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.
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.
Students learn vocabulary associated with Ramadan in a fun, hands on way with these 2 emergent reader booklets. Each contains 8 pages: the title page with 7 additional pages. One contains text and images, and the other contains text only so students can sketch and create their own versions of the booklets. The vocabulary included is: mosque, Koran, praying, lantern, prayer mat, crescent and star, and fasting. Also included are suggestions for using the booklets and an assembly instruction page.
Students first cut, assemble and read the booklet containing text and images. They then sketch and create their own versions with 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.
6 pages
This download contains
1. Winter clip art images (27 different ones) that can be used for any language. There is one page with winter clothing articles, one page with winter activities such as skiing, skating, and ice-fishing, and one page with nouns related to winter such as snow, snow plow, icicles, sled, and snowman.
2. English word cards that correspond to the images
3. Spanish word cards that correspond to the images
4. Suggested uses page
The cards can be photocopied and used for:
1. Partner slap jack
2. Print 2 copies for each set to use for playing the concentration game.
3. Winter vocabulary flashcards
4. Have students match word cards with image cards.
5. Go fish game
6. Charades - students draw and act out either the image or word on the card and classmates guess the vocabulary word The slides can also be projected for classroom vocabulary practice.
Students write about their favorite room, explain what's in it, and explain why it's their favorite. This writing prompt features gustar and encantar with both nouns and infinitives, and includes full conjugations of jugar, hacer, and gustar. Also included is a bilingual list of rooms, plus several other helpful words such as porque, mi, nuestro, fines de semana, familia, and amigos.
The download includes:
1. Writing prompt copied 2/page for paper saving student handouts
2. Writing prompt enlarged for projecting in class
3. Page with enlarged rooms vocabulary, and verbs gustar, hacer, jugar for projecting in class.
This is a great activity for a sub lesson!
3 pages
Use this as 2 assignments! First, have students translate from Spanish to English, then have them translate from English to Spanish after they have a better understanding of the vocabulary and grammar.
Students practice a variety of verbs and vocabulary associated with family, pets, and friends, Thanksgiving Day activities, Thanksgiving foods, their home and school, and their health. Sample verbs include: dar, pasar el rato, tener, reírse, ser, encantar, comer, and mirar.
Included:
1. Large font 222 word paragraph in Spanish to project and use as a class.
2. Large font paragraph in English to project and use as a class.
3. Page copied 2/page in Spanish
4. Page copied 2/page in English
4 pages
This poem welcomes spring after a long winter! Vocabulary, phrases, and grammatical structures include estación, querer + infinitive, contigo, ya, chaquetas, rosas, nido, rosas, río, dentro de poco, gracias por, and no hace frío. Verbs include quitarse, caminar, ver, venir, mirar, ser, and alegrarse. The rhyming words and cadence make this poem fun to learn and easy to remember.
Included in the download:
1. One Spanish/English page with large font for presenting and practicing vocabulary in class
2. One Spanish/English page with 2 poems per page for student handouts
3. One page with Spanish only
4. One Spanish/English close page with large font for presenting and practicing vocabulary in class
4 pages
Students get creative with their writing with these 6 squares containing Thanksgiving themed images and speech bubbles. This comic strip activity is fun for students of all ages and abilities. They enjoy sharing their creations with their classmates!
1 page
This Thanksgiving Smart Board download contains 10 games and activities that can be used to practice reading and spelling. Included are Word Biz, Image/Word Match, Image Select, Word Generator, Word Guess, Random Image Chooser, and more. The games and activities use mostly Thanksgiving food vocabulary but also a few words associated with the Thanksgiving holiday such as family, airplane, football, t.v., and deer.
11 pages
6 slightly different worksheets for students to illustrate or describe why they are thankful during the Thanksgiving holiday season. The categories are in squares with family and pets, teacher and school, friends and other things. The designs are: 1 with yellow background, 1 with solid black lined squares, 1 with black dashed squares, 1 with red font with solid lined squares, 1 with red font with dashed squares and 1 with solid black lines without any text so students decide their own categories.
6 pages
Thanksgiving Food on the Table 2 Designs - Students write the Thanksgiving food word that corresponds to each numbered food on the table. One design includes a word bank with 11 words and the other design does not have a word bank.
The answer key is included.
