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- Summer Packet 2026
- My Ideal Classroom
- The Best Laid Plans
- Spain- Day of Books & Roses
- The Day Kindergarteners Shipped Bread Through the Panama Canal
- Fly Away With Me
- What A Stuffed Duck Taught Me About Teaching Spanish
- The Art of Subtraction
- Going to Spain.
- Gold of the Morning
- A Serious Rabbit Hole: Language & The Brain
- Music- Other Languages
- Hiking & Hyperpolyglots
- Yes to Pizza.
- Southern Spain- Andalucía
- Those Dusty Old Tomes
- Winter in Brussels
- Minimalism
All The Posts
- Storytelling: Third Grade Saga
- Storytelling: Second Grade Saga
- Storytelling: First Grade Saga
- Storytelling: Kindergarten Saga
- Storytelling: PK4 Mini-Stories
- Storytelling: PK3 Mini-Stories
- Storytelling in Early Spanish Language Learning
- Center Work Ideas for the Spanish Classroom
- Spanish Classroom Routines: Structure and Flexibility
- Summer Packet 2026
- Eq. Guinea- Goliath Frogs
- My Ideal Classroom
- Hamster In A Piano
- Newsletter, 25-26 (4)
- Cuba- Animals
- Cuba- René Portocarrero
- International Studies
- The Next Level
- Travels: Greece
- The Best Laid Plans
- Spain- Day of Books & Roses
- Mission Possible — Just Not Likely.
- Story Map: The Pato Road
- Summer Packet 2024
- That Visceral Sea Monster
- Duolingo Language Tips: The 2023–24 Archive
- Semester Update, 23-24 (4)
- Semester Update, 23-24 (3)
- Semester Update, 23-24 (2)
- Semester Update, 23-24 (1)
- Semester Update, 23-24 (K)
- Semester Update, 23-24 (PK)
- The Day Kindergarteners Shipped Bread Through the Panama Canal
- Week 11: Declutter Your Sentences and Say What Matters
- Week 10: Use Wordle to Practice Your Target Language
- Pato and the Giant Cup of Coffee
- Bob the Beetle: A Spanish Storytelling Adventure
- From Bob the Beetle to Mars: Storytelling in Spanish Class
- Week 9: Turn Language Practice Into a Secret-Code Game
- Week 8: Connect Language Practice to Your Daily Life
- Week 7: Learn Language Through Food, Music, and Culture
- Week 6: Start a Simple Language-Learning Journal
- Week 5: Build Confidence by Speaking Aloud
- Week 4: Find a Strong Reason to Keep Learning
- Week 3: Why Consistent Practice Beats Cramming
- The Case (Que-so?) of the Missing Golden Taco.
- Cubby the Cuban Cube
- Week 2: Make Your Language Sound Natural and Expressive
- Week 1: Bring Your Target Language Into Everyday Life
- Spain: El Camino Journal (2018)
- Spain: El Camino Journal (2017)
- Welcome Back 2024-25!
- Fly Away With Me
- What A Stuffed Duck Taught Me About Teaching Spanish
- The Evil Onion
- Cloudy Sparkles
- Summer Packet 2023
- It’s Raining Tacos: The Spanish Version
- Adaptations
- An Ode to Carbs
- Mexico- Fried Crickets
- Dominican Rep.- Dominoes
- Andes Mountains- Quipu
- The Third Lap
- Definitely a Kiwi.
- Digging for Ideas
- Panama- Canal
- The Art of Subtraction
- Masculine/ Feminine Words
- Going to Spain.
- Columbus Day & Word Loans
- Gold of the Morning
- Language-Learning Ideas
- Chile- Valparaíso
- Paraguay- Bottle Dance
- The Dancing Pineapple: A Spanish Musical
- Car Rides to the Jungle
- Parents Night- Videos
- Spain- Caves
- Uruguay- Casapueblo
- Quarter Update, 22-23 (4)
- Quarter Update, 22-23 (3)
- Quarter Update, 22-23 (2)
- Quarter Update, 22-23 (1)
- Quarter Update, 22-23 (K)
- Quarter Update, 22-23 (PK)
- Spanish Constitution
- Welcome Back 2022-23!
