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Giving Directions in Spanish Unit
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Giving Directions in Spanish Unit

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The activities included in this unit will help students to both understand and give driving directions in Spanish. Also included are several activities to teach or review describing the location of a place using directional phrases. Following this unit, students should be able to meet the following ACTFL progress indicators for Novice-High learners: -Ask for directions to a place -Tell someone how to get from one place to another -Tell someone where something is located -Give simple directions to a nearby location -Understand if someone is asking for directions This unit includes recommended vocabulary as well as 8 different activities centered around the included town maps. The activities focus on all modes of communication including interpretive listening/reading, presentational writing/speaking, and interpersonal speaking. Many of the activities are hands on and allow students to manipulate visuals as they learn. The materials included can be used in a variety of ways throughout many levels of Spanish coursework. This product includes: -Guide for Educators -Vocabulary List -2 Maps -Map Cards -2 Reading Activities -2 Listening Activities -2 Writing Activities -2 Speaking Activities -Answer Keys for all Objective Activities -2 Interactive Power Point Activities
Cortometraje Activities:  Selfie Cat
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Cortometraje Activities: Selfie Cat

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These listening, reading, writing, and speaking activities accompany the cortometraje "Selfie Cat". Similar to MovieTalk, these lessons focus not only on speaking, but on all communicative skills. Students are introduced to 8 key vocabulary words that will help them to talk about the story in Spanish. Prior to watching the animated short, they will consider a couple of questions which can then be discussed with a partner, as a whole class, or reflected on with a written response. After watching the cortometraje, students will engage in listening activities where they must match scenes of the short with description in Spanish, reading activities where they must apply new vocabulary, writing activities where they must describe scenes, and speaking activities where they must retell the events of the story. These are great anytime activities with a lot of comprehensible input that seek to develop all modes of communication. This resource includes: -Link to the Cortometraje -Key Vocabulary -Discussion Activity -Listening Activity -Listening Script for Teacher -Reading Activity -Writing Activity -Speaking Activity -Answer Keys for all Objective Activities
Spanish Future Tense & Technology
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Spanish Future Tense & Technology

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In this activity, students are given 10 different situations that involve common things that can go wrong with technology (dead cell phones, broken printers, lost passwords, etc) and are asked to tell what they will or will not do next using the Future Tense. This is a fun way to get students writing about something they are interested in while relating it to everyday problems.
"Me Gustas Tú" & Verbs like Gustar
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"Me Gustas Tú" & Verbs like Gustar

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These activities go along with the song "Me Gustas Tú" by Manu Chao which is readily available on YouTube and iTunes. In the first activity, students listen to the song and complete the missing lyrics. In the second activity, they are asked to locate certain lines of the song and copy them. In the third activity they will manipulate those lyrics. The manipulation of the lyrics requires them to use a variety of "backwards" verbs like gustar. The final activity is an extension activity where students write a verse for a make-believe song called "Me Disgustas Tú" using the same lyrical pattern and rhyme scheme of this song. The lesson also includes several higher-order thinking questions for discussion. Students will practice listening, reading, and writing in this lesson. This Product Includes: 1. Questions for Discussion 2. Clozeline Activity 4. Lyric Identification Activity 5. Lyric Manipulation Activity 6. Extension Activity 7. Answer keys for all objective exercises
Color by Verb - Spanish Preterite Tense
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Color by Verb - Spanish Preterite Tense

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These 5 puzzles offer a twist on the traditional color by number by utilizing conjugated verbs in place of the numbers. Students use the key to color the picture according to the verb endings. This helps improve recognition of vocabulary and verb tenses. In addition to the color by verb activity, each puzzle also contains an application or synthesis activity in which students must tell the meanings of conjugated verbs or fit them into sentences. This Product Includes Puzzles & Synthesis Activities for: -Regular AR Preterite Tense Verbs -Verbs ending in CAR GAR ZAR in the Preterite -Regular ER & IR Verbs in the Preterite -Stem-Changing Verbs in the Preterite -Irregular Verbs in the Preterite
Spanish Phonics & Pronunciation Activities
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Spanish Phonics & Pronunciation Activities

