use the actual outline of a person…
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Spanish Guess Who?
This year I finally completed a goal I’d had for many years: to make my own Guess Who? game using important or famous people from Spanish-speaking and Latinx communities. One of my units centers on physical descriptions and I had already purchased the game boards, so all that was left to do was create new cards, which is easier than it sounds! It was without a doubt the most time consuming task of my teaching career, but so worth it! In previous years I had purchased several copies of the original game Guess Who? and the knockoff version Who is it? . There is literally no difference between the game instructions,…
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Doki Descubre Videos
I am constantly on the lookout for authentic videos I can use with my students. As every world language teacher knows, there is a delicate balance to finding the perfect authentic resource that is both engaging AND understandable to students. I know I am not alone in saying I have spent hours and hours searching for the perfect authentic resource. One of my go-to video resources is the Discovery Kids series, Doki Descubre. They are short 1 minute videos centered on a dog named Doki, who teaches young kids about healthy lifestyle choices. Doki has become a staple of my Spanish 1 course and the students often ask for more…