A very simple song using Spanish to play the 'What's the time Mr Wolf?' game. I ask the children to form a line and while they walk forwards I walk backwards in front of them. This keeps the game under control.

I use this resource to get all the children to say 'soy un pollito' etc., as I divide them into 3 teams for points earning purposes. It links nicely with a story on the growstorygrow website (subscription necessary for that), but also works as a nice session that stands on its own.

Jobs with pictures labelled in English and in Spanish so learners can play pelmanism naming the job in the language they are looking for.

Snakes and ladders numbered board (in Spanish words), word dice alternatives, and serpientes and escaleras to stick to the playing board.

Counting off fingers as members of the family, either give the learners the sheet as it is for them to trace around the letters, or enlarge everything to give them a little book which they can augment with pictures of their family.

A simple game that only needs 6 post it notes to complete. I present the animals to the children, who take turns to find the animals that make the given sounds. Then the children have a copy of the sheet each to colour and play with.

Learners read and prepare to perform a dialogue at the chemist's, describing symptoms and asking for medication.

Irregular verbs in groups of similar changes that I set as a homework

A revision of the present perfect, with 2 tasks: review what you have done since you won the lottery, and write to a friend saying what you have done so far to get ready for Christmas.

When did x happen? (which decade)\nHow do you spell your name?\nWhat does each letter of the alphabet sound like?

Whether you have Spanish speakers in your class, or you are teaching a little Spanish with young children, these pages with simple tasks and instructions in both languages might be useful. I cut mine up and make them into little books for the children to take home.

Powerpoint support for a video from the wonderful videoele site (ele = español como lengua extranjera). The topic in this one is words connected with airline travel.

Spanish activity .ppt pack for specialist and non-specialist teachers. Over forty five ready made lessons and activities based on Pedro Rabbit This is Beatrix Potter’s classic tale of the naughty rabbit who has a narrow escape from Mr McGregor’s garden, but Peter is now Pedro, and it is Señor McGregor chases the scared animal around el jardín. The slide show includes the story as well as: Songs and chants that you can build into your routine. There are links so you can easily find them on YouTube, and lyrics with translations to support your class performances. Writing and colouring activities for all ages. Make love cards for those at home, explore and talk about colour, draw and label your ideal house, make a welcome sign, a family tree, a scarecrow, and change the labels on your neighbourhood map so your streets look a little more Spanish! Routine words and activities, such as monitoring the weather or keeping records for watering a plant. Maths activities such as creating bar charts, counting, multiplying and garden design. Physical games and races that use Spanish phrases. Mindful activities such as tallying birds on a feeder, or being aware of the sounds around us. A dice game to collect parts of a parasol and an umbrella, that also teaches the words for sun and rain. Reading activities, including a recipe for small cakes that la Mamá de Pedro gets for her bunnies; and a science text about the onions that Señor McGregor grows. Vocab testing on words in the story, cognates, and a word search that includes all the food and drink in the story, with suggestions for further activities for children who need extensions. Roleplays set in a doctor’s surgery and in a café. There is also a script that children can learn to present a “where is the rabbit?” sleight of hand trick. Whole group activities that you can build into your classroom routine, such as a Spanish version of “heads down, thumbs up;” a finding activity similar to the hotter colder game; a Pedro dice adaptation of Simon says, with suggested instructions based on moving parts of the body; guessing who sneezed (!) and thinking of lots of uses for a bucket.

4 minute video to watch (optional) Vocab work sheet consisting of: Match English to Spanish Word search dictionary activity (with key) Observation style quiz based on video (with answers)

The children count with you in Spanish to 20 with the numbers in front of them, then work to guess how many animals are in each group before counting and labelling them in Spanish.

Identifying items from the Spanish speaking world Classroom language Spelling rules Getting to know you questions

A step by step process to build the practice and vocabulary necessary to participate in a dialogue to order food and drink in a café.

Students learn the vocabulary for rooms and spaces in their homes by making a video. Show them an example video with upper and lower differentiated tasks on the accompanying slides for you to print. Let them read the full script. Then set the homework and enjoy hearing them use the vocabulary about their own houses.

Some errors in future sentences Irregular future stems What you will do this week and when you will be able to help in a garden The good and the bad things about different holiday destinations

Present or review numbers 1 to 24. Talk about advent calendars, and present the idea of making a chain 24 loops long to be reduced by a loop a day until Christmas. Give teams the strips and ask them to arrange the strips in order before using sellotape or stickers to make them into a chain. Strengthen the chain by laminating sheets back to back. The child who removes the loop on a given day can wear it like a bracelet for the day/ lesson. Learners can have their own print outs to take home, decorate and make up into a chain.