Hi everyone! I’m Joaquín, a Spanish teacher from Spain. I’ve taught high school Spanish for 12 years and now teach in Massachusetts.

A while ago I started making the videos I wished I had for my own classes, and they’ve grown into a YouTube channel called Spanish Notes: https://www.youtube.com/@apuntesespa

How it’s organized:

• Playlists by ACTFL proficiency level: Novice (Low, Mid, High), Intermediate and Advanced, so you can go straight to your level or your students’.
• Short grammar series of 5–6 minute lessons that build on each other, like the present tense, irregular verbs, ser vs. estar and the subjunctive.
• Culture and listening lessons for advanced learners, with real content about the Spanish-speaking world.
• Daily Shorts: quick 20-second quizzes to test one point.

For students: every video is subtitled (you can auto-translate the captions into your language) and comes with free notes and a quiz you can download.

For teachers: the lessons follow the ACTFL guidelines, the RAE grammar and the Instituto Cervantes curriculum. Each one has a printable worksheet and summary, so you can drop it into a class, a sub plan or homework.

Everything is free. If there’s a topic you’d like me to cover, or something that would make it more useful for your classroom, I’d really love to hear it. And I’m always curious what other resources are working for you!