Eight simple and fun Spanish Christmas activities, suitable for Keystage 3. PowerPoint file containing: Present Hunt: Santa’s sleigh has crashed and the toys have spread across the image. Translate the Spanish list of toys and then locate and label them in the image. Answers slide included in PowerPoint. Present Writing Task: Students use verb prompts to write a sentence for each of the presents. Mini Christmas Decoration: Colour the strips the correct colours and then cut them out and stick them together in rings in the correct order. Each strip is labelled with a number and colour in Spanish. Chatty Christmas: Students fill in the Christmas character speech bubbles using sentences they have learned this year. PDF file containing a double-sided worksheet: Label Christmas presents (writing task) Match present with correct child (reading task) Write about own hobbies and draw and label matching gift (writing task) Colour the Christmas decorations the correct colour PowerPoint activities also available in French. Feliz Navidad

**SPANISH TECHNOLOGY, MUSIC AND TV WORKSHEETS - PRETERITE AND PRESENT TENSE Six-page work booklet containing eight activities to revise Module 2 of Viva 2. ** (Please note that work booklets for all five modules of Viva 2 are available as a discounted bundle). Topics covered: What you use your phone for What type of music you listen to What type of TV shows you like What you did yesterday How often you do activities Vocabulary, reading and translation tasks which cover all of the key vocabulary of the module. Page background is tan so you have the option to print in colour to quickly get copies for students with dyslexia or other learning needs who require a non-white background. Or just print in black and white to save ink for other students. Pages are numbered for ease of reference. Ideal to use in class for a revision session before assessments or as a homework task. Also perfect for cover lessons. This is a Microsoft Word file and so is easily editable. Section A - translate single words from Spanish to English Section B - translate short phrases from Spanish to English Section C - translate passage from Spanish to English Section D - translate single words from English to Spanish Section E - translate short phrases from English to Spanish Section F - translate passage from English to Spanish Section G - reading comprehension task Section H - Answer five questions relevant to the topic

SPANISH SCHOOL WORKSHEETS - PRESENT AND IMPERFECT TENSES Six-page work booklet containing eight activities to revise Module 2 (Mi vida en el insti) of Viva AQA GCSE Higher. Topics covered include: What type of school you attend Describing the school and its facilities Talking about school subjects Talking about teachers Comparatives and superlatives The school day (including times) Getting to school School uniform Extracurricular activities Comparing secondary and primary school Vocabulary, reading and translation tasks which cover all of the key vocabulary of the module. Page background is tan so you have the option to print in colour to quickly get copies for students with dyslexia or other learning needs who require a non-white background. Or just print in black and white to save ink for other students. Pages are numbered for ease of reference. Ideal to use in class for a revision session before assessments or as a homework task. Also perfect for cover lessons. This is a Microsoft Word file and so is easily editable. Section A - translate single words from Spanish to English Section B - translate short phrases from Spanish to English Section C - translate passage from Spanish to English Section D - translate single words from English to Spanish Section E - translate short phrases from English to Spanish Section F - translate passage from English to Spanish Section G - reading comprehension task Section H - Answer five questions relevant to the topic

SPANISH WHERE YOU LIVE, WHAT YOU DO DURING THE SUMMER, HOLIDAYS, AND WHAT YOU CAN DO IN YOUR TOWN WORKSHEETS - PRESENT, PRETERITE AND IMPERFECT TENSES Six-page work booklet containing eight activities to revise Module 1 (¡Desconéctate!)of Viva AQA GCSE Higher. Now with answer booklet Topics covered include: Where you live What you do during the summer Frequency phrases Weather What activities you like to do Where you went on holiday Who you went with How you got there What you did on holiday What you can do in a town Describing the hotel Describing the town Making hotel reservations Saying what went wrong Vocabulary, reading and translation tasks which cover all of the key vocabulary of the module. Page background is tan so you have the option to print in colour to quickly get copies for students with dyslexia or other learning needs who require a non-white background. Or just print in black and white to save ink for other students. Pages are numbered for ease of reference. Ideal to use in class for a revision session before assessments or as a homework task. Also perfect for cover lessons. This is a Microsoft Word file and so is easily editable. Section A - translate single words from Spanish to English Section B - translate short phrases from Spanish to English Section C - translate passage from Spanish to English Section D - translate single words from English to Spanish Section E - translate short phrases from English to Spanish Section F - translate passage from English to Spanish Section G - reading comprehension task Section H - Answer five questions relevant to the topic