- Weekly Spanish Challenges
- Snacks/Meals
- Beverages
- Desserts
- Recipes- Central America
- Recipes- South America
- Pirahã
- Atlantean & Basque
- A Serious Rabbit Hole: Language & The Brain
- The Moken
- Study: Japanese and Mandarin
- Aymara & Quechua
- Colors In Other Languages
- Linguistic Development
- Rate of Speech & Repetition
- Colombia- Encanto
- Venezuela- Angel Falls
- Duolingo Language Challenge: The 2021–22 Archive
- Why Are You Learning a Language? Find Your Motivation
- Summer Packet 2022
- Resumen, 21-22 (Grade 4)
- Resumen, 21-22 (Grade 3)
- Resumen, 21-22 (Grade 2)
- Resumen, 21-22 (Grade 1)
- Resumen, 21-22 (Grade K)
- Resumen, 21-22 (Grade PK)
- The Mini-Notebook Method for Tracking Language Progress
- Play Wordle in Your Target Language
- Working Vocabulary
- Vocabulary Lists
- How to Simplify a Sentence and Get Your Meaning Across
- Find Your Target Language Everywhere You Look
- Bullfighting and A Bug.
- Syntax & The Un-Translatable
- How Learning a Language Can Change Your Personality
- Why Learning a Language Imperfectly Is Still Worth It
- The Bread Castle
- Why You Can’t Speak a New Language Yet—and Why That’s Okay
- Make Language Learning a Conscious Part of Everyday Life
- Legends
- Read-Alouds for Spanish Class
- Language Learning Is a Hike, Not a Sprint
- In Theaters Now!
- Change Your Devices to Your Target Language
- How to Make Numbers Useful in Everyday Language Practice
- Spain- La Sagrada Familia
- Peru- Huacachina Oasis
- A Condo Inside the Alhambra?: First Graders Explore Spain Through Play
- Language Learning Takes Patience: Build Skills One Step at a Time
- Language Syntax: Why Word Order Changes Across Languages
- A Shoe Sandwich & The Train
- How to Train Your Ear With Real-World Language Listening
- Uruguay- Calle de los Suspiros
- Learn a Language Through Music, Travel, and Adventure
- Chile- Torres del Paine
- The Post Office Pulley System: When Anything Is Possible in Spanish Class
- Cardboard Cars & Table Trains
- Center Work & Chickens
- Chile- Futaleufú
- Chile- Skyscraper
- Why Talking to Yourself Can Improve Language Confidence
- Train Rides
- Build a Language-Learning Routine That Actually Lasts
- Duolingo for Beginners: Start Your Language-Learning Journey
- Uruguay- Punta del Este
- Racing Along
- Quechua & MJ
- Peru- La Rinconada
- Gold Fairy Dust: A First-Grade Spanish Adventure to Peru
- Let’s Visit Chile!
- Let’s Visit Argentina!
- Let’s Visit Uruguay!
- Let’s Visit Paraguay!
- Let’s Visit Bolivia!
- Let’s Visit Peru!
- Let’s Visit Ecuador!
- Let’s Visit Colombia!
- Let’s Visit Venezuela!
- Let’s Visit Panama!
- Let’s Visit Costa Rica!
- Let’s Visit Nicaragua!
- Let’s Visit Honduras!
- Let’s Visit El Salvador!
- Let’s Visit Guatemala!
- Let’s Visit Mexico!
- Let’s Visit Cuba!
- Let’s Visit the Dominican Rep.!
- Let’s Visit Puerto Rico!
- Let’s Visit Spain!
- Let’s Visit Eq. Guinea!
- Let’s Visit the Andes Mtns.!
