We learn body parts as a warm up simon says game. I read the book to the children and we talk about what it means. The children have a copy of the book to colour, and draw their own monster. To support learning I send a sheet home for the children to use with their parents.

Learners need to place their treasure and hunt for it using coordinates. Clues can be given out using the hot, warm, cold system, which can then transform into a physical game in a large room.

An explanation of masculine and feminine, introducing el and la, and an opportunity to guess the gender of animal words. A test of the animal words is also included. If you can get hold of sing, watch and learn Spanish published by McGraw Hill the animals in this activity are all those in the first video/ song on the dvd, which makes nice revision.

Learners practice giving different nationalities.

Lots of dominoes in full colour with words in English or Spanish to be matched. I laminated mine and use them as a treat for the children who have worked hardest.

Write a letter to Pedro. Include 3 time frames and appropriate greetings. Have a conversation with a Spanish friend about what to do, as you are feeling unwell. Read about Spanish around the world and answer questions in English. Write to the Spanish family you are going to do a language exchange with, telling them about the county (eg. Devon) where you live.

A typically drama filled lovesong from Matt Monro, which is easy to understand due to the clear pronunciation of a singer who's native tongue is not Spanish. I have made a wordsearch, strings of words, and gapfill lyrics to engage learners with the song and the future tense. I can&'t include the song here, but I have included guidance on where to buy it. I hope that helps.

Good size top trump cards with numbers to 100 in figures and in words. Backing sheet with common game language which I print directly onto the other side, obscuring what the card is.

Learners study the present perfect then create a doctor -.patient dialogue. For homework they note what chores people in their home do over the course of the week then report back to peers.

1: Decorate your books with cognates and other Spanish you already know. 2: LL sound and What is your name? 3: Good morning, how are you? 4: Christmas in Spain (insert at relevant date in course, obvs!) 5: Where do you live? 6: Numbers 1-20 7: Review and test

Questions in Spanish to find out how other people see themselves.

A presentation about Cuba with flag to colour, and a video to watch - I put the video on my memory stick to avoid the school firewall. I loved seeing struggling learners sing along to the song at the end of the class.

Work the number worksheet to get used to the numbers. Pin up the scores sheets from the top trumps slides. Each table gets a pile of blank animal cards that they have to draw the animal on, and a pile of score cards that they have to complete and stick to the card. The game is used as a treat which helps revision.

Inviting people out, saying how you feel, giving reasonsand using verb patterns

Learners memorise the basics of letter writing, match character adjectives to Spanish definitions, study elements of describing someone else and their day, then move to describing themself and their day as a written assessment.

Happy birthday to you song to colour in a sing, birthday activity mini snap game, and a calendar to note all our friends' birthdays.

Lots of profesiones are strong cognates. Use this video to introduce some vocabulario de los profesiones to your estudiantes. Play the video with the sound only first, and use the pause button to give los estudiantes la oportunidad to answer the challenges, and then write their own. Encourage them to use español whenever they can. Much more slow, accessible Spanish available on Youtube. Search for "spanglish fantastico"

This class quiz is peppered with Spanish words. There are 4 types of question: drawing, find the connection, forbidden words (sin permiso) and word challenges. There is a broad Christmas theme, and learners will pick up some Christmas vocabulario while having competitive fun.

Lesson 2 continues on from Introduction to Spanish lesson: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/introduction-to-spanish-11706470 Boys and girls choose affirmations beginning with "Soy ...", eg soy contento or soy contenta, to introduce the idea that some adjectives agree with gender. Children work with professions cognates, eg soy recepcionista en un hotel, creating memory cards they can use to play matching pairs games with friends/ test each other with. Link to La Bamba video with bi-lingual lyrics for the quote "Yo no soy marinero, soy captián." Pronunciation work for the letters J and G, and animated review of the lesson.

Spanish e-book to support learners as they begin to speak Spanish. 160 pages of explanations, examples, exercises and resources to help and encourage your students. Written in Spanglish, the English - Spanish mix that maximises exposure to the target language at the same time as allowing full comprehension (as long as the student is preparado to make a few guesses inteligentes). Cognates are used wherever possible. The course is written around 5 themes: introductions, countries, occupations, the family and ordering in a cafe. There are also lots of varied activities throughout to practice the basics of pronunciation and using numbers. This book is designed to be easy to use in the classroom, and for learners to be able to read through and remember outside the classroom. It minimises preparation time. With plenty of pictures throughout, 14 point text and double line spacing, it is accessible to dyslexic students. This book has a friendly, conversational style and makes suggestions about how to study and how to remember new words. Non-Spanish speakers have read this book, and told me that they were able to read it from cover to cover. One reviewer said, "You don't realise when it is Spanish you are reading, because it all blends in." I hope Spanish teachers and students give this book a try, because I have found it to be successful in engaging my learners and giving them the knowledge and the confidence to speak Spanish.