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These activities help students learn the basics of Spanish phonics with scaffolded activities that focus on a variety of letter sounds in Spanish. Often taken for granted, instruction in phonics is a great way to jumpstart the listening and pronunciation skills of beginning learners. Each activity targets a different set of letter sounds, beginning with sounds that are easy for native English speakers and progressing to sounds that are more difficult to identify or easy to confuse. Students will listen to the pronunciation of 12 words within each of the 7 activities and are asked to insert the correct letters that are representative of those sounds. Included with each word is also a picture definition so that students can begin to acquire some basic vocabulary. When the activities are complete, they may be added to a notebook or binder as a picture dictionary for students to keep. This Product Includes: -Consonant Sounds Activity 1 (D, F, K, M P, T) -Consonant Sounds Activity 2 (C, H, CH, L, LL) -Consonant Sounds Activity 3 (R, RR, N, Ñ) -Consonant Sounds Activity 4 (G, J, S, Z, B, V) -Vowel Sounds Activity 1 (A, O, U) -Vowel Sounds Activity 2 (E, I) -Vowel Sounds Activity 3 (Diphthongs) -Answer Keys For All Activities
Spanish Christmas Carol Activities (Villancicos Navideños)
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Spanish Christmas Carol Activities (Villancicos Navideños)

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Do you want to expose your students to Spanish language Christmas carols (villancicos) in a way that enforces learned grammar and vocabulary concepts? These activities accompany 3 popular Spanish language villancicos readily available on YouTube or iTunes. Students will listen to each of the villancicos and attempt to complete the missing lyrics, then they will complete a variety of activities with each song that reinforce basic Spanish vocabulary, vocabulary related to the Chirstmas season, and grammar concepts like gerunds, the verb IR, diminutives, and many more. This product focuses on the following Villancicos: -"Rodolfo el Reno" cantado por Thalia -"Mi Burrito Sabanero" cantado por Juanes -"Los Peces en el Río" cantado por los Gipsy Kings This product includes: -3 Cloze Activities -Vocabulary Matching Activity -Description Activity -Grammar Scavenger Hunt -Grammar Review Activity -Lyric Illustration Activity
Spanish Inductive Grammar Lesson:  Definite & Indefinite Articles
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Spanish Inductive Grammar Lesson: Definite & Indefinite Articles

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This inductive grammar lesson leads students to discover the rules behind the correct usage of definite and indefinite articles in Spanish. Students will follow a 4 step inductive process to make learning grammar more meaningful. Step 1: Students will see examples of correct usage and create rules based on what they observe. Step 2: Students will test those rules against additional examples of correct language usage. Step 3: Students will make adjustments and additions to their rules based on more observations. Step 4: Students will apply the rules while producing their own language. These scaffolded activities promote higher order thinking skills and represent the method of grammar instruction that is recommended by national organizations like ACTFL.
Spanish Inductive Grammar Lesson:  Reflexive Verbs
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Spanish Inductive Grammar Lesson: Reflexive Verbs

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This inductive grammar lesson leads students to discover the rules behind using reflexive verbs in Spanish. Students will follow a 4 step inductive process to make learning grammar more meaningful. Step 1: Students will see examples of correct usage and create rules based on what they observe. Step 2: Students will test those rules against additional examples of correct language usage. Step 3: Students will make adjustments and additions to their rules based on more observations. Step 4: Students will apply the rules while producing their own language. These scaffolded activities promote higher order thinking skills and represent the method of grammar instruction that is recommended by national organizations like ACTFL.
Spanish Classroom Requests Bulletin Board Set
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Spanish Classroom Requests Bulletin Board Set

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This resource contains seventeen 8 1/2" x 11" signs based on common classroom requests and situations. They can be used as a bulletin board set, word wall, or displayed anywhere in your classroom. These signs contain many of the expressions that your students will need to operate in the target language from Day 1. Even beginning level classes can learn to make requests quickly and easily with these signs serving as a reference. Each sign has a phrase or question, in Spanish, as well as a visual to help students remember the meaning. Included Phrases & Questions: -¿Puedo ir al baño? -¿Puedo tomar agua? -¿Puedo ir a mi armario? -Necesito ir a la oficina -¿Me prestas un lápiz? -¿Puedo ir a la enfermera? -¿Puedo llamar a mi madre? -¿Cómo se dice _____? -¿Qué significa _____? -Repita, por favor. -¿Tienes una hoja de papel? -¿Cuándo es el exámen? -¿Puedo escuchar la música? -¿Cómo se escribe _____? -No entiendo -Explique de nuevo, por favor. -¿En qué página estámos?
Latin Music Webquest
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Latin Music Webquest

