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
Christmas in Germany Wordsearches
These German-language wordsearches are not only spirited activities for the holiday season, they also serve other important, instruction-related purposes.
The three Christmas in Germany word searches
1. Bell ringers / Warm-ups
2. Thematic holiday vocabulary lists for all levels of German
3. Reward for completed work / differentiation
4. Substitute teacher activities
Please not that all of the holiday words are hidden from left to right or top to bottom to support sight recognition for wh
4th - 12th
German
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
Free Instructional Calendar for Unit Planning
This free download is a simple, but effective tool for teachers. Backward Design (Ubd) demonstrates the need for effective planning and this calendar will help you organize and revise your units of instruction.
Simply fill in the calendar with each day's activities and revise as needed. This calendar can be printed by teachers who prefer the pencil and paper method of planning but I am providing this calendar in Microsoft Word format so that changes to your calendar can also be made by word pro
PreK - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
For All Subjects, 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
Spanish Number Puzzles
I created this bundle of puzzles to help my students with word recognition and spelling during the numbers unit.
The first two puzzles are variations of the traditional word search. Students are given puzzles that contain numbers 1-100 but they are not given the words to help them search. They are, however, asked to write the words that they find in order to receive credit.
The third puzzle list several numerals across the top of a grid and students are instructed to spell the numbers vertica
5th - 12th, Adult Education
Spanish, World Languages
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
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
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
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 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
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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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