An updated booklet designed to keep learning Spanish with the Euros 2024.
It includes a range of activities which cover different skills (reading and understanding, translation, etc.).
Vocabulary banks and opportunities for differentiation are included, making it suitable for both KS3 and KS4 students.
The activities in this booklet include:
Reading comprehension and colouring activity about the partakers’ flags.
Multiple choice reading comprehension with key information about the competition.
Reading tasks about the hosting cities. Students will review places in town, opinions, past, present and future tenses.
Reading comprehension on some of the best known players’ personal information.
Scaffolded vocabulary task to develop literacy skills (focus on types of words).
Parallel Spanish/English translations (past and present).
Writing task with a writing frame to talk about football/sport preferences.
Times and dates of matches, numbers tasks.
Model paragraph on the Spanish kit + writing task where students have to design their own football kit.
It includes answers for self correction too! Let us know how it goes :)
A double-sided Christmas-themed worksheet in PDF format, featuring a variety of tasks ideal for practising dictation skills in line with the new GCSE (2024) specification.
The key vocabulary is sourced from the Pearson GCSE 2024 list.
Audio files are included in a folder and can also be accessed via the provided QR codes.
Answers are included.
A quiz in Spanish consisting of four different rounds to learn about the main traditions of Christmas in Spain. The rounds include cultural multiple choice questions, completing the Christmas carol, guessing the image and unjumbling the letters to name key elements of Spanish Christmas. A fun way to learn about this festive period.
A lesson designed following the famous Escape Room format to teach Christmas in Spain. Pupils need to complete a series of tasks based on key aspects of Spanish Christmas in order to decipher the code and break out! It works different skills through reading, translation, fill in the gaps and much more. It includes all the necessary resources, including slides with instructions and game description for the teacher and students. Suitable for all levels. Make the end of term fun in Spanish!
This double-sided worksheet is designed for A Level students to enhance their reading, translation, and writing skills on the culturally relevant topic of racism in Spain. It explores the controversial practice of using white individuals in blackface to portray King Baltasar during traditional celebrations, prompting critical reflection. The resource includes the answers, enabling students to work independently. This worksheet is ideal for classroom use or self-directed study, fostering linguistic competence alongside cultural awareness.
*Updated amended version :)
The Three Wise Men have been kidnapped! Spanish children risk not getting presents this year… they must be rescued and the kings’ camels are asking for our help!
An extremely fun lesson to boost cultural understanding and to continue developing linguistic skills. Barely any preparation time is required from the teacher!
Pupils need to complete a series of six tasks based on key aspects of the Spanish Christmas holidays in order to work out the city where the kings are located to be able to rescue them.
Two versions available:
Spanish
Spanish with instructions in English for each task
A very enjoyable lesson to develop team work. It includes slides with instructions in English and in Spanish, answers and a vocabulary bank to support all students. Make the end of term fun in Spanish!
¡Han secuestrado a los Reyes Magos! Los niños españoles podrían quedarse sin regalos este año… hay que rescatarlos. ¡Los camellos nos lo están suplicando!
Una clase muy divertida para desarrollar la competencia intercultural de tus alumnos y para continuar practicando español. ¡Apenas se requiere preparación por parte del profesor!
Los estudiantes tienen que completar una serie de seis de pruebas basadas en aspectos clave de la Navidad en España para averiguar en qué ciudad están los Reyes Magos y rescatarlos.
Hay dos versiones disponibles:
-Español
-Español con instrucciones en inglés para cada prueba
Una clase muy amena para que trabajen en equipo. Incluye diapositivas con instrucciones en español e inglés, las soluciones y un banco de vocabulario para apoyar a todos los alumnos.
¡Haz que que terminen el trimestre pasándolo pipa en clase de español!
The perfect powerpoint to prepare your students for their reading and listening Spanish papers, both Foundation and Higher. 19 slides that include guidance on how to complete the test successfully by focusing on linguistic cues and by avoiding common traps in the exam. The strategies are followed by exam styles questions for pupils to develop their skills. The powerpoint can be used for selfrevision or as a teacher led lesson. Suitable for all examination boards.
¡Buena suerte! :)
A bundle which includes reading and listening + writing preparation lessons. Save 15% when preparing your students for their Spanish GCSE writing, reading and listening exams. Both lessons include tips and activities/ model answers for both Foundation and Higher. Suitable for all exam boards.
The perfect material to support the teaching of unit 1 ‘Mi vida digital’ from Edexcel ActiveHub’s Module 1, Diviértete.
Contents:
Expressions of frequency
Present tense: regular and stem-changing verbs
Vocabulary: life online
It includes the following:
A range of activities with answers to practise and develop the various skills required for the new GCSE.
