This resource consists of three complete lessons, fully animated, with answers, perfect for teaching Foundation or Higher GCSE groups. By the end of the three lessons students will be able to read key information about technology from a text and answer the question: ¿Qué aplicaciones vas a usar este fin de semana? What apps are you going to use this week? All of the vocabulary, and activities, are based on the AQA GCSE Viva textbook, which is tailored to the vocabulary lists for the AQA GCSE exam. The content is designed to flood students with new language from a sentence builder (included in this pack), starting with receptive exposure to the phrases, and finishing with productive writing and speaking skills. All of the tasks have been tried and tested over the last few years following the Conti method - a communicative language teaching approach developed by Gianfranco Conti: ‘extensive processing instruction’ (EPI) is based on the idea that language teachers should ‘teach less, not more’ by providing their students with a set of language ‘chunks’, drilling these, and finally pushing students to reproduce them. Given its emphasis on reducing cognitive overload, this method is likely to succeed in allowing students to feel like competent learners.

These are two resources to teach GCSE Spanish Viva textbook, Module 8, PDP 1, (M8 PDP1) ¿Qué haces para ayudar el medio ambiente en casa? There are two distinct lessons for higher and two for foundation, each with separate sentence builders and activities, fully differentiated. Describing what you do at home to be environmentally friendly e.g. recycling, sorting the rubbish, switching off the lights etc. 3 lessons, using a sentence builder, following the Conti method. The first lesson allows students to get to grips with the new language, to describe the biggest global issues, practising the superlative, and key language about global issues and environmenytal issues. There are printable worksheets and helpsheets within the PowerPoint, and all activities have fully animated answers for quick feedback. The three one hour lesson sequence aims to take students from receptive to active language processing. Hope this is useful to fellow Spanish teachers out there. X

AQA Viva GCSE Textbook Module 2 Sentence Builders for use in class with each lesson from M2. Each sentence builder includes all of the necessary vocabulary to enable students to access each unit in the module covered. Below are the units covered by these sentence builders: Module 2: El Instituto/School U2.1 Giving your opinion on your subjects at school p10 U2.2 Describing your uniform p11 U2.3 Describing your school’s facilities p12 U2.4 Describing a future school exchange p13 U2.5 Describing school rules and giving opinions about them p14 U2.6 Talking about extracurricular activities in 3 tenses p15 Sentence builders can be used by students for revision as well as reference in class. Each sentence builder is clearly laid out, and contains both the target language and the English translation for each phrase. Language is chunked in logical groups so that individual columns can be labelled to aid students in locating key phrases they need to look up.

What are the Three Marks of existence? Buddhism Lesson, Religious Studies, Key Stage 3 or Key Stage 4. This lesson pitched at KS3, but could also be used with KS4, teaches the concepts below: Dukkha – first seen in 4 sights, then preached about in 4 Noble Truths. Types of Dukkha: Plain ordinary suffering, suffering due to anicca, and dissatisfaction. Anicca – everything is impermanent and in a constant state of flux. Examples: ageing, declining health, growing bored with things over time. Anatta – no self – the belief that there is no soul, as only the 5 skandhas make up a human and these things are all impermanent – when they are subtracted, nothing is left that constitutes a soul – Chariot Analogy. Lesson Structure Below: Do now: recall quiz testing their previous learning.  Explain the concept of the three marks of existence briefly to the class. Present the key terms. Write down the key terms in their booklets Read through the text together and then attempt the comprehension questions. Students to complete the learning check table in their booklets as a colouring match up. Pair then class discussion of the question: How might learning about Anicca, Dukkha and Anatta help Buddhists to a better understanding of human life? How could it help Buddhists to lead a better life? Mind map ideas on the board and leave them up there to help students to structure their own written answers. Plenary quiz at the end.

This is a sequence of five (approx 1 hour) lessons using one sentence builder pitched at KS3 Spanish students. The sentence builder teaches students to answer the question: What are you going to do next weekend? It was particularly effective with Year 8. The sequence uses the Conti method, and the activities have been designed following a training day run by Mr Conti himself. Activities include Faulty Echo, Delayed Dictation, Vocabulary Builders and more. This sequence of lessons finishes with an independent quiz testing all of the vocabulary covered in the sentence builder. This resource consists of five complete lessons, fully animated, with answers. The content is designed to flood students with new language from the sentence builder (included with this pack), starting with receptive exposure to the phrases, and finishing with productive writing and speaking skills. Finally, there is an independent quiz, which can be peer marked, so that teachers can collect data on how successful the sequence has been. All of the tasks have been tried and tested over the last few years following the Conti method - a communicative language teaching approach developed by Gianfranco Conti: ‘extensive processing instruction’ (EPI) is based on the idea that language teachers should ‘teach less, not more’ by providing their students with a set of language ‘chunks’, drilling these, and finally pushing students to reproduce them. Given its emphasis on reducing cognitive overload, this method is likely to succeed in allowing students to feel like competent learners. I have spent the last two years adapting and tweaking my use of sentence builders so they are so they work best for our students. For more resources check out my store: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/piensomas

