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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">WOW! Summer is quickly winding down, but the Spanish teachers of Teachers Pay Teachers have <b>a few gifts</b> to make it a little less painful. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Visit: <a href="http://www.secondaryspanishspace.com/" target="_blank">www.secondaryspanishspace.com</a> to enter a raffle where you can win one of the following gift cards: <span style="background-color: white;"><b>$100 Target, $100 TpT, $100 Amazon, 2 $50 Target, 2 $50 TpT, and a $50 Starbucks. </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Crazy, right?! We already know that teachers spend personal money on back to school supplies, <b>so our hope is to help you out this year. </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The contest starts <u>TODAY</u> and <u>ends Wednesday night at 11:59pm (PST)</u>. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And, if you want <b>ADDITIONAL free stuff</b> (who doesn't?!), then be sure to download the 2018 FREE Spanish Resource Library found here: <i><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Secondary-Spanish-Back-to-School-Resource-Library-2018-EBook-3932577" target="_blank">Secondary Spanish Resource Library</a></i></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Valentine's Day is just around the corner, and there's no better way to celebrate than enter a raffle to win a $50 TPT card! All you have to do is "follow" my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Senoritas-Spanish-Class" target="_blank">TPT store</a> and enter here: <a class="rcptr" data-raflid="68cbaa343" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/68cbaa343/" id="rcwidget_0htkakan" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a> </span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">One of my all-time favorite activities to do within my Spanish classroom</span><span style="color: #a64d79;"> </span><span style="color: #a64d79;">is my</span><span style="color: #a64d79;"> </span><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Spanish-Mi-novio-ideal-Present-Subjunctive-Prompt-1795383" target="_blank">"Novio ideal"</a><span style="color: #a64d79;"> </span><span style="color: #a64d79;">activity. This lesson is always hilarious, and the kids have a blast. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">For this activity, students practice the <i>present subjunctive</i> as they write about their ideal partner. There are various categories that students write about including the ideal profession of their partner and what he/she likes to do on a Friday night. Example sentences can include: <i>Yo quiero que mi novio vaya al cine los viernes. </i>Or <i>Es importante que mi novio ideal juegue al baloncesto. </i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I encourage my students to write meaningful but funny sentences, and the results are always impressive. To top things off, students draw a sketch of their ideal partner. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">If you want to do something related to Valentine's Day while also practicing the present subjunctive, consider purchasing <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Spanish-Mi-novio-ideal-Present-Subjunctive-Prompt-1795383" target="_blank">this lesson</a> to add some fun to your classroom!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">A brand new <b>Halloween episode</b> of Pocoyo was posted on Youtube recently. You can see the 7-minute episode below:</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1028824181458188007.post-2485776201655229532017-09-16T08:46:00.002-07:002017-09-16T08:47:59.395-07:00Yoga in the Spanish Classroom<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>Our students are stressed. </b>We are stressed. It seems that everyone is stressed these </span><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">days, and with school becoming more competitive (college applications, AP courses, etc.), it seems only natural that we should implement some calming techniques into our classrooms. It helps us </span><b style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">slow down our crazy days, </b><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">and more importantly, it helps students </span><b style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">cope with the stress </b><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">of their day.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">For the past couple of years I have been practicing one yoga pose with my students - the <b>tree pose.</b> Watch the 2 minute video below for a brief expla</span><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">nation of this easy pose. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The pose itself is pretty easy to do, so it shouldn't take long to teach your students how to "find their trees."</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPyWd5W__Cnl-i0Miv0n_2SJnJKwPQEqFdboEqeb4RMgJIwgAEspXZArKIt_CjgY4NYOo8ggqV3QBokcLW56DsFSiPfgiUHaDzgUHhbjrf1efpsaPddQv6XqkiD7CUnlYiqbi4XO7fNyfV/s1600/Slide1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPyWd5W__Cnl-i0Miv0n_2SJnJKwPQEqFdboEqeb4RMgJIwgAEspXZArKIt_CjgY4NYOo8ggqV3QBokcLW56DsFSiPfgiUHaDzgUHhbjrf1efpsaPddQv6XqkiD7CUnlYiqbi4XO7fNyfV/s640/Slide1.JPG" width="339" /></a><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i>I tend to do the tree pose in my class at different points depending on the mood of my class:</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">1) If students are <b>not participating</b> and <b>seem really disconnected </b>from the class, we will do the tree pose for 30 seconds. The tree pose brings awareness back into the classroom so students seem to focus better afterwards.</span><br />
<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">2) If students are <b>talking too much</b> and can't seem to begin class or an activity efficiently, we will do the tree pose. 30 seconds of calm and quiet definitely slow my students down so that they are ready to begin class. </span><br />
<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">3) Finally, if my students are <b>stressed</b> with an upcoming test or other events, we will do the tree pose. Deep breathing for 30 seconds and focusing on balance seems to allow us to forget about the outside world for a few seconds. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">You may be thinking: "There is NO way I can get my students to do yoga in my classroom." I promise you that it's possible. I have done this for the past 3 years with all different types of students, ages, and levels. My 8th grader love it, and my 11th graders enjoy it. I have gotten the captain of the basketball team to do yoga as well! With a little practice and convincing (at least the first time), students will be <i>asking</i> to do yoga within a few days. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">To recap, doing 30 seconds of the tree pose is a phenomenal way to bring focus back into your classroom and lower stress. Try it out sometime soon!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">was fantastic, but now I'm relieved to be back in some sort of a normal routine. More importantly, I'm excited to get my creativity back in the classroom. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">To start the year off on a positive note, I adapted an icebreaker we did at a faculty meeting for my classroom. This icebreaker allowed students to <b>share something about their summer vacations and learn about their classmates while also practicing the preterite verb tense. </b>The students had an absolute blast and I can't wait to tell you about it below!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The concept is simple. Students write their name on a blank piece of paper. <b>Then they write a sentence (or two) using the preterite tense to state what they did this past summer.</b> I prefaced this activity with a quick review on forming the preterite tense since I knew my student brains were a little rusty from the vacation. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Once students wrote their sentence on a piece of paper, <b>I asked them to fold it into a paper airplane.</b> Many were shocked that their teacher <i>asked them </i>to make a paper airplane. I was shocked that many didn't know how to make a paper airplane :)</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">As the students finished up their airplanes, I asked them to stand in a circle around the room. <b>On the count of 3 we all carefully threw our airplanes. </b>Then, students grabbed an airplane that was not their own and sat back down in their seats. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Here is the cool grammatical piece: Instead of simply reading aloud what their classmate wrote, <b>I asked the students to convert the sentences from the "yo" form as it was written to th</b><b>e "<span style="background-color: white;">él</span>/e</b><b>lla" form. </b>Therefore, instead of stating, "Yo nad<span style="background-color: white;">é</span> en el mar" the student would read aloud "Juan nad<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ó</span></span> en el mar." We tossed around my stuffed animal to share out each response. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Despite it being the third day of school and first time producing Spanish in a few months (for most), the students were all engaged, excited, and enthusiastic to be working with paper airplanes and the preterite tense. This also allowed students to hear about their classmates' summer experiences and learn more about each other. I highly recommend completing this activity at some point, even as just a review on grammar! It doesn't have to necessarily serve as an icebreaker. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">This next icebreaker also stems from an inspirational faculty meeting activity. I have yet to try it within my classroom, but I can't wait to try it next week! For this activity, it works best if you give your students Skittles or a different colorful candy. However, with many schools sticking to "healthy food only," it can be adapted to be completed with colorful blocks or pieces of paper, puzzle pieces, etc.</span><br />