- Venezuela- Ice Cream
- Paraguay- Ñandutí Lace
- Chile- Atacama Desert
- Bolivia- Pantanal & Trains
- Mexico- Chocolate
- Dune Grasses
- Spanish Soccer Skills
- Duolingo Skills
- Floor Map Skills
- Center Work in the Elementary Spanish Classroom
- Teaching Spanish Through Culture and Geography
- Town Simulation Skills
- Theater Unit Skills
- World Languages & Accents Skills
- Teaching Philosophy
- Spanish Class: Sample Activities and Expectations
- Archives- PK3 & PK4
- Archives- 4th Grade
- Archives- 3rd Grade
- Archives- 2nd Grade
- Archives- 1st Grade
- Archives- Kindergarten
- The Clouds Are My Friends
- El Fútbol (Soccer)
- Translation & Interpretation
- Breaking News!
- Venezuela- Roller Skating
- Argentina- Mercados
- Dancing!
- Music- Other Languages
- The Fruit Gang
- Summer Packet 2021
- Different Currencies
- Resumen, 20-21 (All Grades)
- Hiking & Hyperpolyglots
- Argentina- Street Art
- Yes to Pizza.
- Hibernation
- Peru- Nazca Lines
- Quantum Leaps
- Guatemala- Sawdust Carpets
- Colombia- Emeralds
- Puerto Rico- Güiro
- Colombia- Colorful Town
- Paraguay- Landfill Harmonic
- Puerto Rico- Coquí Frog
- Puerto Rico- Bioluminescence
- Sparking the Imagination
- Bolivia- Salt Flat
- Argentina- Southern Lights
- Southern Spain- Andalucía
- Cuba- Holidays
- Colombia- Biblioburro
- Argentina- Yerba Mate
- Holiday Packet
- Christmas Songs in Spanish
- Mexico- Radish Festival
- Black Sands
- Favorite Shirt
- Tango, Sharks, & Ziplines
- Did the Gato eat Pato?
- Pato & The 2D House
- Lava Lamps & Pirates
- Just Keep Walking
- Storytime! Hungry Hikers
- Water or Vinegar?
- A Whirlwind Adventure
- Pato Who?
- Pato Vs. Gravity
- Hiking the Camino
- Camino Shells & Pato
- Mexico- Hammocks
- River of Joy
- The Struggle
- Those Dusty Old Tomes
- Winter in Brussels
- Summer Packet 2020
- Mexico- Cinco de Mayo
- Minimalism
- Peru- Amazon River
- Remote 19-20, T3 (5)
- Remote 19-20, T3 (4)
- Remote 19-20, T3 (1-3)
- Remote 19-20, T3 (PK, K)
- Remote 19-20, T3 (Fluent)
- Despacito and Dr. Seuss
- Translations Gone Wrong
- Privacy & Tech
- Continued Learning (Remote)
- Costa Rica- Rainforest
- Just Play
- Spain- Tapas
- Mexico- Crystal Caves
- Spain- La Alhambra
- Wukchumni
- Nicaragua- Nik Wallenda
- Imports & Exports
- Peru- Boiling River
- Mexico- Chewing Gum
- Resumen 19-20, T1-T2 (5)
- Resumen 19-20, T1-T2 (4)
- Resumen 19-20, T1-T2 (3)
- Resumen 19-20, T1-T2 (2)
- Resumen 19-20, T1-T2 (1)
- Resumen 19-20, T1-T2 (K)
- Resumen 19-20, T1-T2 (PK)
- Resumen, 19-20 (PK-5, T2)
- Memoir Excerpt
- Heritage Survey Results
- Nicaragua- Volcano Boarding
- Museum Gallery 2019-20
- Summer Language Immersion Camps and Programs
- Panama- Mola
- The 15-Minute Class (PK)
- Spanish Reading and Writing Resources for Native Speakers
- Spain- Joan Miró
- Dominican Rep.- Defy Gravity
- Fried Plantains & Mangú
- Spain- 1715 Shipwreck
- Cuba- Cuban Cars
- Venezuela- Lightning
- Mexico- Underwater Museum
- Argentina- Iguazu Falls
- Argentina- Train to the Clouds
- Spain- El Prado
- Spain- Bullfighting
- Museum Exhibits
- Mexico- Chichen Itza
- Bolivia- Yungas Road
- Mexico- Alebrijes
- Guatemala- Worry Dolls
- Mexico- Día de los Muertos
- Andes Mountains- Condor
- Spain- El Camino
- Chile- Marble Caves
- Peru- Rainbow Mountain
- Ecuador- Galápagos Islands
- Peru- Machu Picchu
- Spain- Don Quijote
- Chile- Easter Island
- Duolingo Language Challenge: Weekly Tips for Building a Routine
- Language Cities
- Spain- La Tomatina
- Resumen, 19-20 (PK-5, AUG.)
