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.
Spanish Adjectives Word Wall Classroom Signs - Los Adjetivos - This download includes 13 colorful 8 1/2 x 11 printable signs containing 36 common descriptive adjectives used for people. Next to each Spanish adjective is a clip art image depicting the word. Sample words are tall, short, fun, hard working, talkative, etc. Just print, laminate if desired, and hang where students can easily see them. The word wall is a great student reference and can also be used to present and review Spanish descriptive adjectives. This word wall can also be purchased bundled together with 6 other Spanish word walls.
French Christmas Flashcards and PowerPoint Presentation 66 Slides - This presentation contains 32 different words associated with Christmas and the holiday season. Examples are: reveillon de Noel, Saint-Sylvestre, veille de Noel, gui, chants de Noel, jouets, Trois Rois, bonhomme de neige, traineau, and creche. The first half of the presentation contains images that come out first followed by the French word on mouse click. This is a colorful presentation for presenting and reviewing holiday vocabulary.
The second half of the presentation contains the same words, with the image and French words. These contain 2 of the same word per slide so you will have 2 sets when printed.
Both sets can be used to decorate a colorful classroom bulletin board!
Joyeux Noël!
This PowerPoint Jeopardy game contains 25 different regular and irregular verbs for students to conjugate in the present tense. The 5 categories are the subject pronouns yo, tú, él/ella/Ud., nosotros, and ellos/ellas/Uds. Students click a number under one of the categories and an infinitive will appear. The next click displays the correct conjugation, the point value, and a house that can be clicked to return to the game board. The previously clicked questions are highlighted to show students that they have already been used. There are 2 randomly placed "Sorpresa" slides that double the points of the next conjugation, if answered correctly. This is a no prep activity that can be modified to suit your purposes in your classroom.
Also included are 2 slides that can be printed and given to students to complete while they are in the audience. Each contains a shell of the game board with the subject pronoun categories at the top and the point value in each cell. As participants choose their questions, the students in the audience can write the infinitive and the corresponding conjugation.
The verbs contained are a mix of regular and irregular verbs, including "go" verbs and stem change verbs. Examples are ir, ser, poner, conocer, pedir, servir, dormir, and jugar.
This is great review activity for back to school, the end of the year, or anytime in between!
60 pages
Spanish Numbers Word Wall - Los Numeros Pared de Palabras - Post this word wall in a prominent location for a handy student reference! The download includes 8 colorful 8 1/2 x 11 printable signs containing numbers from 0 - 1,000,000. The signs included are: 0 - 10 11 - 20 21 - 30 31 - 40 Explanation of numbers 41 - 100 10s from 10 - 100 101 - 110 100 - 1,000 by 100s, plus 100,000 and 1,000,000 Just print, laminate if desired, and hang where students can easily see the word wall. These downloads can also be used to present and review the various vocabulary words and phrases.
Games and Activities included are:
2 Word Generators
Random Word Chooser
Word Guess Soccer
Random Word Chooser
Random Image Chooser
The Random Word Chooser page contains 24 different French words, and the Random Image Chooser contains 36 different images.
Please note that at the present, it isn't possible to add accent marks to the the games so they will not be shown. If the software is charged to allow, accents marks, the files will be revised and uploaded again.
Students practice Spanish speaking countries and capitals in a fun way! This PowerPoint Jeopardy game contains all 20 official Spanish speaking countries, plus countries and territories where Spanish is still widely spoken, or where there has been significant Spanish influence in the past. They include Puerto Rico, Andorra, Guam, Philippines, and Gibraltar. The 5 categories are North America A, North America B, South America, South America and Africa, and Potpourri. Students click a number under one of the categories and a country will appear. The next click displays the capital city, the point value, and a house that can be clicked to return to the game board. The previously clicked questions are highlighted to show students that they have already been used. There are 2 randomly placed "Sorpresa" slides that double the points of the next conjugation, if answered correctly. This is a no prep activity that can be modified to suit your purposes in your classroom.