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For this icebreaker, each student receives an individual bag of Skittles (or one colorful block, etc.). The students then remove one Skittle from the bag and depending on what the color is, they must share the following information with the class:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>red = favorite superhero</i></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i>yellow = favorite food</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i>orange = favorite outdoor activity</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i>green = favorite vacation spot</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i>purple = favorite thing about the school</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Of course these categories can be adjusted for whatever interests your students may have. </span></span><br />
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Students can share their responses aloud with classmates in Spanish. This activity can even be utilized at the lower levels of Spanish since most levels can articulate their favorite items in Spanish (ex: Superman es mi superh</span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">é</span></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">roe favorito). </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Overall, these two activities are a great way to ease back into the school year while also having fun, sharing summer experiences, and getting to know your students. What better way to start the school year?</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I think this is always the most difficult time of the school year - the home stretch between April vacation and summer vacation. At the high school level, that time is riddled with AP exams, and every teacher is scrambling to finish the curriculum for the year. Below are a few tips for making this challenging time of year productive and meaningful for students and teachers.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">2. <b>Refocus your students with yoga</b>. This might sound ridiculous, but my high school students love to do yoga every once in a while. I limit the moves to the tree pose. When I see that students are either too tired and not responsive or overly energetic and all over the place, I calmly state that we are going to "find our trees." I got a few eye rolls at the start of the year when I first did this, but you would be amazed at how many students enjoy it now. All students participate - even the most athletic of the 15-year old boys who you would not imagine doing yoga in a thousand years. I usually have the students "find their trees" (or cacti :) ) and hold it for one minute while being silent. <u>This exercise really does seem to refocus the group and bring their positive attention back to learning Spanish</u>. I recommend trying it out in your class! Check out the brief Youtube video if you want to see how to do a tree pose properly.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><u>option in front of them on their device, so students must work together to determine who has the correct option</u>. As teams answer questions correctly, the projector shows each team's progress. Whichever team answers 12 questions correctly <u>in a row</u> wins that round. You can play as many rounds as you want. This is great for practicing new vocabulary or grammar. Above is an image of the projector screen. When your Quizlet flashcards are in Spanish, the team names actually convert to Spanish which is a neat feature! Even my sleepiest of students love this game and you'll be surprised to see how engaged each student is!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I started teaching in a new district this year, and to my surprise, they have <b>parent teacher conferences every fall</b>. I had only known these to be an elementary school event, <b>so I was surprised and excited to try them out at the high school level!</b> Everyone told me to print the student grade report and use that as a basis for my conversation with parents regarding student progress in my Spanish class. However, I wanted to do something more than that. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In the weeks leading up to parent teacher conferences I did print the student grade reports. <b>I highlighted assignments and grades of concern and wrote notes. </b>The averages for the breakdown of the grade categories (homework, participation, assessments) were also highlighted. <b>This information was the starting point for me figuring out what to discuss with parents. </b></span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBxUnGgPi2x5cgmcYrqsjo7o2lG79jnkmJTAKb5xyB5Wij0u8vrIGTZNy64cRRACCGSUXOT02226_cI9ncM8wtjHPtdB6Bi9Ou1uQfCX1_kCVuZYClEk4FMFY6ZHhRZjTRFTsaHXrziZlz/s1600/Parent+Teacher+Conference+form+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="121" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBxUnGgPi2x5cgmcYrqsjo7o2lG79jnkmJTAKb5xyB5Wij0u8vrIGTZNy64cRRACCGSUXOT02226_cI9ncM8wtjHPtdB6Bi9Ou1uQfCX1_kCVuZYClEk4FMFY6ZHhRZjTRFTsaHXrziZlz/s200/Parent+Teacher+Conference+form+2.JPG" width="200" /></a><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In addition to the highlighted grade report, I wanted to <b>create a quick handout</b> where I <b>outlined things that the student does well in my Spanish class</b>, things that <b>can be improved</b>, and <b>which goals the students should have</b> moving forward. In addition, I provided a list of the <b>useful websites</b> for our class as well as <b>my contact information</b>. I emphasized the times that <b>I was available for extra help,</b> too. I have this form available for free here: <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Student-Reflection-Form-Parent-Teacher-Conferences-2891592" target="_blank"><b>Student Reflection Form for Parent Teacher Conferences</b></a></span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I completed that form for the ~20 students for whom I had conferences scheduled but realized it was a great opportunity to encourage student reflection as well. Therefore, the morning of the parent teacher conferences, <b>I asked all of my students to complete the form as a reflection of their own progress during the first quarter.</b> Students completed the form without seeing what I had written about them. I collected their reflections, photocopied those for which I had conferences, and scanned all of them so I had them on file. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Next, <b>I compiled a packet of information for each of the parents</b> with whom I had a conference. The packet included: </span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">- the <b>grade report </b>with highlighted areas of concern</span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">- the student <b>reflection form that I completed</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">- the student <b>reflection form that the <u>student completed</u></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">- the <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Lend-an-Ear-FREE-Parent-Engagement-Flyer-2799433" target="_blank"><b>Lend an EAR to Student Success Handout</b></a></span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I began each 10 minute conference with a quick summary of student performance based on the highlighted grade report. I pointed out the assignments on which the student did well as well as assignments that could have been revisited (I allow quiz retakes under certain parameters in my class). </span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Next, <b>I showed parents the student reflection form that I had filled out alongside the reflection form the student had filled out.</b> We compared the two and discussed any discrepancies in perceptions of student progress. For example, if I felt that Johnny struggled with completing homework but Johnny said that completing homework was his strength, we discussed that point more closely. <b>Having the highlighted grade report was a nice resource to use at this point in order to look at the actual grade percentages.</b> </span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I ended the conversation with a reminder of the <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Lend-an-Ear-FREE-Parent-Engagement-Flyer-2799433" target="_blank"><b>Lend an EAR to Student Success Handout</b></a> that I had handed out during Open House earlier in the year. The handout has a few general tips with a snazzy acronym to support parents in helping their student succeed in the classroom. <b>The handout is available for FREE on my TPT store so check it out!</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Overall, I received <b>very positive feedback from the parents</b> about the conferences. In particular, <b>they loved comparing the student reflection form that I had completed with the one their student completed</b>. A few even said how clever the idea was! I am fortunate to work in a district where the parents are extremely supportive, and they truly appreciated the packet of helpful information I handed out. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Do you have any ideas for carrying out successful parent teacher conferences? Comment below!</span><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1028824181458188007.post-79803309197762361212016-09-24T16:24:00.001-07:002016-09-24T16:25:30.753-07:00"Lend an Ear" to Student Success! Increase Parent Engagement with this Flyer<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">September. The start of the new school year. Another group of students, another set of classes, and another OPEN HOUSE!</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBW66Rpy2sRogAB5MQrx_HWFNvOZSIsnBeedlhZbe3hsvwhDwkRIpWVjkdqErU2CYdwU_VVWCkJlqPBUstxsSPbqgihmE-1UQEAPOAC0GJvIKM79vqWzsGRzdZUsq2n6TI4qPxqn3-0Vo-/s1600/Slide1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBW66Rpy2sRogAB5MQrx_HWFNvOZSIsnBeedlhZbe3hsvwhDwkRIpWVjkdqErU2CYdwU_VVWCkJlqPBUstxsSPbqgihmE-1UQEAPOAC0GJvIKM79vqWzsGRzdZUsq2n6TI4qPxqn3-0Vo-/s400/Slide1.JPG" width="212" /></a><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Parent involvement cannot be overlooked as a key component of student success in class. However, at the middle and high school levels, sometimes parents and guardians may feel intimidated by the content material. Personally, if my mom wasn't a math major, I don't know how I would have survived all of those pre-calculus homework assignments! Regardless, parents should understand that <u>they do not need to know the content material</u> in order to engage in open conversation with their students about class. This conversation is a way of staying involved with their student's classes. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">As this year's Open House approached, I wanted to create a clever acronym for a flyer to give to parents. After a few sleepless nights, I came up with this:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>"Lend an EAR to student success!"</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The EAR stands for the following:</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>E</b>ncourage your student to...</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>A</b>sk your student...</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>R</b>emind your student...</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>Encourage your student...</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">...to understand the value of learning the class content! For my Spanish classes, I think it is so important to learn Spanish. My students and I complete meaningful activities in class that demonstrate the value of learning Spanish, but if my students can hear this at home as well, that would be even better.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz1KqTOiC0_0Z-AWNGCmPMrxwUpkJixozGw6hUhtuVvkJdpQcvOy6GfzChEjTZDgVCxKKHfPHhtJHolKtFeguSyqEEj27nh6VZKvlsgeAAa3Q57x0QWWvdi8ADAsXF5dTwHrmmCIlWUUtE/s1600/Lend+an+ear+-+example+1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz1KqTOiC0_0Z-AWNGCmPMrxwUpkJixozGw6hUhtuVvkJdpQcvOy6GfzChEjTZDgVCxKKHfPHhtJHolKtFeguSyqEEj27nh6VZKvlsgeAAa3Q57x0QWWvdi8ADAsXF5dTwHrmmCIlWUUtE/s320/Lend+an+ear+-+example+1.JPG" width="241" /></a><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">...to speak with the teacher if they want extra help and support. Encouraging students to reach out to the teacher for extra help is so important. Teaching your student to advocate is an important part of life.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">...to ask the teacher if there is an issue with grades, etc., in class. We can fix the grades - sometimes we input the wrong grade for the wrong student and need a gentle reminder to fix them!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>Ask your student...</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">...how's class going? Sometimes this simple question can bring to light any positive or negative things happening in class. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">...what vocabulary (or grammar or other content) are you learning right now? How might you use this in the real world?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>Remind your student to...</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">...regularly check the teacher's website! Personally, I put all of my class information, homework, activities, hand-outs - you name it! - on my classroom website. Students can clarify any questions that they have or re-download any misplaced worksheets.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">...study for upcoming assessments. This is an obvious one!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">...complete the homework. We assign homework for a reason (hopefully). It's great review for an upcoming assessment or great practice.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">...check the online grades to make sure all assignments are in and there are no errors.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>The back of the flyer contains additional information that is important for parents and guardians to know like classroom routines, classroom participation, grading practices, and more. </b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Parents loved receiving this flyer at this year's Open House. They chuckled at the clever acronym and enjoyed the concise information. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Download a FREE version of this flyer that you can edit for your classroom here: </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Thanks for reading, and if you have other great ways to empower parents and guardians in your classroom, please comment below and share!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Happy teaching, and good luck with the start of another school year!</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1028824181458188007.post-38658823971836084902015-11-28T09:54:00.004-08:002015-11-28T14:06:25.722-08:00How to rock a classroom observation<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I'm not sure how your school is, but my school has one formal observation per teacher each year followed by multiple informal ("pop-in") observations. <b>A lot of teachers feel completely comfortable allowing other people into their classrooms to observe</b> - others</span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I've been observed a few times in the past couple of years and my observations have consistently gone well. While I won't totally discredit myself as an effective and engaging teacher, I will say that <b>a lot of my success is dependent on the types of activities I have my students complete while being observed.</b> The following activities have been very successful and well-liked during my observations. I do want to make one thing clear though - I never put on a dog and pony show. I plan my formal observations around when I complete the following assignments with my students. However, I do have a <b>few tips to make things run a little bit more smoothly in your classroom</b>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">1) <b>Peer editing </b>- In my classroom we do lots of peer-editing. This peer-editing may be on a larger, long-term project or a smaller in-class task. Either way, peer-editing is a sure-fire way to show that students are providing feedback for each other, exhibiting respectful behavior by making appropriate comments about classmate work, possibly working with technology and more.</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">2) <b>Self-reflection or self-editing </b>- Self-editing shows that students are setting personal goals and are responsible for their learning and progression through a project. Self-editing allows students to self-monitor and see what still has to be improved in an assignment or what he or she is already doing well.</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">3) <b>Technology-based "response systems" </b>-<b> </b>In my last post, I talked about <a href="https://plickers.com/" target="_blank"><b>Plickers</b></a>. Plickers is a great tool because students love it, it produces nice data to look at afterwards, and it ensures each student is participating. In my district, data are well-liked, so websites/apps like Plickers, <a href="http://socrative.com/" target="_blank"><b>Socrative</b></a>, and more, are helpful because it illustrates just how well the students are doing, and more importantly, how they are improving over time. This data can be used to inform teach instruction and identify students who need additional support. </span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">4) <b>Group work </b>- Group work is also great because, like peer-editing, it shows that students are working together to complete a task or further their learning. Any sort of mini projects or tasks where students work together to <b>teach classmates something</b> is especially exciting to observe.</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">5) <b>Clear expectations</b> - Posting classroom behavior expectations, deadlines, daily objectives, homework, and other important things is essential to running a smooth classroom. Students should always know where to look to see the posted homework (within the classroom and digitally if you have a site). <b>In addition, when I have a long term project, I create a detailed calendar of due dates.</b> While this may seem intimidating at first, after revising the calendar the first year you do the project, the due dates pretty much remain constant the subsequent years - you just need to change the actual dates. I always reference the calendar throughout the project so students know of the exact due dates coming up. It also serves as a great visual reminder for students to see the approaching deadlines.</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">6) <b>Speaking the majority (or entire) class in the target language </b>- Depending on the level of your students, teaching a foreign language in the target language is important. I usually switch to English while teaching my Spanish 3 students when I want to clarify something important or to emphasize a due date. Other than that, most of the class is delivered in Spanish.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Anyways, there are lots of interactive activities to have someone observe during a formal observation. <b>One tip that I always have my students do is greet the observer at the start of class.</b> I usually introduce the observer ("Clase, les presento a ____________") and then ask them to say, "Hola, senor/a ______________." That usually gets a chuckle out of the observer and takes the pressure off of the students if they feel nervous for being watched.</span></span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1028824181458188007.post-49400802590517612782015-11-14T07:52:00.001-08:002016-08-21T09:53:30.215-07:00My new favorite app - PLICKERS!<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">So, </span><b style="color: #674ea7; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">Plickers.</b><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">At first, I was a non-believer. One of my colleagues learned about this new app through her teacher certification program and told us about it. I was at a different meeting the day she demonstrated Plickers to our World Language Department, so I really didn't understand the hype. During our next department meeting, all ten of my co-workers were creating the Plickers student cards with cardboard and tape. Why were they all doing this? Plickers couldn't be that special. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">After I witnessed the first ten seconds of my colleague do some bell work activities with Plickers in her Spanish 2 class, I was hooked. I was absolutely hooked. The next day I rushed to set it up using her Plickers student cards, and soon after, my own students were hooked. <b>Plickers is the COOLEST thing ever.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Okay, so what is Plickers?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>Plickers is a website and app that work together.