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 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.
Physical Descriptions in Spanish – Descripciones Físicas
Ten phrases for physical descriptions and five fun activities to practice understanding and pronunciation.
The ten phrases for phyisical descriptions are:
• ojos azules – blue eyes
• ojos verdes – green eyes
• ojos marrones – brown eyes
• ojos grises – grey eyes
• pelirojo/a – red head
• rubio/a – blond
• castaño/a – brunette
• moreno/a – dark haired
• alto/a – tall
• bajo/a – short
The slides also include translations and guidance on how to pronounce the words in Spanish for non specialist teachers.
The five activities are:
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.
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.
Hobbies in Spanish – Mis Pasatiempos
Ten phrases for hobbies and six fun games to practice speaking and listening.
The ten phrases for hobbies are:
• dibujar – to draw
• escuchar música – to listen to music
• tocar la guitarra – to play the guitar
• ver la televisión – to watch television
• jugar a videojuegos – to play video games
• jugar al fútbol – to play football
• jugar al baloncesto – to play basketball
• tocar el piano – to play the piano
• leer – to read
• bailar – to dance
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.
Students design their own Christmas jumper. Then students can describe their jumper using the phrases ‘Mi jersey es…’ (my jumper is…) and ‘En mi jersey hay…’ (on my jumper there is…). A great pre Christmas holidays activity.
Spanish Christmas Cards - a PowerPoint presentation to support writing Christmas cards in Spanish. Simple slides with common Christmas greetings in Spanish. One slide has English translation and one slide is without.
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.
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.
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!
Labelling activity for family vocabulary, with and without word bank. Family vocabulary: madre, padre, hermano, hermana, abuelo, abuela. Suitable for ages 7 -14.
An excellent activity for practising weather vocabulary, using speaking and listening skills. Students work in pairs to complete the missing information in their grid; asking and answering questions about the weather:
¿Qué tiempo hace el lunes en Barcelona?
El lunes, en Barcelona hace calor.
¿Qué tiempo hace el martes en Madrid?
El martes, en Madrid está nublado.
Great for getting all the class talking!
Includes a word bank and answer sheet. Fully editable.
Christmas in Spanish Board Game Navidad Juego de Mesa
A board game to practice vocabulary for Christmas. Works well on its on or could be used in conjunction with the games and activities in my resource ‘Spanish Christmas Navidad Español’ (£3). Students to play in pairs or small groups. Vocabulary includes:
Father Christmas – Papá Noel
Christmas tree – arból de navidad
baubles – bolas de navidad
elves – elfos
reindeer – reno
presents – regalos
snowman – muñeco
star – estrella
Students roll the dice and count on that number of spaces. When they land on a picture students must say the correct vocabulary. If students land on circle, they must go back ‘retrocede’. If they land on a diamond, students go forward ‘avanza’. Great for practicing vocabulary and getting the whole class talking. You can give extra points for students counting the number of spaces in Spanish and using the phrases ‘te toca a ti’ (it’s your turn) and ‘me toca a mi’ (it’s my turn).
A board game to practice vocabulary for time. Students to play in pairs or small groups. Vocabulary includes ‘en punto’ (o’clock), ‘y media’ (half past), ‘y cuarto’ (quarter past), menos cuarto’ (quarter to). Students roll the dice and count on that number of spaces. When they land on a picture students must say the correct time. If students land on circle, they must go back ‘retrocede’. If they land on a diamond, students go forward ‘avanza’. Great for practicing vocabulary and getting the whole class talking. You can give extra points for students counting the number of spaces in Spanish and using the phrases ‘te toca a ti’ (it’s your turn) and ‘me toca a mi’ (it’s my turn).
A board game to practice vocabulary for hobbies. Vocabulary includes:
dibujar – to draw
escuchar música – to listen to music
tocar la guitarra – to play the guitar
ver la televisión – to watch television
jugar videojuegos – to play video games
jugar fútbol – to play football
jugar baloncesto – to play basketball
tocar el piano – to play the piano
leer – to read
bailar – to dance
Students to play in pairs or small groups. Students roll the dice and count on that number of spaces. When they land on a picture students must say the correct vocabulary. If students land on circle, they must go back ‘retrocede’. If they land on a diamond, students go forward ‘avanza’. Great for practicing vocabulary and getting the whole class talking. You can give extra points for students counting the number of spaces in Spanish and using the phrases ‘te toca a ti’ (it’s your turn) and ‘me toca a mi’ (it’s my turn).
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!
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.
A board game to help students practice common questions about themselves and numbers to 10.
The questions are:
¿Cómo te llamas? Me llamo…
¿Cuántos años tienes? Tengo…
¿Cómo estás? Estoy…
¿Dónde vives? Vivo…
Students roll the dice and count on that number of spaces. If they land on a question, students ask and answer that question to their partner. If they land on the number they must say the number or as an extra challenge they can say 1 more or 1 less. If students land on circle, they must go back ‘retrocede’. If they land on a diamond, students go forward ‘avanza’. Great for practising common questions and getting the whole class talking. You can give extra points for students counting the number of spaces in Spanish and using the phrases ‘te toca a ti’ (it’s your turn) and ‘me toca a mi’ (it’s my turn).
Vocabulary for colours in Spanish:
azul – blue
rojo – red
amarillo – yellow
verde – green
naranja – orange
morado – purple
blanco – white
negro – black
Three activities: matching words and pictures (words move to correct colour on clicks); picture splat (T says the number in Spanish and students splat the correct one); What’s missing (numbers disappear, students say which number is missing). Includes information for non-specialist Spanish teachers on pronunciation and noun-adjective agreement.
Keep your students engaged with these fun, interactive activities.
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.
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!
Great for integrating Spanish as part of your P.E. lesson. This activity introduces students to six actions verbs: run, jump, dance, skip, walk, turn in Spanish. The PowerPoint includes four activities: picture splat, what’s missing, and quick flash, as well as guidance on pronunciation.