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I'm currently teaching 8th grade Spanish. I have taught all levels of Spanish, from kindergarten to high school, at various times in the past 17 years. I have a BA in Spanish and International Relations from Lake Forest College in Lake Forest, IL, and an MA in Spanish Language and Culture from the University of Salamanca in Salamanca, Spain. My shop includes all types of resources for Spanish and French, as well as materials for English Language Arts and ELL.

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I'm currently teaching 8th grade Spanish. I have taught all levels of Spanish, from kindergarten to high school, at various times in the past 17 years. I have a BA in Spanish and International Relations from Lake Forest College in Lake Forest, IL, and an MA in Spanish Language and Culture from the University of Salamanca in Salamanca, Spain. My shop includes all types of resources for Spanish and French, as well as materials for English Language Arts and ELL.
Spanish Numbers and Math Listening Activity - Football Theme
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Spanish Numbers and Math Listening Activity - Football Theme

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Spanish Numbers and Math Listening Activity - Football Theme - This Spanish numbers listening activity will hold the attention of your students as they make their way around the oval writing the Spanish numbers that you dictate! After all numbers are dictated, students quickly do the math to find the correct final answer based on the numbers that they heard and wrote. They will be anxious to raise their hands and share their results! You choose the numbers for the activity so it can be used for very basic numbers or large numbers, depending on your focus. This is a great back to school activity during football season!
Spanish Numbers and Math Listening Activity - Day of the Dead Theme
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Spanish Numbers and Math Listening Activity - Day of the Dead Theme

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Spanish Numbers and Math Listening Activity - Day of the Dead Theme - This Spanish numbers listening activity will hold the attention of your students as they make their way around the oval writing the Spanish numbers that you dictate! After all numbers are dictated, students quickly do the math to find the correct final answer based on the numbers that they heard and wrote. They will be anxious to raise their hands and share their results! You choose the numbers for the activity so it can be used for very basic numbers or large numbers, depending on your focus. 2 pages - activity page and instructions
Spanish Numbers and Halloween Theme Math Listening Activity
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Spanish Numbers and Halloween Theme Math Listening Activity

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Spanish Numbers and Halloween Theme Math Listening Activity - This Spanish numbers listening activity will hold the attention of your students as they make their way around the oval writing the Spanish numbers that you dictate! After all numbers are dictated, students quickly do the math to find the correct final answer based on the numbers that they heard and wrote. They will be anxious to raise their hands and share their results! You choose the numbers for the activity so it can be used for very basic numbers or large numbers, depending on what your focus is.
Spanish Numbers and Counting Song - Sonrisas y Risas
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Spanish Numbers and Counting Song - Sonrisas y Risas

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Spanish Numbers and Counting Song - Sonrisas y Risas - Students practice counting from 1 to 20 with smiles and laughs with this 2 verse song sung to the tune of a popular children's song. One verse includes the word sonrisas four times, and the other verse includes the word risas four times, and there's a happy surprise at the end! Included in the download: 1. Song in large font for class presentation - This page includes youtube links with examples of the tune used for the song, one with words and one karaoke version. 2. Song in smaller font printed 2 per page for student handouts. 3. Suggestions for teaching the song.
Spanish Noche de Brujas Booklet & Presentation / Halloween Booklet
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Spanish Noche de Brujas Booklet & Presentation / Halloween Booklet

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2 Spanish Noche de Brujas Booklets and Presentation / Spanish Halloween Booklet - Each emergent reader booklet contains 8 pages: the title page with 7 additional pages containing common Noche de Brujas words. This item also includes suggestions for using the booklets and an assembly instruction page. Students first cut, assemble and read the Noche de Brujas Booklet that contains Spanish text and illustrations of items associated with Halloween such as bruja, fantasma, murcielago, etc. They then create their own version using the text only template. Students will have fun sketching these items and will share them enthusiastically with their classmates and family members! The illustration version can be projected in class to present, review and practice pronunciation of the Noche de Brujas vocabulary words. The text only version can be projected onto the Smart Board and students can draw pictures on the Smart Board that correspond to the text.
Spanish New Year's Eve Human Bingo Game Speaking Activity & Follow-Up
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Spanish New Year's Eve Human Bingo Game Speaking Activity & Follow-Up

