GCSE and A-Level activities to help students prepare for their final exams, featuring engaging Spanish learning activities for intermediate learners. Additionally, I teach various language fields, including EFL (English as a Foreign Language), ESL (English as a Second Language), ELD (English Language Development), and English Language Arts (ELA), as well as Spanish and Italian.
GCSE and A-Level activities to help students prepare for their final exams, featuring engaging Spanish learning activities for intermediate learners. Additionally, I teach various language fields, including EFL (English as a Foreign Language), ESL (English as a Second Language), ELD (English Language Development), and English Language Arts (ELA), as well as Spanish and Italian.
This worksheet is designed for intermediate-level Spanish learners who want to explore the history and culture of the Canary Islands. It features a reading text about the islands’ key historical and cultural events, along with five comprehension questions to help learners solidify their understanding.
Start your day with a splash of Spanish language practice and cultural discovery.
Benefits:
Students will gain knowledge about the fascinating history and vibrant culture of the Canary Islands.
The comprehension questions help students develop their reading and comprehension skills in Spanish.
The worksheet is self-guided, designed for independent learning, a quick and enriching morning activity, and it is ideal for homeschooling routines.
Additional Tips:
Consider adding a suggested time frame for completing the worksheet (e.g., 15-20 minutes) to provide structure for homeschooling schedules.
Spark curiosity and set the stage for further exploration and learning about the Canary Islands. Mention any additional resources (e.g., maps, images) that could enhance the learning experience.
Highlight the worksheet’s alignment with specific homeschooling curriculum goals or frameworks (if applicable).
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Digital Resources (Google Forms, Word Doc and PDF files)
This Spanish Newsletter serves as daily warm-up activities suitable for any Spanish classroom. They can be used consistently every day, providing important and interesting words, cultural insights, and flexibility for any lesson topic. The newsletters create a focused start to the class, allowing both students and teachers to prepare for the day. Unlike other warm-ups, these newsletters avoid being too quick or complex, promoting higher-level thinking as students learn and synthesize new information, build vocabulary, and engage in meaningful inquiry. The varied activities cater to different preferences, making them a valuable resource.
Included in this ZIP file are:
a 2-page newsletter featuring 6 distinct sections, comprising colloquial expressions and idioms, a Daily Spanish Quote, a creative writing task titled Storytelling Time, a Grammar Challenge for review, three Words of the Day to introduce new vocabulary, and Cultural Spotlight information,
a PDF and a Google Form (follow link on word document) for students designed with clear instructions for completing each section of the Spanish Newsletter, as well as a Google Form Answer Key,
and comprehensive teacher instructions in Word Doc format.
‘Short Readings for Past Tense Practice’ offers 8 pages featuring grammar review, essential vocabulary, and writing tasks, students can practice past tenses effectively. The short readings delve into people’s childhoods, written in accessible language, and include vocabulary supports for success. Each reading provides a basic summary of favorite childhood activities, past experiences, and emotions.
Do you find it challenging to captivate your Spanish students during Valentine’s Day lessons?
This Valentine’s Day Activity is a vibrant collection designed to make learning fun and engaging.
What’s Included:
dedicated Valentine’s Day writing activities
vocabulary activities to learn Spanish words related to Valentine’s Day
multiple games and coloring pages
multiplication and counting activities with Spanish numbers
Make this Valentine’s Day an educational celebration!
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Students can explore the wonders of winter with this engaging Winter Vocabulary Activity Pack.
Packed with 8 dynamic worksheets, students can delve into vocabulary building, writing some numbers in Spanish, coloring pages with interesting new vocab, and writing tasks to learn about Winter words and activities.
If currently you’re reinforcing winter words or guiding beginner writers, this activity pack is a valuable addition to your winter unit, ensuring an interactive and enjoyable learning journey for students.
Ideal for bilingual or dual language classrooms, as well as those learning Spanish.
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A comprehensive 22-page activity designed to boost proficiency in AQA Spanish A Level Paper 2: Writing.
Key Components:
Paper 2 Overview: insights into the AQA Spanish A Level Specification and crucial information about essay questions in the exam.
AO3 and AO4 Assessment Criteria: the assessment criteria and descriptors for AO3 (Analysis and understanding) and AO4 (Knowledge of the film).
A+ Essay Checklist: tasked with creating a sample essay step by step, utilising tips and essential information to enhance writing skills.
Essay Review Checklist: assess essays with precision using checklists for AO3 Quality of Language and AO4 Knowledge of the Film.
