This resource provides a prompt for every school day that could be used to inspire students to express themselves in the language through speaking and/or writing
This list of 20 simple Spanish conversation starters can be used to spark conversation from novice to advanced speakers of the language.
This list of 20 simple Spanish conversation starters can be used to spark conversation from novice to advanced speakers of the language.
All tenses of Spanish on a one page resource with irregular patterns noted. Great resource for beginners to become familiar with the tenses as well as more advanced students to refresh their learning.
All tenses of Spanish on a one page resource with irregular patterns noted. Great resource for beginners to become familiar with the tenses as well as more advanced students to refresh their learning.
All tenses of Spanish on a one page resource with irregular patterns noted. Great resource for beginners to become familiar with the tenses as well as more advanced students to refresh their learning.
This skit is a project that I use along with the Avancemos 1 Spanish curriculum. It aligns with Unit 5 Lesson 2 (party and chores vocabulary, affirmative tú commands, hay que and acabar de phrases). I usually opt for flexible grouping and allot five to six 55-minute class periods for this project. Students always enjoy these skits and wow me every year with their creativity. Just remind them (if necessary) that all skit content must be school appropriate.
This short reading about the springtime has varying images that are downloadable. One is a simple reading. Another is the same reading with short questions that follow. Another is a fill in the blank story based on the picture.
This is a video (2:03 long) resource of a woman from El Salvador talking about her childhood. Ideas for guiding students through understanding this video are given.
This resource uses a song to talk about commands and toxic relationships. There is also a portion used to review descriptions of people.
This animated short highlights the holiday and tradition of Day of the Dead in Mexico. It can be used as a movietalk (http://teachingcomprehensibly.com/movietalk/) classroom activity using strategies of comprehensible input, specifically the idea of circling to gauge comprehension (https://comprehensibleclassroom.com/teacher-training/essential-strategies-for-tprsci-teachers/how-to-circle/). The activities that could follow could be changed to match the level being taught. In lower levels, having a discussion in English would be appropriate. In higher levels, asking deeper questions about how students honor their own loved ones and what their own beliefs about the holiday and tradition are could be a thought provoking prompts.
This artifact goes through the process of how to describe images. You can edit this to make the instructions in Spanish, to add or change images, or to add or change activities.
This resource uses the song "A DIos Le Pido" by Juanes to draw attention to the use of the present subjunctive. There is also some practice of describing people embedded.
This flyer is an authentic resource to promote a family day in the city of Oaxaca., Mexico. It can be used to pull cognates from or to compare to something similar to that of another culture.
This resource allows students to read several paragraphs about a family and decide based on their comprehension, who is who in the pictured family. The activity itself is self-explanatory. Students will read the reading and decide who is who based on the descriptions given.
A possible way to use this in class is to remove the image of the family or have a blank silhouette of the family. The students then would need to draw in what each family member looks like based on the reading and comprehension level.
Another way to use this resource would be for students to bring in a photo of their own family and recreate a similar reading based on the physical descriptions of those in their own family.
Spanish level 1 or 2 fruit and vegetable infographics that can be used with interpretive or interpersonal activities.
This resource is for beginning level Spanish learners. It is intended to be used as a guided interpersonal speaking activity.
This image can be used in numerous ways. Consider printing in color and laminating for students to use with dry erase markers. Students can work in small groups to play ¿Quién soy yo? (Who am I?). Students can choose one character and their partner can ask them questions to try and narrow down who their partners identity is. As the student gets answers to their questions they can cross out any images that could not be their partner. Partners play until the student is able to guess the right person.
Teacher can review a series of question starters to help students think about what types of questions are appropriate to ask. Students can also be encouraged to answer their questions with the correct gender and number in order to help their partner determine who they are.
The pair that guess each others image in the fewest questions can "win".
Example)
¿ Llevas lentes?
¿ Eres joven o viejo?
¿ Eres pelirrojo?
¿ Te gusta el color rojo?
¿ Eres canoso?
Three simple and age appropriate activities on Spanish language and culture which focus on the family and the Spanish names for various family members.
This task asks students to read short passages about an imaginary Hispanic family and answer comprehension questions in a multiple choice format. Questions and answers are in English. As an extension activity, students write about themselves and their family members. A reflection is included in which students indicate how well they understood the passages and whether reading Spanish passages first about family helped them write about their own family. Students are also asked to indicate what they still need or would like to know about the family in Spanish. The task is appropriate for Level 1 Spanish students.