I am a qualified teacher with specialisms in Spanish, Geography & Irish. I have worked as a teacher in Ireland, Australia and the UK. I teach children the way I want my son to be taught. I try to make colourful resources that will engage and make teachers and students lives easier. I don't always get it right but I'm always learning and striving to.
Claddagh Classrooms
I am a qualified teacher with specialisms in Spanish, Geography & Irish. I have worked as a teacher in Ireland, Australia and the UK. I teach children the way I want my son to be taught. I try to make colourful resources that will engage and make teachers and students lives easier. I don't always get it right but I'm always learning and striving to.
Claddagh Classrooms
Simple display cards to get your room and your students in the festive romantic spirit. My students love St. Valentines Day and the display is nice when surrounded by students Valentines Day cards in Spanish.
Alternatively you can use the task provided. I use these as a game first to introduce the vocabulary to my students. They are placed around my room and students are given a list of romantic vocabulary in English. They then have to find the Spanish equivalent. It's nice to watch students discover the vocabulary themselves as opposed to looking at a PowerPoint and writing everything down in a vocabulary book.
Once the lesson is finished they can go onto a display board. I've attached the .pdf for easy printing
The words included are:
Heart
Flowers
Present
Card
Chocolate
Sweets
A hug
Cupid
Cupcake
Balloons
Couple
Teddy
Ring
Enjoy:)
The following booklet contains four translation activities based on the new Spanish GCSE AQA Spec Paper 4 (Higher Tier). These are ideal to use after you have completed a topic or for revision purposes.
I have included two booklets. One with just the translation as you would sit in an exam and the second is includes a brief word word bank for each translation to aid students.
All are editable for your individual class needs.
This 20 page booklet is an excellent revision tool for students for the topic of 'My area' in Spanish. This booklet can also be used as a means of preparing students for their written controlled assessment.
The booklet contains various activities which aim to help students master the following aspects:
1. ¿Dónde vives?
2. ¿Qué hay en tu barrio?
3. Direcciones
4. Hablando de tu barrio
5. Problemas en tu barrio
Each section contains a series of activities such as translation, fill in the gaps, comprehensions, matching exercises and ordering information. The final aspect of the boklet is a controlled assessment type of activity where students will produce a written piece about their area. They will be able to attempt to include the following:
¿Dónde vives exactamente?
Describe tu barrio.
¿Te gusta tu barrio? ¿Por qué?
¿Hay mucho que hacer para los jóvenes / los adultos?
¿Cuál es lo bueno / lo malo de tu pueblo?
¿Qué te gusta más de tu pueblo?
¿Cómo es la gente por lo general?
¿Qué deportes se pueden practicar?
¿Hay muchos problemas?
¿Si pudieras cambiar algo en tu ciudad, qué cambiarías?
¿Cómo será tu pueblo ideal en el futuro?
Enjoy!
This workbook contains an array of activities to do with both KS3 and KS4 pupils. Each activity can be used individually or the booklet can be used over a series of lessons (A lovely break from the normal lesson format!) My students love this time of the year and it's nice to see them excited about lessons.
The booklet includes:
Comprehension about St. Valentine & questions
A Valentine Vocabulary hunt
A crossword puzzle
Fill in the gaps exercises based on new vocabulary and romantic reflexive verbs.
Please note the Valentines Vocabulary display is in .PDF ONLY.
The booklet is in .doc and .pdf format.
The following booklet contains four translation activities based on the new Spanish GCSE AQA Spec Paper 4 (Higher Tier). These are ideal to use after you have completed a topic or for revision purposes.
I have included two booklets. One with just the translation as you would sit in an exam and the second is a differentiated resource that includes a word bank for each translation to aid students.
These are all editable for your students individual needs.
This booklet contains 14 activities for both KS3 & KS4 students. The booklet is divided up into different sections with each section having independent tasks. Tasks can be used as you cover the topic of weather or as starters / plenaries / additions to your own lessons.
The sections are as follows:
1. Vocabulario
2. Comprensión
3. Direcciones
4. Gramática
5. Traducción
Examples of activities include:
Fill in the gaps
Crosswords
Comprehensions
True / False
Identifying tenses
Translation - Spanish/English & Vice versa
The final section is a translation piece that students at GCSE would be expected to complete. (AQA Paper 4 GCSE 9-1)
Two lovely simple tasks for your Spanish classroom this St. Patrick's Day; A crossword puzzle and word-search.
Both these tasks will go really well with the St. Patrick's Day display & task also available in my shop.
Enjoy!
Claddagh Classrooms
The following booklet contains four translation activities based on the new Spanish GCSE AQA Spec Paper 4 (Higher Tier). These are ideal to use after you have completed a topic or for revision purposes.
I have included two booklets. One with just the translation as you would sit in an exam and the second is includes a brief word word bank for each translation to aid students.
All are editable for your individual class needs.
This workbook contains an array of activities to do with both KS3/4 - Junior Cert and KS5 - Leaving Cert pupils. Each activity can be used individually or the booklet can be used over a series of lessons (A lovely break from the normal lesson format!) My students love this time of the year and it's nice to see them excited about lessons.
