At the Spanish Classroom, we provide engaging and exciting resources, lesson plans and activities for the experienced and non experienced Spanish teacher.
At the Spanish Classroom, we provide engaging and exciting resources, lesson plans and activities for the experienced and non experienced Spanish teacher.
A home learning pack to revise basic Spanish in case of school closures. The pack includes lots of fun activities: matching, word searches, fill in the missing gap and labeling the picture. Each worksheet covers basic Spanish vocabulary including:
Numbers
Colours
The weather
Questions and answers
The family
Transport
I hope you find it useful!
A PowerPoint to teach seven words related to carnival celebration in Spain. A great way to celebrate ‘Carnaval’ with your class this year.
Vocabulary:
• el baile – the dance
• la fiesta - the party
• el disfraz – fancy dress
• la carroza – parade float
• los fuegos artificiales – fireworks
• la música – music
• el desfile – parade
The PowerPoint contains five games to consolidate knowledge of vocabulary.
The five activities are:
Matching - students match the words to the pictures.
Picture splat - teacher says the word and two students compete to be the first to splat the picture.
What’s missing - numbers disappear from the slide and students say what has disappeared
Quick flash - pictures are displayed momentarily. Students put their hand up and say what the picture is. Click again and the picture appears. Click a third time and the word in Spanish appears.
Blockbusters – students complete to say the target vocabulary to cross from one side of the board to another.
Could be used in conjunction with Carnival in Spanish Carnaval Worksheets (find it for free in the Spanish Classroom TES shop).
Labelling activity for family vocabulary, with and without word bank. Family vocabulary: madre, padre, hermano, hermana, abuelo, abuela. Suitable for ages 7 -14.
A PowerPoint to teach ten phrases for instructions and eight classroom objects. Including five fun activities to practice understanding and pronunciation.
The ten phrases for instructions are:
• repetid - repeat
• escuchad - listen
• manos arriba – hands up
• manos abajo – hands down
• silencio, por favor – silence, please
• levantaos – stand up
• sentaos – sit down
• escribid - write
• mirad - look
• pásame – pass me
The eight classroom objects are:
• un bolígrafo – a pen
• un lápiz– a pencil
• una goma – a rubber
• una hoja de papel – a sheet of paper
• una regla – a ruler
• un bote de pegamento – a pot of glue
• un cuaderno – an execise book
• un estuche – a pencil case
The slides also include translations and guidance on how to pronounce the words in Spanish for non specialist teachers.
The six activities are:
Matching - students match the words to the pictures.
Picture splat - teacher says the target vocabulary and two students compete to be the first to splat the picture.
What’s missing - numbers disappear from the slide and students say what has disappeared
Quick flash - pictures are displayed momentarily. Students put their hand up and say what the picture is. Click again and the picture appears. Click a third time and the word in Spanish appears.
Blockbusters – students complete to say the target vocabulary to cross from one side of the board to another.
Board Game – can be printed off for group/pair work. Students throw the dice to move along the spaces. When they land on a ‘casilla’ (square), students say the target language.
Each game includes instructions and key phrases the teacher can use in Spanish.
The PowerPoint can be used repeatedly over a half term to teach and practice key vocabulary.
The Family in Spanish - La Familia
Ten phrases for family members and five fun activities to practice understanding and pronunciation.
The ten phrases for family members are:
madre – mother
padre – father
hermano – brother
hermana – sister
abuelo – granddad
abuela – grandma
tía – aunt
tío – uncle
primo – cousin (male)
prima – cousin (female)
The slides also include translations and guidance on how to pronounce the words in Spanish for non specialist teachers.
The five activities are:
Matching - students match the words to the pictures.
Picture splat - teacher says the target vocabulary and two students compete to be the first to splat the picture.
What’s missing - numbers disappear from the slide and students say what has disappeared
Quick flash - pictures are displayed momentarily. Students put their hand up and say what the picture is. Click again and the picture appears. Click a third time and the word in Spanish appears.