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This activity includes 16 different activities associated with New Year's Eve. Examples of verbs used are ir, celebrar, brindar, bailar, leer, comer, mirar, and estar. Students will practice 3 forms of the Spanish preterit with these activities. Each student mingles with a bingo grid and must find different classmates that can reply yes when asked about statements in each of the 16 boxes. A sample statement in the box is, "Comí 12 uvas en Nochevieja." When a student replies yes to a question, the questioning student follows up by asking in Spanish for the student's signature. The goal is to be the first student to fill the entire bingo grid. Also included is a follow up worksheet that requires students to: 1. Write a sentence for each of the 16 boxes in the grid. The student includes the name of the student that signed the box and must change the verb to the third person. 2. Write an appropriate Spanish word related to New Year's Eve under 6 images at the bottom of the paper.
Spanish New Year Writing Prompt / Essay - Querer + Infinitive
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Spanish New Year Writing Prompt / Essay - Querer + Infinitive

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Spanish New Year Writing Assignment / Essay - Querer + Infinitive - This item contains 2 assignments. The first is a writing prompt with 29 Spanish infinitives/holiday words, plus the months of the year. Students write about what they want to do in each month of the new year. There is a variety of suggested vocabulary which makes it easy for students to complete their writing assignments and makes this item useful for all levels of Spanish. Vocabulary includes many holidays such as Christmas, Thanksgiving, 4th of July, Mother's Day, Valentine's Day, Easter and more. A 100 - 200 word essay works well for first year students. The word count can be changed for other levels and varying ability levels. The second assignment is a 279 word sample essay. The sample essay makes a great translation homework assignment or it can be used for full class viewing to prep students to write their own essays. Both activities make great substitute lessons.
Spanish New Year Theme Numbers and Math Listening Activity
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Spanish New Year Theme Numbers and Math Listening Activity

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Spanish New Year Theme Numbers and Math Listening Activity - This Spanish numbers listening activity will hold the attention of your students as they make their way around the oval writing the Spanish numbers that you dictate! After all numbers are dictated, students quickly do the math to find the correct final answer based on the numbers that they heard and wrote. You choose the numbers for the activity so it can be used for very basic numbers or large numbers, depending on what your focus is. The download includes a page with teachers instructions and suggestions for use.
Spanish New Year Future Tense Sentences and Conjugations
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Spanish New Year Future Tense Sentences and Conjugations

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Spanish New Year Future Tense Sentences and Conjugations - Students translate 10 English to Spanish New Year resolution sentences, each starting with "In the New Year". The sentences include resolutions to help at home, be kind, recycle, do well in school, etc. A sample sentence is, "In the New Year, I will practice my trumpet every day." Students also conjugate future tense verbs in the tu form under 7 clip art images and conjugate 10 more future tense verbs in various forms. The worksheet includes comer fully conjugated in the future tense and a vocabulary box with 9 words and phrases to assist students. The answer key is included.
Spanish New Year El Año Nuevo Booklets and Presentation
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Spanish New Year El Año Nuevo Booklets and Presentation

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Spanish New Year El Año Nuevo Booklets and Presentation - Each emergent reader booklet contains 8 pages: the title page with 7 additional pages containing common New Year's words. Suggestions for using the booklets and an assembly instruction page are included. Students first cut, assemble and read the booklet with text and illustrations of words associated New Year's Eve and the New Year such as midnight, grapes for the Spanish tradition, party, Dec. 31 and Jan. 1, etc. They then create their own version using the text only template. Students will enjoy sketching these items and will get excited about the New Year while they share their creations with their classmates and family members! The illustration version can be projected in class to present, review, and practice pronunciation of the New Year vocabulary. The text only version can be projected onto the Smart Board and students can draw pictures that correspond to the text.
Spanish New Year - Ir A + Infinitive with Family Sentences
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Spanish New Year - Ir A + Infinitive with Family Sentences

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Spanish New Year - Ir A + Infinitive with Family Sentences Worksheet - Students translate 10 English to Spanish sentences using different forms of ir a + infinitive, family vocabulary and New Year's resolution type verb phrases such as quit smoking, travel more, eat fruits and vegetables, etc. Students also supply an infinitive for 7 related clip art images. The worksheet includes ir fully conjugated and a vocabulary box with 9 words and phrases to assist students. The answer key is included.
Spanish My Favorite Things - 2 Emergent Reader Booklets
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Spanish My Favorite Things - 2 Emergent Reader Booklets

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Spanish My Favorite Things - 2 Emergent Reader Booklets - Each booklet contains 8 pages: the title page with 7 additional pages containing Spanish words for the following favorite things: food, book, sport, color, animal, movie, and subject. Also included is a page of suggestions for using the booklets and an assembly instruction page. Students first read and cut out the booklet that contains text and illustrations, then create their own version using the text only template. Students will enjoy sharing them with classmates and family members! The illustration version can be projected in class to present, review and practice pronunciation of the vocabulary words. The text only version can be projected onto the Smart Board and students can draw pictures on the Smart Board that correspond to the text.
Spanish Musical Instruments Vocabulary Image IDs
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Spanish Musical Instruments Vocabulary Image IDs

