Subjunctive Verb Conjugations in 3 easy steps!
In this Spanish Quick Tip Lesson you will learn an easy 3 step process to quickly conjugate verbs in present tense subjunctive form. If you’re like most Spanish learners when …
3 strategies to improve your English pronunciation
What words or sounds are especially challenging for you to pronounce? Do you avoid certain English words (like “beach” or “sheet”) because you’re afraid of accidentally saying a bad word? …
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3 Tips to use the Spanish Subjunctive
In this Spanish Quick Tip Lesson we are going to cut through the chaos of the Spanish Subjunctive. If you’ve been learning Spanish for any amount of time, you know …
5 Spanish verbs that change meaning in the past tense
Did you know that there are 5 Spanish verbs that change meaning when you use them in the preterite and imperfect past tenses? If you’ve been studying Spanish for a …
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Expressing Routines and New Intentions in English
Have you ever wanted to learn how to express routines and new intentions in English? Or how about what you want to start doing in your life in English? ¿Alguna …
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Saber vs. Conocer – they both mean “to know” in Spanish?
Did you know…there are two verbs in Spanish to express what you or someone knows. Saber versus Conocer. Do you know when to use each one? These verbs are not …
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It’s over, finished, ruined or I just did that! Acabar is the Spanish verb you need!
Have you ever gotten stuck trying to express sentences like these in Spanish…? Acabar is the verb you are looking for! Acabar can be a tricky verb – it has …
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How to say something or someone is lacking or missing in Spanish: 5 Uses of the Spanish Verb Faltar
Do you find yourself wondering how to express that something is lacking or missing in Spanish? The verb faltar might be the perfect solution for you. Do you ever find …
How to express gratitude – Cómo expresar la gratitud
Do you know how to express what you are thankful for in Spanish? Download this conversational card and vocabulary and practice giving thanks!
What is your travel style? ¿Cuál es tu estilo de viajar?
In this blog post we’re learning how to express your travel styles. En este blog, aprenderemos a cómo expresar nuestros estilos de viajar. Introduction: What is your travel style? Do …
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How to talk about your favorite Holiday Traditions – Cómo expresar tus tradiciones decembrinas favoritas
In this blog post we’re learning how to talk about our favorite holiday traditions. En este blog, aprenderemos a cómo hablar de nuestras tradiciones favoritas. Follow these steps to complete …
Direct Objects Pronouns in Spanish – Los Complementos Directos en Español
What are direct object pronouns in Spanish? Los complementos directos o los objetos directos often the answer to the “What” of the verb and receive the first action of the …
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Bien vs. Bueno vs. Buen in Spanish: When To Use Them
Bien y Bueno/a son unas de las palabras que suelen generar confusión cuando estás aprendiendo español: ¿Cómo saber cuándo usar “bien” y cuándo usar “bueno/a”? En este artículo explicaremos su …
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Ser vs. Estar: When to Use the Correct Verb “To Be” in Spanish
SER and ESTAR, they both mean “to be”?! Why does the Spanish language have two verbs expressing “to be” while in English there is only one? Both verbs have very …
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Spanish for Teachers – 5 Idiomatic Expressions in Spanish
How often do you use idiomatic expressions in your Spanish conversations? Do you know some “dichos” en español? Whichever your native language is there are so many colloquial / idiomatic …
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Spanish for Educators – Commands & Classroom Management in Spanish
In this Spanish for Educators lesson, you will learn how to give commands in Spanish. When we think of common classroom management phrases used in the classroom, many of them …
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Teaching Online Through Coronavirus COVID 19 School Closures
Abruptly, one day you’re teaching your students face to face and the next you’re faced with the daunting challenge of teaching your students online. Where do you begin? How do …
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Spanish for Educators – 3 Steps to Implement Redirective Language
In this Spanish for Educators lesson, you will learn three steps to implement redirective language or “lenguaje redirectivo” in your classroom. Here are the 3 Steps to Implement Redirective Language …
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Spanish for Educators – Redirective Language “El lenguaje redirectivo”
This is the first lesson of a new series called “Manejo de aula” (Classroom Management). This Manejo de aula series focuses the Spanish you need in order to manage behavior, …
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El fútbol (soccer) en Argentina
En esta lección, estaremos conversando sobre un tema muy interesante en la mayoría de países de Latinoamérica y, en especial, de Argentina: El fútbol. Spanish teachers you can incorporate this …
Spanish for Educators – Does my Child Qualify for Special Education?