</b> You can do <b>quick bell work activities, exit slips, or other formative assessments with this engaging, interactive app.</b> Once you create a <u style="font-weight: bold;">free account</u> on <a href="http://plickers.com/" target="_blank">Plickers.com</a> (see below, top right corner), <a href="https://plickers.com/cards" target="_blank">you print off unique Plickers student cards</a> for the number of students you have in your largest class. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>Each Plickers student card is a <u>unique QR code.</u></b> Each side of the "square" (for lack of a better description), represents a <b>different multiple choice option: A, B, C, or D.</b> The letters are written in tiny gray font along the sides of the square.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>I suggest either printing the cards on cardstock paper</b>, or printing them on normal paper then taping them to a heavier paper like cardstock. This will preserve the cards over time. Sturdier versions are available to <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Plickers-Student-Cards-Deck-40/dp/B00FPIQB3W" target="_blank">purchase on Amazon</a> for a price. The cool thing is <b>you only need to print enough cards for the largest class that you have. </b>For example, if your largest class is 24 students, then you only need to print 24 cards. <b>You can then reuse the cards for each of your classes.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Once you print the cards, you can<b> go to Plickers.com and set up individual classes</b>. So far, I have set up Plickers with both of my Spanish 1 classes.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">If your school uses a gradebook like Powerschool, <b>you can simply export your class roster into Excel and then copy/paste the entire list of students into Plickers.</b> This is a lot easier than typing each individual students' names. You have to do this for each of the class that you want to set up.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Next, you <b>go to "Library" along the top and create new Folders for each of the Plickers assignments that you want to do.</b> I create a new folder for each time I use Plickers. For example, if I want to review definite articles with my Spanish 1 students, I have a folder that is specifically for definite articles. If I want to review the vocab from the current unit, I have a folder specifically designed for that vocab. You can see each of my folders below.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">If you have added all of the questions you want to use to each queue for each class, then you are almost ready to use Plickers! Here are the next steps:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">1) <b>Number each Plickers student card.</b> <b>Write the names of each student on the back of each card.</b> The "Classes" tab along the top takes you back to your classes and rosters where you will see that each student has been assigned a specific Plickers student card number. For example, Johnny may be assigned Plickers student card #1. Therefore, label that printed out card 1, and then on the back write "Johnny." Since you can reuse the set of Plickers student cards for each of your classes, you may have up to 5 names (or more, if you teach more than 5 classes!) on the back of each card.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">2) <b>Download the free Plickers app</b> (available for every type of phone).</span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">3) Pull up the <b>Plickers website on a projector screen or Smartboard</b> in your classroom and <b>go to "Live view"</b> along the top.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">4) <b>The rest of Plickers is controlled from your phone.</b> On the app, <b>choose which class with whom you're currently working.</b> If you correctly added questions to your queue, the questions you want to review should already be lined up and ready to go.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">5) <b>Click on the question</b> that you want to be projected onto the screen.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">6) <b>Students then hold up and choose the correct rotation of their Plickers student card depending on if they believe the correct answer is A, B, C, or D. </b>They must have their cards facing you without any obstructions.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">7) You then <b>click "Scan" on your phone</b> and slowly scan your cell phone camera across the entire class, and <u><b>here is where the magic happens:</b></u> <b>your phone will read the QR codes from each student and will register their answers: A, B, C or D.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">8) As you scan students, their names will pop up on your phone's screen, and you will either see a <b>green color if their answer is correct</b> or a <b>red color if their answer is incorrect.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">9) <b>Students know that their cards have been read by your phone when a check mark appears next to their name on the projector screen. </b>They can put their cards down when that check mark appears.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">10) Once everyone in your class has answered, you can <b>go to "Graph" on the projector screen and see which answer(s) your students chose.</b> You can then click "Reveal answer" and <b>the correct bar graph choice will appear green.</b> You can also choose to "Reveal answer" along with the student names and check marks, but I don't like doing that because it would expose each students' answers (correct or incorrect) to the rest of the class.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">11) Once you are done with the Plickers activity, you can go back to the Plickers website and see a graph of each question and which students answered it correctly or incorrectly. <b>This data is always available in the "Reports" tab.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">1) It's super <b>user-friendly</b>. Aside from some work needed to print out and set up the Plickers cards, working with the cards, app, and website is really easy.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">2) <b>Students do not need devices to use Plicker</b>s - only the teacher needs a device. Yes, there are TONS of cool apps that incorporate student devices like Kahoot or Socrative, but a) not all students have a device, b) sometimes students' devices are confiscated, etc...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">3)<b> Students absolutely love Plickers. </b>They are <b>engaged</b>. They are <b>excited</b>. They are <b>PARTICIPATING</b>. I started using Plickers with my most disengaged class that meets first period at 7:25am. When I ask them to repeat after me for Spanish pronunciation, they rarely do. The same students always speak up. <b>With Plickers, I can rest assured that each student has to participate and that their voice is heard.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">4) The Plickers website (and app) provide me with graphs to see how each question was answered.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">1) I cannot divide the question results by student. For example, if I asked my class 5 questions, I cannot see how Johnny did on all five questions. I need to click on each question and see how Johnny did each question at a time.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">2) It takes a few minutes to set up at the very beginning, but it's totally worth it.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>Anyways, I cannot say enough good things about Plickers.</b> My kids LOVE it. My kids are engaged. My kids are excited to participate in formative assessments (shhh, don't tell them that's what it is!). Plus, <b>it requires each student to participate.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Please get started with Plickers today. You won't regret it.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Happy teaching!</span></div>
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Below you will find various tips for teaching Spanish in the fall and winter months as well as links to <b>four of my products that are exclusively on sale from November 1st until November </b></span><b style="color: #0b5394;">4th.</b><span style="color: #0b5394;"> In addition to clicking the links below, these products can be found by </span><b style="color: #0b5394;">searching for #fallwinterspanishsale</b><span style="color: #0b5394;"> on Teachers Pay Teachers.</span></span><br />
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In addition, be sure to visit the other <i><b>maestros de espa</b></i><i><b>ñ</b></i><i><b>o</b></i>l who are participating in this Fall/Winter Blog Hop! There are lots of us who are providing great resources and ideas for fellow Spanish teachers. Their links are found below.</span><br />
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Disfruten, and thanks for stopping by! <b>Hopefully the long winter days seem a little shorter with these fun and interactive lessons :) </b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>I understand that students are antsy during the winter months.</b> They have cabin fever, holiday fever, and more times than not, real fevers (staying locked indoors with all those germs is not good - ick!). Therefore, I try to spruce up my lesson plans to incorporate holiday themes and ideas. Of course it is pretty easy to talk about Spanish and Latino cultural traditions during these months. <b>However, you can also tie in grammar points into simple lessons that have holiday themes.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Some teachers may feel that there is no time to do entire lessons on holidays.</b> However, I often incorporate the current grammar points of the class into a lesson with holiday themes! For example, with my Spanish 3 students we often work with <b>"por" versus "para" </b>in December. To assess this grammar point, I have students write a prompt in the form of <b>a letter to Santa (Pap</b></span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; line-height: 19.2px;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>á</b></span></span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b> Noel) where students ask for various personality traits.</b> Students explain what purpose each personality trait will serve in the upcoming year. Each year I tear up while reading the letters because students write beautiful, reflective letters. They always seem to take this activity very seriously!