- Welcome Back: Language Learning Is a Journey
- Summer Language Activities: Create Your Own Story
- Country Presentations
- Resumen, 18-19 (Grade 5)
- Resumen, 18-19 (Grade 4)
- Resumen, 18-19 (Grade 3)
- Resumen, 18-19 (Grade 2)
- Resumen, 18-19 (Grade 1)
- Resumen, 18-19 (Grade K)
- Resumen, 18-19 (PK)
- Mexico- Amate Paper
- Invitation for Speakers
- The Mental Labyrinth
- Resumen MAR., 18-19 (PK-5)
- Resumen JAN., 18-19 (PK-5)
- App Challenge
- Resumen NOV., 18-19 (PK-5)
- Thoughts
- Resumen T1, 18-19 (PK-5)
- Resumen SEPT., 18-19 (PK-5)
- Super-Ninjas
- Resumen AUG., 18-19 (PK-5)
- Spain: El Camino Photos (2018)
- Spain: El Camino Photos (2017)
- The Day of the Eucalyptus
- NYC
- Belgium
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Why Language Learning Takes Time: Input, Patience, and Practice
- Endangered Languages
- A Spanish Summer Challenge Inspired by El Camino de Santiago
- How Long Does It Take a Child to Become Fluent?
- Resumen, 16-17 (PK-5, Q2)
- Resumen, 16-17 (PK-5, Q1)
- Refreshed
- Helping New Students Adjust to Spanish Immersion
- Finding Meaning
- Tech/Education
- Multiple Languages
- TEDx
- Summer Language Challenge: 10 Spanish Activities to Slay the Dragon
- Resumen Q3/Q4, 15-16 (PK-5)
- Resumen, 15-16 (Grade 5)
- Resumen, 15-16 (Grade 4)
- Resumen, 15-16 (Grade 3)
- Resumen, 15-16 (Grade 2)
- Resumen, 15-16 (Grade 1)
- Resumen, 15-16 (Grade K)
- Resumen, 15-16 (PK)
- Resumen Q2, 15-16 (PK-5)
- Resumen Q1, 15-16 (PK-5)
- Costa Rica
- AP Spanish
- Resumen Q4, 14-15 (K-5)
- Resumen, 14-15 (Grade 5)
- Resumen, 14-15 (Grade 4)
- Resumen, 14-15 (Grade 3)
- Resumen, 14-15 (Grade 2)
- Resumen, 14-15 (Grade 1)
- Resumen, 14-15 (K)
- Resumen Q3, 14-15 (K-5)
- Resumen Q2, 14-15 (K-5)
- Resumen Q1, 14-15 (K-5)
- Argentina and Uruguay
- Resumen Q4, 13-14 (K-5)
- Resumen, 13-14 (Grade 5)
- Resumen, 13-14 (Grade 4)
- Resumen, 13-14 (Grade 3)
- Resumen, 13-14 (Grade 2)
- Resumen, 13-14 (Grade 1)
- Resumen, 13-14 (K)
- Resumen Q3, 13-14 (K-5)
- Resumen Q2, 13-14 (K-5)
- Resumen Q1, 13-14 (K-5)
- Linguistics- News
- Resumen Q4, 12-13 (K-5)
- Resumen, 12-13 (Grade 5)
- Resumen, 12-13 (Grade 4)
- Resumen, 12-13 (Grade 3)
- Resumen, 12-13 (Grade 2)
- Resumen, 12-13 (Grade 1)
- Resumen, 12-13 (K)
- Resumen Q3, 12-13 (K-5)
- Resumen Q2, 12-13 (K-5)
- Resumen Q1, 12-13 (K-5)
- Resumen Q4, 11-12 (K-5)