Blockbusters – students complete to say the target vocabulary to cross from one side of the board to another.
Each game includes instructions and key phrases the teacher can use in Spanish.
The PowerPoint can be used repeatedly over a half term to teach and practice key vocabulary.
¡El Chocolate! – Chocolate KS1 Half Term Spanish
All the plans and resources you need to teach six, 30 minute Spanish lessons to KS1 on the topic of chocolate. Students will learn about the history of chocolate in Mayan culture. They will learn the ingredients and verbs in Spanish to make hot chocolate.
Included:
Detailed medium term plan.
¡El Chocolate! PowerPoint - includes everything needed to teach the topic, e.g. presentation of vocabulary (including sound files by a native speaker), games, activities, dialogues etc.
¡El Chocolate!Activity Pack - includes front cover for new topic; large flashcards; small flashcards; reading comprehension; comparison of Mayan hot chocolate with modern hot chocolate; matching activities
End of Unit Self-Assessment – students assess how well the have achieved the topic objectives.
The plans are designed for non-specialist primary teachers or specialist teachers who are short on time.
The ‘¡El Chocolate!’ topic includes sound files of a native speaker and five games to practice the vocabulary.
The five games are:
1 The five games are:
Matching - students match the numbers to the pictures.
Picture splat - teacher says the number and two students compete to be the first to splat the picture.
What’s missing - numbers disappear from the slide and students must say what has disappeared
Blockbusters – students complete to say the target vocabulary to cross from one side of the board to another.
Quick flash - pictures are displayed momentarily. Students put their hand up and say what the picture is. Click again and the picture appears. Click a third time and the word in Spanish appears.
Students will love learning Spanish with this fun topic! Teachers will love how much time they save!
¡Muchas Gracias!
All the plans and resources you need to teach six, one hour Spanish lessons to KS2 or KS3 on the topic of describing physical characteristics of ourselves and others. Students will learn about the Guatemalan tradition of worry dolls. They will learn how to describe eye colour, hair colour and height in Spanish. They will make their own worry dolls and describe them in Spanish.
Included:
Detailed medium term plan
Muñecas Quitapenas PowerPoint - includes everything needed to teach the topic, e.g. presentation of vocabulary (including sound files by a native speaker), games, activities, dialogues etc.
Muñecas Quitapenas Activity Pack - includes front cover for new topic; worry dolls reading comprehension; class surveys of hair and eye colour; writing templates with word banks.
End of Unit Self-Assessment – students assess how well the have achieved the topic objectives.
Each lesson plan includes: activities to revise previous learning; new language activities; main activities; plenary and consolidation activities.
The plans are designed for non-specialist primary teachers or specialist teachers who are short on time.
The Muñecas Quitapenas topic includes sound files of a native speaker and five games to practice the vocabulary.
The five games are:
Matching - students match the numbers to the pictures.
Picture splat - teacher says the number and two students compete to be the first to splat the picture.
What’s missing - numbers disappear from the slide and students must say what has disappeared
Blockbusters – students complete to say the target vocabulary to cross from one side of the board to another.
Quick flash - pictures are displayed momentarily. Students put their hand up and say what the picture is. Click again and the picture appears. Click a third time and the word in Spanish appears.
Students will love learning Spanish with this fun topic! Teachers will love how much time they save!
¡Muchas Gracias!
All the plans and resources you need to teach six, 15 minute Spanish lessons to EYFS on the topic of numbers. Students will learn vocabulary for numbers up to 10. They will learn to count, say and recognise numbers and sing a traditional Spanish counting song.
Included:
Detailed medium term plan with links to EYFS objectives.
Los Números 1-10 PowerPoint - includes everything needed to teach the topic, e.g. presentation of vocabulary (including sound files by a native speaker), games and activities.