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Also, my Spanish 3 students start to work with the <b>present subjunctive mood</b> right around the New Year. That allows me to create fun activities about New Years resolutions within the curriculum. <b>"Yo espero que mis padres me den un perro" and other similar sentences practice the present subjunctive mood but also tie in current holidays.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Since my Spanish 1 students know a lot less vocabulary and complex grammar at this point of the year, I keep my holiday activities more basic for them. For <b>Thanksgiving </b>I have students interview classmates and ask about <b>favorite Thanksgiving foods</b>. This activity allows us to work with "<b>Me/Te/Le gusta(n)..."</b> as well as <b>adjective agreement. </b>We spend time adding descriptions to the Thanksgiving foods (e.g., El pavo es jugoso.)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">For Christmas and New Years with my Spanish 1s, I incorporate <b>ordinal numbers and the verb "tener"</b> into an activity with the <b>"12 Days of Christmas" </b>and the <b>simple future (ir + a + infinitive) to talk about plans in the New Year. </b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Either way, tying current holidays into the Spanish classroom shouldn't be seen as an extra day to squeeze into the already packed curriculum - <b>it can be easy to combine the current grammar points <i>and</i> holiday themes into a few lessons to keep students and teachers alike happy through the holiday months!</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">To get you started with some holiday activities, the following four products are <b>on sale for 20% from November 1-4. </b>Search </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">#fallwinterspanishsale on TPT to see all of the Spanish items on sale during this event!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">One of my favorite times of year has arrived - <b>Day of the Dead,</b> or <i>D</i></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>í</i></span></span><i style="color: #b45f06; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">a de los muertos. </i><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Celebrated mainly in Mexico and various communities within the US, the <b>Day of the Dead celebrates the idea that loved ones who have passed away return on November 1st and 2nd to visit their family members. </b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Various traditions are carried out such as visiting the cemetery and graves of the departed, creating elaborate altars, and in general, celebrating the lives of those who have passed away. Despite being a holiday about death, <b>Day of the Dead is actually a joyous event</b> where people eat good food and drinks, listen to music, and have parties to commemorate loved ones. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Below is a collection of fun and informative videos about <b>Day of the Dead.</b> I have some comprehension questions about the first three videos if you would like to use them in your classroom. <b>The questions can be found for </b><u style="font-weight: bold;">free</u> on my TeachersPayTeachers website found here:<b> <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Spanish-Day-of-the-Dead-FREE-Video-Activities-2154746">Day of the Dead - FREE Video Activities</a></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This first video (6:54) is a podcast that includes some <b>basic information about what</b> <b>Day of the Dead</b> <b>is all about</b> and various details of the unique traditions:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The next video (3:42) takes us through an art exhibit in Minneapolis where <b>high school students created </b></span><i style="color: #b45f06; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>ofrendas</b> </i><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">for their loved ones. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Finally, the last video (3:07) is a popular <b>animated short film</b> about a girl in Mexico who discovers the true meaning of Day of the Dead. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">In the following video (1:47), two Mexican chefs from Los Angeles explain their experiences with <b>Day of the Day</b> traditions in their families as well as the <b>important role that food plays on this holiday:</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Overall, Day of the Dead is an important holiday in Mexican tradition and helps students develop a new outlook on death.<b> I recommend discussing the holiday in your classroom and having students complete the <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Spanish-Day-of-the-Dead-FREE-Video-Activities-2154746">FREE comprehension questions</a> that go along with the videos above!</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I love doing <b>dictations</b> with my Spanish 1 students. Dictations:</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1. </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">teach my students </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">the <b>importance of spelling</b> in Spanish (since it's a phonetic language!)</span></span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">2. help my students <b>recognize vowel and consonant sounds</b></span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">3. <b>strengthen my students' listening skills</b> and focus on recognizing new vocabulary and sounds within teacher-spoken text.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I approach dictations in a very methodical way in my Spanish 1 classes. <b>I complete four sets of dictations (three sentences each) throughout each chapter.</b> The first dictation is an ungraded pre-test. Students then complete three different sets of graded dictations throughout the chapter. Finally, the chapter test has the same dictation as the pre-test. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Choosing the dictations is a very important step.</b> When writing the dictations, you need to make sure you choose vocabulary that has already been introduced to students. This is especially important if you're grading the dictations like I do.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The reason I grade the three dictations in the middle as a participation grade is important - <b>I want to hold students accountable for learning the new vocabulary and learning the spelling and letter sounds.</b> For example, right now my students are learning the most basic vocabulary like "el hombre" or "la mujer." When we introduce the new vocabulary, we spend time talking about the "silent h" at the start of "hombre" and reiterate that the "j" in "mujer" sounds like an "h" because that's how "j's" sound in Spanish. Therefore, since we discuss these tiny details, <b>I expect my students to learn them and reproduce them during a dictation.</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Depending on time, my students and I also practice a few of the dictations each chapter. This is the process of practicing the dictation:</span></span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1) I write the three dictation sentences on the board and students copy them down </span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">2) we talk about what each sentence means</span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">3) <b>we talk about what we THINK common errors were and why</b> (for example: "How do you think people misspelled "hombre?" WHY do you think they forgot the "h"? [it's silent!])</span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">4) we practice pronouncing the sentence or question together</span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">5) students then pair up with a buddy and practice reading the dictations to each other and writing them down again on the opposite side of the paper</span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">6) students compare the dictation with the one they copied from the board and self-correct</span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">7) I then pass back the graded dictation from the previous day and students compare how they did on the practice dictation compared to the previous day's dictation</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Many people ask why I practice the dictation AFTER I grade it. First of all, I grade the three dictations as a participation grade, so it's not weighted too heavily. I also grade them because I want the students to study the vocabulary and be responsible for recognizing and spelling it within a sentence. Finally, the process of practicing it AFTER grading it enables us to talk about common errors that were made and why they were made as well as further develop the skills for the final dictation that is on the chapter test. The chapter test dictation is weighted as a test grade which is of course more heavily weighted than a participation grade.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>So, how do I grade dictations?</b> I created a 12 point rubric that has been really great and easy to work with:</span></span><br />
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<b><span style="color: purple; font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Needs support<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: purple; font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Important sounds (ll, rr, h, j, qu vs cu,
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: purple; font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Vocabulary recognition (separation between
words, letter choice, no blank spaces)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: purple; font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Sentence structure (periods, ?s, capitalization)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">As you can see, <b>I grade my students on the following components: vowel sounds, important sounds, vocabulary recognition and sentence structure.</b> After working with this rubric for over a year and adjusting it accordingly, I found the above rubric to be most effective at grading dictations at the Spanish 1 level. Some people may argue for a "0" column, but really a 4/12 means a student needs support no matter what - I personally don't feel a 0 column is necessary because it would pretty much tell me the same information.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I have found that <b>students enjoy completing dictations throughout the year.</b> It becomes a part of the classroom routine, and students really develop spelling, letter sounds, and vocabulary recognition throughout the course of the class. In addition, students learn the value of punctuation in Spanish like upside-down question marks, capitalization, accents, and more. I also find myself sprinkling in facts about letter sounds casually within everyday lessons - rarely do I spend an entire lesson solely focusing on dictations.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Hopefully with the above information you are ready to begin doing dictations in your Spanish classroom!</span></div>
