Mr Electives
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The bulk of my experience comes from teaching Spanish Levels I-III. Over the past 21 years, however, I have also taught English 1-2, Exploratory German, Computer Solutions, and I taught via Distance Learning for 14 years. In this way, I sometimes feel like a "Jack of all trades".
Outside of the classroom, I served on my district's Spanish Curriculum Committee for 6 years, I have been a member of my school's Principal's Advisory Committee, Student Recognition Committee, Diversity Team, and the school's AVID Site Team. I also coached the Boys Soccer team for 9 seasons and I have sponsored the Forensics and Academic Challenge teams for several years.
While my focus has been Spanish Levels I-III, I am certified to teach all levels of Spanish. In my current assignment I teach Spanish Levels II-III and High School English 1-2.
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Spanish Dia de la Acción de Gracias Lesson Materials
I created these Reading Comprehension practice activities as a way to generate and maintain students' interest in reading while still observing the Thanksgiving.
This bundle of materials includes:
1. A fun cover image that can be displayed as a holiday poster,
2. Two holiday word searches that can be used as warm-ups, bell ringers, brain breaks, or as rewards for students who complete their classwork ahead of the others. Word searches also support sight word recognition when crafted properly.
5th - 12th
Spanish
Classroom Materials for Introductory & Level-I Spanish Courses
This bundle contains handouts, worksheets, and other useful instructional materials for Introductory and Level-I Spanish classes. The themes covered include: 1. Greetings and Introductions 2. Spanish Alphabet and Pronunciation 3. Spanish Numbers 1-100 4. Spanish Days and Months 5. Saying the date in Spanish 6. Telling Time in Spanish 7. Friends and Family 8. Animals 9. Clothes and Colors 10. Seasons and Weather Specifically, you get: 1. A cover sheet and two other original photographs that can b
5th - 12th, Adult Education
Spanish
Spanish Vocabulary Activity Sheet for "En la Comunidad" Thematic Units
Review Spanish -AR verb forms and vocabulary related to the community with this activity sheet.
I created this activity sheet for my Spanish I students but it can be a great review for all levels.
The activity sheet has multiple parts to keep students engaged while staying in the thematic unit. The sheet inludes:
1. A quick review of the regular -AR verbs
2. A matching activity with key places in the community (Estación de autobuses, estación de bomberos, calle, estadio, plaza, and colegio)
5th - 12th
Spanish, World Languages
Spanish Travel and Tourism Vocabulary and Practice Handouts
Provide your students with key vocabulary (nouns) related to the Travel and Tourism and review Spanish articles, plural forms of nouns, and pronunciation with this classroom bundle.
I created these materials as a review for my students after Winter Break although I feel confident that they could also be very useful at any time of the school year, especially during units on Travel and Tourism.
In this download you get:
1. A worksheet that contains nouns related to Travel and Tourism that asks
5th - 12th
Spanish, World Languages
First Week of Spanish "Give One Get One" and Word Search Activities
Hook and Engage your Spanish students on the first day of school with this review / class-building activity.
In this bundle you get two "Give One, Get One" handouts (One for Spanish I and Introductory classes and one for Spanish II classes). These are designed to HOOK students' interest, to provide the class with a fun review / warm-up activity, and to get students speaking right away.
I have also included clear instructions for the Foreign Language version that I use. The "Give one, Get one"
5th - 12th
Spanish, World Languages
Spanish Verbs Practice Materials
I created these materials to help my Spanish classes review the subject pronouns and regular -ar, -er, and -ir verbs prior to the end-of-course assessments.
This bundle includes:
1. Handouts with the Spanish subject pronouns and notes to help students distinguish between the pronouns that can be confusing for some students (nosotros, vosotros, ellos / ellas, tú / Usted, etc.)
The handouts also contain sample sentences (in English) with the subjects in bold. For practice, students are asked t
5th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Spanish, World Languages
Cinco de Mayo Word search Activity
Share the key names and main ideas of The Battle of Puebla, also known as Cinco de Mayo in a fun and memorable way.
I created this simple word search as a post-lesson activity for my Cinco de Mayo lesson although it could also be a great warm-up, differentiation tool, or a reward for you students.
In this download you get:
1. An abridged word search that contains the key names, places, and main ideas associated with the Battle of Puebla. (Benito Juarez, Napoleon III, Ignacio Zaragoza, war deb
5th - 12th
Spanish, World Languages
The Giver: Classroom Activity Pages
I created these classroom activity pages as reading resources to accompany Lois Lowry's, "The Giver".
Each activity page offers a word search with key vocabulary terms as well as a variety of other activities designed as differentiation and reading support tools. Additional activities include:
1. Fill in the blank activities,
2. K-W-L space for reflection
3. Homework / collaboration definition activity
4. Artistic reflection exercises
5. Review, recall, listing assignments.
Not all of the
5th - 12th
English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies
Spanish Practice Worksheets for the verb SER
The Spanish verb SER is one of the most high-frequency Spanish verbs.
I created this group of handouts to provide additional practice for students who are learning or reviewing the verb SER. I think that these worksheet activities will be most effective if assigned after students have been introduced to SER although they can also be useful as part of the initial lesson.
Several of the worksheets are fill-in-the-blank worksheets that contain twenty-one sentences each. No word banks are provide
5th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Spanish, World Languages
Spanish Thematic Unit Review Materials
Help your Spanish students review material from each thematic unit with these single-page activity handouts. Each "repaso y diversión" page contains several activities for the following thematic units:
1. Greetings and Introductions
2. Numbers
3. Spanish-speaking countries
4. Clothes and Colors
5. Body Parts
6. Foods and Beverages
7. Conservation and the Environment
The activity handouts are great for:
* Homework / Enrichment activities
* Exam reviews
* Bell ringer / warm-ups
* Differentiatio
5th - 12th, Adult Education
Spanish
Christmas Spanish review worksheets with SER, ESTAR, and TENER
Review the verbs SER, ESTAR, and TENER while taking full advantage of the holiday season. In this holiday bundle you get: 1. A fill-in-the blank worksheet that contains 18 sentences for student practice. Students are tasked with (a) reading each sentence, (b) deciding whether "ser" or "estar" is the appropriate verb based on context, and (c) writing in the correct, present tense form of the chosen verbs. There are also built-in teachable moments when the teacher can review situations where eit
5th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Spanish
Civil War Social Studies Activity Page
Review the Civil War in a fun and engaging way. I created this activity sheet as a review tool for students as they prepare for SOLs although I think that it may be especially useful as a way of keeping students engaged in learning as the school year comes to an end.
This first page contains Civil War content and includes:
1. A word search of high-frequency vocabulary terms (standard, blockade, rampart, flank, etc.) that may often be marginalized by major Civil War names and places.
2. An ac
5th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Other (Social Studies), Social Studies, U.S. History
Spanish Definite and Indefinite Articles worksheets
Help your students master the Spanish Definite and Indefinite articles with these worksheets and word searches.
This bundle includes practice worksheets for definite articles (el, la, los, las) and the indefinite articles (un, una, unos, unas). I begin the practice activities by having students list the articles in a dedicated space at the top of the page. I then review the articles to make sure every student has them for reference. Students are then instructed to write the correct articles in
5th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Spanish, World Languages
Mexican Revolution Day (November 20th)
The Mexican Revolution began on November 20, 1910 and while it is not as well-known to Americans as Cinco de Mayo and not as significant to Mexicans as Mexican Independence Day, it is still an important holiday and should be shared with your Spanish classes.
This bundle includes a few simple materials for a mini-lesson.
1. An English language summary of the Mexican Revolution for the teacher plus links to additional online resources.
2. A Mexican Revolution Wordsearch
3. An outline of the Me
4th - 12th
Social Studies, Spanish
U.S. Presidents Learning Materials
Help your students learn the U.S. Presidents with this bundle of class handouts.
I created this set of materials to:
(1) provide practice for students who are learning the U.S. Presidents,
(2) to improve student recognition and recall of the Presidents, and
(3) to help students assess themselves through fun, but challenging activities.