Useful Vocab and Expressions: a range of vocabulary and expressions to efficiently organise information, give reasons, provide examples, clarify, and express opinions.
Exam-Style Essay Questions: practice using 5 exam-style essay questions. Each question covers main topics, themes, characters, and director’s techniques, providing ample space to craft detailed and insightful answers.
A journey to A+ proficiency with this meticulously crafted activity pack!
Please take a moment to rate and comment, your feedback is invaluable in helping me understand what works best for your classroom and inspires me to create more fantastic resources.
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El Laberinto del Fauno - 6 Visual Boards with Prompts & Essay Structure
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Time-saving resources, Stress-free teaching, One-click lessons for busy teachers
In Spanish, we use ‘ESTOY + ADJECTIVE’ to talk about how we feel (7 pages).
This resource is perfect for teaching about feelings and emotions in Spanish. It includes various hands-on and engaging activities that students will love…
The vocabulary included is: Hoy me siento… Yo estoy…
Emotions: confundida, cansado, divertido, aburrida, feliz, triste, asustado, enfadado.
This set includes:
Hoy me siento… x 2 pages with feelings writing practice activities and answer key images
Fun Drawing Activities x 2 pages to learn emotions in Spansih
Cómo me siento - let’s count feelings vocabulary activity
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Discover Feelings and emotions in Spanish - ¿Cómo estás?
Mi ESCUELA, UNIFORME y HORARIO
PRETERITE - Exploring Past Actions in Spanish with Azúcar the Dog
This resource [5 pages + anser key] is perfect for teaching about feelings and emotions in Spanish. It includes various hands-on and engaging activities that students will love… ☺
The vocabulary included is: Hoy me siento… Yo estoy…
Emotions: confundida, cansado, divertido, aburrida, feliz, triste, asustado, enfadado.
This set includes:
Hoy me siento… x 3 pages full of activities with vocabulary and grammar
Fun Drawing Activities to learn emotions in Spansih
A short story both in Spanish & English with activities to learn “estar + adjectives” plus other similar expressions to express emotions/feelings in Spanish
You might also be interested in these resources:
Mi ESCUELA, UNIFORME y HORARIO
PRETERITE - Exploring Past Actions in Spanish with Azúcar the Dog
Boost your Spanish language proficiency with this comprehensive 15-page activity pack designed for intermediate learners and those preparing for Higher GCSE Spanish.
Tailored to Theme 1: Identity and Culture, refining General Conversation skills, specifically addressing Friends and Family dynamics, Spanish Culture, and Free-time Activities.
Key Features
45 thought-provoking General Conversation questions meticulously crafted to challenge and develop language skills within the specified themes.
Each question has space to write down responses.
Guiding hints provided for every question, assisting the student in constructing well-rounded and meaningful answers.
A dynamic learning experience that encourages independent thought and exploration of various cultural topics within the Spanish language.
Focused Themes
Friends and Family: Explore relationships, roles, and responsibilities within families, friends, and colleagues. Delve into the impact of technology and social media on personal connections.
Spanish Culture: Immerse yourself in the richness of Spanish traditions, celebrations, festivals, art, music, and the delectable world of Spanish food and drink.
Free-time Activities: Discover a spectrum of activities, from sports and hobbies to volunteering and charity work. Discuss entertainment and personal interests to broaden your conversational horizons.
Ideal for GCSE Spanish students aiming for excellence, providing ample practice for the General Conversation segment of the exam.
Students gain insights into the diverse facets of Spanish culture, fostering a deeper understanding and appreciation for the language.
¡Habla como un español! Masteriza las preguntas de conversación del GCSE.
Get ready to master Spanish conversations with this 3-page activity pack!
What’s included?
9 key questions about your home, city, neighborhood, and region, perfect for practicing advanced Spanish general conversation.
Relevant topics such as your home, favorite places, local traditions, environmental issues, and more.
Helpful guides for each question, giving you hints to help you write accurate, clear, and complete answers.
Improve your fluency and confidence when speaking about yourself and your surroundings.
Prepare for the GCSE Spanish exam with specific thematic conversation practice.
This pack is ideal for you if:
You are taking GCSE Spanish and want to improve your conversation skills.
You are looking for interesting and relevant topics to practice speaking questions.
You need help structuring your answers in a clear and concise way.
You want to gain confidence speaking Spanish about your daily life.
GCSE Spanish Task - Comprehensive Guide with Tips and Questions
11-page task that delves into the core themes and sub-themes of the GCSE.