Also included are 2 slides that can be printed and given to students to complete while they are in the audience. Each contains a shell of the game board with the categories at the top and the point value in each cell. As participants choose their questions, the students in the audience can write the country and the corresponding capital city.
Instructions for the game are included.
This is great review activity for back to school, the end of the year, or anytime in between!
61 pages
This presentation contains the following:
1. 27 slides of airport images and vocabulary words that come out on mouse click. The slides can be printed to make a class set of flashcards that can be used for games or a quick review.
2. 2 slides containing 30 vocabulary words. These slides can be used for in class presentation, review and pronunciation practice.
3. 1 slide containing the 30 Spanish / English airport vocabulary words printed 2 per page so it can be copied and given to students for their reference.
32 pages
Add color to your classroom with these 33 Spanish Animals Alphabet signs! Each sign has a letter, animal picture and the Spanish animal word. All 30 original Spanish letters are included, plus a title page, end page and page that includes the letters ch, ll, n with tilde, and rr.
This item can also be used as a presentation.
33 pages
abecedario español
Included in this bundle are:
1. House Interior Labeling Activity and Presentational Diagram - 1 page contains a bird's eye view of 10 rooms labeled with over 50 items. Use this to present and practice vocabulary, or as a student reference. This also contains the same diagram without labels to be used as a student labeling activity - 3 pages 2.
2. Spanish House Exterior Labeling Activity - Students label 11 items on the exterior of the house - 3 pages Both items are also sold individually on TES. The bundled price offers over a 20% savings!
Spanish Thanksgiving Food Game Cards, Flashcards, Quiz and Vocabulary Included:
- 20 word Spanish/English Thanksgiving food student reference. This is great for individual reference or for 2 students to quiz each other on vocabulary.
- 20 word Spanish/English Thanksgiving food list for class presentation
- 20 food image cards (one page with words, one page without) that can be used for slap-jack , memory, the flyswatter game, student flashcards, go fish, etc.
- 20 word matching quiz with answer key
Acción de Gracias, Spanish holiday, dia festivo, pair work
French Earth Day (Jour de la Terre) PowerPoint and Vocabulary Reference - 29 Slides
Included:
1. 28 slides with an image and vocabulary word
2. 1 slide containing a 36 word printable student reference copied 2 per page
The image slides can be printed and used as colorful flashcards or bulletin board signs, or you can show the PowerPoint presentation in class to introduce vocabulary and use thereafter to review. The picture comes out first and the vocabulary word follows on mouse click.
Vocabulary includes words associated with Earth Day and the environment such as recycle, endangered, renewable energy, water, animals, garden, solar energy, pollution, etc.
Print these Spanish signs for colorful back to school classroom decorations and helpful references for your students! Each sign prints out as an 8 1/2 x 11 page.
You can also use this as a PowerPoint presentation. Each slide contains colorful clip art and the Spanish calendar word comes out on mouse click.
This may also be purchased as part of my Calendar Bundle.
27 pages
This item is a colorful 32 slide Power Point of Spanish transportation vocabulary that can be used as a presentation, bulletin board and individual student flashcards.
Included are:
1. 32 different vocabulary words on 24 slides (a couple slides contain synonyms such as carro, coche, and automovil).
2. 4 slides containing all Spanish/English vocabulary words for practicing vocabulary and pronunciation
3. 2 slides, each containing 12 cards with Spanish vocabulary that can be printed, copied and given to students for use as individual flashcards
Use these materials to present and review vocabulary in class, and you can also print the slides to make a colorful classroom bulletin board of Spanish transportation vocabulary.
Spanish Demonstrative Adjectives & Clothing Worksheet #2 - This worksheet contains 20 demonstrative adjectives with clothing words such as "this boot", 6 clip art pictures to identify and the answer key.
Spanish Halloween Smart Board 6 Games and Activities, and Vocabulary -
Games and Activities included are:
2 Word Generators
Random Word Chooser
Word Guess Soccer
Random Word Chooser
Random Image Chooser
The Random Word Chooser page contains 24 different Spanish words, and the Random Image Chooser contains 36 different images.