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In this post I'll talk about what I find to be <b>the most important activities for a Spanish 1 classroom</b> in the first few weeks of school. They can be summarized with:</span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1) establishing classroom routines</span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">2) introduction to the necessary technologies</span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">3) figuring out what students already know</span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">4) learning the importance of speaking Spanish</span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">5) gaining an awareness of the Spanish-speaking population outside and inside the United States</span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">6) learning Spanish letter sounds</span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">7) learning the basics (months, days of the week, colors, numbers 0-10)</span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">8) learning basic conversational phrases</span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">9) learning about context clues and how they help us choose the correct answer</span><br />
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First off, I start the school year by <b>establishing classroom routines.</b> I explain to students that they are expected to come to class prepared (with a pencil, binder, Spanish workbook). Along those lines, I show them the participation rubric on which they will be graded each week. I <b>point out important parts of the room </b>like the "daily objectives" and "homework" bulletin board, the "missing student work" hanging folders, the cell phone jail, and more.</span><br />
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Next, my school requires each students to have parents sign off on an internet access form prior to receiving computer log-ins and passwords. I take my students to the library where the librarian speaks to them about internet safety and students hand in the signed </span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">parent form. We take a trip to the computer lab (essential in my Spanish classroom!) where students view my class website and see where to view the daily class activities and the homework. <b>I show them my favorite Spanish websites including <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/World-Language-Navigating-WordReferencecom-Webquest-ADVANCED-version-1544817" target="_blank">WordReference.com</a>, Duolingo.com, Conjuguemos.com, and Google Drive.</b> We set up Google Drive so the rest of the year's activities are ready to go. Most importantly, I have students fill out a quick "demographics" form through Google Forms to see how many years of Spanish they have taken, whether or not they have internet access at home, which devices they can bring to the classroom, and more. I want to make sure I know my student population well.</span><br />
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As mentioned earlier, since my freshmen are all entering the classroom with different Spanish abilities, I give an entrance exam one day that is ungraded but allows me to see what students already know. <b>Within this entrance exam I include a basic English grammar section where students identify parts of speech. </b>I find this helps me identify students who need help right off the bat - if a student struggles with finding the verb or subject of a sentence, I know that remedial help is needed. This can be as simple as an extra meeting with me to discuss parts of speech or a session with a student tutor.</span><br />
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Similarly, <b>I want students to realize that Spanish is spoken within their own town and state -</b> they do NOT have to leave the United States to find speaking Spanish useful! We talk about the heavily-populated Spanish communities within our own state and the US in general. We talk about why states like Florida and Texas have lots of Spanish-speaking - we learn geography is an important part of language evolution. We fill out a map of Spanish-speaking countries and view maps of those regions and continents. <b>Students realize that countries in Central and South American speak Spanish due to the Spanish conquistadores</b>, and that countries like Haiti and Brazil speak French and Portuguese respectively because the French and Portuguese invaded them back in the day.</span><br />
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Once students begin to grasp the importance of speaking Spanish and an awareness of the Spanish-speaking communities around them, <b>we start to learn the very basics of the Spanish language.</b> We begin with vowel sounds - ah, ay, ee, oh, oo. We learn and review the days of the week with a quirky song to the tune of the Addams Family, numbers 0-10, months of the year, and writing the date. Before learning many of these topics, students complete quick pre-tests so I know how much they already know, and then they complete quiz quizzes after a few days of review.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>I want students to start speaking conversational Spanish as soon as possible. </b>The very first day of school we learn the phrases "<span style="line-height: 107%;">¿</span>C<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ó</span>mo te llamas?", "Me llamo ________," "<span style="line-height: 107%;">¿</span>C<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ó</span>mo se </span><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">llama?" and "Se llama ______________." Next, we learn the differences between "t</span><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ú</span><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">" and "usted" so we can use phrases like "</span><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">¿</span><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">C</span><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ó</span><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">mo estas?" and "</span><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">¿</span><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">C</span><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ó</span><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">mo esta usted?" To tie in the Spanish-speaking countries and map activity, we complete an </span><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Spanish-1-De-donde-eres-Interview-Activity-Spanish-Speaking-Countries-2094211" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">interactive lesson on "</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">¿</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">De d</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ó</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">nde eres?"</span></a><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> where each student receives a Spanish-speaking country card and interview classmates asking, "</span><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 107%;">¿</span><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">De d</span><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ó</span><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">nde eres?" This enables students to interact with classmates, practice the question with "ser," and practice pronouncing the Spanish-speaking countries. We learn basic greetings and good-byes such as "Buenos d</span><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">í</span><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">as" and "Hasta luego." We practice all of these basic phrases by tossing around Carlos the Beaver and asking classmates.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Finally, <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Spanish-1-Context-Clues-Practice-2101681" target="_blank">we do a lesson on context clues in Spanish</a> and how small details in the sentence, such as indefinite and definite articles, gender, and number, can help us eliminate </span><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">incorrect answers and choose the correct answer. <b>This is an important lesson to complete prior to any multiple choice-style assessments.</b></span><br />
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Overall, the start of the year in Spanish 1 is a lot of fun! <b>I enjoy getting to know my students and really hooking them on the importance of learning Spanish.</b> By having clear expectations, establishing class routines and engaging in interactive activities with classmates, the year is off to a great start!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>I'll admit it. I'm sort of Google Drive's #1 fan in the classroom.</b> I have found countless ways to <b>incorporate Google Drive into my Spanish classroom, </b>so in this blog post I will explain the benefits and provide tips for starting it up in your classroom!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Here's why I love using Google Drive in my classroom:</b></span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 1.2;">It’s </span><b style="line-height: 1.2;">free</b></span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 1.2;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It allows for EASY COLLABORATION</span></span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 1.2;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It saves work automatically</span></span></li>