*Themes, Topics and Sub-Themes
*9 page exploration into three main GCSE themes, with sub-themes and associated topics.
*Useful Tips for Success
*Useful tips on crucial skills such as expressing opinions, giving advice, making suggestions, and justifying opinions to tackle questions effectively.
*Nine Questions for Each Theme
*9 carefully crafted questions for each of the three main themes (Identity and Culture, Local, National, International and Global Areas of Interest, Current and Future Study and Employment).
A useful guide, packed with important information, insights, tips, and targeted questions for success!
This task is suitable for both Key Stage 3 (KS3) and Key Stage 4 (KS4) students, featuring two reading activities. Each activity presents a brief reading passage followed by a true or false task to assess comprehension. Additionally, students will answer five questions for a comprehensive understanding of the content.
Designed for A-level students aiming to grasp the basic structure of an essay while delving into the depths of the film “Pan’s Labyrinth.” The 6-page activity encompasses various elements to provide students with Ideas and Prompts for a better understanding of the plot, characters, and key themes of the film.
Essay Exploration: A basic essay structure is provided to guide students in crafting their own compositions. This includes essential tips and a visual outline to streamline the writing process.
Visual Boards for In-Depth Analysis: Ten thought-provoking questions for in-depth analysis of “Pan’s Labyrinth” are presented. These questions are designed to stimulate critical thinking and help students unravel fundamental elements of the plot and characters.
Questions on Main Characters and Themes: An additional set of twelve questions explores the main characters and overarching themes of the film. These questions offer detailed insights into key aspects, from Mercedes’s resistance to the intricacies of fantasy versus reality.
Exploration of Techniques and Metaphors: Another set of twelve questions delves into the cinematographic techniques and metaphors present in “Pan’s Labyrinth.” These questions enable students to understand how visual language is used to convey deeper meanings.
Essay Samples with Mercedes and Ofelia: Two short essay examples are included, exploring the characters of Mercedes and Ofelia, with details about their mythology, names, and crucial aspects of their roles in “Pan’s Labyrinth.”
Comprehensive Activity Pack to explore contrasting themes in Pan’s Labyrinth. Engaging tasks designed to enhance understanding and analytical skills.
Activity 1: Essay Exploration (4 pages)
4-page essay activity which includes a sample answer, providing a clear model for structuring an essay, with essential tips, a visual board with an essay outline, and a page full of sentence starters for each essay component to guide students through their writing process.
Activity 2: Reading Comprehension (8 pages)
8-page activity task which includes reading comprehension activities, fill-in-the-gap exercises, and true or false questions. It will help enhance understanding of key plot points, character dynamics, and thematic elements.
Activity 3: Visual Boards and Prompts (11 pages)
11-page task featuring visual boards with main themes, character descriptions, and mythological connections with the names and characters of Ofelia and Mercedes. A page for critical thinking with 10 prompts that encourage in-depth analysis.
This activity pack is ideal for students aiming to understand the intricacies of "Pan’s while developing the skills to master their essay-writing skills.
You might also be interested in these resources:
El Laberinto del Fauno - 6 Visual Boards with Prompts & Essay Structure
Laberinto del Fauno - A-Level Spanish Comprehensive Writing Toolkit
Visual Exploration - Free Worksheets
Explore a collection of free worksheets extracted from other Laberinto del Fauno Resources I created.
This free resource includes valuable worksheets from my other resources such as an essay outline, structure sheet, essay question focused on the fantasy vs. reality theme, 10 in-depth thematic prompts, and a comprehensive visual board encompassing all main themes and topics in the film.
This visual board encapsulates the rich thematic elements of the film, delving into its profound exploration of good and evil, the connections between nature and death, complex dynamics of power and justice, and haunting echoes of war.
You might also be interested in these resources:
Laberinto del Fauno - A-Level Spanish Comprehensive Writing Toolkit
El Laberinto del Fauno - 6 Visual Boards with Prompts & Essay Structure
El Laberinto del Fauno - Exploring Themes, Characters and more in ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’ Activity Pack
A set of 4 worksheets + 2 Answer Key pages to cover the Identity & Culture topics.
In these 4 dynamic activities, students learn about the key aspects of personal life, including Hobbies, Daily Routine, Family and Relationships, Traditions and Celebrations. Each worksheet offers a reading activity with essential bilingual vocabulary, followed by a 5-question true or false task and a 5-question writing task. These thoughtfully designed resources aim to reinforce vocabulary related to identity and culture, providing reading, new vocabulary, and writing tasks. Ideal for independent learning and self-correction, this pack is suitable for both classroom and home use.
