At the Spanish Classroom, we provide engaging and exciting resources, lesson plans and activities for the experienced and non experienced Spanish teacher.
At the Spanish Classroom, we provide engaging and exciting resources, lesson plans and activities for the experienced and non experienced Spanish teacher.
Christmas in Spanish Board Game Navidad Juego de Mesa
A board game to practice vocabulary for Christmas. Works well on its on or could be used in conjunction with the games and activities in my resource ‘Spanish Christmas Navidad Español’ (£3). Students to play in pairs or small groups. Vocabulary includes:
Father Christmas – Papá Noel
Christmas tree – arból de navidad
baubles – bolas de navidad
elves – elfos
reindeer – reno
presents – regalos
snowman – muñeco
star – estrella
Students roll the dice and count on that number of spaces. When they land on a picture students must say the correct vocabulary. If students land on circle, they must go back ‘retrocede’. If they land on a diamond, students go forward ‘avanza’. Great for practicing vocabulary and getting the whole class talking. You can give extra points for students counting the number of spaces in Spanish and using the phrases ‘te toca a ti’ (it’s your turn) and ‘me toca a mi’ (it’s my turn).
A board game to practice vocabulary for hobbies. Vocabulary includes:
dibujar – to draw
escuchar música – to listen to music
tocar la guitarra – to play the guitar
ver la televisión – to watch television
jugar videojuegos – to play video games
jugar fútbol – to play football
jugar baloncesto – to play basketball
tocar el piano – to play the piano
leer – to read
bailar – to dance
Students to play in pairs or small groups. Students roll the dice and count on that number of spaces. When they land on a picture students must say the correct vocabulary. If students land on circle, they must go back ‘retrocede’. If they land on a diamond, students go forward ‘avanza’. Great for practicing vocabulary and getting the whole class talking. You can give extra points for students counting the number of spaces in Spanish and using the phrases ‘te toca a ti’ (it’s your turn) and ‘me toca a mi’ (it’s my turn).
Vocabulary for colours in Spanish:
azul – blue
rojo – red
amarillo – yellow
verde – green
naranja – orange
morado – purple
blanco – white
negro – black
Three activities: matching words and pictures (words move to correct colour on clicks); picture splat (T says the number in Spanish and students splat the correct one); What’s missing (numbers disappear, students say which number is missing). Includes information for non-specialist Spanish teachers on pronunciation and noun-adjective agreement.
Keep your students engaged with these fun, interactive activities.
A board game to practice vocabulary for time. Students to play in pairs or small groups. Vocabulary includes ‘en punto’ (o’clock), ‘y media’ (half past), ‘y cuarto’ (quarter past), menos cuarto’ (quarter to). Students roll the dice and count on that number of spaces. When they land on a picture students must say the correct time. If students land on circle, they must go back ‘retrocede’. If they land on a diamond, students go forward ‘avanza’. Great for practicing vocabulary and getting the whole class talking. You can give extra points for students counting the number of spaces in Spanish and using the phrases ‘te toca a ti’ (it’s your turn) and ‘me toca a mi’ (it’s my turn).
A quiz to practice numbers and addition vocabulary in Spanish. Students read the question in Spanish and click on one of the four possible answers. If it is correct, they go onto the next question. If it is incorrect, they return to try again.
A matching activity for Spanish learners. Students match the phrase in Spanish to the correct photo of the weather. Students write a sentence answering the question ¿Qué tiempo hace hoy? What is the weather like today?
A simple matching activity for teaching the parts of the body. Includes eight parts of the body, head, shoulders, knees, toes, eyes, ears, mouth, nose.
This bundle contains PowerPoints and activities to learn school subjects and hobbies in Spanish. It includes the following activities:
• School Subjects in Spanish – Las Asignaturas Vocabulary and Games
• Hobbies in Spanish – Mis Pasatiempos Vocabulary and Games
The slides also include translations and guidance on how to pronounce the words in Spanish for non specialist teachers.
The five activities are:
Matching - students match the numbers to the pictures.
Picture splat - teacher says the number and two students compete to be the first to splat the picture.
What’s missing - numbers disappear from the slide and students say what has disappeared
Quick flash - pictures are displayed momentarily. Students put their hand up and say what the picture is. Click again and the picture appears. Click a third time and the word in Spanish appears.
Blockbusters – students complete to say the target vocabulary to cross from one side of the board to another.
Great for learning and consolidating key vocabulary.
For more details, check out the individual resources.
All the plans and resources you need to teach six, one hour Spanish lessons to KS2 or KS3 on the topic of traditional Spanish food, tapas and going to a restaurant in Spain. Students will learn some traditional Spanish dishes and find out about the origins of tapas in Spain. They will design their own menu and roleplay being in a restaurant.
