(1) ¿Qué te gusta hacer en tu tiempo libre? / Free time
- Ideal for learners of KS3 Spanish.
- Colour-coded texts according to word category to support students with dyslexia or lower literacy.
- Animated and visually engaging slides.
- 'Stretch and challenge' extensions for more able students.
- Support for weaker students.
- Slides to explain grammar step-by-step to make language more accessible to students, especially 'me gusta/me encanta' + second (infinitive) verb.
(2) ¿Qué hay en tu dormitorio / What's in your bedroom?
- Whole lesson including worksheet.
- Ideal for high ability KS3 and KS4.
- Recap of colours.
- Recap of activities around the house (present tense).
- Introduction of bedroom objects.
- Range of activities, both teacher-led and independent.
- Optional and differentiated slides to accommodate for 'stretch and challenge' (more able pupils) and support for weaker students.
(3) ¿Cómo es tu casa? / What is your house like?
- High-level KS3 or KS4 resource.
- Colour-coding to show different categories of words and to provide support for students with dyslexia or lower literacy.
- Specially-designed audio file.
- Speaking activity.
- Recap of activities/chores around the house (present tense).
- Active reading/writing activity which gets students out of their seat and more engaged with their learning.
(4) ¿Cómo sería tu casa ideal? / What would your ideal house be like?
- Ideal for KS4 learners of Spanish.
- Introduction of conditional tense (basic) using inductive grammar teaching which encourages 'noticing' and independent learning.
- Whole class game included.
- Modelling and writing activity included.
- Colour-coded texts throughout according to category of word in order to support students with dyslexia or lower literacy.
- 'Stretch and challenge' extension activities provided.
- Carefully scaffolded instructions to support students but also encourage development of skills necessary for the new GSCE spec.
- Visuals and animation throughout.
(5) Mi casa revision game
- Ideal for KS4 after unit of work focussing on home. To be played as a class before any assessment pertaining to home/house.
- Recap of bedroom objects.
- Recap of colours.
- Recap of chores/activities around the house.
- Recap of adjectives.
- Recap of present vs. conditional.
- Recap of 'tener' vs. 'haber', and 'estar'.
- Questions range from easy to very challenging.
- Students required to translate from both Spanish to English, and English to Spanish.
- Students required to look for grammatical errors such as adjectival agreements and gender of nouns.
(6) Mi casa revision lesson
- Ideal for KS4 after unit of work focussing on home.
- Recap of bedroom objects.
- Recap of colours.
- Recap of chores/activities around the house.
- Recap of adjectives.
- Recap of present vs. conditional.
- Recap of 'tener' vs. 'haber', and 'estar'.
- Colour-coded activities to make learning more accessible to dyslexic pupils or students with lower literacy.
- Extension/'stretch and challenge' activities provided.