3 pages
Students practice agreement in number and gender of people nouns such as man, woman, boy, girl, etc. and descriptive adjectives with this 18 question worksheet. An example is "the athletic woman." Students first translate it to Spanish and then write the plural forms in the second column. They are also instructed to write a Spanish adjective under each picture shown. The answer key is included.
2 pages
Save over 40% with this Spanish fall booklet bundle! The booklets included in the bundle are:
Spanish Pumpkins and Feelings Emergent Reader Booklets
Spanish September and School Emergent Reader Booklets
Spanish First Thanksgiving Emergent Reader Booklets
Spanish Halloween Emergent Reader Booklets
Spanish Columbus Day Emergent Reader Booklets
Each booklet contains 8 pages: a title page and 7 additional pages. Suggestions for using the booklets and an assembly instruction page are also included.
Students first read and cut out the vocabulary booklets containing text and clip art illustrations. They then sketch and create their own versions of the booklets using the text only template. Your students will have fun sharing their creations with family and friends which will help reinforce their language learning!
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.
The booklet pages can also be used as flashcards by folding under the text.
Each booklet contained in this set is also available individually on TES. Individual booklets sell for $2.25 each so purchasing this bundle offers a significant savings!
Students assemble a 4 x 4 Spanish/English vocabulary puzzle with 24 reflexive verbs. The download includes a page with tips and suggestions for using the puzzles.
Sample verbs included are:
afeitarse, vestirse, bañarse, ducharse, peinarse, callarse, llamarse, maquillarse, and divertirse.
Several words are repeated which makes the puzzle more challenging. Just photocopy enough for a class set (1 for every 2 students if working in pairs, or 1 per student if working alone), cut and fasten with a paper clip. Distribute to students and challenge them to reassemble the puzzles as quickly as possible. There is a list of all words alongside the puzzle in Spanish and English. This can be used as a vocabulary bookmark and reference.
This can be used when reflexives are introduced, and it is a great hands on, back to school review activity for students with prior Spanish experience. It's also a helpful sub lesson. After students complete the puzzle, they can use the vocabulary list to quiz each other on the vocabulary.
2 pages
Save over 50% with this Spanish Reflexive Verbs Bundle! These materials will provide you with numerous activities to use when you introduce reflexive verbs and will also allow you to revisit them throughout the school year to make sure your students learn them well. This bundle includes a 33 word English to Spanish vocabulary reference, 9 practice worksheets, a 2 person skit, a partner interview activity, a video project, a quiz, a set of 10 flashcards / bulletin board signs and more.
The breakdown is:
1. Introduction / Student Reference
2. Reflexives and Time 10 Sentences
3. Reflexives and Time 10 Translations
4. Reflexives and Time 10 Translations #2
5. Reflexive Verbs 18 Image IDs
6. Reflexives 25 Translations and 10 Infinitives with Adverbs of Time
7. Reflexives Crossword and 11 Image IDs
8. Daily Routine 29 Nouns Crossword and 14 Image IDs
9. Reflexives Video or PowerPoint Project
10. Daily Routine Nouns Vocabulary
11. Reflexives Pair Work 20 Questions 12 Image IDs
12. ¿Con qué frecuencia…? Song
13. Quiz
14. Preterit Daily Routine Translation English to Spanish
15. Preterit Daily Routine Translation Spanish to English
16. Daily Routine Reflexive Verbs Skit
17. 33 Word Vocabulary Reference
18. Verb Flashcards / Bulletin Board Signs
Answer keys are included with the practice activities.
These items are also available for individual purchase on TES.
44 pages
Students assemble a 4 x 4 Spanish/English vocabulary puzzle with 24 reflexive verbs. The download includes a page with tips and suggestions for using the puzzles.
Sample verbs included are:
afeitarse, vestirse, bañarse, ducharse, peinarse, callarse, llamarse, maquillarse, and divertirse.
Several words are repeated which makes the puzzle more challenging. Just photocopy enough for a class set (1 for every 2 students if working in pairs, or 1 per student if working alone), cut and fasten with a paper clip. Distribute to students and challenge them to reassemble the puzzles as quickly as possible. There is a list of all words alongside the puzzle in Spanish and English. This can be used as a vocabulary bookmark and reference.
This can be used when reflexives are introduced, and it is a great hands on, back to school review activity for students with prior Spanish experience. It's also a helpful sub lesson. After students complete the puzzle, they can use the vocabulary list to quiz each other on the vocabulary.
