A revision poster to accompany 'AQA Spanish 9-1' Foundation and Higher books and schemes of work for Theme 1 Unit 1 'Me, My Family and Friends.

‘Bienvenidos a mi casa’ revision poster covering: Where I live - Donde vivo yo My dream house - Mi casa de ensueño Prepositions My bedroom - Mi dormitorio Types of Houses - Tipos de casas Adjectives Conjugation of Vivir Lo que hago en casa - What I do at home Students fill out the poster - this can be set as homework or completed in class.

A handy revision/classroom tool for remembering 1. different types of complex structures and 2. which complex structures to use in writing. Personally, I use these by: Printing off a draft version and handing to each student. Students write an example of the complex structure they are going to use in their writing Then, underneath, students write an example of this They do this 6 times. I then print and laminate these (A5 or smaller), hand them back to the individual student and they keep this in their top pocket!

A note students can use to write down their worries and concerns/how they feel about something.

A lesson focusing on: What the Platinum Jubilee is (so all students understand). Cultural knowledge slide: how the Queen speaks French and why it’s important to speak another language. An introduction of ‘jubilee vocabulary’ e.g. a crown, the queen, the jewels, the palace etc. via a YouTube video. Consolidation of vocabulary through match-up activity. Giving opinions on jubilee vocabulary learned by forming justified opinions using a sentence builder e.g. J’aime la reine car c’est jolie. Consolidation via 3 - 2 - 1 method. I do not own any images used on the PowerPoint

A lesson focusing on: What the Platinum Jubilee is (so all students understand). Cultural knowledge slide: how the Queen speaks French and why it’s important to speak another language. An introduction of ‘jubilee vocabulary’ e.g. a crown, the queen, the jewels, the palace etc. via a YouTube video. Consolidation of vocabulary through match-up activity. Giving opinions on jubilee vocabulary learned by forming justified opinions using a sentence builder e.g. Me gusta la reina ya que es interesante. Consolidation via 3 - 2 - 1 method. I do not own any images used on the PowerPoint

Starter - matching vocabulary to pictures Drawing dictation - students draw what they hear in the boxes (vocab from starter) Mini Quiz - true/false statements about Christmas in France Step-by-step answers to true/false statements with videos and pictures to explain the key fact about Christmas in France. Students listen to ‘Vive le vent’ (‘Jingle Bells’) and fill in the gaps to the lyrics. DIFFERENTIATED writing activity: students write a sentence about the sets of images at three different levels e.g.: * ‘Il y a un cadeaux’ * ‘Il y a un cadeaux rouges’ * ‘Il y a trois cadeaux rouges et verts. J’adore les cadeaux parce qu’ils sont super.’ Plenary - students match up the events to the dates (e.g. 24th December - Children put their shoes out ready for Santa Claus to bring them Little presents, money and gifts) Please note that I do not own any photos or videos used in this lesson*

Starter - matching vocabulary to pictures Drawing dictation - students draw what they hear in the boxes (vocab from starter) Mini Quiz - true/false statements about Christmas in Spain Step-by-step answers to true/false statements with videos and pictures to explain the key fact about Christmas in Spain. Fact file/slide on ‘La Lotería’ (El Gordo). Students watch the 2020 advert for la lotería and answer comprehension questions about the video as they are watching it. DIFFERENTIATED TRANSLATIONS: There is a high ability tangled translation paragraph, and also a low to mixed ability tangled translation (sentence level) Plenary - students match up the events to the dates (e.g. 24th December ‘La nochebuena’ - Spanish families gather together and enjoy a big meal etc). Final slide: An advert for GCSE Spanish advertising to students that they will study ‘Customs and Festivals’ in Y10 - an opportunity to learn more about the Spanish-speaking world.