<li><b style="line-height: 1.2;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I can provide immediate feedback (peer or teacher)</span></b></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 1.2;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I can share more resources </span></span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 1.2;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It saves trees!</span></span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 1.2;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It makes your classroom run more smoothly</span></span></li>
<li><b style="line-height: 1.2;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I can identify plagiarism or unfair distribution of group work</span></b></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 1.2;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I can easily monitor student progress</span></span></li>
<li><b style="line-height: 1.2;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It holds students accountable for completing work</span></b></li>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">One of my favorite features as a teacher is definitely the immediacy of feedback. <b>Whether between peers or me and the students, feedback appears as soon as it is written.</b> I have my students submit drafts of essays and projects to me on Google Drive. If I choose to provide feedback on a Friday night or over the weekend, <b>students have the remainder of the weekend to edit their work</b> - they no longer need to wait until Monday to receive my feedback. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 1.2;">My second favorite feature is the </span><b style="line-height: 1.2;">"see revision history" where I can see who is editing and writing each part of the essay or project.</b><span style="line-height: 1.2;"> This feature is essential for ensuring that students are fairly distributing the work during group projects and producing authentic work. The "see revision history" button can be found under "File" and color-codes each student's work. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 1.2;"><b>So which features of Google Drive do I utilize within my classroom? </b>The quick answer is all of them. I use the following features for the following reasons, and this is in no way an </span><span style="color: #0b5394; line-height: 1.2;">exhaustive list:</span></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b style="color: #0b5394; line-height: 1.2; white-space: pre-wrap;">Google Docs </b><span style="color: #0b5394; line-height: 1.2; white-space: pre-wrap;">- student essays, student collaboration, immediate peer- or teacher-feedback</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394; line-height: 1.2; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Google Sheets</b> - logging student growth data for school-wide </span><span style="color: #0b5394; line-height: 25.6px; white-space: pre-wrap;">initiatives</span><span style="color: #0b5394; line-height: 1.2; white-space: pre-wrap;">, charting growth and averages for student assignments and assessments, entrance and final exam data, project sign-ups</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b style="color: #0b5394; line-height: 1.2; white-space: pre-wrap;">Google Slides</b><span style="color: #0b5394; line-height: 1.2; white-space: pre-wrap;"> - student presentations, group presentations, teacher-created presentations, presentations needed for Professional Development workshops</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b style="color: #0b5394; line-height: 1.2; white-space: pre-wrap;">Google Forms</b><span style="color: #0b5394; line-height: 1.2; white-space: pre-wrap;"> - assessments (multiple choice, paragraph response, short answer, check all of the answers), exit slips or bell work, student feedback, parent feedback, department feedback</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b style="color: #0b5394; line-height: 1.2; white-space: pre-wrap;">Google Drawing</b><span style="color: #0b5394; line-height: 1.2; white-space: pre-wrap;"> - digital posters for student presentations, group posters, storyboards</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Students can collaborate on the same Google Drive feature at the same time</b>. This is one of the most obvious benefits of using Google Drive for group work - students no longer need to crowd around one computer or a conference table to work together. Students no longer need to get together on the weekends to complete a project. Students simply log into Google Drive and complete work whenever they want.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b style="line-height: 1.2;">One of my favorite features as a teacher is being able to provide meaningful, specific feedback. </b><span style="line-height: 1.2;">In Google Docs (or any other feature), I simply highlight a word or image and click "insert" --> "comment" and provide my feedback. The feedback then appears on the right-hand column of the essay, almost like a sticky note, and is tied to the highlighted word or image. The settings on each of the Google Drive features can be changed so that students can either </span><b style="line-height: 1.2;">edit the document</b><span style="line-height: 1.2;"> or </span><b style="line-height: 1.2;">simply write comments</b><span style="line-height: 1.2;">. This adds a safety net if you're concerned about students editing other student work inappropriately (if that DOES happen, remember you can look at the "see revision history" to see what was edited and who did it).</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 1.2;">In addition, </span><b style="line-height: 1.2;">Google Voice is an incredible feature for a language classroom. </b><span style="line-height: 1.2;">With Google Voice, a new phone number is set up that connects with your gmail account. </span><b style="line-height: 1.2;">Students can use their cellphones to call this number and record a voicemail of various tasks in Spanish. </b><span style="line-height: 1.2;">Specifically I have students read aloud their Spanish oral presentations and</span><b style="line-height: 1.2;"> I highlight words in their Google Doc essays that were mispronounced.</b><span style="line-height: 1.2;"> The best part about this is that there is no actual phone needed for the new Google Voice number - the voicemails are simply sent to your email and you can listen to them there.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b style="line-height: 1.2;">Using Google Drive has made my classroom run more smoothly.</b><span style="line-height: 1.2;"> Why? For one thing, it is very clearly organized. I create a folder for each of my classes that I "share" with each student in the class. From there, students "add folder to 'My Drive'" and always know where to find it. I am then responsible for adding sub-folders for marking periods, projects, or other categories. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b style="line-height: 1.2;">Google Drive also enables oral presentations in my Spanish class to run more smoothly because all of the student presentations are found in the same class folder.</b><span style="line-height: 1.2;"> Gone are the days of USB drives and emailing presentations - everything is found in the same location. Simply going down the list and clicking each presentation is efficient and easy.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b style="line-height: 1.2;">Creating Google Presentations to practice vocabulary words is fun, easy, and students can practice as home. </b><span style="line-height: 1.2;">For every vocabulary unit, I create a funny and engaging Google Presentation for the vocabulary words. At the beginning or end of each class, we breeze through the presentation and recite the vocabulary words that are appropriate for each photo. I include these Presentations within the sub-folders so that students can access them and use them to review for upcoming assessments.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b style="line-height: 1.2;">Finally, I can monitor student progress and adjust my instruction very easily for the next day. </b><span style="line-height: 1.2;">As students write their essays in Google Docs, I can view the essays at home at night and look for common errors. If I see a lot of students struggling with certain vocabulary or grammar points, I can add a quick lesson to the following day's plan about remedying these errors. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b style="line-height: 1.2;">So, what are the first steps? </b><span style="line-height: 1.2;">If students do not have gmail.com accounts or if your school is not a part of Google Apps for Education, then </span><b style="line-height: 1.2;">students (and you!) must create gmail.com accounts for free.</b><span style="line-height: 1.2;"> Record the student emails and </span><b style="line-height: 1.2;">create "Contact Groups" for each class under the "Contacts icon" in Google.</b><span style="line-height: 1.2;"> This makes sharing your initial class folder with the students easy because you just need to type in the class period (or whatever you name the folder) in the "share" option. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b style="line-height: 1.2;">Next, I like to discuss with students the concept of the honor system. In my Spanish classrooms, I do not allow students to "restrict" who can see or edit their documents.</b><span style="line-height: 1.2;"> I do this for various reasons - we often peer-edit and need to see and sometimes edit classmate documents. Also, I want to develop the expectations of integrity within my classroom. I remind students that I can see everything they do in the "see revision history" button, so this helps dissuade any inappropriate editing. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 1.2;">Finally, I make sure to organize the class folder with various sub-folders, either by marking periods or projects. </span><b style="line-height: 1.2;">Once you share the initial class folder with the class, you never need to click "share" again</b><span style="line-height: 1.2;">. By simply adding sub-folders to the class folder, you are in charge of organizing the folders and tasks for students. </span></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b style="color: #0b5394; line-height: 19.2px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Upload additional files and resources for students </b><span style="color: #0b5394; line-height: 19.2px; white-space: pre-wrap;">that students can access even outside of school</span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; line-height: 19.2px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Encourage students to communicate and plan parts of the project through the "chat" feature </b>(as long as they're actually working!)