AQA Viva GCSE Textbook Module 4 Sentence Builders for use in class with each lesson from M4. Each sentence builder includes all of the necessary vocabulary to enable students to access each unit in the module covered. Below are the units covered by these sentence builders: Module 4: Intereses e Influencias/Interests and Influences U4.1 Saying what you usually do in your free time p21 U4.2 Talking about sports now and in the past p22 U4.3 Talking about entertainment in and out of the house p23 U4.4 Talking about a film you have seen recently p24 U4.5 Talking about your role model p25 U4.6 Role play: buying tickets p26-27 Sentence builders can be used by students for revision as well as reference in class. Each sentence builder is clearly laid out, and contains both the target language and the English translation for each phrase. Language is chunked in logical groups so that individual columns can be labelled to aid students in locating key phrases they need to look up.

Two lessons covering GCSE Studio French Module 2 Unit 1 Lessons with sentence builders and fully animated answers. There are two lessons per unit with plenty of content to last two hours per unit or more. All resources have been carefully checked, and are made in-house, separately to the textbook, giving you more activities to use in your teaching. The sentence builders are based on the vocabulary for Foundation and Higher Module 2 Units, and are organised to help learners build fluency quickly. There are grammar explanations and practices linked to the textbook grammar. I hope this saves you some planning time!

This is a foundation resource to teach GCSE Spanish Viva textbook, Module 1, Unit 3, Destino Barcelona. 3 lessons, using a sentence builder, following the Conti method. The first lesson allows students to get to grips with the new language, using the preterite to describe a plast holiday, and imperfect tense to describe the accommodation e.g. hotel. The last activity is a printable vocabulary builder worksheet. The imperfect tense is only needed as a vocabulary item for foundation, so the imperfect tense is not taught explicitly here. The three one hour lesson sequence aims to take students from receptive to active language processing. Hope this is useful to fellow Spanish teachers out there. X

AQA Viva GCSE Textbook Module 1 Sentence Builders for use in class covering lessons from Module 1. Each sentence builder includes all of the necessary vocabulary to enable students to access each module in the unit. Below are the units covered by these sentence builders: Module 1: Las Vacaciones/Holidays M1.1 Saying what you normally do in the summer p5 M1.2 Saying how you prefer to spend the holidays p6 M1.3 Saying where you went and what you did p7 M1.4 Describing future holiday plans p8 M1.5 Making hotel reservations p9 Sentence builders can be used by students for revision as well as reference in class. Each sentence builder is clearly laid out, and contains both the target language and the English translation for each phrase. Language is chunked in logical groups so that individual columns can be labelled to aid students in locating key phrases they need to look up.

AQA Viva GCSE Textbook Module 5 Sentence Builders for use in class with each lesson from M5. Each sentence builder includes all of the necessary vocabulary to enable students to access each unit in the module covered. Below are the units covered by these sentence builders: Unit 1: Talking about casual jobs and earning money Unit 2: Saying what job you do/would like to do Unit 3: Saying what your plans are for the future Unit 4: Explaining why it’s important to learn a language Sentence builders can be used by students for revision as well as reference in class. Each sentence builder is clearly laid out, and contains both the target language and the English translation for each phrase. Language is chunked in logical groups so that individual columns can be labelled to aid students in locating key phrases they need to look up. Module 5: Mi Ciudad/My City M5.1 Saying what there is in your town p28 M5.2 Describing the positives and negatives about your town p29 M5.3 Talking about shopping preferences p30 M5.4 Saying how you would like to change your town p31 M5.5 Role play: asking for and giving directions p32

AQA Viva GCSE Textbook Module 7 Sentence Builders for use in class with each lesson from M7. Each sentence builder includes all of the necessary vocabulary to enable students to access each unit in the module covered. Below are the units covered by these sentence builders: Unit 1: Talking about casual jobs and earning money Unit 2: Saying what job you do/would like to do Unit 3: Saying what your plans are for the future Unit 4: Explaining why it’s important to learn a language Sentence builders can be used by students for revision as well as reference in class. Each sentence builder is clearly laid out, and contains both the target language and the English translation for each phrase. Language is chunked in logical groups so that individual columns can be labelled to aid students in locating key phrases they need to look up.