Vocabulary aligned with the new GCSE specification for Edexcel.
Listening tasks. A folder with the audio files for the listening tasks is also included.
Grammar and phonics explanations, exam-style tasks, and tips for success.
Matching worksheets for students to complete during the lesson.
The presentation is available in PPT and PDF formats and is editable to suit the needs of each individual class.
Una clase siguiendo el formato de la popular Escape Room para “escapar” de la casa de Bernarda Alba mientras los estudiantes aprenden sobre los personajes, el simbolismo, las citas más relevantes y los temas principales de la obra. Los estudiantes también aprenderán sobre la vida de Federico García Lorca, clave para entender sus obras. El juego tiene 5 pruebas en los que los alumnos deben usar su conocimiento tanto de la obra como de la gramática y el vocabulario para descifrar el código. Hay dos versiones diferenciadas, lo que la hace accesible a todos los niveles. La versión con más apoyo tiene una casita verde en la esquina superior derecha, la otra una casita roja. Las soluciones de ambas versiones son las mismas y llevan al mismo código secreto por lo que se pueden combinar los retos dependiendo de las necesidades de cada grupo. Cada versión también incluye las instrucciones para el profesor, la explicación de las reglas y las soluciones. Si se usa como Escape Room, está diseñada para durar una clase, aunque las pruebas también se pueden repartir a lo largo de varias sesiones. La forma más divertida de repasar este clásico de la literatura española tanto de forma presencial como de forma virtual.
An Escape Room to break free from Bernarda Alba’s house whilst learning about the characters, symbolism, quotations and main topics of the play. Students will also learn about Federico Garcia Lorca’s life, key to understanding his work. The game consists of 5 different challenges where pupils must apply their knowledge both of the play and of Spanish grammar and vocabulary to crack the code. This resource includes two differentiated versions to make it accessible to all students. Both versions lead to the same secret code, so tasks could be combined depending on students’ needs and/or strengths. Teacher instructions, rules and explanation of the game and answers are included. If used as an Escape Room, it should last one lesson, but tasks could be broken down and split into more sessions.
The funniest way to learn or review this classic of Spanish literature both in the classroom and online.
The perfect material to support the teaching of unit 1 ‘En ruta’ from Edexcel ActiveHub’s Module 2, Viajes.
Contents:
Talking about holiday activities with ‘se puede’
Means of transportation
Making comparisons
GCSE skills and exam-style activities
It includes the following:
A range of activities with answers to practise and develop the various skills required for the new GCSE.
Vocabulary aligned with the new GCSE specification for Edexcel.
Listening tasks. A folder with the audio files/audio file for the listening tasks is also included.
Grammar and phonics explanations, exam-style tasks, and tips for success.
Matching worksheets for students to complete during the lesson.
The presentation is available in PPT and PDF formats and is editable to suit the needs of each individual class.
An Escape Room themed A Level Spanish Taster/ Introductory session (both Edexcel and AQA versions available). Perfect to be used both in class and online to show students an overview of the course or as a first lesson in Year 12 as it briefly covers:
Culture (music, festivals and traditions)
Key themes of the specification for Edexcel and AQA
History (Spanish Civil War, Dictatorship and Transition to democracy)
Current affairs (key facts)
This resource is in PDF format.
Vocabulary banks provided for each tasks to scaffold learning if necessary. Answers are provided.
Una clase introductoria para A Level de español siguiendo el formato de una Escape Room. El material perfecto para mostrar, tanto de forma presencial como en línea, a los estudiantes un resumen del contenido del curso o como primera clase en Year 12 ya que cubre de forma breve los siguientes contenidos:
Cultura (música, festivales y tradiciones)
Temas clave del curso para Edexcel y AQA
Historia (Guerra Civil, la Dictadura y la Transición a la democracia)
Temas de actualidad (datos importantes)
Incluye tarjetas de vocabulario para cada tarea por si los estudiantes necesitan esa ayuda extra. Las soluciones también están incluidas.
El recurso está en formato PDF.
A very fun lesson to boost grammatical understanding in Spanish following the popular Escape Room format. Barely any preparation time is required from the teacher. It includes a series of tasks covering a range of GCSE topics (school, local area, holidays and world of work) where students need to apply their knowledge of the present, preterite, present perfect, imperfect, conditional and future tenses of both regular and irregular verbs whilst developing their reading and translation skills covering different CGSE themes.
This Escape Room has the perfect level of challenge to prepare them well for their exam and develop their grammatical skills. The lesson includes a vocabulary bank and a grammar knowledge organiser, to support students, making it accessible to all KS4 and AS students. A very enjoyable lesson to develop team work, which includes regular progress checks so that teachers can consistently check understanding and progress. Instructions in English and Spanish for both teachers and students as well as answers included.