**SPANISH PERONSONAL INFORMATION WORKSHEETS - PRESENT TENSE Six-page workbooklet containing eight activities to revise Module 1 of Viva 1.** Topics covered: Greetings Family Describing personality Numbers 1-31 Months Birthdays Pets Colours Vocabulary, reading and translation tasks which cover all of the key vocabulary of the module. Page background is tan so you have the option to print in colour to quickly get copies for students with dyslexia or other learning needs who require a non-white background. Or just print in black and white to save ink for other students. Pages are numbered for ease of reference. Ideal to use in class for a revision session before assessments or as a homework task. Also perfect for cover lessons. This is a Microsoft Word file and so is easily editable. Section A - translate single words from Spanish to English Section B - translate short phrases from Spanish to English Section C - translate passage from Spanish to English Section D - translate single words from English to Spanish Section E - translate short phrases from English to Spanish Section F - translate passage from English to Spanish Section G - reading comprehension task Section H - Answer five questions relevant to the topic

**SPANISH INTERESTS AND INFLUENCES GCSE REVISION WORKSHEETS - Present, imperfect, preterite, conditional and near future tenses. Six-page work booklet containing eight activities to revise Module 4 (Los intereses e influencias) of Viva AQA GCSE Higher.** Topics covered include: Pocket money Free time Music Sport Television Films Trending topics Going to the cinema, theatre, etc. Role models Vocabulary, reading and translation tasks which cover all of the key vocabulary of the module. Page background is tan so you have the option to print in colour to quickly get copies for students with dyslexia or other learning needs who require a non-white background. Or just print in black and white to save ink for other students. Pages are numbered for ease of reference. Ideal to use in class for a revision session before assessments or as a homework task. Also perfect for cover lessons. This is a Microsoft Word file and so is easily editable. Section A - translate single words from Spanish to English Section B - translate short phrases from Spanish to English Section C - translate passage from Spanish to English Section D - translate single words from English to Spanish Section E - translate short phrases from English to Spanish Section F - translate passage from English to Spanish Section G - reading comprehension task Section H - Answer five questions relevant to the topic

Eight-page work booklet containing eight activities to revise Module 6 (De Costumbre) of Viva AQA GCSE Higher.** Comes with answers booklet. Topics covered include: Food/meals Expressions of quantity Food products Daily routine Illnesses/accidents Festivals A special day Ordering food A music festival Vocabulary, reading and translation tasks which cover all of the key vocabulary of the module. Page background is tan so you have the option to print in colour to quickly get copies for students with dyslexia or other learning needs who require a non-white background. Or just print in black and white to save ink for other students. Pages are numbered for ease of reference. Ideal to use in class for a revision session before assessments or as a homework task. Also perfect for cover lessons. This is a Microsoft Word file and so is easily editable. Section A - translate single words from Spanish to English Section B - translate short phrases from Spanish to English Section C - translate passage from Spanish to English Section D - translate single words from English to Spanish Section E - translate short phrases from English to Spanish Section F - translate passage from English to Spanish Section G - reading comprehension task Section H - Answer five questions relevant to the topic Additional blank table at end of booklet for students to add the vocabulary they need to practise the most.

