Go over the dotted letters, choose the right syllables, colour in the pictures

A version of Oh Christmas Tree that uses a line of English then a line which translates it into Spanish.

There are big food flashcards. I print 2 each of these. One side of the gym is Inglaterra, and one side is España. Then I say in Spanish: 'I'm going to Spain to eat chips' and the children have to race to the correct picture in the correct country.

Raising learners' awareness of idioms in English and in Spanish, and of how items translate.

Saying where a place is, giving roadside directions, sying where you and family members live and giving population sizes of major UK cities.

Learn words for clothing items\nUse 'it' and 'them' to refer to clothes\nHave dialogues about sizing and buying clothes\nHave a guessing game about colours\nFind Spanish words in an article about the flamenco dress.

Spanish Colours and Nursery Rhymes. Songs, actions and games to learn Spanish colours.

A block of 4 lessons based on farm animals. Children learn to say "I like your cow/ pig/ duck/ dog" through song, and in another song they learn "there is" and that adjectives come after the noun. They practice rhythm, learn about nouns, gender, and that the word for "the" is different for each gender. They also play a game in which they practice saying "I want" and another game in which they practice numbers 1-6. By the end of the block lower differentiation learners will be very familiar with the animals, and upper differentiation learners will be familiar with several key pieces of transferable language. Throughout the block children learn and practice items of British Sign Language to accompany the translations from English to Spanish, engaging children in movement, and illustrating meaning and word order.

Child one: Tengo hambre Child two: ¿Qué quieres? Child one: Un pastel Children talk to everyone making a note of what everyone wants to eat.

A series of quotations with English translations. I give 3 groups a different set each, but I give them cut into jigsaws so learners can move them around and find the translation. Learners discuss the translations and the meanings, and decide on a quote to learn by heart and recite.

Children can colour in the Spanish Christmas words and the pictures, then practice their wrapping skills to make a Spanish festive decoration. It is a good size for the little cereal packets you get. Check my whole lesson from 1/12/11 on 'What we did at primary school' on themagicspanishshow.co.uk

This plan gives the bare bones of a play in which a man decides if a woman loves him by picking the petals from a daisy, then in a macabre twist a giant daisy decides if her beloved daisy loves her by picking the limbs from a man. Props need to be made, and dialogue written, but all the needed language is in the plan.

Lessons for 2nd half of autumn term with suggestions for a class per week ending with a Christmas theme. I hope it is useful to you

A very simple document which turns into an 8 page book when copied on both sides. The children complete what they do on each day with words and pictures before presenting it to their friends, using the Spanish words for the days.

The children learn about putting a book together. They choose the pages they want, cut them on the line down the middle, choose card for the front and back, choose a title and illustrate their cover.\n\nIn the next session (after the books have been stapled) the learners roleplay reading a story to a younger child.

I teach the body parts with a game of simon says. The learners match body parts to words on a sheet, then after a quick revision of numbers 1-5 learners comment on the monsters. Then they choose one or more monsters to draw.

3 children at a time are chosen to be a family and say 'Soy Papa Buho', and have a hug. An interlude under the sheet game, and then children taking turns to be in a fish family, followed by an 'in and out the dusty windows' song with the fish swimming in and out of plants in the water (pieces of green paper around the carpet.

A model paragraph giving name, profession, where you live and where that place is. Bare details to write about given in table form, and a listening exercise / game suggested for after the writing.

This little dialogue can be used between the waiter and the client as the children choose between 2 healthy snacks to start the Spanish session

A look at how this structure is used, the pitfalls, using reflexive verbs and plenty of practice.