A lesson on the Mexican festival designed for KS3 to introduce them to what the Day of the Dead is, where it is celebrated, and how it is celebrated. Students are quizzed on their general knowledge of Mexico (first identifying where Mexico is!). Whole-class reading activity on what the Dead of the Dead. Gap fill activity on how it is celebrated with an extension + ANSWERS Short video clip of James Bond ‘Spectre’ film (Daniel Craig) in which Bond walks through Mexico City during the Day of the Dead procession. Students watch the clip and answer the questions. + ANSWERS Spanish vocabulary on items related to the Day of the Dead (with pictures and an extension). Plenary - Kahoot. **Printable sheets included! **

Starter - matching vocabulary to pictures Drawing dictation - students draw what they hear in the boxes (vocab from starter) Mini Quiz - true/false statements about Christmas in Spain Step-by-step answers to true/false statements with videos and pictures to explain the key fact about Christmas in Spain. Fact file/slide on ‘La Lotería’ (El Gordo). Students design their own lottery ticket using the same format/style of Spanish tickets. Students listen to ‘Chocolate y Caramelos’ by David Rees and fill in the gaps (listen to lyrics). Plenary - students match up the events to the dates (e.g. 24th December ‘La nochebuena’ - Spanish families gather together and enjoy a big meal etc). Please note that I do not own any photos or videos used in this lesson

Starter - students match up the French to the pictures. Christmas vocabulary. Drawing dictation - students draw pictures of the words they hear the teacher say in the correct boxes using vocabulary from starter. Quiz about French Christmas traditions (true/false) Walk-through/breakdown of each fact with true/false answer with supporting information/pictures to inform students of French traditions. Students listen to French version of ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ and fill in the missing words in the lyrics with one of the word options. Students translate a paragraph describing someone’s Christmas tree (advanced level). After, they can colour in the Christmas tree provided following the paragraph! To finish, students match up the key celebrations (e.g. 24th December = Children put their shoes out ready for Santa Claus to bring them Little presents, money and gifts) using mini whiteboards or hands up.

A lovely Easter lesson providing students with engaging activities about Easter / Holy Week in Spain / regions of Spain. The lesson includes: Starter task - students copy and translate the cognates (e.g. la resurección, una celebración). Grammar focus: cognates and articles (el/la, un/una) Cultural knowledge - popcorn reading: as the teacher works through the slides, which contain information about different Easter traditions in Spain, one student reads it out loud to the class, then chooses another student to take over by saying ‘popcorn!’. Alternatively, the teacher can work through the slides. YouTube video Writing task: students write their opinion on Easter in Spanish using common opinion phrases. After, students develop their opinions by giving a justification. Final task/plenary: A quiz (teams or individual) about the different traditions they have learned about in the lesson.

New lesson for 2022 A lovely lesson practicing opinion phrases, expanding cultural knowledge, and improving listening skills! Starter - Fill in blanks e.g. Me gusta la nieve = I l______ sn_____ (with pictures to help) Cultural Quiz - facts about Christmas in Spain. Listening practice - listening to ‘Chocolate y caramelos’ by David Rees and filling in the blanks. Consolidate task about what they have learned. Printout templates included.

A slightly more mature/complex lesson appropriate for years 8 and 9. Starter - Practicing giving opinions about Christmas items e.g. la nieve. Retrieval - Can students remember key facts and figures about Christmas in Spain? Introduction to customs and festivals in Spanish-speaking countries. e.g. In Colombia they celebrate X. Match up photos of customs/festivals to the country. Writing opinions about the customs/festivals using a sentence builder e.g. Me encanta el costumbre de Colombia porque me parece fascinante. Consolidation

A lesson on the Mexican festival designed for KS3 . Can be used as a follow on from my other Day of the Dead lesson - also available on TES. Retrieval activity - how much can students remember about the day of the dead? Short video clip from YouTube about what the Day of the Dead is. Students have some questions to answer whilst watching the video clip - retrieval and activating student knowledge. Whole-class reading activity on the history of La Catrina - who she is, what she looks like, where she comes from, and how the has been embedded into popular culture. Mind map activity - template for mind map included in printout slide to save you time. Consolidate/plenary - students write some short sentences giving their opinions on the tradition/symbol of La Catrina, including a star challenge extension. Printable sheets included!