The information in these files is the result of several days of data mining, Excel formatting and Quizlet creation! What is it? The list contains the 500 most commonly used Spanish words in AQA GCSE assessment materials. How was it ranked? I used a document analysis program to find the word frequency of all of the AQA GCSE past papers and specimen papers contained on their website. This includes transcripts for listening exams and also speaking photo cards and role plays. I filtered out the English words and removed proper nouns. What’s included in these files? You’ll find an Excel spreadsheet containing the Top 500 Words in order of how often they appear, with their English meanings beside them. A second Excel sheet contains the same 500 words with definitions, but in alphabetical order for use as a glossary or reference material for students. Both of these versions are also included as Microsoft Word files and PDF files. A *word cloud *using the 500 words which can be printed onto A3 for use as a display or used as a cover image if you wish to print off the list and turn it into a booklet. I’ve also created* 20 Quizlet sets* to help students to memorise the vocabulary. Each set contains 25 words. The sets are password protected. Information to access them is included in the info sheet in the pack. OTHER RESOURCES YOU MAY FIND USEFUL Revista Magazine Issue 1: A fun magazine suitable for both KS3 and KS4 students. GCSE Revision Aztec Adventure

This pack contains resources for engaging Superheroes themed Spanish lessons. Covers all four skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing. Depending on the ability of your class, there is potentially three hours worth of material. Suitable for KS3 students. Listening and interview task can be used with KS4 students. ACTIVITIES: Superheroes comic strip reading task Superhero comic strip writing task Choose your super powers reading and numeracy task Daily Planet interview with Lois Lane (writing, but can be used as a speaking activity also) Design and label superhero costume task Avengers Endgame Spanish trailer listening task (with answer sheet) - title is linked to YouTube video TOPIC LINKS: Authentic texts Creative writing Numeracy/numbers Personal information questions and answers (name, age, where you live, etc) Clothes

Spanish school subjects listening comprehension task with link to short video. Suitable for KS4 students and high ability Year 9s.

Week-by-week planning for the entire first year of the Viva GCSE Higher textbook (AQA) by Pearson. The template is filled in with dates for 2019-20 (can be easily edited), unit titles, links to GCSE topics, key vocabulary and grammar concepts. It also includes some suggestions for assessed tasks (can be easily edited) and columns to embed resources and homework. Instructions on how to do this are included. I’ve also embedded the AQA Specification for GCSE Spanish, a table outlining the topics within each of the three themes and information about the examinations.

NOW WITH ANSWERS POWERPOINT! Using a methodical building block approach, this ten-chapter accelerated learning workbook teaches students how to quickly convert many English words into Spanish and how to use high-frequency verbs to actively begin forming complete sentences from the get go. Suitable for any year group. Can run alongside and complement existing SoL. Can be set as homework. Each chapter is the ideal length for a 50-60 minute lesson. Course contents: *Transformation of thousands of English words into Spanish via the learning and practising of some rules, such as ‘TION = CIÓN’ (Information = información), ‘TY = DAD’ (Nationality = nacionalidad), ‘IVE = IVO’ (Active = activo), etc. Eighteen such rules are introduced in part one of this course. Definitive and indefinite articles ‘Es’ and ‘no es’ Using accents on words ‘Para mí’ and ‘para usted’ *Asking and answering questions *Spanish punctuation *Expressing opinions *Qualifier words (muy, bastante) Using a dictionary and glossary *‘Tengo’ and ‘no tengo’ *Using adjectives *‘Quiero’ and ‘no quiero’ *’¿Por qué’ and ‘porque’ *‘Necesito’ and ‘no necesito’ *‘Ir’, ‘a’ (Quiero ir a la playa) *‘A’ + ‘el’ = ‘al’ *Masculine and feminine *‘Puedo’ and ‘no puedo’ *‘Pero’ *Infinitives - changing nouns ending in ‘ción’ quickly into an infinitive *‘Dinero’ *Immediate future tense (voy a…) *Forming plurals Chapter Segments: *RECAP: A short starter activity recapping the previous lesson. *WHAT I’VE LEARNT THIS LESSON: a short plenary activity summing up what was learnt in the current lesson. *HOW WELL I DID THIS LESSON: students note down their score for the exercises and quickly answer a couple of questions regarding their participation. *NEXT LESSON I WILL…: students set a target for the following lesson. *SPANISH SOUNDS: an introduction to some of the sounds which differ most from English. *LANGUAGE DETECTIVE: dotted throughout the lessons, these sections ask students to spot patterns/clues in the language in order to gain promotion. *NOTAS: each lesson has a space for students to make their own notes. *INFO: a post-it note symbol indicates an explanation of a point of Spanish grammar or some other information needed at that point in the lesson. *REWIND: a reminder of a key piece of information to aid students in completing an exercise. *END MATERIAL: at the end of the booklet you will find a list of the key rules introduced during the lessons as well as a comprehensive English-Spanish glossary. There is also a MY TEACHER SAYS box at the end of the final chapter in which the teacher can grade effort, writing, reading and speaking and leave a comment. There is a space for the student to reply. PART TWO ALSO AVAILABLE.