In this free Spanish for Educators lesson you will learn how to respond with a simple answer en español to this common parent question: ¿Mi hijo califica para recibir educación …
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Spanish for Educators – Talking About 13 Disability Categories in Spanish
In this Maestro Miércoles lesson you will learn how talk about 13 disability categories in Spanish with parents and guardians: 13 categorías de discapacidades. Su reto profesional: use this new vocabulary …
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Spanish for Educators – Spanish for Parent – Teacher Conferences: How to Support Kids at Home
In this free Spanish for Educators lesson we are talking about Spanish for Parent – Teacher Conferences: Reuniones de padres y maestros. The objective of this Spanish lesson is for …
Spanish for Educators – Conversation Starters for Talking to Spanish Speaking Students
In this Spanish for Educators lesson, you will learn 10 Spanish conversation starters to uncover the personal and educational backgrounds of your Spanish Speaking students. This beginning of the school …
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Spanish for Educators – Communicating your class schedule in Spanish – “Specials” and Class Subjects
Teachers in our Spanish for Educators community speak up and we love it! Following your suggestions about the vocabulary you need to master in the classroom, we have developed this …
Spanish for Educators – The Growth Mindset in Spanish
In this Spanish for Educators lesson, you will learn how to talk about the growth mindset in Spanish: La mentalidad del crecimiento. As teachers, we never stop learning! And as …
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Aprender inglés – 6 tipos de Modal Verbs: Verbos modales en inglés
Los Modal Verbs o verbos modales son verbos especiales en inglés ya que funcionan un poco diferente a los demás verbos. ¿Por qué? ¿Te suena chino? ¡ES INGLÉS! Pero no …
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Aprender inglés – Adverbios y expresiones de frecuencia en inglés
Los adverbios y expresiones de frecuencia indican cada cuánto haces algo. En este post hablaremos de los adverbios y expresiones de frecuencia más comunes en inglés. También aprenderás dónde colocar …
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Aprender inglés – El imperativo en inglés: dar instrucciones, sugerencias y consejos en inglés
El imperativo es la forma del verbo que usamos para dar instrucciones, sugerencias o consejos. También lo usamos para dar órdenes directas. El imperativo es fácil de formar, solo necesita …
Aprender inglés – Prefijos y Sufijos en Inglés – Cómo cambiar el significado de las palabras
Los prefijos y sufijos no son palabras en sí mismos. Son un grupo de letras que añadimos a las palabras y que cambian su significado. Hablemos de la definición de …
Aprender inglés – Pronombres en inglés: cómo usarlos como sujetos, objetos y para demostrar posesión
Los pronombres en inglés son palabras que pueden ser usadas para reemplazar los sustantivos, es decir, para mencionar cosas sin usar directamente su nombre. En este sentido, un pronombre puede …
Spanish for Educators – Reporting Test Scores in Spanish
In this Spanish for Educators lesson you will learn how report test scores in Spanish to parents and guardians: informar las calificaciones. Su reto profesional: start using this new vocabulary to …
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Spanish for Educators – Regular Verbs in the Preterite in Spanish
In this Spanish for Educators lesson you will learn how to use and conjugate the regular verbs in the preterite (past tense) in Spanish: Verbos regulares en el pretérito. Here …
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Spanish for Educators – Regular Verbs in the Present Tense in Spanish
Present Tense Verb Refresher! In this Spanish for Educators lesson you will learn how to use and conjugate the regular verbs in the present in Spanish: Verbos regulares en el …
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Spanish for Educators – How to Talk About Positive and Negative Student Behaviors in Spanish
In this Spanish for Educators lesson you will learn how to talk about positive and negative student behavior with parents during conferences: El comportamiento positivo y negativo del estudiante. Su …
Spanish for Educators – 4 Tips to Learn Spanish for Free
