SPANISH FRUITS & VEGETABLES WORD SEARCHES

PRIMARY SPANISH KS3 SPANISH YEAR 7 SPANISH FRUITS & VEGETABLES Spanish Fruits Vegetables Word Searches @ £1.60 each in the bundle

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Sopas de Letras are a fabulous way of encouraging learners to engage with the written word in Spanish, refreshing and reinforcing language as they complete the grids. This mini-bundle features***twenty differentiated word searches***, focusing on a range of fruits and vegetables in Spanish, with each consecutive grid increasing in challenge.

The fruits and vegetables include masculine, feminine, singular and plural, with a blend of definite and indefinite articles - this really helps students think a little more laterally about language, and their new vocab - they may learn la manzana or la patata, and it’s useful to give students opportunity to think about grammatical concepts, and how la becomes una for example.

There are high-frequency fruits & vegetables, such as apple, pear, potato and cabbage, and also fruits & vegetables which may be new to some learners, such as redcurrant, starfruit, artichoke and asparagues.

There are a range of phonemes and sounds too, such as ***the letter j (uvas rojas/ajo)***, which is a sound particular to Spanish, and the***letter ñ (piña / champiñones)***, as the tilde + n plays a very important role in Spanish pronunciation.

There are 10 Spanish to Spanish grids, labelled with a lemon/carrots, where learners are prompted with the Spanish words, and look for them in Spanish in the grid. For additional consolidation and practice, each grid also features an English word list that they have to complete, really putting their knowledge to the test.

There are also 10 English to Spanish grids, labelled with a raspberry/pepper, where the prompt words are given in English, and learners have to find the Spanish equivalent in the grid. For additional consolidation and practice in writing and spelling in Spanish, they also complete the Spanish word list on each page.

Learners can tell in which direction the words are written by looking at the arrow key on each grid, and each consecutive grid has an increasing number of directions in order to increase the challenge. Having a good bilingual dictionary to hand is also a good idea, as this provides a further focus on developing literacy in both Spanish and English, and facilitates learner independence.

There is an answer key grid for each word search, so that learners can check their answers - or use for a little extra help if they need it. ***Answer key***s are really essential - they offer learners an additional opportunity to engage with language, and they genuinely enjoy ‘correcting’ their own, and particularly each others’ work. They’re a great teacher time-saver too, which is always a good thing!

The word searches are in landscape format, as I’ve found this to be the best format for beginner language learners, as it mirrors the direction of reading from left to right in both Spanish and English. The larger font also makes language very clear and accessible. This kind of activity is really versatile too - I use them for cover lessons, as starters, refreshers, plenaries or fun-time fillers at any time during the school year, as well as when I’m focusing on fruits and vegetables in Spanish.

The fruits included are:

green apples : red apple : bananas
cherries : dates : fig : green grapes
red grapes : kiwi : lemon : mango
nectarine : olives : oranges : papaya
peach : pear : pineapple : pumpkin
raspberry : redcurrants : rhubarb
starfruit : strawberries : watermelon

The vegetables included are:

artichoke : asparagus : beetroot
broccoli : cabbage : carrots
cauliflower : celery : corn : cucumber
eggplants / aubergines : French / green beans : garlic : leeks : lettuce : mushrooms onions : peas : peppers : potatoes : sprouts : spinach : sweet potatoes : tomato

Try this Spanish fruits word search freebie - you’ll be able to see whether the word searches will work well with your learners:

SPANISH FRUITS WORD SEARCH FREEBIE
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/primary-spanish-fruits-word-search-freebie-12498663

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