Included in this resource:
Detailed medium term plan
¡A Comer! PowerPoint - includes everything needed to teach the topic, e.g. presentation of vocabulary, games, activities, dialogues etc.
¡A Comer! Activity Pack - includes front cover for new topic; reading comprehension; labelling activity and board game.
End of Unit Self-Assessment
Each lesson plan includes: activities to revise previous learning; new language activities; main activities; plenary and consolidation activities. The plans are designed for non-specialist primary teachers or specialist teachers who are short on time.
The ¡A Comer! PowerPoint includes sound files of a native speaker and five games to practice the vocabulary.
The five games are:
Matching - students match the numbers to the pictures.
Picture splat - teacher says the number and two students compete to be the first to splat the picture.
What’s missing - numbers disappear from the slide and students must say what has disappeared
Blockbusters – students complete to say the target vocabulary to cross from one side of the board to another.
Quick flash - pictures are displayed momentarily. Students put their hand up and say what the picture is. Click again and the picture appears. Click a third time and the word in Spanish appears.
All resources are included; you just have to print them off!
¡Gracias!
All the plans and resources you need to teach six, one hour Spanish lessons to upper KS2 or KS3 on the topic of geographical features in Spanish. Students will learn about famous geographical features in South America including: the Amazon River, the Volcano Quizapú, the Lake Argentino, Machu Picchu Mountain, the Atacama Desert and Angel Falls. Students will learn where the geographical features are located on a map of South America and will describe their position in Spanish. They will learn adjectives to describe the features and use ‘es + modifiers’ to write a description. Finally students will create a leaflet, promoting South America as a tourist destination.
Included in unit of work:
Detailed medium term plan
La Geografía PowerPoint - includes everything needed to teach the topic, e.g. presentation of vocabulary (including sound files by a native speaker), games, activities etc.
La Geografía Activity Pack - includes front cover for new topic; labelling Spanish speaking countries activities; word bank and design your own flag template.
End of Unit Self-Assessment – students assess how well the have achieved the topic objectives.
Each lesson plan includes: activities to revise previous learning; new language activities; a main activity; plenary and consolidation activities to be completed during the week.
The plans are designed for non-specialist primary teachers or specialist teachers who are short on time.
The La Geografía topic includes sound files of a native speaker and five games to practice the vocabulary.
The five games are:
Matching - students match the numbers to the pictures.
Picture splat - teacher says the number and two students compete to be the first to splat the picture.
What’s missing - numbers disappear from the slide and students must say what has disappeared
Blockbusters – students complete to say the target vocabulary to cross from one side of the board to another.
Quick flash - pictures are displayed momentarily. Students put their hand up and say what the picture is. Click again and the picture appears. Click a third time and the word in Spanish appears.
Students will love learning Spanish with this fun topic! Teachers will love how much time they save!
¡Muchas Gracias!
A PowerPoint to teach ten phrases for school subjects. Including six fun activities to practice understanding and pronunciation.
The ten school subjects are:
• Matemáticas – maths
• Inglés - English
• Español— Spanish
• Ciencias – science
• Historia – history
• Arte – art
• Educación Física – physical education
• Informática – computing
• Música - music
The slides also include translations and guidance on how to pronounce the words in Spanish for non specialist teachers.
The five activities are:
Matching - students match the words to the pictures.
Picture splat - teacher says the target vocabualry and two students compete to be the first to splat the picture.
What’s missing - numbers disappear from the slide and students say what has disappeared
Quick flash - pictures are displayed momentarily. Students put their hand up and say what the picture is. Click again and the picture appears. Click a third time and the word in Spanish appears.
Blockbusters – students complete to say the target vocabulary to cross from one side of the board to another.
Each game includes instructions and key phrases the teacher can use in Spanish.
The PowerPoint can be used repeatedly over a half term to teach and practice key vocabulary.
All the plans and resources you need to teach six, one hour Spanish lessons to upper KS2 or KS3 on the topic of school. Students will learn to tell the time using o’clock, half past, quarter past and quarter to in Spanish. They will learn vocabulary for different daily activities and complete a listening activity of a native speaker talking about their day. Finally they will describe their daily routine in Spanish.
Included in unit of work:
Detailed medium term plan
Mi Rutina Diaria PowerPoint - includes everything needed to teach the topic, e.g. presentation of vocabulary (including sound files by a native speaker), games, activities etc.
Mi Rutina Diaria Activity Pack - includes front cover for new topic; clock labelling activity; time bingo; board game; writing activity and sentence builder.
End of Unit Self-Assessment – students assess how well the have achieved the topic objectives.
Each lesson plan includes: activities to revise previous learning; new language activities; a main activity; plenary and consolidation activities to be completed during the week.
The plans are designed for non-specialist primary teachers or specialist teachers who are short on time.
The topic includes sound files of a native speaker and five games to practice the vocabulary.
The five games are:
Matching - students match the numbers to the pictures.