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This webquest is perfect for introducing students to popular music in the Latino culture. It can be used with any level of language student as it has a cultural focus rather than being strictly focused on the target language. It also makes a great sub plan if students have internet access or if your classroom has 1:1 devices. In this webquest, students begin by finding out the top 10 latin songs for the current week, recording the information they find, and responding to some simple questions. Next, they choose three of the top 10 artists and give some basic biographical information (name, origin, age, musical style) about each one in Spanish. Finally, students delve deeper into these three artists by finding information about their current tour, ticket prices, and cities they will be visiting. This webquest raises student awareness of the increased role of Spanish language music in our own culture and country. If you like this product, you may be interested in some of the many song activities that I have created to accompany popular music in the target language.
El Día de los Reyes Magos
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El Día de los Reyes Magos

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This printable Power Point presentation offers students important cultural information about "El Día de los Reyes Magos" and invites them to participate in virtual activities that simulate different facets of the holiday celebration. Students will learn about Melchor, Gaspar, and Baltasar and how they figure into the Christmas season in Mexico and other Spanish-speaking countries. They will read about the large festival in Mexico City at Alameda Park and write their own brief letter to the Three Kings. They will acquire vocabulary related to the holiday and use it to complete a variety of activities and exercises. Your students will love choosing a piece of a virtual Rosca de Reyes and seeing if they found the figure of el niño Jesús in one of two interactive activities. In the second interactive activity, students will see figures added to the nacimiento and learn when and where each one is placed. Guaranteed to be educational AND fun for your students! This Product Includes: 1. Six Readings - cover the major traditions of Three Kings Day in English with key Spanish vocabulary highlighted in each reading. 2. Letter Writing Activity - students write a brief letter to the Three Kings in Spanish. Phrase ideas provided. 3. Vocabulary Acquisition Activity - students complete sentences with new words they have learned. 4. Virtual Rosca de Reyes Activity - students choose a piece and click to see if they have found el niño Jesús 5. Virtual Nacimiento - students see figures added to a nativity scene and learn when and where they are placed 6. 2 Summative Activities - a venn diagram, and a vocabulary sorting activity 7. Teacher/Student Resource Links - links to videos that provide more information about the holiday and show the celebrations
Silly Spanish Sentence Writing Activity - Preterite Tense Irregular Verbs
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Silly Spanish Sentence Writing Activity - Preterite Tense Irregular Verbs

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Silly Spanish Sentence Activities are a great way to motivate students and spice up your typical boring grammar drills while building vocabulary. These activities promote both interpretive reading and presentational writing skills. They provide a structure that will help struggling students while at same time allowing more advanced students to add details according to their abilities. This type of self-differentiation is very helpful in classes where students are at a variety of stages in their fluency and language acquisition. Students will choose 1 word each from a series of word boxes with the goal of creating funny sentences. They will need to apply grammatical concepts like conjugation and sentence structure while at the same time recognizing key vocabulary items. When they have created 10 sentences, they will choose a favorite and write it on the tear-off section of the activity. This set of Silly Spanish Sentence activities focuses specifically on preterite tense irregular verbs. This Product Includes: -Guide for Educators with Tips and Extension Activity Ideas -Irregular Verbs Silly Sentence Activity (hacer, venir, querer, estar, andar, tener, poner, poder, etc) -Irregular Verbs Silly Sentence Activity (ser, ir, dar, traer, producir, conducir, introducir, ver, etc)
El Día de los Enamorados / San Valentín Infographic Reading Activities
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El Día de los Enamorados / San Valentín Infographic Reading Activities

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Do you want to teach students about Valentine's Day traditions in the target culture without a boring lecture? Do you always see awesome infographics and you just don't know what to do with them? This product contains 2 different reading activities to accompany infographics available for free on the Internet. Due to their visual nature, infographics are a great way to get students reading interesting, age appropriate content even at a beginner level. The activities included for each infographic also align with the ACTFL goals for interpretive reading at the Novice level. This product also contains a questionnaire, in Spanish, that your students can respond to and create their own class infographic with the information they collect from one another. Your students will be encouraged by how much they can actually understand AND they will be building their interpretive reading skills and cultural competency while they do it! This Product Includes: 1. Links to 2 different infographics available on the Internet* 2. 2 Reading Activities (1 per infographic) 3. 2 Writing Prompts (1 per infographic) 4. 1 Questionnaire and Infographic Creation Activity Infographic Topics Include: 1. San Valentín 2. El Amor Juvenil en México *Note: Due to copyright, the actual infographics can not be included with the product, but their direct links can and are*
Spanish Food (Comida) Vocabulary Activities
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Spanish Food (Comida) Vocabulary Activities

