by profenygaard | Spanish for Heritage Speakers
Sneak Peek: A photo essay of a mini-unit about a family recipe in Heritage Spanish class. Food is by far my favorite form of cultural expression and after having several class parties, I saw that my students took great pride in certain recipes they love to eat...
by profenygaard | Spanish for Heritage Speakers
Sneak peek: Here’s a fun way to teach the creative writing concept of personification with your heritage speaking students! Netflix has put out a really neat documentary series about different types of tacos in Mexico. They even explain some unique taco varieties that...
by profenygaard | Freebies, Movie Review, Spanish for Heritage Speakers
Sneak peek: Looking for a movie to show in your heritage Spanish class? All eyes were glued to the screen during this charming movie. My heritage students were enthralled with the Latino characters that reminded them of people they know personally. They found the main...
by profenygaard | Spanish for Heritage Speakers
Sneak peek: How to ensure your party in heritage Spanish class is a success! More than being fun and taking a break, parties can be a very educational and rewarding experience for you and your heritage students. Creating a space for parties in heritage class is an...
by profenygaard | For Spanish Teachers, Freebies, Spanish for Heritage Speakers
My heritage students have been studying bilingualism (I’ll share more about this unit later!), so I thought that with Thanksgiving around the corner this would be the perfect time to write a thank you card to the people in their lives that have helped them become...
by profenygaard | Spanish for Heritage Speakers
How do you know if a student is a native speaker or a heritage speaker? Does the difference between the two terms really matter? If so, why? Due to my recent post about fostering a growth mindset in heritage speaking students, I fielded some great questions about...
by profenygaard | Freebies
Thanks for stopping by! I’m Profe Nygaard and I focus on creating resources for teaching heritage speakers. I’m so excited to be a part of the Bilingual Blog Hop for Back to School 2019! The free resource I am highlighting for you is my Digital Comprehension...
by profenygaard | Spanish for Heritage Speakers
Sneak Peek: How I designed a digital comprehension placement test for Spanish speaking students. Heritage speakers come to our classes at varying levels and some of them slip through the cracks in classes that are not appropriate for their ability. The beginning of...
by profenygaard | Spanish for Heritage Speakers
Too often the students in my heritage speakers class beat themselves up about their Spanish abilities. Time and time again, they compare their skills to those of native speakers. Let’s just say that it is rare to find a student that is fully confident in their Spanish...
by profenygaard | Spanish for Heritage Speakers
Sneak peek: A detailed description of what I will be teaching during the first week of heritage speakers class this year. It’s the start of my third year teaching a heritage speakers class! I don’t know about you, but even as my seventh year teaching begins, I...
