Matt Benner

This resource includes a complete set of task reminders and next-step slides designed for use before and after every AP Spanish Language and Culture performance task. The slides clearly outline what students should focus on during each task and how they should reflect, revise, or move forward afterward. These reminders are intentionally concise and student-friendly, making them ideal for: • pre-task focus and goal setting • post-task reflection and next steps • daily consistency across tasks • s

This resource is a comprehensive, exam-aligned blueprint designed to help students prepare strategically for the AP Spanish Language and Culture exam. Rather than offering isolated practice, it provides a clear roadmap for how to approach every performance task with confidence, structure, and purpose. The guide includes: • structural guides for every performance task on the exam • clear schemes and sentence starters students can adapt to any prompt • links to high-frequency vocabulary and essent

This resource is a clear, student-friendly reference of the most common Spanish errors students consistently make, organized in a clean, easy-to-scan format. It focuses on the exact grammar, vocabulary, and structures that trip students up the most — the kinds of mistakes that repeatedly show up in writing, speaking, and assessments, especially in AP Spanish Language & Culture. Topics include: Common English-to-Spanish translation errorsFrequently confused verbs and expressionsHigh-impact gramma

This resource includes over 100 AP-style discussion prompts designed to prepare students for the AP Spanish Language and Culture exam. The prompts are organized by College Board themes and can be used for interpersonal speaking, presentational speaking, and writing practice throughout the year. I am an AP Spanish teacher and an AP Exam reader for ETS, which gives me first-hand insight into the types of questions, themes, and tasks students are expected to handle on the exam. These prompts reflec

Looking for a fun, low-prep Spanish game that gets students speaking immediately? This Spanish Scattegories game is perfect for review days, sub plans, brain breaks, or end-of-unit practice. Students race to think fast, recall vocabulary, and speak Spanish out loud — all while having fun. WHAT’S INCLUDED • 6 Rounds! • Student-friendly vocabulary prompts • Easy directions for whole class, small groups, or partners • Printable and digital options WHY TEACHERS LOVE IT • NO prep — just print or proj

I’ve used these talking circle questions in dozens of classes and talking circles, and they have been a success every single time. This resource includes 30+ carefully written talking circle questions designed to get students genuinely talking, listening, and responding to each other. These are not surface-level prompts. They are relatable, real-world topics that naturally lead students to debate, share opinions, and show real interest in one another. What makes these questions work is that stud

After teaching Spanish for 20 years, this is the single most effective resource I have ever created for my students. I searched everywhere for something like this and it simply did not exist online—so I built it from scratch. This one-page “5 Things” reference is organized by skill, allowing students to instantly find exactly what they need to work on, whether it’s listening, reading, writing, speaking, grammar, or real-world input. Every single item on the page is clickable and linked, making i

This Spanish Taboo Game is a no-prep speaking activity designed to get students talking naturally while building the exact skills they need for real-world communication and the AP exam. Created by an experienced AP Spanish teacher and exam scorer, this game targets the vocabulary, circumlocution, and spontaneous speaking students are expected to master. While students are laughing and competing, they’re practicing describing ideas without relying on obvious words, negotiating meaning, and speaki

I searched everywhere for a comprehensive, student-friendly list of essential Spanish-speaking figures—and it simply did not exist. So I made it. This reference sheet brings together 100 must-know native Spanish speakers from across the Spanish-speaking world, organized by category and designed for real classroom use. These are the leaders, artists, musicians, athletes, activists, writers, and cultural figures that students should recognize by the end of the year if we want them to truly underst

This resource gives students a clear, engaging overview of key cultural topics across the Spanish-speaking world, organized by region: Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and South America. Each section highlights major cultural, historical, social, and political themes that consistently appear in AP Spanish Language & Culture, class discussions, interpretive tasks, and presentational speaking and writing. Perfect for: AP Spanish Language & CultureUpper-level Spanish (Spanish 3–4, Hon