The booklet includes:
Comprehension about St. Valentine & questions
A Valentine Vocabulary hunt
A crossword puzzle
Translation exercises based on romantic comments you would see in cards.
Please note the Valentines Vocabulary display is in .PDF ONLY.
The booklet is in .doc and .pdf format.
Two lovely simple tasks for your Spanish classroom this St. Patrick's Day; A crossword puzzle and word-search.
Both these tasks will go really well with the St. Patrick's Day display & task also available in my shop.
Please note these are .pdf's only.
Bain taitneamh as:)
Claddagh Classrooms
Simple display cards to get your room and your students in the festive Irish spirit. My students love St. Patrick's Day and the display is nice when surrounded by students work. Alternatively use the activity attached also. I use these as a game first to introduce the vocabulary to my students. They are placed around my room and students are given a list of St. Patrick's Day vocabulary in English. They then have to find the Spanish equivalent. It's nice to watch students discover the vocabulary themselves as opposed to looking at a PowerPoint and writing everything down in a vocabulary book. Once the lesson is finished they can go onto a display board. Please note this is a .pdf only
After a recent Ofsted inspection our department has come up with a 'Check in System' in for pupils to review how they like learning.
This form has worked wonders for us and has allowed us to get to know our pupils, especially our PP pupils (Pupil Premium), SEN & MAP (More Able Pupils) much better.
It must be shown that all students are making progress (Especially since the introduction of the Progress 8 scores) From using these forms we have come up with strategies to help students who are not attaining or reaching their target grades and we have initiated intervention strategies. (All which Ofsted love!)
Claddagh Classrooms
After a recent Ofsted inspection our department has come up with a 'Check in System' in for pupils to review how they like learning.
This form has worked wonders for us and has allowed us to get to know our pupils, especially our PP pupils (Pupil Premium), SEN & MAP (More Able Pupils) much better.
It must be shown that all students are making progress (Especially since the introduction of the Progress 8 scores) From using these forms we have come up with strategies to help students who are not attaining or reaching their target grades and we have initiated intervention strategies. (All which Ofsted love!)
Claddagh Classroom
The following booklet contains four translation activities based on the new Spanish GCSE AQA Spec Paper 4 (Higher Tier). These are ideal to use after you have completed a topic or for revision purposes.
I have included two booklets. One with just the translation as you would sit in an exam and the second is includes a brief word word bank for each translation to aid students.
After a recent Ofsted inspection our department has come up with a 'Check in System' in for pupils to review how they like learning.
This form has worked wonders for us and has allowed us to get to know our pupils, especially our PP pupils (Pupil Premium), SEN & MAP (More Able Pupils) much better.
All student need to make progress (Especially since the introduction of the Progress 8 scores)From using these forms we have come up with strategies to help students who are not attaining or reaching their target grades and we have initiated intervention strategies. (All which Ofsted love!)
Claddagh Classrooms
After a recent Ofsted inspection our department has come up with a 'Check in System' in for pupils to review how they like learning.
This form has worked wonders for us and has allowed us to get to know our pupils, especially our PP pupils (Pupil Premium), SEN & MAP (More Able Pupils) much better.
All student need to make progress (Especially since the introduction of the Progress 8 scores)From using these forms we have come up with strategies to help students who are not attaining or reaching their target grades and we have initiated intervention strategies. (All which Ofsted love!)
Claddagh Classrooms
After a recent Ofsted inspection our department has come up with a 'Check in System' in for pupils to review how they like learning.
This form has worked wonders for us and has allowed us to get to know our pupils, especially our PP pupils (Pupil Premium), SEN & MAP (More Able Pupils) much better.
All student need to make progress (Especially since the introduction of the Progress 8 scores)From using these forms we have come up with strategies to help students who are not attaining or reaching their target grades and we have initiated intervention strategies. (All which Ofsted love!)
Claddagh Classrooms
After a recent Ofsted inspection our department has come up with a 'Check in System' in for pupils to review how they like learning.
This form has worked wonders for us and has allowed us to get to know our pupils, especially our PP pupils (Pupil Premium), SEN & MAP (More Able Pupils) much better.
All student need to make progress (Especially since the introduction of the Progress 8 scores)From using these forms we have come up with strategies to help students who are not attaining or reaching their target grades and we have initiated intervention strategies. (All which Ofsted love!)
Claddagh Classrooms
I use this resource as a revision for my KS4 groups. It is a simple PowerPoint that states the rules of the Conditional Tense in Spanish. With the PowerPoint I have attached a booklet to aid with the lesson.
The booklet contains the following:
- 4 activities that students can complete in lesson or as homework / revision. (Fill in the gaps x 2, translate sentence and write a paragraph)
- A notes sheet on the formation of the tense
- A notes sheet on the most common irregular verbs.
The final file is a cute exit slip to finish the lesson and see if there are any big gaps in students knowledge.
Enjoy! Claddagh Classrooms