Los Números 1-10 Activity pack - includes front cover for new topic; large flashcards; small flashcards; counting elephants activity.
Songs to help children remember the vocabulary.
The plans are designed for non-specialist primary teachers or specialist teachers who are short on time.
The Los Números 1-10 topic includes sound files of a native speaker and four games to practice the vocabulary.
The five games are:
Picture splat - teacher says the number and two students compete to be the first to splat the picture.
What’s missing - numbers disappear from the slide and students must say what has disappeared
Quick flash - pictures are displayed momentarily. Students put their hand up and say what the picture is. Click again and the picture appears. Click a third time and the word in Spanish appears.
Blockbusters – students complete to say the target vocabulary to cross from one side of the board to another.
Students will love learning Spanish with this fun topic! Teachers will love how much time they save!
¡Muchas Gracias!
All the plans and resources you need to teach six, one hour Spanish lessons to upper KS2 or KS3 on the topic of months of the year and birthdays. Students will learn numbers up to 31 in Spanish. They will learn the months of the year in Spanish and how to say when their birthday is. Students will sing happy birthday in Spanish, write a birthday card in Spanish and take a birthdays survey of their class.
Included in unit of work:
Detailed medium term plan
Los Meses del Año PowerPoint - includes everything needed to teach the topic, e.g. presentation of vocabulary (including sound files by a native speaker), games, activities etc.
Los Meses del Año Activity Pack - includes front cover for new topic; writing numbers up to 30 in Spanish; numbers board game; ordering the months of the year; birthdays class survey.
End of Unit Self-Assessment – students assess how well the have achieved the topic objectives.
Each lesson plan includes: activities to revise previous learning; new language activities; a main activity; plenary and consolidation activities to be completed during the week.
The plans are designed for non-specialist primary teachers or specialist teachers who are short on time.
The topic includes sound files of a native speaker and five games to practice the vocabulary.
The five games are:
Matching - students match the numbers to the pictures.
Picture splat - teacher says the number and two students compete to be the first to splat the picture.
What’s missing - numbers disappear from the slide and students must say what has disappeared
Quick flash - pictures are displayed momentarily. Students put their hand up and say what the picture is. Click again and the picture appears. Click a third time and the word in Spanish appears.
Blockbusters – students complete to say the target vocabulary to cross from one side of the board to another.
Students will love learning Spanish with this fun topic! Teachers will love how much time they save!
¡Muchas Gracias!
An excellent resource for teaching KS2 or KS3 parts of the body in Spanish. Can be used for the famous head, shoulders, knees and toes song. Includes 5 different activities and games, including ‘Blockbusters’, ‘What’s
Missing’ and ‘Matching’. Also includes language notes and pronunciation of all vocabulary.
Entire unit of plans and resources for the weather in Spanish. The plan includes weekly consolidation activities, audio of all vocabulary and information about the language. All resources are included and there are lots of fun games and activities.
Vocabulary taught:
hace frío – it is cold
hace calor – it is hot
nieva – it snows
llueve – it rains
está nublado – it is cloudy
hace viento – it is windy
hay tormenta – there is a storm
hace sol – it is sunny
Students will learn eight phrases to describe the weather. They will practise using the vocabulary by playing games such as, ‘What’s missing’ and ‘Quick flash’. Students will also revise the days of the week and play a ‘quiz’ to test their knowledge. They will then link the vocabulary for weather and days of the week to listen to a weather forecast in Spanish. Using their listening skills, students will compare what they hear, to a picture forecast and say if they think it is ‘verdad’ (true) or ‘falso’ (false). Working in pairs, they will complete weather forecasts for different cities in Spain and the UK, practicing their listening and speaking skills. They will present a weather forecast in front of the class and research what the weather is like in Spanish cities, comparing it to the weather in the UK. Activities are designed to encourage oracy skills and collaborative learning. Each lesson has opportunities for self assessment and teaches language learning strategies. Students will be enthusiastic about Spanish and eager to learn more!