If learning and/or improving your Spanish this year is one of your goals, be sure to get these 4 tips to learn Spanish for free to help you accomplish your …
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Spanish for Educators – Stem-changing Verbs in Spanish
This Spanish for Educators lesson focuses on understanding the stem-changing verbs in Spanish and start using them in the classroom: Verbos que cambian de raíz o verbos de bota. Su …
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Spanish for Educators – Irregular Verbs in The Present Tense in Spanish
This Spanish for Educators lesson focuses on mastering the irregular verbs in the present tense in Spanish: Los verbos irregulares en el presente en español. In Spanish, verbs have three …
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Inclusive Language in Spanish | Lenguaje Inclusivo
In this article we are delving into the current trend of using the inclusive language in Spanish: El lenguaje inclusivo. Language is always evolving and often reflects societal trends and …
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Spanish for Educators – How To Use The Gender and Articles in Spanish
Spanish Gender: The Spanish language has gender, it is still a binary language! In this Spanish for Educators lesson you will learn how gender is used to denote a person, …
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Spanish for Educators: School Schedules and Subjects in Spanish
In this Spanish for Educators lesson you will learn how to communicate your school schedules and all of the subjects into Spanish. The objective of this Spanish lesson is for …
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Culture and Education: Daily Routines at School in Costa Rica
In this interview, Sandra describes some of the ins and outs of a Costa Rican school day. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel to see all of our lessons and get …
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Culture and Education: Private vs Public Education in Costa Rica
Interview in Spanish with Emily (special ed teacher) and doña Sandra about private vs public education in Costa Rica Subscribe to our YouTube Channel to see all of our lessons …
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Culture and Education: Educational System in Costa Rica
Interview in Spanish with Emily (special ed teacher) and doña Sandra about the educational system in Costa Rica This is the first of several interviews Emily had with doña Sandra …
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Spanish for Educators – 15 Prepositions of Place in Spanish
This Spanish for Educators lesson focuses on learning 15 Prepositions of Place in Spanish: Preposiciones de lugar. The objective of this Spanish lesson is for educators to learn how to …
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Spanish for Educators: Basic Vocabulary to Kick off the School Year
This Spanish for Educators lesson focuses on learning basic vocabulary in Spanish to start having dialogues with your Latino students and/or parents & guardians. Su reto profesional: start using these survival …
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Spanish for Educators – Verbs in The Present Tense in Spanish
This Spanish for Educators lesson focuses on learning present tense verbs in Spanish in the context of teaching your students about literacy: los verbos dentro del contexto de Lectoescritura. Su …
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Spanish for Educators – Literacy #2 Types of Texts and Their Characteristics
Literacy in Spanish – LA LECTOESCRITURA (Part #2). Literacy in Spanish – La Lectoescritura: This lesson is geared for those that teach literacy in the primary levels and want to be …
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Spanish for Educators – Literacy: Speaking, listening, reading and writing in Spanish
This Spanish for Educators lesson focuses on: Literacy in Spanish – LA LECTOESCRITURA: This lesson is geared for those that teach literacy in the primary levels. Su reto profesional: ¿Cómo van a …
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Spanish for Educators – Math: Multiplication and Division in Spanish
This Spanish for Educators lesson focuses on using the keywords to explain multiplication and division in Spanish: MULTIPLICACIONES Y DIVISIONES. This lesson would be useful when trying to explain these …
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