by Megan Smith | Apr 11, 2019 | 2 Authentic Resources, Culture, Music
Have you heard "Kitipun" yet? If not, you need to! The first single from Juan Luis Guerra's new album was just released on April 5 and it's making major waves. The bachata beat is super catchy, the lyrics are sweet, and the visuals make it easy to understand what he's... 
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 | Dec 11, 2016 | Celebrations, Christmas, Culture, Music
Music is a big part of holiday traditions and I love how each culture has unique songs that connect to the season. There’s nothing wrong with Jingle Bells, but I like to expose students to music that is really original to the target culture (not just a... 
by Megan Smith | Apr 1, 2016 | 2 Authentic Resources, Art, Music, World
Fashion, sculpture, graffiti, ballet, flamenco, mosaics… What art inspires you? How do you promote language learning through the arts? Give an idea! Take an idea! Today is the last day, but there is still time to go back and add your authentic resources for... 
by Megan Smith | Feb 7, 2016 | 2 Authentic Resources, Listening, Music, Reading, Valentine's Day
Starting with authentic resources is great for helping students find new vocab, ask questions about culture, and stay in the target language. I’ve also found that using authentic resources helped me plan better ways to assess learning. That’s step 3... 
by Kara Parker | Nov 29, 2015 | Christmas, Music, November, Speaking
Download AGREE/DISAGREE for Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Italian & Spanish (PowerPoint) Download AGREE/DISAGREE for German / PDF As a former control freak in the classroom, I’m finding that if I let them talk to each other, then they have already talked...