This pack contains everything you need to teach Christmas words and phrases in Spanish. The pack includes a PowerPoint presentation, introducing eight words and phrases associated with Christmas:
Father Christmas – Papá Noel
Christmas tree – árbol de navidad
baubles – bolas de navidad
elves – elfos
reindeer – reno
presents – regalos
snowman – muñeco
star – estrella
The resources includes translations and pronunciation guidance. There are five games: Picture Splat; ¿Qué falta?; Blockbusters; Matching Activity and Quick Flash to practice the vocabulary. In addition to the PowerPoint there is also a matching activity worksheet and a boardgame.
This resource includes an information pack and quiz, jam-packed full of interesting facts about how Christmas is celebrated in Spain. Students will learn about:
• How ‘Beléns’ that are used as a count down to Christmas.
• What is ‘Noche Buena’
• Traditional food eaten at Christmas
• Why Spanish children get extra presents
• ‘El Gordo’ Christmas lottery
• Strange Christmas traditions
Teachers then have the option to test students knowledge using the multiple choice questions or asking students to complete a quiz sheet. All answers provided. ¡Feliz Navidad!
Five fun activities for teaching food, ‘La Merienda’ or ‘afternoon tea’. The first slides introduce the vocabulary:
• La Merienda – afternoon tea
• una galleta – a biscuit
• un magdalenas – a cupcake
• un vaso de leche – a glass of milk
• un zumo de naranja – an orange juice
• un chocolate caliente – a hot chocolate
• un té- a tea
• un café – a coffee
• pan con mermelada – bread with jam
• sandwich de queso – cheese and ham sandwich
• pan con tomate – bread with tomato
There is guidance on how to pronounce the words in Spanish for non specialist teachers. The five activities are:
The five activities are:
Matching - students match the words to the pictures.
Picture splat - teacher says the target vocabulary and two students compete to be the first to splat the picture.
What’s missing - numbers disappear from the slide and students say what has disappeared
Quick flash - pictures are displayed momentarily. Students put their hand up and say what the picture is. Click again and the picture appears. Click a third time and the word in Spanish appears.
Blockbusters – students complete to say the target vocabulary to cross from one side of the board to another.
Each game includes key phrases the teacher can use in Spanish.
The PowerPoint can be used repeatedly over a half term to teach and practice key vocabulary.
Everything you need to teach an engaging Spanish lesson before Halloween. The pack includes: Halloween lesson plan; powerpoint to introduce the vocabulary and activities to rehearse vocabulary; matching and sentence writing activity; translations and pronunciation guidance for the non-specialist teacher; flashcards.
Complete set of plans and resources to teach a half a term of high quality Spanish lessons. The plan includes weekly consolidation activities, pronunciation of words and information about the language. All resources needed to teach are included and there are lots of fun games and activities. Students will learn about what Spanish children typically eat for their afternoon tea and complete a reading comprehension. They will then learn ten different phrases for food eaten at this time; practising the vocabulary using a range of fun games to encourage speaking and listening. Learners give their opinion on what they like and what they dislike and use the language to roleplay a simple conversation set in a restaurant. They will create their favourite meal and finally they will follow a recipe to make a typical Spanish dish of ‘pan con tomate’ (bread with tomato). Activities are designed to encourage oracy skills and collaborative learning. Students will be enthusiastic about Spanish and eager to learn more!
This bundle contains PowerPoints and activities to name the parts of the body and describe hair colour, eye colour and height. It includes the following resources:
• Physical Descriptions in Spanish - Descripciones Físicas Vocabulary and Games
• Parts of the Body in Spanish - Las Partes del Cuerpo Vocabulary and Games
• Parts of the Body in Spanish - Las Partes del Cuerpo Flashcards
• Parts of the Body in Spanish - Las Partes del Cuerpo Matching Activity
Each PowerPoint has six games:
Matching - students match the pictures to the words.
