¡Hola!
I'm Janina. I've been teaching and learning languages for a LONG time! I have a BA in Theater Arts and Foreign Languages and an MA in the Teaching of Languages. I love creating engaging experiences for learners that build proficiency. I published a book with some of my favorites in Building Proficiency for World Language Learners: 100+ High-Interest Activities.
Learn more and get your copy here.
I spend a portion of my summer every year planning and authoring materials to do just that so I can still have a life.
I have crafted this library for teachers that offers easy-to-understand lessons, resources, lesson planning and educational material. Perfect for teachers and educators who want to save time preparing in their Spanish language classes.
Enroll in for all of the lesson bundles, games, activities + 5 Essentials for Teaching Spanish for only $247
Are you a teacher looking for comprehensive, engaging and fun activities for your beginning Spanish classes?
Do you want to experience the power of teaching with comprehensible input (CI) and add some ready-made effective lessons to your repertoire?
Are you finding it hard to balance between work and life? If so, then this is the course for you.
I have developed an extensive library of materials, lessons, resources, projects and games for immersive, CI proficiency-oriented and student-centered activities. I have worked full time for more than 2 decades of summer breaks from school creating activities and experiences for learners of Spanish.
About this library…
This library is designed to help teachers create engaging Spanish lessons with a focus on comprehensible input (CI). It includes lesson bundles, downloadable zip files, student-centered projects and over 100+ activities.
Benefits…
- Save with a bundle and get ready-made lessons
- Have fun learning Spanish with engaging activities
- Take advantage of affordable prices
- Get access to all the masterclasses at an affordable price
- Receive comprehensive CI materials and resources.
Here is what is includes:
- Introduction
- Comprehensible Input Immersive Spanish Lessons Plan Book and Materials
- Lesson Bundles
- Topics covering Meeting & Greeting, School, Clothing, Family, Describing People, Colors, Time & Time Activity
- Additional Topics like Age & Birthday - Likes & Dislikes - Health & Body Parts - Food and Drinks
- Hispanic Heritage Month
- Lesson Bundles: Downloadable Zip Files (Days/Months/Weather/Calendar; Routines/Calendar/CI Signs; Beginning Bingo Bundle; Number Bundles)
- Student-Centered Projects: Tech Theme; Tour of My House; La Familia; Las Compras; La Ropa; El Tiempo.
- 100+ Student-Centered Activities for Spanish
- CI Posters: Games, Guides and Handouts.
$2470 value
Is this library for you?
This collection is perfect for teachers who want to get started teaching in Spanish, or those who already have experience and are looking to keep learners engaged and still have a life. So what are you waiting for?
Enroll now and get access to a library of materials, activities, games and posters!
Register now to secure your spot!
Enroll today for only $247.
Looking for immersive, engaging, fun activities for your beginning Spanish classes?
Love teaching with comprehensible input, and looking to add some ready-made effective lessons to your repertoire?
Love teaching, but want work-life balance?
Looking for a huge bank of materials, lessons, resources, projects, games, presentation and ideas for immersive, CI, proficiency-oriented and student-centered activities PLUS the masterclasses?
5 Essentials for Teaching Spanish Masterclass: https://webinarkit.com/webinar/registration/61311b0468bc790018219159
Course Curriculum
- Meeting and Greeting
- School
- Clothing
- Family
- Describing People
- Colors
- Time
- Time Activity
- Age and Birthday
- Likes and Dislikes
- Health and Body Parts
- Food and Drinks
- Hispanic Heritage Month
- Lesson Bundles: Downloadable Zip Files
- Days, Months, Weather, Calendar
- Routines, Calendar, CI Signs
- Beginning Bingo Bundle
- Number Bundles
- Emotions
- Verb Charts and Quizzes
- Verb Conjugation Tic Tac Toe
- Spanish Connect 4 Bundle
- Spanish Imperfect
- Spanish Preterit
- Spanish Subjunctive Centers
- Spanish Present Perfect
- Spanish Present Tense Irregular Verbs
- Spanish Future Tense Verbs
- Spanish Present Progressive
- Spanish Stem-change Center and Bundle
- Spanish Present Tense -ir verbs
- Spanish Present Tense -er Verbs
- Spanish Formal Commands
- Spanish Conditional
- Spanish -ar Verbs
- Caramba
- Verb Hear and Circle
- Informal Commands
- Tres en raya
- Beat the Teacher: Verb conjugations
- 15 Google Slide Bingo Games
- Google Form Activities
- 35 Google Slide presentations
- Postcards
- Preterite Activity: ¿Qué hiciste durante las últimas vacaciones?
- Find someone who....
- Spanish 1 Review
- Resources to Master Verbs
- Google Form Communicative Activities
- Communicative Activities for Beginners
- Verb Game: Casino
- Verb Game: Tic Tac Toe
- Verb Game: Connect 4
- Verb Conjugation Bingo
- Speaking Activities
- GIFs for Holidays
- Holiday Puzzles
- Spanish Battleship Games
- Hear and Say
- Memes for Spanish Class
- Guess Who?
- 13 Games to Use with your Vocabulary Page
- New Guess Who Game Board
- Clock poster template
- Sub Plan Ideas
- 400+ Prompts
- 25 Ways to Learn Every Day
- 7 Essentials to Speak Spanish Like a Native
- Pear Deck Activities
- Spanish Crossword Puzzles
- Verb Activity: Is it true?
- 73 Exit Tickets + Quick Quizzes for Spanish 1-3
- Timed/fluency writing
- Feedback, please?
- Holiday Reading + Extension Activities
- Famous Spanish Speakers: Reading and Questions
- Spanish Email Response Organizer
- More Verb Workouts
- 32 Graphic Organizer, Support, Game and Survey Templates
- Chat Slides
- 71 writing exercises
- 5 Essentials for Teaching Spanish
- Using Play to Get Over the Rough Spots
- 5 Weeks of Low and No Prep Fun (98:26)
- Copy of 5 Weeks of Low and No Prep Fun (98:26)
- Measure Progress and Fluency at All Levels (56:40)
- Google for Guest Speakers and Other Fun Activities (19:52)
- Bonus: Immersive Vocabulary Assessments (5:04)
- Google Apps Post-Covid (44:19)
- Target language country destination poster template
Hi, I’m Janina Klimas. I am a teacher, linguist and author, and I will show you how to learn a language. I have taught languages for over 20 years on 3 different continents and speak 6 languages to various levels of fluency.
Janina has a BA in Theater Arts and Foreign Languages and an MA in the Teaching of Languages. She is certified to teach Spanish, English, drama, speech, language immersion and reading. She has led workshops for language teachers online, at the BETT Show in London, the annual ACTFL convention, Language Show Live in London, The AATSP Conference, The Polyglot Conference and at schools in Europe and the US. Janina has also contributed to The Language Educator, Fluent in Three Months, and has been featured on several podcasts, including NYT bestselling author Chris Guillebeau’s Side Hustle School podcast. She shares resources for teachers and learners of languages here. Her book, Building Proficiency in World Language Learners: 100+ High-interest Activities for Busy Teachers, is due out next year (2024).
I have a BA in Theater Arts and Foreign Languages, and an MA in the Teaching of Languages. I am certified to teach Spanish, English, drama, speech, language immersion and reading. I have led workshops for language teachers online, at the BETT Show in London, the annual ACTFL convention, the AATSP Conference, Language Show Live in London, The Polyglot Conference and at schools in Europe and the US. I have also contributed to The Language Educator, Fluent in Three Months and have been featured on the Breakthrough Success Podcast, including NYT bestselling author Chris Guillebeau’s Side Hustle School podcast.