Specifically, you get a puzzle with the Presidents' full names. Several letters are missing from each name. Students are tasked with filling in the missing
PreK - 8th
U.S. History
Spanish Lesson Plans and materials for Exploratory Spanish Courses
The materials in this packet were designed specifically for my Exploratory Spanish classes and have been used successfully for several years. Many of the thematic worksheets and activities will also work well in full-year credit-courses with little to no modification. Specifically, the bundle includes:
1. Greetings and Introductions vocabulary
2. The Spanish Alphabet with pronunciation notes
3. Spanish Numbers 1-100 handout and practice activities
4. Numbers greater than 100 handout
5. Telling
4th - 12th
Other (World Language), Spanish, World Languages
Pearl Harbor Spanish Reading Activity
Recognize December 7th with your Spanish or Bilingual classes with this reading activity and Word Search.
In this download you get a Spanish-language reading assignment that provides a summary of the Attack on Pearl Harbor,. The text can be used for:
(a) reading comprehension formative assessment,
(b) reading fluency practice,
(c) small group and collaborative reading, or
(d) it can be assigned as homework.
There are no questions provided because I ask my students to write a summary of t
5th - 12th
Spanish, U.S. History
Spanish Numbers Handouts and Counting Practice Activity
Teach your students the Spanish numbers quickly and efficiently.
In this bundle you get:
1. A quick-reference handout that contains the Spanish numbers 1-100
2. A second handout with the Hundreds and Thousands
3. Two oral practice activities that can be used collaboratively in small groups and as a whole class
4. Instruction for my signature "Math Box" Activity (A method of using manipulatives to provide oral counting practice)
* My "Math Box" should not be confused with the math boxes use
5th - 12th, Adult Education
Spanish, World Languages
Spanish Vocabulary Resources: Thematic Word Searches
Help your students practice vocabulary in a fun and productive way with thematic word searches.
This bundle provides word searches that feature thematic vocabulary from the "En la casa", "los Quehaceres", "En el Restaurante", and "De Vacaciones" units. As supplements to the materials that you use already, these word searches provide your students with additional practice with word sight recognition.
There are multiple ways that these word searches can benefit your lessons:
1. For homework, h
5th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Spanish, World Languages
First Day Class-Building Activity
Welcome your new classes and facilitate class-building with this First Day activity.
When your classes arrive, have students write their names on the enclosed worksheet and settle them down with this name-based word search. The most popular boys and girls names are hidden in the puzzle as a means of getting students engaged immediately. Instruct your students to look for their names and other names that they recognize.
Once students are settled and have had time to find several names in the
4th - 7th
Character Education, For All Subjects
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About the store
Experience
The bulk of my experience comes from teaching Spanish Levels I-III. Over the past 21 years, however, I have also taught English 1-2, Exploratory German, Computer Solutions, and I taught via Distance Learning for 14 years. In this way, I sometimes feel like a "Jack of all trades".
Outside of the classroom, I served on my district's Spanish Curriculum Committee for 6 years, I have been a member of my school's Principal's Advisory Committee, Student Recognition Committee, Diversity Team, and the school's AVID Site Team. I also coached the Boys Soccer team for 9 seasons and I have sponsored the Forensics and Academic Challenge teams for several years.
While my focus has been Spanish Levels I-III, I am certified to teach all levels of Spanish. In my current assignment I teach Spanish Levels II-III and High School English 1-2.
Teaching style
As a foreign language teacher, I promote an interactive classroom and I try to develop all of the communicative modes equally. My instruction is not immersive but the formative and summative assessments that I create are realistic, performance-based, and they promote both cultural and communicative competence. Additionally, my learning plans are UbD based and I routinely include AVID and Kagan strategies.
Awards & shining teacher moments
I have been recognized twice with the "You make a difference Award", and I have been "Tagged by the Superintendent" once.
My own education history
I have an A.A.in Liberal Arts from Tidewater Community College and a B.A. in Spanish from Old Dominion University with minors in English and Political Science. I also hold an M.A. in Humanities / Interdisciplinary Studies from Old Dominion University and I am a member of the National Spanish and English Honor Societies.
Additional biographical information
Outside of school I have traveled somewhat extensively. I lived in Germany for 2 years, I have visited Austria, Canada, Ecuador, England, France, Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Monaco, Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, and Peru.
It is always my pleasure to share my experiences and the classroom resources that I create with others. Like many of you, I am a life-long learner and I want to collaborate with other professionals in our efforts to provide the most effective instruction possible to our students.
I am also a U.S. Veteran and current member of the Civil Air Patrol.
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