Picture splat - teacher says the target vocabulary and two students compete to be the first to splat the corresponding picture.
What’s missing – pictures disappear from the slide and students say what has disappeared
Quick flash – click to display part of the picture. Students put their hand up and say what the picture is. Click again and the picture appears. Click a third time and the word in Spanish appears.
Blockbusters – students complete to say the target vocabulary to cross from one side of the board to another.
Each PowerPoint also includes translations and guidance on how to pronounce the words in Spanish for non specialist teachers.
For more details, check out the individual resources.
Numbers 20 - 31 in Spanish - Vocabulary and Games
PowerPoint to teach numbers from 20 - 31 in Spanish. Includes audio of a native speaking saying each number and five activities. Easily adaptable for home learning. Children can play the games with parents or siblings and use the sound files to practice pronunciation.
The five activities are:
Picture splat - teacher says the number and two students compete to be the first to splat the picture.
What’s missing - numbers disappear from the slide and students must say what has disappeared
Matching - students match the numbers to the pictures.
Quick flash - pictures are displayed momentarily. Students put their hand up and say what the picture is. Click again and the picture appears. Click a third time and the word in Spanish appears.
Blockbusters – students complete to say the target vocabulary to cross from one side of the board to another.
Each game includes key phrases the teacher can use in Spanish.
I hope you find it useful!
A complete half term of Spanish planning and resources! This pack contains everything you need to teach six, one hour lessons plus consolidation activities. Todo Sobre Mí teaches students to ask and answer common questions in Spanish. The PowerPoint contains lots of fun games to motivate your students to practice the language. It also includes audio of a native speaker to help practice pronunciation. At the end of the topic students create a booklet all about themselves.
The questions and answers are as follows:
• ¿Cómo te llamas? What’s your name?
• Me llamo My name is
• Buenos días – good morning
• Buenas tardes – good afternoon
• Buenas noches – good night
• Hola – hello
• Adiós – goodbye
• ¿Cómo estás? - How are you?
• Estoy – I am
• Muy bien - very good
• Bien – good
• Regular – ok
• Mal – bad
• Fatal – terrible
• ¿Cuántos años tienes? – How old are you?
• Tengo ____ años. – I am ___ years old.
• ¿Dónde vives? – Where do you live?
• Vivo en – I live in
Las Flores Flowers Spanish Half Term Plan
All the plans and resources you need to teach six, 30 minute Spanish lessons to KS1 on the topic of flowers. Students will learn vocabulary for six different types of flowers. They will learn to ask and answer what their favourite flower is in Spanish and go on a flower hunt. Children will also learn about ‘El Festival de los Patios de Córdoba’, a festival of flowers in the south of Spain.
Included:
Detailed medium term plan.
Las Flores PowerPoint - includes everything needed to teach the topic, e.g. presentation of vocabulary (including sound files by a native speaker), games, activities, dialogues etc.
Las Flores Activity Pack - includes front cover for new topic; large flashcards; small flashcards; labelling flower pot activity; class survey of favourite flowers; flower hunt activity.
End of Unit Self-Assessment – students assess how well the have achieved the topic objectives.
The plans are designed for non-specialist primary teachers or specialist teachers who are short on time.
The ‘Las Flores’ topic includes sound files of a native speaker and five games to practice the vocabulary.
The five games are:
1 The five games are:
Matching - students match the numbers to the pictures.
Picture splat - teacher says the number and two students compete to be the first to splat the picture.
What’s missing - numbers disappear from the slide and students must say what has disappeared
Blockbusters – students complete to say the target vocabulary to cross from one side of the board to another.
Quick flash - pictures are displayed momentarily. Students put their hand up and say what the picture is. Click again and the picture appears. Click a third time and the word in Spanish appears.
Students will love learning Spanish with this fun topic! Teachers will love how much time they save!
¡Muchas Gracias!