Fall/Winter Blog Hop

Hello friends! Welcome back to my blog where there is a fantastic sale, blog hop, and givewaway going on! I have teamed up with Island Teacher, Sra. Cruz, and many more Maestros de Español to bring you awesome resources you can use during this time of the year. Keep reading!

With the holidays fast approaching, here are two activities that will definitely be useful. 

1) Thanksgiving Turkey using paint strips. I plan on using these this year with my 2nd graders. They will definitely make a colorful bulletin board display. 

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2) Christmas Tree using vocabulary words. I saw something like this on pinterest and "tweaked" to use it with my students. They wrote the word on the top green strip, then the definition, a synonym on the next strip, an antonym, and finally a sentence with the word on the last strip. 

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This is definitely my favorite time of the year. So grab a coffee or hot chocolate and check out the resources that are on SALE just for you. The following 4 resources will be 20% off ONLY for the duration of the blog hop! Hurry on over and check them out with the hashtag #fallwinterspanishsale

1) Interactive Grammar Notebook - Spanish - This is my absolute best seller and perfect for any time of the year. This resource includes more than 35 pages of grammar rules, in an engaging and interactive format. I also include pictures of my own journal to use as a SAMPLE! Click on the picture to get this now!

2) Making Inferences Winter Edition - Spanish - Your students will definitely love this product. Inferences can be a difficult skill, so why not begin your unit with fun, winter-themed photographs! This unit will allow students to practice connecting photo clues with their prior knowledge to make an inference!! 

3) Christmas Word Work - Spanish - Perfect if you are preparing for the upcoming holiday season! Can you believe 8 weeks until Christmas!?! Here's a unit that focuses on syllable work, holiday writing, alphabetical order, and grammar.

4) Grammar Centers - Spanish - Last, but definitely not least! Here's a GREAT bundle that will work wonders during your grammar lessons. I use these as SCOOT games, centers, independent work, pre-assessments, post-assessments, reteach... any time my students need extra practice, these come in handy.

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Fluency Practice in SPANISH

Welcome back to my blog, friends! Today we are discussing Spanish reading fluency! As a second grade teacher, it is vital to have my students practice their fluency on a daily basis. At this point, they are still learning to read and are making the transition to reading to learn. It is common to see that most students who are struggling with fluency will most likely struggle with comprehension.

Therefore, practice is the key for building fluency. When I work with my fluency intervention groups, I target independent practice, small group activities, technology, and independent writing activities all using the fluency phrases below. Keep reading but make sure to subscribe to my email newsletter HERE. You will receive a FREE Spanish prefixes unit with a fluency sheet just for signing up and joining my email club! 

There are 80 phrases: 8 levels with 10 phrases each that the students practice and master to go to the next level. There is a lot of repetition and different types of practice for every learner.

PowerPoint slideshow: I like to use this during our breakfast time. As students are eating, I time the slideshow to project the phrases on the screen for daily practice. Trying to fit in as much as I can all in a day’s worth! :)

Flash cards: These are put on rings. I have all 80 in one ring for those students that can easily handle all the fluency phrases. I also have them divided by level for those that I want to practice a specific level.

Writing: I like to use these worksheets because I am targeting two skills in one: fluency and handwriting. I can easily slip these inside a sheet protector or dry erase sleeve to use over and over again!

Finally, the most important aspect of this fluency packet: assessment and progress monitoring. There is a student form, I only print one of these and enough copies of the checklist. I include a graph for students to monitor and color in their own progress. I test my students every 6 weeks, but also included a graph with more date slots just in case.

Head on over to my TPT store to download a PREVIEW of these activities and see if they are a fit for your students!

How do you target fluency in your classroom?  I’d love to hear from you in the comments below.  Until next time friends!

World Teachers' Day

Hello friends! Today I am happy to celebrate World Teachers' Day with you! My entire TpT store is on SALE just for one day. Below, I am highlighting a few of my October resources to help you plan for this month. There is also a FREEBIE AND GIVEAWAY for you at the end!

1) October Word Work in SPANISH! This 23 page unit is perfect for word work stations, independent practice, or morning work. It includes practice with syllables, shapeboxes, spin a sentence, and alphabetical order. ALL in SPANISH! Click here to see the complete unit!

2) Halloween Fact & Opinion Unit in SPANISH! Includes 24 black and white cards to use as task cards or SCOOT along with recording sheets. There is also cut/paste activities and writing extensions. Click here to see the complete unit!

3) Finish the Story Halloween SPANISH edition! This unit includes 12 writing prompts with both standard and dotted lines to differentiate for your student needs. These prompts promote creative thinking among students and are very low prep with these ready to print & go pages!! Click here to see the complete unit!

Time for a FREEBIE!!! Click here to download an October themed story map in SPANISH!

Now for a VERY special GIVEAWAY, visit I Teach Bilinguals, to enter for a chance to win a gift card of your choice!!! Hurry on over and enjoy World Teachers' Day!

Until next time friends, XOXO!

Back to School Bilingual Resources

Hello everyone! If you are already back to school or in the planning process, I hope these bilingual resources come in handy. There is also a FREEBIE for you at the end. Enjoy! Also, make sure to join my email club HERE. You will receive a FREE SPANISH prefixes unit just for signing up!

1 ~ As my students are walking in the first day of school, I like to have this activity book printed while they all get settled in. They can color, write about themselves, their goals, and even start practicing syllables, editing, and writing skills as I am welcoming students or even organizing supplies. I also include pages on classroom rules and QR code practice! (Available in ENGLISH & SPANISH).

This resource is also included in a must have bundle you can check out here:

2 ~ A resource I begin using right away is this awesome word wall book available in SPANISH. Students will use this book to record word wall words throughout the year. The book is the perfect tool for writing time and students can even practice reading the words during independent reading.

3 ~ Along with the word wall book, students practice SPANISH high frequency words with these interactive and engaging pages.

4 ~ Time for a FREEBIE! As soon as my students walk in, I have a DAILY quick write ready for them. I use these writing cards to help me keep track of prompts I've used. I keep these on binder rings and just flip to a new one each day. Enjoy!

Need more bilingual resources? Check out my Monthly Word Work BUNDLE for a year's worth of activities!

Have a wonderful school year friends! Until next time, XOXO!

Word Work in Spanish

Hello friends! I am here to share my newest Word Work BUNDLE and how I use the activities in my classroom. I'd appreciate if you take a look and forward to any bilingual teacher that can benefit from these resources. There is also a FREEBIE for you at the end :)

Make sure to subscribe to my email newsletter HERE. You will receive a FREE prefixes unit just for signing up and joining my email club!

First of all, this packet is a BUNDLE of my monthly word work packets. That means that by purchasing the bundle you are purchasing a whole year's worth of bilingual word work activities. Here are a few photos of the August/September Word Work SPANISH in use.

Each monthly unit ranges from 25 - 30 pages of activities. I place these in the folders shown below and my students work on them throughout the week. They work at their own pace, while I work with small groups at my guided reading table! These activities are relevant and keep my students engaged, working independently!

Click HERE for a FREE SAMPLE for you to download and try it out. Hope these save you some valuable planning time as we return back to school! Also, don't forget to subscribe to my email newsletter HERE. You will receive a FREE prefixes unit just for signing up and joining my email club!

Purchase the BUNDLE HERE!

Enjoy!