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These activities were designed to allow students to become acquainted with food words in Spanish and to use them reflect on their eating habits in real life. This product contains a reading activity in the form a typical dialogue that might take place in a restaurant. Students are asked to infer meaning and respond to comprehension questions on the reading. The second activity is a vocabulary sort where students are asked to recognize the meanings of common food vocabulary well enough to place them into self-identified categories based on meaning. This product also contains a food log where students can use their food vocabulary to record what they eat over a 5 day period. There is also a follow-up sorting activity where they sort the foods they have eaten into a food pyramid in order to answer some questions, in Spanish, about their diet. These activities are great for paving the way for a classroom discussion about food and eating habits. This Product Includes: -Restaurant Conversation Reading Activity -Food Word Sort -Food Log -Food Pyramid Activity
Spanish Adjective Activities
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Spanish Adjective Activities

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This lesson has everything you need to get your students to understand and practice the concept of adjective agreement in Spanish. Students will practice matching various types of adjectives to both singular, plural, masculine, and feminine subjects. Once they have the basics, they will be able to apply their knowledge in a series of reading, speaking, and writing activities. This Product Includes: -1 Page tutorial on adjective agreement -1 Drill & Practice Activity -1 Reading Activity where students match descriptions to the people they describe -1 Speaking Activity where they describe a person to their partner who selects the correct person from a series of pictures (and vice versa) -1 Writing Activity where students write sentences to describe a variety of people in Spanish
"Limón y Sal" & Present Tense Stem-Changing Verbs
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"Limón y Sal" & Present Tense Stem-Changing Verbs

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This activity goes along with the song "Limón y Sal" by Julieta Venegas, which is readily available on YouTube and iTunes. In this activity, students listen to the song and complete the missing lyrics. Then, they are asked to locate certain lines of the song, copy them, and manipulate them. The manipulation of the lyrics requires them to use stem-changing verbs in the present tense. Students will practice listening, reading, and writing in this lesson. Included in this download; 1. Artist Biography (in Spanish) 2. Reading Comprehension Activity 2. Copy of song lyrics with key words removed (Clozeline activity) 3. Lyric Manipulation Activity 4. Reflection Activity 5. Answer Keys
Spanish-Speaking Country Mnemonic
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Spanish-Speaking Country Mnemonic

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A pair of sayings (mnemonics) to assist students in learning the Spanish-speaking countries of North America, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America as well as labeling them on a map.
Vocabulary Sorting Activities - Free Sample
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Vocabulary Sorting Activities - Free Sample

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This is a free sample containing 2 vocabulary sorting activities. Sorting activities help Foreign Language, Elementary and ESL/ELL students make connections between words, brainstorm for writing, or practice new vocabulary. Their versatility, ease of use, and the fact that they differentiate themselves make them one of my favorite things to use in my own classroom! Each activity contains 4 different categories which students must complete with words that they know and fit each category. These are a quick, easy way for students to recycle vocabulary that they have previously learned or integrate vocabulary they are currently studying. They can also be used to gauge a student's progress in acquiring language when compared over the school year and they differentiate themselves! These work well as a class starter or closing activity. Once students have completed an activity, it is easy to use their work as a jumping off point for writing tasks or inspiration for oral drill and conversation. Use them when you need a sub plan and ask students to write a paragraph or sentences as a follow up activity! These are low prep and ready to print and go! You can even skip the print step and just display them for students! The full length product includes 30 activities and is available in both Spanish and English.
Reward Coupons for Secondary Classrooms
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Reward Coupons for Secondary Classrooms

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These reward coupons will leave your students begging to be good...so that they can be bad (well, kind of bad). Many of the rewards that work well for energetic elementary students just don't matter to apathetic high school students. These awards are sure to motivate even your students that "don't care" about, well, anything... The best part? These rewards are free to give and require minimal planning on the part of the teacher. This download includes the following coupons: -Charge your phone in any outlet -Sit on top of your desk in the back row for a day -Stand by the door 2 minutes before the bell rings -Sit in the teacher's rolly chair -Get out of study hall -Ask 1 Yes or No question to the teacher during the test Don't forget to follow my store for new product and freebie alerts. If you download this product I would LOVE to have your feedback so that other teachers know what you thought before downloading!