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Students write the Spanish musical instrument word under each of the 18 pictures. When finished, the handout makes a nice review sheet as is or it could be cut apart later and used for flashcards. It can be projected in class to present and review vocabulary, and to play the flyswatter game. The answer key is included.
Spanish Mother's Day Pictures and Sentence Completion
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Spanish Mother's Day Pictures and Sentence Completion

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Students will be reminded of the many things that their mothers do for them as they complete the sentence, "La mamá..." based on the 18 clip art images shown. Examples of pictures are caring for a child, cooking, changing a diaper, and reading with a child. The answer key is included, but answers will vary since some pictures will have more than one verb that will work. Also sold in my Spanish Vocabulary IDs Bundle of 32 Topics. 2 pages
Spanish Mother's Day 2 Booklets - El Día de la Madre
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Spanish Mother's Day 2 Booklets - El Día de la Madre

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Spanish Mother's Day 2 Booklets - El Día de la Madre - Students first read and cut out the booklet that contains text and illustrations. They then sketch and create their own version using the text only template. Each booklet contains 8 pages: the title page with 7 additional pages containing common Spanish words associated with Mother's Day such as hugs, kisses, jewelry, flowers, ice cream, chocolates and heart. Also included are suggestions for using the booklets and an assembly instruction page. The illustration version can be projected in class to present, review and practice pronunciation of the vocabulary. The text only version can be projected onto the Smart Board and students can draw pictures on the Smart Board that correspond to the text.
Spanish Months of the Year Vocabulary IDs - Spanish Calendar
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Spanish Months of the Year Vocabulary IDs - Spanish Calendar

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Students write the Spanish month under each of the 18 pictures depicting events or holidays throughout the 12 months of the year. When finished, the handout makes a nice review sheet as is or it could be cut apart later and used for flashcards. The answer key is included. This can be used to present and review the months of the year words and spelling.
Spanish Midterm, Final Exam, or Exam Review Homework
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Spanish Midterm, Final Exam, or Exam Review Homework

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This can be used as a midterm, final exam, final exam review assignment or back to school review assignment. It is most appropriate for levels 2 or higher and includes: 1. Infinitive verbs matching 2. Spanish speaking countries - students must supply 15 3. Preterit & Imperfect verb conjugations 4. Perfect tense matching 5. Changing adjectives to adverbs 6. Prepositions matching 7. Environment vocabulary matching 8. Future and Conditional regular and irregular verb conjugations 9. Subjunctive verbs conjugations 10. Subjunctive infinitive verbs matching 11. Saber/Conocer matching 12. Pero/Sino matching 13. Por/Para matching 14. Students supply meaning of subjunctive WEDDING acronym The file contains several matching sections to make it easy to correct. The answer key is included.
Spanish Me Gusta el Invierno Booklets - I Like Winter Booklets
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Spanish Me Gusta el Invierno Booklets - I Like Winter Booklets

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2 Spanish Me Gusta el Invierno Booklets - Students first cut, assemble and read the Spanish Me Gusta el Invierno Booklet that contains text and illustrations of winter things that students like such as sledding, skating, snowmen, snow angels, snow houses, tobogganing and skating. Me gusta is repeated 8 times so students learn the phrase quickly and easily. They then create their own version using the text only template. Students will have fun sketching the winter items and will want to share their creations with their classmates and family members! Each booklet contains 8 pages: the title page with 7 additional pages containing common Spanish winter activity words. This item also includes suggestions for using the booklets and an assembly instruction page. The illustration version can be projected in class to present, review and practice pronunciation of the winter activity vocabulary words. The text only version can be projected onto the Smart Board and students can draw pictures on the Smart Board that correspond to the text.
Spanish Martin Luther King 2 Emergent Reader Booklets
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Spanish Martin Luther King 2 Emergent Reader Booklets

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Each booklet contains 8 pages: the title page with 7 additional pages. Suggestions for using the booklets and an assembly instruction page are included. Students first cut, assemble and read the booklet that contains text and illustrations of words associated with Martin Luther King such as peace, civil rights, boycott, speeches, pastor, etc. They then create their own version using the text only template. The illustration version can be projected in class to present, review and practice pronunciation of the vocabulary words. The text only version can be projected onto the Smart Board and students can draw pictures on the Smart Board that correspond to the text.