How to teach "La Carretera" by Prince Royce
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Along with a professional development day at school comes a bit more energy to blog about things that I love! I love music and I love Spanish, and sharing these passions with my students is, for me, one of the great joys of teaching.

​A favorite artist of mine, and of my students, is the famous crooner Prince Royce and his bachata ballads. Royce is a 27 year old who grew up in the Bronx with Spanish-speaking parents, and his bachata tunes are incredibly catchy. One of my favorite aspects of teaching Royce's songs is also teaching students basic bachata moves to go along with the music. His songs are meant for dancing, and teaching the basics of bachata is a great way to help students engage with the beat, language and culture of his tunes. I usually teach the bachata around "Day 8" of the song cycle, before the exam, to promote engagement in the tune and encourage studying for the exam the next day.
I have posted my resources for "La Carretera" by Prince Royce on the links found below:
The song Warm-up Lesson Plan for "La Carretera" by Prince Royce:
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Song-Warm-Up-La-Carretera-by-Prince-Royce-2983119

The song Exam Lesson Plan for "La Carretera" by Prince Royce:
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Song-Exam-La-Carretera-by-Prince-Royce-2983131
To download "La Carretera" by Prince Royce click the link below:
Additionally, I love to show students the introduction to bachata dance from HowCast found at this link below:
http://tinyurl.com/bachataintroduction

As well as this link, while students try out the dance for themselves:
http://tinyurl.com/bachatabasics

The instructions for the song warm-up activity can be found here.