Learners identify words with various pronunciation elements, then play memory chain game - 'We went to the shop and bought ....'

The monster is a group of 3 children under a sheet. We find out how many of each body part it has by asking it. The monster sticks eg. its arms out from under the sheet and we count them.

Talking about what you like and agreeing or disagreeing with peers\nStudying how to talk about personal data, comparing with peers, and writing a paragraph\nLooking at the past tense with gustar

go over the dotted letters, choose the right syllables, colour in the pictures.

What is the capital? Where is the capital? How many people live there? and more 'how many people live there?' for big number practice.

Find out what the rules are and the Spanish words for them.\nThink about putting actions to Spanish words.\nPut actions to the Spanish rules words and practice the actions.

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.

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.