This is a complete lesson that introduces the vocabulary for family members and the possessive adjectives. The activities are built around the topic of the Spanish royal family. There is a presentation included with an introduction, the answer key for the practice activities (the Student’s copy) and offers communicative, cultural, vocabulary and grammar activities, as well. (13 page document and 40 slides; duration of the lesson: 2-3 days)

This is a two day unit on the Spanish Royal family. It can be used in a distance learning setting. It introduces the family vocabulary by using a cultural theme and a video link. It includes a cloze activity, an exit ticket, a vocabulary link, additional activities and games. It is suitable for a self guided work and it improves the interpretive skills of the students.

This is a lesson on how to make churros caseros (home made churros) and how to form informal tú commands. It includes a Google slides presentation with two video links (how to prepare churros and how to make informal tú commands in Spanish), and a Google form for your students to practice the vocabulary and the grammar from the lesson. It finishes with a task for the students to describe in Spanish their favorite recipe. Click on this link to preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X__SZwZm3WI&feature=youtu.be

This is a unit suitable for a distance learning three day assignment. It explains the use of SER vs. ESTAR in an interesting cultural context that explores la Casa azul, the house where Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera lived. It also introduces the vocabulary for the rooms in the house and the vocabulary for the directional prepositions. It includes many links to practice activities, including listening comprehension activities and games.

This product includes the vocabulary for clothing for the lesson Mis aventuras en Costa Rica (Un mapa de tesoro)- día 1; a memory game/flash cards, as well as a flyswatter game.

This is a complete lesson for El Día de los muertos that includes the following: an introduction with the painting by Diego Rivera El Día de los muertos; a warm up group activity with a Venn Diagram and an infographic comparing el Día de los muertos with Halloween; key vocabulary introduction (La ofrenda); a story reading about the Day of the Dead by Mis Cositas; questions about the story; a virtual tour of Las ofrendas in the DIA- the students describe una ofrenda of their choice using Hay un(a)… an optional game activity for breakout rooms (Xs and Os) an independent work project- the students create a virtual ofrenda another independent work activity, where the students make a video introducing a loved one, who has passed away. Please check my lesson https://youtu.be/VwEAzw9U4A4.

This is lesson #5 from the series Mis aventuras en Costa Rica. It introduces the animals of the rain forest with a focus on the National Park Tortuguero in Costa Rica. It is suitable for both remote and in-person teaching. Check my video recording of the lesson here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LHSPMzI468&t=19s

This product includes the vocabulary lists about what (other than clothing) we put in a suitcase when going on a trip. It is part of the vocabulary of the unit Mis aventuras en Costa Rica ¡Pura vida! It also includes flash cards and a memory game.

This product has the vocabulary for Fruits in Costa Rica and a memory game/flash cards.

This is a complete lesson on how to make a Spanish tortilla that includes the objectives, the teacher’s notes on how to introduce and present the lesson; practice activities, grammar notes and grammar activities on tú and ustedes affirmative and negative commands in Spanish; the answer keys; a presentational writing activity for the students with a rubric. In addition it includes flash cards with the pictures and the words in Spanish of the vocabulary of the lesson, as well as of the steps of making the Spanish tortilla. It also includes a tic-tac-toe game to practice the new vocabulary with and suggestions for communicative activities with the flash cards.

This product is in a pdf format and includes the following: the vocabulary cards for places in the city and transportation (write the meanings in Spanish); a word search a crossword an unscramble the words puzzle a matching game an answer key for the vocabulary cards, the word search, the crossword and the unscramble the words puzzle. Please, feel free to check the product https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoFeNRrX0as.

This product is a bundle that includes a teacher’s script of the lesson, a PowerPoint presentation, a student copy with communicative and video interpretive activities and a document with vocabulary practice activities and games related to the clothing and accessories’ vocabulary. UPDATE: I have updated the product to include a slideshow rather than a video, because the video is no longer available. You will find the teacher’s notes and other links for the lesson in the PowerPoint speaker’s notes (below the certain slides). You could check the preview of the lesson HERE.

This is a Google slides presentation that introduces the greetings in Spanish and includes some songs and activities. You could watch the preview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAJ0FGWtGBg&t=1s

This product is a lesson that introduces the character descriptions in French and the adjective noun agreement, the place of the adjective and some irregular cases in French. It offers an interpretive video activity, vocabulary practice, grammar notes and grammar practice activities. It includes a student’s and a teacher’s copy for each of the worksheets.

This is lesson 6 from the series Mis aventuras en Costa Rica. Profe and Cassandra meet Cassandra’s friend the sloth Coco, who decides to help them go to La Playa Hermosa in order to find la tortuga laúd, which supposedly knows about the treasure. In this lesson the students will learn about the body parts and how to describe an animal, using the colors and the body parts vocabulary. Please, check my video recording of the lesson here- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guCcqWs4sNM&t=144s. Duration of the lesson (40-50 min.) It is suitable for both in-person and remote teaching.

This is lesson 4 from the series Mis aventuras en Costa Rica. The lesson introduces the places in Costa Rica one can visit, such as el volcán, la playa, etc. It includes a vocabulary game and a short assignment for the kids to do and share. It is suitable for both remote and in-person teaching. (Duration 30 min.) Check my video recording of the lesson here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDlDk8-tSHU&t=564s

In lesson 9 of my series Mis aventuras en Costa Rica Coco, Cassandra and Profe finally reach La Playa Hermosa, where they find the treasure. The lesson explore the different places you can go to in Costa Rica and the activities you can do there in Spanish. Check my video recording of the lesson here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mYq5PY1lJg&t=1196s

This is lesson 8 from the series Mis aventuras en Costa Rica. Profe goes to a Pineapple tour with Coco and Cassandra and learns about the process of the pineapple production in the plantation. Then Profe introduces the different fruits that grow in Costa Rica, each of them unique and delicious. The lesson can work well in both remote and in-person teaching. Please check my video recording of the lesson here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLtz-E4a28w&feature=youtu.be

Profe, Cassandra and Coco continue with their adventures in Costa Rica in search of the treasure. They stop at a Cacao Plantation and learn about how the chocolate is made. They also stop at a pineapple plantation and learn what a perfect pineapple looks like. The lesson introduces the verbs for processing cocoa and how to express preferences, using me encanta, me gusta and no me gusta. Duration- approximately 50 min (57 slides). If you would like to check my video recording of the lesson here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqp-Ex0sqyI.

This is the second lesson from the series Mis aventuras en Costa Rica. It is a Powerpoint introduction of El Pasaporte, which the students will make as a preparation for their trip to Costa Rica. It teaches how to answer some basic questions in Spanish, such as When is your date of birth? How old are you? What is your first and last name? What color is your hair? What color are your eyes? It is suitable for both remote and in-person teaching. Please, check my video recording of the lesson here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DM9_V8G2vT0&t=740s