Please note that at the present, it isn't possible to add accent marks to the the games so accent marks will not be shown. If the software is modified to allow accents marks, the files will be revised and uploaded again.
This vocabulary activity bundle is great for practicing new vocabulary and revisiting vocabulary throughout the year. There is one page for each of the 20 official Spanish speaking countries, plus Puerto Rico.
The categories section is blank so that you may choose the categories best suited for your class. Write the categories that you want across the top before photocopying, or have students write them when the papers are distributed. Students fill in the grid with words that fit into the categories and start with the letters of the Spanish speaking country on the left. As you introduce new vocabulary topics throughout the year, you will be able to reuse the grids by changing the categories to match your unit of study.
Uses for this Spanish Speaking Countries Bundle:
• Individual warm up at the beginning of class
• Fun class activity when projected on the Smart Board
• Homework assignment
• Group activity – great game for competitions!
• Substitute activity
• Quick review at the end of class
• Enrichment or extra credit
22 pages
Remind students of mom with this Spanish Informal Commands PowerPoint featuring 37 slides with advice and reminders frequently spoken by moms. Sample commands are: Wipe your feet, brush your teeth, call your mom, etc. There are a variety of verbs including regular, irregular and reflexives. The affirmative tú commands come out on mouse click.
The slides can also be printed and used as flashcards, hung around the classroom, or used to make a colorful bulletin board filled with Mom's advice.
37 slides
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
100th Day Activities for the Spanish or Bilingual Classroom - These materials can be used to celebrate 100 days or be used anytime to practice numbers, colors, prepositions, food, class objects, body parts, animals, weather, clothing and more. There are also suggested activities that will be great to use as substitute lessons. The set includes: 1. 100 Image Grid 2. 100 word Spanish / English vocabulary list that corresponds to the picture grid 3. 100 Small Digit Grid 4. 100 Large Digit Grid 5. 100 Numbered Lined Paper 6. Suggested Uses for the Packet Some of the many uses for this set: 1. 100 Images Grid a. Students write the word for as many images as they can. Use as an individual in class activity, a group activity (both could be contests) or a homework assignment. b. Students write the words for each image but group them by categories that you designate such as food, hobbies, clothing, weather, body parts, animals, school supplies, etc. c. Students cut out pictures and glue them by category and then write the word under each picture. d. Partner work – Student A calls random words in the target language and Student B must say or write the target language number that corresponds to the image. e. Practice prepositions and listening skills by describing an item location based on the description of other items that are near it (For example - for #49 clouds – “It’s between the lemon and the teeth”, or “it’s below the bracelets and to the right of the lemon”) 2. 100 Spanish / English word list that corresponds to the 100 images grid a. Partners quiz each other on vocabulary b. Students categorize the vocabulary words on the list c. Partners – one says a word and its number and the other sketches in that location on the small digit grid d. Students fold over the either the English or the Spanish and write out the other as a self quiz 3. 100 Small Digit Grid a. Dictate a letter, number or word that students must write in the numbered box specified b. Partner A names an object from the 100 Images Grid that Partner B must sketch in the corresponding numbered box 4. 100 Large Digit Grid a. Dictate a digit and students mark by circling or writing an X b. Practice colors and numbers by dictating a number and a color that students must use to circle, X or shade 5. Numbered Paper a. Students fold over translations from the word list and do a self test b. Students write the word that corresponds to the picture on the Image Grid
Spanish Class Commands Bilingual Word Wall - 44 Words and Phrases - This download includes (22) 8 1/2 x 11 printable signs containing 44 words or phrases used in the Spanish or bilingual classroom. Each sign has the Spanish in black, the English in red, and 2 red stars to enhance the appearance of the sign. There are 2 commands in large font on each sign. Most of the commands are in the Uds. form, but some are in the tu form if the commands are more commonly used to speak to one student. Just print, laminate if desired, and hang where students can easily see the word wall. The signs look great when several are grouped together vertically and backed with black construction paper. The word wall is a great student reference and can also be used to present and review the vocabulary. This word wall can also be purchased bundled together with 6 other Spanish word walls.