2 pages
Surround your students with Spanish language with this 167 word classroom label set! The labels are on plain, white backgrounds to allow you to print them on colored paper, rather than using expensive color printing. There are labels for most anything in your classroom from school supplies like lápices, cuadernos, plumas, tijeras, and carpetas, to standard items in and parts of the classroom like reloj, pared, puerta, ventana, planta, borrador, computadora, cartel, diccionario, pegamento, and engrapadora. Some words have more than one version included to accommodate regional differences, and several words are included in both their singular and plural forms to give flexibility in the classroom. In addition to the very typical classroom items, several words commonly found in Spanish or bilingual classroom settings are included. Examples of these Hispanic culture words are piñata, calavera, castañuelas, esqueleto, toro, and sombrero. Finally, several of the shorter, common words are included twice since you may want to put more than one label on things like silla or suelo.
The download includes a list of suggestions for using the labels.
45 pages
Spanish back to school, vuelta al cole, classroom decorations, Spanish write the room
Students assemble a 4 x 4 Spanish/English vocabulary puzzle with 24 reflexive verbs. The download includes a page with tips and suggestions for using the puzzles.
Sample verbs included are:
afeitarse, vestirse, bañarse, ducharse, peinarse, callarse, llamarse, maquillarse, and divertirse.
Several words are repeated which makes the puzzle more challenging. Just photocopy enough for a class set (1 for every 2 students if working in pairs, or 1 per student if working alone), cut and fasten with a paper clip. Distribute to students and challenge them to reassemble the puzzles as quickly as possible. There is a list of all words alongside the puzzle in Spanish and English. This can be used as a vocabulary bookmark and reference.
This can be used when reflexives are introduced, and it is a great hands on, back to school review activity for students with prior Spanish experience. It's also a helpful sub lesson. After students complete the puzzle, they can use the vocabulary list to quiz each other on the vocabulary.
2 pages
This French body parts crossword contains 35 words and 16 clipart images. Students are instructed to complete the following 3 tasks:
1. Complete the crossword
2. Write Spanish body part word under each picture
3. Write the Spanish translation next to the clue
Included in the download:
- crossword
- answer key
- vocabulary for presenting and practicing as a class
- vocabulary copied 2/page for paper saving student handouts
This activity can be used when introducing body parts, and also works well as a sub lesson. After students complete the puzzle, they can work in pairs to quiz each other on vocabulary using the vocabulary reference sheets.
4 pages
Spanish Family PowerPoint Project - Students love this project! They enjoy creating the family projects on the computer, presenting their projects in class and viewing the PowerPoint presentations created by their classmates so they get a lot of practice with family vocabulary and grammar. Students must create a 6 slide presentation that includes information on birthdays, age, physical and personality descriptions and the verbs gustar and encantar for likes and dislikes. They get substantial practice with the verbs tener and ser.
The project contains the following:
1. Grading criterion
2. Vocabulary bank
3. Explanations on how to properly state age, birthdays, physical and personality descriptions, language for introductions, gustar and encantar usage
4. Computer codes for Spanish accents and punctuation
5. Sample family descriptions
6. Project explanation
This is a great culminating project for a unit on family and also makes a great substitute activity. Three to four days in the computer lab is usually sufficient to complete the project. Your students will have fun and reap many benefits from it!
Spanish Preterit Irregulars with Adverbs of Time 20 Sentence Translations - Students translate 20 English to Spanish preterit sentences with irregular verbs estar, hacer, poder, poner, querer, tener, and venir. Also included are time adverbs such as yesterday, last month, last weekend, and last night. The infinitives and irregular stems are included for student reference. The answer key is included.
2 pages
Spanish Autumn Song - Canción del Otoño - This song will make learning autumn vocabulary fun and easy! It is sung to the tune of a well known song, and your students will enjoy doing actions while singing it.
Included (7 pages):
1. One page with 1 song on it for presenting and practicing as a class
2. One page with 2 songs on it for student handouts
3. One page with tips on how to use the song
4. Two pages, each with 5 flashcards of song images
5. One page with song as a close exercise for students complete
Examples of the song vocabulary are otoño, hojas, escuela, frío, abrigos, and ventanas.
The English translation is included.
Created by Sue Summers