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TEN MILLION VIEWS. In elementary schools, kindergartens, preschools, and homes around the world, children have joined us in singing in Spanish about everything from colors to animals on the farm.  Kids are singing about how to answer “What’s your name?” and introduce someone to a friend.  They’re showing someone around the house and commenting on the […]

Accessing the routines they thrive on Is your Spanish learning time incorporating the target language from greetings to farewells? I frequently tell teachers that my favorite aspect of our now-retired classroom curriculum, Calico Spanish Classic (still available as a digital download on TPT here), is the way the songs help teachers take advantage of routine […]

Has it seemed to you that the topic of weather and seasons has been the hardest to pin down in a catchy, effective song for early Spanish learners?  It has for us.  So, we made our own. “Las estaciones” weather/seasons Spanish song The weather and seasons are so interconnected that it was natural to put […]

A few weeks ago, the #langchat discussion centered on the details of implementing Backward Design in a World Language Classroom. Backward Design is a concept introduced in the book Understanding by Design and involves planning by establishing the goal first, then how students will show they have achieved the goal, and then the steps they […]

Happy Mom’s Day! We recently saw an adorable Mother’s Day “My mom and I” printable activity in English.  We love these activities and thought it was such a great idea we’d do something similar in Spanish. In ours, we’ve featured some of our Stories characters with their moms and grandmothers.  Here at Calico Spanish, we are moms […]

What do you get when you update a 100-year-old Spanish children’s ronda with a peppy country beat and lyrics related to time, the house, feelings, and activities?  We can’t wait to show you. I know we’ve been releasing a lot of new music lately (see Pañuelito, and Amiguito, and Así me gusta a mí, and Todo mi […]

#Langchat teachers held a discussion on appropriate and effective input to motivate low-engaged students. They shared useful strategies and advice for teaching the low-engaged student. – Follow the blog on Bloglovin – Engaging Forms of Input #Langchat participants began the conversation by sharing some of their most successful forms of input used to engage students. […]

We’re at it again!  We’re releasing another all-new music video for young Spanish learners, and this one has baila written all over it.  So, let’s dance! – Follow us on Twitter – (Side note: If you missed our other recent song releases, you’ll want to check them out: Move your body, find the pañuelito, and tell us what […]

Discovering how to create successful language based classroom projects was the topic of last week’s #langchat. Participants discussed how to guide learners in communication-oriented fun projects and the pros and cons of past project experiences used in their world language classrooms. – Follow the blog on Bloglovin – Grecian Urn Projects Last week, the #langchat […]

Work-life balance can be a challenge for many World Language teachers. Last week, #langchat participants shared some helpful tools, insights, and experiences that have helped them prioritize their time and make their work more efficient, truly, a balancing act. – Follow the blog on Bloglovin – How and When to Make Time to Step Away […]