**SPANISH HOLIDAYS WORKSHEETS - PRETERITE TENSE Six-page workbooklet containing eight activities to revise Module 1 of Viva 2. ** (Please note that work booklets for all five modules of Viva 2 are available as a discounted bundle). Topics covered: Where you went on holiday Who you went with How you travelled When you went on holiday What the holiday was like What activities you did What the weather was like Vocabulary, reading and translation tasks which cover all of the key vocabulary of the module. Page background is tan so you have the option to print in colour to quickly get copies for students with dyslexia or other learning needs who require a non-white background. Or just print in black and white to save ink for other students. Pages are numbered for ease of reference. Ideal to use in class for a revision session before assessments or as a homework task. Also perfect for cover lessons. This is a Microsoft Word file and so is easily editable. Section A - translate single words from Spanish to English Section B - translate short phrases from Spanish to English Section C - translate passage from Spanish to English Section D - translate single words from English to Spanish Section E - translate short phrases from English to Spanish Section F - translate passage from English to Spanish Section G - reading comprehension task Section H - Answer five questions relevant to the topic

Let’s face it, our students spend a considerable amount of time looking at memes in English. Those witty little pictures with captions can be an ideal way to introduce new vocabulary in a memorable way in the classroom. This PowerPoint presentation contains 30 Spanish memes, suitable for KS3 and KS4 students. Many tie into topics such as family and relationships, technology, work, food and drink and school.

An original Spanish ghost story, complete with extensive vocabulary notes, a picture prompt summary task, reading comprehension questions and a story board activity. This resource has been proofread by a native speaker languages teacher. Ideal for Halloween but can be used at any time of year. Suitable for KS3 and KS4 students alike. Introduce the power of authentic texts and storytelling into your lessons! Dim the lights and get ready to take your students on a scary adventure through a haunted house. Includes rooms of the house vocabulary, creative adjectives, imperative and common verbs not often seen in textbooks. The story is told in the present tense. You may also be interested in my KS3 Halloween lesson bundle.

This Spanish Halloween lesson bundle contains: A PowerPoint to introduce the vocabulary (nouns and adjectives) Worksheet activities (label pictures, complete sentences, crossword) Links to 5 interactive board games You may also be interested in my Spanish Halloween ghost story pack, complete with vocab notes and activities.

This comprehensive guide allows teachers to use short codes when marking students’ written work. Students then use the guide to find the relevant page which explains what their mistake is and how to correct it. All common mistakes are include, such as word order, missing words, wrong tense, wrong verb ending, spellings, and so on. There are 22 in all. The guide can double as a grammar revision booklet and is suitable for both KS3 and KS4 students. Easily editable if you need to enter your own school’s codes. 16 pages long with tables, infographics and diagrams. Grid on first page can be copied and printed separately to glue into students’ books.

Keep track of your daily tasks and reminders with this stylish daily desk planner sheet. Simply print it out onto A3 pper and you’re good to go. Includes a to do list, space to remind yourself to send emails and make phone calls, a detentions list for that day, a space to remind you to add info to SIMS, form reminders/notices and a miscellaneous notes section. See my lessonplan, lesson tracker, lateness card and early finisher task sheet for more organisation tools for teachers.