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The Essentials: Your Must Buy Guide

Whether you’re new to my work or you’ve known me for a while, I hope that Somewhere to Share can help make your planning for the end of the year (and beyond) easier. Tuesday and Wednesday are the annual Teacher Appreciation Week sales and I will be participating. I’d love to tell you about a few of my favorite things and how they might fit into your existing curriculum if you’re looking to sample my work!

Looking at songs of the week? I love Libertad by Nil Moliner for graduating seniors. I did it last year with them as our last song and it just has that air of “spread your wings and fly”! I also love Epiphany by D’vicio (the kids can’t get enough of it), and Invencible by Choquibtown. Can’t get enough songs of the week? Try our Every Song growing bundle. Once it’s yours, you get every new song we add for free! With the 25% off sale on Tuesday and Wednesday, it’s the perfect time to snag a great deal!

Looking at Clip Chats/Movie Talks? My favorites are El cacto y el banco, Lily y el muñeco de nieve (also available in French), El patito (also available in French), Animales redondos (also available in French), Saving Simon, and Chillie the Runaway.

If you’re interested in lessons that accompany textbook units you are doing, we have some great products that might help you turn a topic into a deeper theme. Doing a unit on the house? Try our Viviendas del mundo. Doing a unit with upper level students on clothing? Try our unit on Fast Fashion. (And follow up with Camilo’s Ropa cara) Doing a unit on daily routine? Try our unit on La rutina diaria (also available in French). Doing a unit on travel? Try our Viaja conmigo (with both a novice and intermediate option). Doing a unit on technology with upper level students? Try our unit on the technological revolution. (And follow it up with Sebastián Yatra’s Modo avión).

We hope that you find a lot of things that help make your planning easier and help you incorporate a lot of music, language, and fun into your classroom both at the end of this year and as you look forward to next! THANK YOU for all you do in the classroom!! Don’t forget to use the code THANKYOU22 when you check out to get the extra 5% off!!

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I began teaching Spanish in Illinois in 1994. I have taught levels 1-4 in a small rural high school, 8th grade introductory Spanish, Biology 1, and 101 and 102 at the community college level. My Spanish classes are partnered with the community college to offer students 8 semester hours of dual credit on completion of Spanish 4. In 2011 I met Carol Gaab and Kristy Placido and have since co-authored the book "La hija del sastre" with Carol Gaab and authored the novels "La Calaca Alegre", "Bianca Nieves y los 7 toritos." "Vector," "48 horas","Bananas", "Sostenible", and "Papálotl" through Fluency Matters. In 2006 I became National Board certified and I have been serving as a mentor both for candidates seeking certification in world languages other than English and a virtual mentor for candidates in all certificate areas. I completed my Masters degree in Spanish education in 2011 and did my research on the use of Understanding by Design to create meaningful cultural units for the language classroom. I am a frequent presenter on this topic, please consider me if you are interested in a workshop on backward design. In 2013 I was named the ICTFL Foreign Language teacher of the year and in 2014 I was selected as CSCTFL's teacher of the year. In November of 2014 I was lucky enough to be one of the five finalists for the ACTFL National Teacher of the Year in San Antonio, TX. What a "Cinderella" experience! You can reach me via email at carrie at somewheretoshare dot com.

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