- Resumen Q3, 11-12 (K-5)
- Resumen Q2, 11-12 (K-5)
- Resumen Q1, 11-12 (K-5)
- Bahamas
- China
- Resumen Q4, 10-11 (K-5)
- Resumen Q3, 10-11 (K-5)
- Resumen Q2, 10-11 (K-5)
- Resumen Q1, 10-11 (K-5, 6)
- Resumen Q4, 09-10 (K-5, 7)
- Resumen Q3, 09-10 (K-5, 7)
- Resumen Q2, 09-10 (K-5, 7)
- Resumen Q1, 09-10 (K-5, 7)
Culture Projects
- Andes Mountains- Condor
- Andes Mountains- Quipu
- Argentina- Iguazu Falls
- Argentina- Mercados
- Argentina- Southern Lights
- Argentina- Street Art
- Argentina- Train to the Clouds
- Argentina- Yerba Mate
- Bolivia- Pantanal & Trains
- Bolivia- Salt Flat
- Bolivia- Yungas Road
- Chile- Atacama Desert
- Chile- Easter Island
- Chile- Futaleufú
- Chile- Marble Caves
- Chile- Skyscraper
- Chile- Torres del Paine
- Chile- Valparaíso
- Colombia- Biblioburro
- Colombia- Colorful Town
- Colombia- Emeralds
- Colombia- Encanto
- Costa Rica- Rainforest
- Cuba- Animals
- Cuba- Cuban Cars
- Cuba- Holidays
- Cuba- René Portocarrero
- Dancing!
- Different Currencies
- Dominican Rep.- Defy Gravity
- Dominican Rep.- Dominoes
- Ecuador- Galápagos Islands
- El Fútbol (Soccer)
- Eq. Guinea- Goliath Frogs
- Fried Plantains & Mangú
- Guatemala- Sawdust Carpets
- Guatemala- Worry Dolls
- Mexico- Alebrijes
- Mexico- Amate Paper
- Mexico- Chewing Gum
- Mexico- Chichen Itza
- Mexico- Chocolate
- Mexico- Cinco de Mayo
- Mexico- Crystal Caves
- Mexico- Día de los Muertos
- Mexico- Fried Crickets
- Mexico- Hammocks
- Mexico- Radish Festival
- Mexico- Underwater Museum
- Nicaragua- Nik Wallenda
- Nicaragua- Volcano Boarding
- Panama- Canal
- Panama- Mola
- Paraguay- Ñandutí Lace
- Paraguay- Bottle Dance
- Paraguay- Landfill Harmonic
- Peru- Amazon River
- Peru- Boiling River
- Peru- Huacachina Oasis
- Peru- La Rinconada
- Peru- Machu Picchu
- Peru- Nazca Lines
- Peru- Rainbow Mountain
- Puerto Rico- Bioluminescence
- Puerto Rico- Coquí Frog
- Puerto Rico- Güiro
- Spain- 1715 Shipwreck
- Spain- Bullfighting
- Spain- Caves
- Spain- Day of Books & Roses
- Spain- Don Quijote
- Spain- El Camino
- Spain- El Prado
- Spain- Joan Miró
- Spain- La Alhambra
- Spain- La Sagrada Familia
- Spain- La Tomatina
- Spain- Tapas
- Uruguay- Calle de los Suspiros
- Uruguay- Casapueblo
- Uruguay- Punta del Este
- Venezuela- Angel Falls
- Venezuela- Ice Cream
- Venezuela- Lightning
- Venezuela- Roller Skating