The resource comprises 4 student worksheets and 2 answer keys.
Spanish Past Tense Worksheet Activity Pack
This Spanish Worksheet Activity Pack will help revise, learn, and master the preterite tense, making it a valuable tool for reinforcing essential language skills. Here’s what this engaging pack has to offer:
7 Pages of Past Tense - Preterite - Revision Activities:
A variety of past tense revision activities across 7 dynamic pages, covering -ar, -er, and -ir verbs in the preterite. Varied tasks include grammar review, writing exercises, translation challenges, and conjugation practice, as well as entertaining word games, including unscrambling activities to reinforce verb recognition and spelling.
6 Answer Key Pages:
6 detailed Answer Key pages, ensuring learners receive accurate answers as they work through the activities.
Reading Activities about Azúcar the Dog:
Enjoy 3 cute reading activities centered around Azúcar the Dog. Filled with fill-in-the-gap and true or false tasks, these exercises promote reading comprehension and reinforce preterite verb usage.
Bilingual Vocabulary Assistance:
It includes bilingual vocabulary lists strategically placed throughout the activities to help learners with key concepts and important vocabulary.
This Spanish Past Tense Worksheet Activity Pack with Azúcar, the dog, is a comprehensive and interactive resource, offering a diverse range of tasks to cater to different learning styles. Whether students are strengthening their grammar knowledge, enhancing writing skills, practicing verb conjugations, or enjoying word games, this pack provides a well-rounded approach to mastering the preterite tense.
Holiday fun with this lively Christmas Worksheet Activity Pack designed for young Spanish learners!
** 12-page resource**, complete with 2 Answer Key pages, is specially crafted for kids. Here’s what’s included in this delightful pack.
Todo Sobre Mí y Todo Sobre Mí en Navidad:
Explore personal preferences and vocabulary with “Todo Sobre Mí” (All About Me) and add a festive twist with “Todo Sobre Mí en Navidad” (All About Me at Christmas).
Reading Comprehension Activities:
Enjoy 2 captivating reading comprehension activities that delve into Christmas celebrations and traditions, adding a cultural touch to language learning.
Christmas Reading Activity - Marco’s Christmas:
Join Marco in a reading activity that sparks imagination and enhances vocabulary.
Christmas Candy Cane Reading Activity:
Uncover the sweet history behind the Christmas candy cane in an engaging reading activity tailored for young learners.
"Querido Santa" Letter:
Foster language skills with a “Querido Santa” (Dear Santa) letter, providing a fun and creative way for kids to express their holiday wishes.
Christmas Cards in Spanish:
Unleash creativity with 4 pages of Christmas cards in Spanish! Decorate, color, and cut out these festive cards for a personalised touch.
10-Minute Vocabulary Activity Sheet:
Engage learners with a quick and dynamic 10-minute vocabulary activity sheet, ensuring a focused and enjoyable learning experience.
Answer Key:
It includes an answer key, ensuring educators and parents can guide young learners effectively.
This Christmas Worksheet Activity Pack is thoughtfully designed to make language learning enjoyable, culturally enriching, and festive for young Spanish enthusiasts. Bring the joy of the holiday season into your classroom or home, fostering language development in a cheerful and meaningful way!
Mi ESCUELA, mi UNIFORME y mi HORARIO: In these 6 engaging activities, students read about school life, their subjects, uniform, timetable, extracurricular activities and personal preferences. Each of these pages include a reading activity with the most relevant and difficult bilingual vocabulary, a 5-question true or false task and a 5 question and answer writing task. These worksheets are designed to reinforce the vocabulary on school topics. With this resource students will practice reading, new vocab and writing. Answers are provided which makes this material perfect for independent learning and self-correction both in school and at home. Resource includes 6 Student Worksheet and an Answer Key.
Listening task using audio resources from Audiria.
Suitable for A-Level and Intermediate level learners of Spanish.
Key Benefits
Improve Listening Comprehension: Train the students’ ears with an authentic podcast on a relevant topic, which will help them get accustomed to different accents and speaking speeds.
Expand Vocabulary: Students will discover new words and expressions related to the economic crisis, enriching their Spanish vocabulary.
Practice Writing Skills: Summarizing what they’ve understood will allow students to practice their written expression in a meaningful way.
Online and Offline Access: Students can access the material both online and offline, giving them flexibility to study where and when they want.