Students choose a character, then answer questions to reveal which was chosen. Practices description in Spanish. Sample game

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.

Opening reading for a beginning-of-the-year, upper level unit on describing school. Students read each sentence and decide if it describes their school, home or community. CI-friendly, but models use of the "se impersonal." 

Reading material with questions and activities aimed at advanced Spanish 1 or early Spanish 2 students learning to discuss routines (reflexive verbs) in the present tense. Suitable to CI- or grammar-based lessons.

Read the sentences and tell how often you do these routines -- never, sometimes or every day. Related activities follow.

List of common activities in a student's day -- out of order -- with an extensive list of suggestions for how to use in class by itself or as basis of a project. Suitable for CI, TPRS or grammar-based classrooms.

Prereading for a unit about school (level II or higher). Students read the sentences and decide if the person is complaining about their school or boasting about it. Comprehensible input-based. Suitable for review and use of "se impersonal."

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.