by Megan Smith | Aug 10, 2018 | 2 Authentic Resources, AP Themes, First Days, Movies, Proficiency, Units, What's New
Here it is. I’m openly against a “review unit” in the world language class (or any class actually). (If you love them, keep reading. You might change your mind. If not, we can still be friends even if we disagree.) I’ve tried starting the year with a review, and... 
by Megan Smith | Nov 6, 2017 | 2 Authentic Resources, AP Themes, Culture
The AP themes for teaching World Languages are BIG. If you’re not familiar with them, here they are: Even in one individual theme, there are a million different ideas, resources, and paths to take when planning. Covering it all can be a little overwhelming for... 
by Kara Parker | Oct 30, 2017 | Día de Muertos, October
When I was living in Spain, there were many times that I needed to explain my traditions and products because they did not know about them. It always helped when I could compare it to something they were familiar with… (Well, it’s kind of like… but... 
by Kara Parker | Jan 23, 2017 | 1 Planning, Music, November, Units
“Latin Grammy Show” (November), “Premio lo nuestro” on Univision (February) or any other TL award show can be the focus of the never-ending music unit. Most units about music and entertainment are endless! I found it difficult to narrow this in... 
by Megan Smith | Jan 23, 2017 | 1 Planning, Art, Units
Art is a pretty common topic in any upper-level language class. I spent a lot time researching and trying to learn art history and artists like Dali, Kahlo, and Picasso before teaching this unit. I thought that was what they “needed” to know for college,... 
by Kara Parker | Jan 23, 2017 | 1 Planning, Celebrations, Units
That first level 1 unit traditionally includes greetings, names, ages, numbers 0-100, months, dates, alphabet, weather, and “¿Puedo ir al baño?” It took so long to teach all of that! I still want to cover those, but not all at once. Here’s my unit...
