An investigation of Ir and Irse, with examples to match to translations, and a song with dual language lyrics from Spanglish Academy on Youtube.

Sheets to complete to keep a diary of what we learn in our Spanish club. In this lesson I always give the learners a drink, they choose the colour cup they want (in Spanish) and they sing an adapted version of a birthday piñata song before I deliver the drink. Words are on the powerpoint, and the song is on the video.

Start your Spanish course with learning how to say your name, and getting an idea about one of the rules of Spanish pronunciation (LL sounds Y)

The idea is for the children to colour strips of paper as the words indicate (all red, mostly red, a little red) and then cut them out. The learners follow the teacher's Spanish instructions to make shapes with their strips of paper.

A worksheet to use after looking at the BBC Primary Spanish site, which consolidates learning about personal information, and includes a flag colouring activity.

Having completed 2 songs about wanting and eating bicuits, the children can trace over words in a comic strip and colour in the biscuit picture.

These are two books - one has key words replaced by pictures which children have to read as words; the other has English and Spanish dual text for the children to illustrate. I ask them to learn a page each so they can tell the story without the words, and video it so they can monitor their performances.

I took in a puppet and commented on its colours and features. Children commented on their own colours and features. Then I provided socks for children to make puppets with Spanish names, and they made little books about their own puppets using the templates in these documents. Of course, the puppets are proud of speaking Spanish, and the puppet who manages to speak exclusively Spanish the longest wins a prize. We use, sí, no, no sé, and gradually introduce more Spanish phrases as puppets are knocked out.

Study and test the verb estar for location, study words to say what there is in a place through a pelmanism game, then write an e.mail home from holiday saying what the place is like.

A Spanish version of this traditional action song. I mix English in with the Spanish to introduce a little of the language at a time.

3 simple verses with music and words in Spanish and English translation. Good to sing at the beginning of a session. Actions to go with the song are self explanatory.

A little book which children can add their own name to and the name of their teddy. I use it with a different child each time.

If the children would like a Spanish name for the day then I use these to give them a name and how to say it.

I developed this resource as a required part of induction for adult learners. It contains words connected with dangers, hazards, eg tripping etc., and after learners have studied the vocab there is a series of questions and a listening text to be read aloud.

The song counts down the number of spots on your dog as you wash him. The game will be familiar to most people, and I have put Spanish sentences on the cards to be read.

Presentation of gustar and how to use it to say what you like about your town (or not).

Saying where a place is Saying where you are from and how many people live there Communicative activities to exchange information.

Questions about name, address, origen, telephone number, and new identities to practice the questions with.

Toddler group management will be familiar with the rhyme: clap your hands, 123, put your hands upon your knee. Here is a Spanish version I wrote for a toddler group but use in reception.

Children learn to say we give thanks, who to give thanks to - Mother Earth in this case, and what to give thanks for - fruit in this case. They sing a song and make a greetings card. There is a youtube video of me teaching this lesson to 3 puppets (!) at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBMPqk4Pybk