Picture splat - teacher says the number and two students compete to be the first to splat the picture.
What’s missing - numbers disappear from the slide and students must say what has disappeared
Blockbusters – students complete to say the target vocabulary to cross from one side of the board to another.
Quick flash - pictures are displayed momentarily. Students put their hand up and say what the picture is. Click again and the picture appears. Click a third time and the word in Spanish appears.
Students will love learning Spanish with this fun topic! Teachers will love how much time they save!
¡Muchas Gracias!
All the plans and resources you need to teach six, one hour Spanish lessons to upper KS2 or KS3 on the topic of hobbies. Students will learn ten phrases for different hobbies. They will learn to ask others about their hobbies and give their opinion on different hobbies. Students will use dictionaries to look up adjectives to describe the hobbies and write compound sentences using ‘porque’.
Included in unit of work:
Detailed medium term plan
Mis Pasatiempos PowerPoint - includes everything needed to teach the topic, e.g. presentation of vocabulary (including sound files by a native speaker), games, activities etc.
Mis Pasatiempos Activity Pack - includes front cover for new topic; moving dictation activity; word bank; sentence builder; class survey; opinion posters and a board game.
End of Unit Self-Assessment – students assess how well the have achieved the topic objectives.
Each lesson plan includes: activities to revise previous learning; new language activities; a main activity; plenary and consolidation activities to be completed during the week.
The plans are designed for non-specialist primary teachers or specialist teachers who are short on time.
The topic includes sound files of a native speaker and five games to practice the vocabulary.
The five games are:
Matching - students match the numbers to the pictures.
Picture splat - teacher says the number and two students compete to be the first to splat the picture.
What’s missing - numbers disappear from the slide and students must say what has disappeared
Blockbusters – students complete to say the target vocabulary to cross from one side of the board to another.
Quick flash - pictures are displayed momentarily. Students put their hand up and say what the picture is. Click again and the picture appears. Click a third time and the word in Spanish appears.
Students will love learning Spanish with this fun topic! Teachers will love how much time they save!
¡Muchas Gracias!
All the plans and resources you need to teach six, one hour Spanish lessons to upper KS2 or KS3 on the parts of the body. Students will learn eleven parts of the body. They will sing ‘heads, shoulders, knees and toes’ in Spanish. They will read a description of a monster and then write their own description.
Included in unit of work:
Detailed medium term plan
Las Partes del Cuerpo PowerPoint - includes everything needed to teach the topic, e.g. presentation of vocabulary (including sound files by a native speaker), games, activities etc.
Las Partes del Cuerpo Activity Pack - includes front cover for new topic; numbers board games; labelling body parts; writing a desciption of a monster activity.
End of Unit Self-Assessment – students assess how well the have achieved the topic objectives.
Each lesson plan includes: activities to revise previous learning; new language activities; a main activity; plenary and consolidation activities to be completed during the week.
The plans are designed for non-specialist primary teachers or specialist teachers who are short on time.
The topic includes sound files of a native speaker and five games to practice the vocabulary.
The five games are:
Matching - students match the numbers to the pictures.
Picture splat - teacher says the number and two students compete to be the first to splat the picture.
What’s missing - numbers disappear from the slide and students must say what has disappeared
Quick flash - pictures are displayed momentarily. Students put their hand up and say what the picture is. Click again and the picture appears. Click a third time and the word in Spanish appears.
Blockbusters – students complete to say the target vocabulary to cross from one side of the board to another.
Students will love learning Spanish with this fun topic! Teachers will love how much time they save!
¡Muchas Gracias!
All the plans and resources you need to teach six, one hour Spanish lessons to upper KS2 or KS3 on the topic of shapes and colours. Students will learn about different Spanish speaking countries around the world. They will learn shapes and colours in Spanish and how to describe the flags of different Spanish speaking countries. They will design their own flag and then describe it to a classmate.
Included in unit of work:
Detailed medium term plan
Las Banderas PowerPoint - includes everything needed to teach the topic, e.g. presentation of vocabulary (including sound files by a native speaker), games, activities etc.
Las Banderas Activity Pack - includes front cover for new topic; labelling Spanish speaking countries activity; labelling the colours on different flags activity; describing flags activity and creating your own flag activity.
End of Unit Self-Assessment – students assess how well the have achieved the topic objectives.
Each lesson plan includes: activities to revise previous learning; new language activities; a main activity; plenary and consolidation activities to be completed during the week.
The plans are designed for non-specialist primary teachers or specialist teachers who are short on time.
The topic includes sound files of a native speaker and five games to practice the vocabulary.
The five games are:
Matching - students match the numbers to the pictures.
Picture splat - teacher says the number and two students compete to be the first to splat the picture.
What’s missing - numbers disappear from the slide and students must say what has disappeared
Quick flash - pictures are displayed momentarily. Students put their hand up and say what the picture is. Click again and the picture appears. Click a third time and the word in Spanish appears.