</span></span></li>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; line-height: 19.2px; white-space: pre-wrap;">So, there is only one last thing to do - <b>take the plunge and start using the features of Google Drive in your classroom now!</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I plan to continue the Spanish blog I created while living in Madrid, Spain during the summer of 2014. Last summer I spent two months living in the heart of the city and explored every corner of the beautiful castizo streets. I wrote about my experiences from food to popular music. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Here's a little bit about me:</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I am in my fourth year of teaching high school Spanish, and I absolutely adore it. Working with high school students is fun, enlightening and really makes my career seem less and less like work each day. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>I teach Spanish 1 and 3 honors,</b> but have dabbled with other levels in past experiences (specifically 2 and 4). I make interactive lessons that tie in pop culture where possible. <b>Google Drive plays a huge role </b>in how I teach my class. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My goal is to produce <b>two blog posts each month</b>. I'll focus on tips that I've found useful within my classroom and new lessons and ideas. <b>Check out my Teachers Pay Teachers store at the following link: <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Senoritas-Spanish-Class" target="_blank">Senorita's Spanish Class</a></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><u>Take a look at </u><b><u>what I packed</u>:</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>I packed the following:</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">- 2 sweatshirts</span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">- 4 cardigans</span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">- 1 blazer jacket</span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">- 7 dresses</span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">- 1 skirt </span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">- 3 pairs of shorts</span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">- 2 pairs of jeans</span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">- 3 pairs of pants (not jeans)</span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">- 3 pairs of capri pants</span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">- 10 t-shirts</span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">- 16 tank tops</span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">- 2 belts</span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">- a raincoat</span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">- 4 scarves</span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">- 1 bathing suit</span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">- exercise clothes: sports bra, tank top, running pants</span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">- shoes: 1 pair of flats, wedges, sandals, casual brown shoes, sneakers, comfy walking shoes, high heels</span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">- underwear, bras, socks</span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><u>Below is what </u><b><u>I actually wore</u>:</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i> I actually wore:</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">- the black sweatshirt (once)</span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">- the blue cardigan</span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">- 4 dresses</span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">- 1 skirt</span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">- 2 pairs of shorts</span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">- 2 pairs of jeans</span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">- 3 pairs of capri pants</span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">- 5 t-shirts</span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">- 5 tank tops</span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">- underwear/bras</span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">- shoes: the sandals</span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">- bathing suit</span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So as I sit in my room, <b>sobbing over the fact that I can't close my suitcase</b> and that I have no idea how I'm going to fit the remaining breakables and camera and laptop in my backpack...keep the above information in mind. <b>You will probably never wear as much as you plan on wearing. </b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Also, I bought lots of things here in Spain, so it would have been really nice to have all of that extra space in my luggage to bring things home. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Hopefully I learn how to pack <b>in time for the next adventure!</b></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1028824181458188007.post-64654773475648083162014-08-08T12:51:00.001-07:002014-08-08T12:51:17.269-07:00GAZPACHO!<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Another essential Spanish dish, especially on 95 degree days, is <b>gazpacho - a cold, vegetable soup.</b> It is delicious and very simple to make. My roommate, Rebeca, walked me through the process. Unfortunately I didn't take any photos during, but here's the recipe! </span><br />
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<u><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Recipe for Spanish gazpacho:</span></u><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Ingredients:</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">- half of a large cucumber, peeled</span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">- two cloves of garlic, peeled and chopped up</span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">- 4-5 big tomatoes, peeled</span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">- about half of a red onion, peeled and cut into chunks</span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">- about one cup of water</span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">- couple squirts of vinegar (red wine vinegar was really good)</span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">- 3-5 tablespoons olive oil</span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1) Boil water. Place tomatoes in a bowl, with crosses cut into the bottoms. Pour the bowling water on top and let them sit for a few minutes. Then, peel the tomatoes, starting at the crosses that you cut on the bottom.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">2) Add all of the ingredients above to a large bowl. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">3) Take a hand blender (I'm sure you can do this in a real blender if you wanted to), and mix everything together until it is well-blended. If it is too thick, add more water. If it is too bland, add more salt or vinegar, etc. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">4) Voila! You have some delicious gazpacho. If you are planning to eat it right away, you can add some ice cubes. If not, you can stick it in the fridge and enjoy it chilled later :) </span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1028824181458188007.post-64032288196119128782014-08-08T12:36:00.001-07:002014-08-08T12:36:29.616-07:00Una receta para tortilla de patatas<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Tortilla de patatas</b> has to be the staple Spanish food. It is everywhere. It is essentially a <b>potato omelette, </b>but sometimes has <b>onions, peppers, ham and more. </b>I've never attempted to make one, but I plan to do it as soon as I get back to the US! While I was in the tiny mountain town of <b>Peguerinos</b> with my roommates, my roommate's mother taught me how to make tortilla de patatas. Here is an outline with photos below!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So I didn't take photos of the first step, but you <b>skin maybe 4-6 large potatoes </b>and <b>slice them into slices as seen below.</b> You want the slices to be <b>thin</b>. <b>Add some salt to the bowl of potatoes and mix it up. </b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Then, you put the<b> slices of potato into a large frying pan </b>and <b>add lots of olive oil</b> - you want to fill the pan about halfway to the top. Leave the potatoes cooking, without a lid, over <b>strong heat</b> for a long time, <b>around 30-45 minutes</b>. <b>You want the potatoes to be so soft that they fall apart if you poke them. </b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">In the meantime, you want to crack the eggs. <b>She used 7 eggs for this tortilla. </b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Then <b>scramble the eggs</b> and add some <b>salt</b>. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Continue to check the potatoes. By now they should be pretty soft! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Take <b>spoonfuls of potatoes out of the frying pan</b> and <b>add them to the bowl of egg</b>s. Be sure to <b>drain all of the oil</b> (that's why she used this special spoon). </span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Once all of the potatoes are in the bowl of eggs, <b>mix them together. </b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Either<b> grab a new frying pan and add a little oil</b> (enough to cover the bottom of the pan), or <b>use the old pan and drain most of the oil</b>. <b>Add the entire potato and egg mixture. </b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The trickiest part was too fast to get a photo. You need to <b>keep wiggling the eggs/potatoes</b> in the pan so that they don't stick to the bottom. <b>After about 2-3 minutes, you need to take a large lid or plate and put it on top of the tortilla and flip the tortilla. </b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Put it back on the flame and continue to wiggle it so it doesn't stick to the bottom. You can pat it down with the spoon and form the edges if you want. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">You can flip it one more time if you want (using the lid/plate). <b>After about 2-3 more minutes, it's done!</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Voila - the perfect, homemade <b>tortilla de patatas. </b></span><br />
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