~La Señorita Libertad~

Here we are with about a week left until I start school! I can't believe summer is almost gone. Of course, I'm fighting a cold I caught on my trip to San Francisco, but hey, at least I got away. Let's hope it's gone so that I don't get my usual one when school starts up. One of the things I love but hate about the beginning of the year, is getting organized with my extra curricular activities. I mean, I love them, but hate to try to figure out schedules and what I'm going to do. I've tried to search for an easy to follow calendar, but couldn't find one. So, finally, after 7 years, I've made it easier on myself! I've created a Spanish Club Calendar with links to different activities. As I've stated before, at my jr. high we have 7th & 8th grade students, so I've created this on a 2 year format . I alternate them each year (year A and B), so that the students don't get repeats.  I've included links to differe...

¡Ay, vocabulario! As I'm going into next year, I have a dilemma. How do I teach vocabulary? We use ¡Exprésate! 1 in our district. We break it up into 2 years, chapters 1-4 in Intro. to Spanish and chapters 5-8 in Advanced Spanish.  I want their vocabulary to be authentic, but I need to make sure that my Advanced 8th grade students are ready for their high school placement exam (Scantron & writing) that determines if they will start high school in Spanish 2 as well. At this time, I give students a vocabulary list, and we review it together. I'd like to have a better way to present their vocabulary.  I do like how I start out my clothing unit. I begin by having them do this activity I got from TPT. I love it! Students enjoy it! It's always fun for them to see how much clothing items cost, and we can review the currency exchange between U.S. Dollars and Euros. Plus, I incorporate pictures of my own of El Corte Inglés that I took while studying abroad in Spain. On...