Blockbusters – students complete to say the target vocabulary to cross from one side of the board to another.
Students will love learning Spanish with this fun topic! Teachers will love how much time they save!
Mis Jugetes My Toys Spanish Half Term Plan
All the plans and resources you need to teach six, 15 minute Spanish lessons to EYFS on the topic of toys. Students will learn vocabulary for six different types of toys. They will learn to ask and answer where something is in Spanish and say what they play with.
Included:
Detailed medium term plan with links to EYFS objectives.
Mis Jugetes PowerPoint - includes everything needed to teach the topic, e.g. presentation of vocabulary (including sound files by a native speaker), games, activities, dialogues etc.
Mis Jugetes Activity Pack - includes front cover for new topic; large flashcards; small flashcards; labelling toy box activity
Songs to help children remember the vocabulary.
The plans are designed for non-specialist primary teachers or specialist teachers who are short on time.
The Mis Jugetes topic includes sound files of a native speaker and four games to practice the vocabulary.
The five games are:
Picture splat - teacher says the number and two students compete to be the first to splat the picture.
What’s missing - numbers disappear from the slide and students must say what has disappeared
Blockbusters – students complete to say the target vocabulary to cross from one side of the board to another.
Quick flash - pictures are displayed momentarily. Students put their hand up and say what the picture is. Click again and the picture appears. Click a third time and the word in Spanish appears.
Students will love learning Spanish with this fun topic! Teachers will love how much time they save!
¡Muchas Gracias!
El Colegio The School Spanish Half Term Plan
All the plans and resources you need to teach six, 30 minute Spanish lessons to KS1 on the topic of places in the school. Students will learn vocabulary for six different school locations They will learn how to say where different places are in the school and talk about their own school.
Included:
Detailed medium term plan.
El Colegio PowerPoint - includes everything needed to teach the topic, e.g. presentation of vocabulary (including sound files by a native speaker), games, activities, dialogues etc.
El Colegio Activity Pack - includes front cover for new topic; large flashcards; small flashcards; board game; labelling activity; word bank.
End of Unit Self-Assessment – students assess how well the have achieved the topic objectives.
The plans are designed for non-specialist primary teachers or specialist teachers who are short on time.
The ‘El Colegio’ topic includes sound files of a native speaker and five games to practice the vocabulary.
The five games are:
1 The five games are:
Matching - students match the numbers to the pictures.
Picture splat - teacher says the number and two students compete to be the first to splat the picture.
What’s missing - numbers disappear from the slide and students must say what has disappeared
Blockbusters – students complete to say the target vocabulary to cross from one side of the board to another.
Quick flash - pictures are displayed momentarily. Students put their hand up and say what the picture is. Click again and the picture appears. Click a third time and the word in Spanish appears.
Students will love learning Spanish with this fun topic! Teachers will love how much time they save!
¡Muchas Gracias!
En el Jardín – Los Bichos – In the Garden – Minibeasts KS1 Half Term Spanish
All the plans and resources you need to teach six, 30 minute Spanish lessons to KS1 on the topic of minibeasts. Students will learn vocabulary for six minibeasts. They will go on a minibeast hunt and label a picture of minibeasts.
Included:
Detailed medium term plan.
Los Bichos PowerPoint - includes everything needed to teach the topic, e.g. presentation of vocabulary (including sound files by a native speaker), games, activities, dialogues etc.
Los Bichos Activity Pack - includes front cover for new topic; large flashcards; small flashcards; labelling activity; minibeast hunt.
End of Unit Self-Assessment – students assess how well the have achieved the topic objectives.
The plans are designed for non-specialist primary teachers or specialist teachers who are short on time.
The ‘Los Bichos’ topic includes sound files of a native speaker and five games to practice the vocabulary.
The five games are:
Matching - students match the numbers to the pictures.
Picture splat - teacher says the number and two students compete to be the first to splat the picture.
What’s missing - numbers disappear from the slide and students must say what has disappeared
Blockbusters – students complete to say the target vocabulary to cross from one side of the board to another.
Quick flash - pictures are displayed momentarily. Students put their hand up and say what the picture is. Click again and the picture appears. Click a third time and the word in Spanish appears.
Students will love learning Spanish with this fun topic! Teachers will love how much time they save!
¡Muchas Gracias!
Flashcards for teaching parts of the body to KS2 and KS3 students. Includes vocabulary for 8 parts of the body - head, shoulders, knees, toes, eyes, ears, mouth, nose. Vocabulary can be used to teach the famous ‘Heads, shoulders, knees and toes’ song!
Spanish Christmas Cards - a PowerPoint presentation to support writing Christmas cards in Spanish. Simple slides with common Christmas greetings in Spanish. One slide has English translation and one slide is without.