Build confidence with cognates! Favorite Spanish-English cognate activities for making the first day of Spanish class FUN. Show students 100 easy words they already know with no-prep Spanish resources to prepare your classroom and plan activities for the first week of Spanish!

Decorate classroom bulletin boards and visually support students with Spanish word walls! Provide meaningful input, make language visible,

Wondering how to decorate your Spanish classroom? Brighten walls with inspirational posters, word walls, and bulletin board ideas

Looking for the perfect way to ease first-day jitters in Spanish 1? Start Day one in Spanish class with confidence by teaching cognates! Teaching Spanish-English cognates is my favorite way to build confidence—and it works year-round, too! Cognates are words that look and sound similar in both languages (like animal, chocolate, or inteligente). Show students that they already know 100+ Spanish words on day one!