The perfect powerpoint to prepare your students for their writing Spanish paper, both Foundation and Higher. 25 slides that include guidance on how to complete the test successfully, as well as vocabulary and grammar practice for the most common topics and bullet points. Model answers and practice are also included for translation, picture description, crossover and higher questions.
¡Buena suerte! :)
The perfect material to support the teaching of unit 3 ‘Nos juntamos’ from Edexcel ActiveHub’s Module 1, Diviértete.
Contents:
Free time activities
Near future
Stem-changing verbs
GCSE skills and exam-style activities
It includes the following:
A range of activities with answers to practise and develop the various skills required for the new GCSE.
Vocabulary aligned with the new GCSE specification for Edexcel.
Listening tasks. A folder with the audio files/audio file for the listening tasks is also included.
Grammar and phonics explanations, exam-style tasks, and tips for success.
Matching worksheets for students to complete during the lesson.
The presentation is available in PPT and PDF formats and is editable to suit the needs of each individual class.
A selection of 7 festivals (Carnaval, Día de Reyes, La Semana Santa, La Tomatina, Las Fallas, San Fermín and San Juan) with answers. With these worksheets, pupils develop reading, translation and writing skills whilst learning about some of the most famous and interesting hispanic traditions. The perfect bundle to cover the topic of identity and culture. A 38% discount set of resources that can be exploited both as a project based on team work as well as an unit of work throughout a period of time.
The perfect material to support the teaching of unit 2 ‘Disfrutamos al máximo’ from Edexcel ActiveHub’s Module 1, Diviértete.
Contents:
Sports and free time activities
Opinions verbs, pronouns and expressions
Irregular verbs in the present tense
GCSE skills and exam-style activities
It includes the following:
A range of activities with answers to practise and develop the various skills required for the new GCSE.
Vocabulary aligned with the new GCSE specification for Edexcel.
Listening tasks. A folder with the audio files/audio file for the listening tasks is also included.
Grammar and phonics explanations, exam-style tasks, and tips for success.
Matching worksheets for students to complete during the lesson.
The presentation is available in PPT and PDF formats and is editable to suit the needs of each individual class.
A worksheet to go over Christmas in Spain with your GCSE classes. It includes tasks to go through vocabulary whilst practising reading, listening, speaking and translation (both from and into Spanish). Extension tasks are provided to challenge students. It also touches upon other themes such as social issues and holidays. Answers included for self marking.
A revision game consisting of a range of 100 cards with vocabulary to cover the description of a picture following PALMS (People, Action, Location, Mood, Season). Each section of PALMS has a list of words/phrases that could be use to describe different scenarios. There are also empty cards for students to add their own ideas if needed. A ‘hands-on’ activity to get pupils used to forming longer texts whilst developing their grammar awareness as they will be covering opinions, the present and present continuous. There is also a focus on adjectival agreement as pupils need to add the right ending to adjectives using the cards available (o/a/os/as). The resource includes 8 different pictures to cover a variety of scenarios. However, with these cards any photo could be described. The perfect activity to do in lessons, after school clubs, intervention and why not, in the garden at home!
Un juego que contiene un abanico de 100 tarjetas con vocabulario para cubrir la descripción de una foto siguiendo la metodología de “PALMS” (siglas en inglés para Personas -people-, Acción -Action-, Location- Lugar-, Mood- Emociones-, Season-Estación/Tiempo). Cada sigla recoge una lista de palabras/frases que podrían usarse para describir diferentes escenarios. Hay también tarjetas en blanco para que los estudiantes añadan sus propias ideas si fuera necesario. Un juego activo para que los estudiantes se acostumbren a formar frases más extensas a la vez que desarrollan su conciencia gramatical, ya que cubre opiniones, el presente simple y el presente continuo. También repasarán la concordancia adjetival, puesto que tienen que añadir la terminación correcta utilizando las tarjetas (o/a/os/as). El material incluye 8 imágenes para cubrir una variedad de escensarios. Sin embargo, con las tarjetas se podría describir cualquier foto. La actividad perfecta para trabajar en clase, clases extraescolares o de apoyo o, por qué no, ¡en el jardín de casa!
Adaptable powerpoint with a compilation of some of the most common verbs in GCSE and A Level (both regular and irregular) for pupils to conjugate in the past (preterite, imperfect and present perfect), present (present and present continuous) and future tenses (near future, simple future and conditional). The perfect starter or plenary to drill key tenses to boost both accuracy and understanting of texts.