An Interactive Method for Teaching Demonstrative Adjectives
This, that and the other – that’s what demonstrative adjectives are all about. If you want a good lesson plan to demonstrate Spanish …
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How to Teach Spanish Demonstrative Pronouns
If you have learned demonstrative adjectives, the demonstrative pronouns are just an inch away. Whether you’re a student or a teacher, this …
Continue ReadingItalian Lessons for Children: The Alphabet
In this lesson we will look at activities to help teach children the Italian alphabet and the correct pronunciation. This lesson includes index cards …
Continue ReadingTeaching Children Italian: Part 1: A Lesson on Colors
In these series of article we will talk about ways and activities you can teach your children without having to put money into expensive classes or …
Continue ReadingTeaching the Imperfect Tense in Spanish
This is the easiest tense to learn to conjugate in the whole language - only three irregular verbs. So why do students often have trouble using it? Is …
Continue ReadingSpanish Lesson Plan: Irregular Verbs in the Preterite
This lesson is the last in a series of lesson plans for teaching the Spanish preterite. Its step-by-step instructions are designed to help teachers …
Continue ReadingSpanish Lesson Plan: Regular -ER and -IR Verbs in the Preterite
If your students know the preterite forms of regular -AR verbs, after a few days to practice, be quizzed and do some remedial reviews and drills, they …
Continue ReadingSpanish Sound Files with Examples You can Download
Hear the “names” of the Spanish letters and the way they are pronounced in various positions in words. You’ll find links to each …
Continue ReadingTeaching the Spanish Preterite - Introduction
If you want to help your students overcome the confusion commonly associated with this tense, this is a good place for you to start. Parents and …
Continue ReadingThe Conjugation of Regular -AR Verbs in the Preterite
If you’re a Spanish teacher, this article will provide you with a time-tested structured lesson to introduce the preterite. If you’re a …
Continue ReadingHow to Teach the Conjugation of Regular Spanish Verbs in the Present Indicative Tense
After your students understand what a grammatical subject is and have learned the subject pronouns in Spanish, it is time to learn to conjugate some …
Continue ReadingA Primer for Introducing "Ser" and "Estar"
The problems surrounding the differences in usage of these two verbs have caused unnecessary problems. This brief lesson plan explains, with some …
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