How can I be a good citizen in school? Key Stage 3 Citizenship lesson with workbook. This lesson encourages students to think about why we have rules, the values we are trying to outwardly show through them, and finishes with a discussion about the Sustainable Development Goals (2017) and the rules that might be needed to help them to happen. This lesson also includes a video task and comprehension activity, as well as plenty of pair and whole-class discussion tasks. It worked well with Year 7, but would be great for Year 8 or 9. Hope this helps. Check out my other resources at: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/piensomas

Quieres ir al… Invitations and Excuses KS3 Spanish 5 Lessons with Sentence Builder. This is a sequence of five (approx 1 hour) lessons using one sentence builder pitched at KS3 Spanish students. The sentence builder teaches students to answer the question: Quieres ir al… + place in town? And to answer with an excuse e.g. ¡Ni hablar! , ¡Ni en sueños! etc. It was particularly effective with Year 8. This resource consists of five complete lessons, fully animated, with answers. The content is designed to flood students with new language from the sentence builder (included with this pack), starting with receptive exposure to the phrases, and finishing with productive writing and speaking skills. Finally, there is an independent quiz, which can be peer marked, so that teachers can collect data on how successful the sequence has been. All of the tasks have been tried and tested over the last few years following the Conti method - a communicative language teaching approach developed by Gianfranco Conti: ‘extensive processing instruction’ (EPI) is based on the idea that language teachers should ‘teach less, not more’ by providing their students with a set of language ‘chunks’, drilling these, and finally pushing students to reproduce them. Given its emphasis on reducing cognitive overload, this method is likely to succeed in allowing students to feel like competent learners. I have spent the last two years adapting and tweaking my use of sentence builders so they are so they work best for our students. For more resources check out my store: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/piensomas Always happy to receive feedback about my resources. Feel free to get in contact.

AQA Viva GCSE Textbook Module 3 Sentence Builders for use in class with each lesson from M3. Each sentence builder includes all of the necessary vocabulary to enable students to access each unit in the module covered. Below are the units covered by these sentence builders: Module 3: Mi Gente/My People U3.1 Describing family members p16 U3.2 Describing positive and negative relationships p17 U3.3 Saying what you use social media for p18 U3.4 Talking about reading preferences p19 U3.5 Picture-based: describing a photo p20 Sentence builders can be used by students for revision as well as reference in class. Each sentence builder is clearly laid out, and contains both the target language and the English translation for each phrase. Language is chunked in logical groups so that individual columns can be labelled to aid students in locating key phrases they need to look up.

AQA Viva GCSE Textbook Module 6 Sentence Builders for use in class with each lesson from M6. Each sentence builder includes all of the necessary vocabulary to enable students to access each unit in the module covered. Below are the units covered by these sentence builders: Module 6: Las Costumbres en el Mundo Hispánico/Customs in the Spanish-speaking world M6.1 Talking about your daily routine p33 M6.2 Talking about food from the Spanish-speaking world p34-35 M6.3 Talking about festivals in the Spanish-speaking world p36 M6.4 Describing a special day in the past p37 Sentence builders can be used by students for revision as well as reference in class. Each sentence builder is clearly laid out, and contains both the target language and the English translation for each phrase. Language is chunked in logical groups so that individual columns can be labelled to aid students in locating key phrases they need to look up.

¡Está Prohibido! Las Normas en el Insti AQA GCSE Foundation Module 2 Unit 3 with Sentence Builder. This is a foundation resource to teach GCSE Spanish Viva textbook, Module 2, Unit 3, ¡Está Prohibido! Las Normas en el Insti. This resource consists of three complete lessons, fully animated, with answers, perfect for teaching Foundation GCSE groups. All of the vocabulary, as well as some of the activities, are based on the AQA GCSE Viva textbook, which is tailored to the vocabulary lists for the AQA GCSE exam. The first lesson allows students to get to grips with the new language to describe school rules and by the end of the third, to give and understand opinions of school rules. There are a variety of bespoke activities, as well as some textbook ones. The content is designed to flood students with new language from a sentence builder (included in this pack), starting with receptive exposure to the phrases, and finishing with productive writing and speaking skills. All of the tasks have been tried and tested over the last few years following the Conti method - a communicative language teaching approach developed by Gianfranco Conti: ‘extensive processing instruction’ (EPI) is based on the idea that language teachers should ‘teach less, not more’ by providing their students with a set of language ‘chunks’, drilling these, and finally pushing students to reproduce them. Given its emphasis on reducing cognitive overload, this method is likely to succeed in allowing students to feel like competent learners. I have more KS3 and KS4 resources in my shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/piensomas Hope this is useful to fellow Spanish teachers out there. X

AQA Viva GCSE Textbook Module 8 Sentence Builders for use in class with each lesson from M8. Each sentence builder includes all of the necessary vocabulary to enable students to access each unit in the module. Sentence builders can be used by students for revision as well as reference in class. Each sentence builder is clearly laid out, and contains both the target language and the English translation for each phrase. Language is chunked in logical groups so that individual columns can be labelled to aid students in locating key phrases they need to look up.