Speekee TV–Easy Spanish for Young Children

By EstherIrish, on January 10th, 2012%

In October I was contacted by a fellow blogger who asked if I minded if she nominated me for The Funniest Homeschool Blog Award at the Homeschool Post.  I was thrilled!  The voting came and went.  One day I checked the site to see the winners’ list.  I scrolled down to The Funniest Blog Award . . . → Read More: Speekee TV–Easy Spanish for Young Children

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Spanish Club Trip to South Texas and Mexico

By EstherIrish, on January 10th, 2011%

My third year teaching Spanish at a small Christian school in Nebraska, I was ambitious enough to start a Spanish club and plan a trip. The students and I worked hard to raise as much money as we could by doing odd jobs, having holiday fund raisers, and buying a snack machine for the school.

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A New Spanish Teaching Strategy

By EstherIrish, on November 1st, 2010%

I learned a lot my first year teaching Spanish.  The kids would often ask me what words meant that I didn’t know.  They would act offended every time I told them that I didn’t know the meaning of a word and to look it up in their Spanish/English dictionary.  “But you’re the Spaaaaaaanish teacher,” they . . . → Read More: A New Spanish Teaching Strategy

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A Cool Spanish Teacher

By EstherIrish, on October 28th, 2010%

My high school Spanish teacher was my favorite teacher.  It was hard to find subs in Oklahoma that could speak Spanish, so since I was a native speaker, when he wasn’t able to make it to class he would have me teach the lesson, and the sub would sit in the back and supervise.  This . . . → Read More: A Cool Spanish Teacher

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