A spider map is a tool that provides a visual framework for students to use. Sometimes called a concept map, a spider map has a main idea or topic in the center, or the body, of the diagram. Each detail or sub-topic associated with the main idea has its own leg, or branch, surrounding the main idea.
As students learn basic material in Spanish, a powerful learning strategy is for them to associate and interrelate ideas. The following storyboards target the weather, the date, seasons, pastimes, and clothing, often in overlap, so that students think about the topics in context rather than in isolation.