Once again, my network of Twitter contacts has brought me to some great resources. On Friday, I impressed a couple of foreign language teachers at my school by showing them The Realia Project which I learned about from Karen. Karen writes the Teaching and Learning Spanish Blog. The Teaching and Learning Spanish Blog has a lot of great resources for Spanish teachers and students. Right now there are some short animated videos on the front page. These videos seem like they could be good resources for elementary age students. Below each of the videos Karen has posted a list of keywords and key phrases that students should recognize in the video. I’ve embedded one of the videos below, but you’ll need to visit the Teaching and Learning Spanish Blog to read the list of keywords.

Spanish Lesson Plans for Children is another great blog for Spanish teachers and students. The author of the blog, Jessica, shares her experiences teaching Spanish to her own children. The blog is much more than just a collection of experiences. There are great lesson plan ideas and links to other Spanish teaching and learning resources throughout Spanish Lesson Plans for Children.

Visit the Teaching and Learning Spanish Blog for keywords and phrases to learn from the video.