KS3/4 Spanish - Festivals & Celebrations: Cuba & Santería (End of Term Lesson)

Could be used as part of a wider country study on Cuba or to promote culture of Spanish-speaking countries, which is part of the new GCSE curriculum. Could also be used as an end-of-term one-off lesson.

Resources included:

1. Las fiestas folclóricas de Cuba - Cuban folk festivals (Santería)
2. Differentiated worksheet for higher ability students
3. Differentiated worksheet for lower ability students

• Ideal for learners of KS3 and lower KS4 Spanish.
• Could form part of a SoW which teaches festivals, traditions and celebrations, which is part of the Edexcel/AQA curricula.
• Total of 3 files included in package. (2x independent worksheets and accompanying lesson PowerPoint.)
• Multiple opportunities to broaden vocabulary on the topic of Cuba, religion and festivals in both English and Spanish.
• Heavy SMSC/cultural input.
• Cross-curricular lesson with Religious Studies.
• Excellent resource to use just before the Christmas, Easter or Summer holidays in order to promote the diversity of religious festivals and tradition.
• Opportunity to teach the lesson mostly in TL or in L1 (alternative slides for either option supplied within)
• CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning).