A lesson based around Dia de Muertos and other traditional festivals of the Spanish speaking world. It includes a fun and captivating video on Dia de Muertos, a listening+reading task based on it, and a super engaging running dictation again based on Dia de Muertos! My class loved this running dictation and even the challenging pupils took part and tried their best. For the running dictation text, open the Word document, print it as many times as needed, and display it around the classroom allowing for enough space so the pupils need to get up and walk towards it to read it - it won’t work well if they can read it from their desks. Other slides include another listening+reading task about curious Spanish festivals - this task is a good revision for the present tense (focusing on ‘nosotros’ y ‘ellos/as’.

A full lesson based around foods introducing the passive form. The lesson includes a recap slide to get the pupils thinking about food vocabulary and quantities while the class settles. It continues with a fun video on traditional Spanish food; the students have to answer 3 questions based on the video. Following is a slide on tips for tackling reading tasks, and a reading tasks that the pupils will work on independently on in pairs. This text includes the passive form which is then clearly explained in the next slides, including a recap of the present tense of ser and how to form past participles. Now that the pupils should be able to recognise the passive form, they are asked to do so with the previous reading task’s text. Following this, they will tackle some Spanish to English translations (and an English to Spanish one for higher achievers) to put their skills to the test. The finally activity is a speaking/writing task to get the pupils talking about their favourite food without mentioning the name; the classmates will have to guess which food it is.

A full lesson that includes a revision of food vocabulary (including a slide on Hispanic/Latino traditional food) and an intro to quantities. Activities include a slap the board/beat the teacher slide, a match-up task to get the pupils thinking of which quantities they recognise in Spanish, a reading task, and two well scaffolded speaking and writing tasks.

A full lesson based around holidays, with a clear and complete recap of how to form the pretérito of regular verbs + a list of irregular verbs. The activities include: -a starter settling task where pupils sort out which activities can be done in different holiday destinations -conjugations of regular and irregular verbs -a translation match-up task -a fill the gap task that also serves as a model for the speaking activity -a well scaffolded speaking activity with a printable model/scaffold sheet

A few slides that can be added to a lesson on music instruments with an explanation of how to use ‘‘prefiero a’’. Activities include a fill the gap task, a text translation task, a well scaffolded speaking task, and a quiz.

A full lesson on films, mejor/peor, and discussing whether it’s better to watch films at home (peli y manta) or go to the cinema. The lesson begins with an odd-one-out settling task, where pupils have to identify words that they might already know, or use a dictionary, and choose the one that doesn’t belong in the group. Once the pupils are settled and concentrated, the lesson moves on to a vocabulary presentation on film genres, with breaking-up tasks to help the pupils memorise these new words. Following is a match-up task on adjectives that are commonly used to talk about films. Again, the pupils can use a dictionary if needed or try to work out the translations independently or in pairs. The pupils can then complete a reading and matching-up task, where they will encounter even more adjectives and have to find the correct translation. Following this, there is a brief grammar presentation of mejor/peor, lo mejor/lo peor, and an unjumble the sentences (with a challenge) exercise so the pupils can apply their new knowledge. Finally, there is a cultural tip slide on the concept of peli y manta, and a slide to allow for a class discussion of peli y manta VS cinema.

The final lesson of passé composé includes a recap of passé composé with auxiliary ‘avoir’ and a full explanation of passé composé with auxiliary ‘etre’, with the SAP construction rule and the Mrs Vandertramp (verbs of movement or state of being) list. Activities include: a word snake game to use a starter, to settle the class and get them thinking a mini whiteboard task with challenges for higher achievers an unjumble the sentences task a final quiz to test the pupils’ understanding of passé composé

A full lesson on passé composé with auxiliary avoir. It includes a complete recap of passé composé with ‘avoir’ (as seen in lesson 1 and 2) and an explanation of passé composé with irregular past participles. Activities include: the same noughts and crosses game as lesson 2 to use a starter to check for retainment and understanding (feel free to change the questions inside) a mini-whiteboard task that includes irregular verbs a translation task a delayed dictation task to use as a plenary (find the sentences in the slide’s notes or make up your own).

A really effective lesson to consolidate the students’ knowledge of passé composé with auxiliary avoir. The lesson is also good as a first presentation of passé composé with auxiliary avoir, as it includes the whole grammar explanation. Activities include: an initial word snake game that is an ideal starter to settle the pupils and get them thinking a reading task to recognise the passé composé in a text (and to work on general text comprehension skills) mini-whiteboard task with the challenge of extending into full sentences for higher achievers an English to French translation task a fun noughts and crosses game to check for understanding and retainment.

First lesson of a series of 4 lessons on passé composé. This lesson focuses on the grammar explanation of the passé composé with auxiliary avoir. The grammar explanation is broken down and scaffolded to allow for easy&efficient assimilation and retainment. Activities include a mini-whiteboard activity (online or with real mini-whiteboards) and a translation task.

A short crossword based on food. Has solutions at the bottom of the page, check before printing. Perfect for filling some time or as a starter or plenary activity.

A full lesson on food vocabulary and partitive articles. The lesson begins with a slide containing lots of food pictures - students should be asked which words they already know. Then lots of food vocabulary is presented with three mini match-up tasks and one final memory game to allow pupils to work on pronunciation and retainment. The lesson then moves on to a grammar presentation on partitive articles, with a fill the gap exercise. The last task is a fun bingo game to check for vocabulary retainment.

A full lesson on activities and suggestions using the contruction ‘‘on pourrait…’’ . The lesson includes a starter activity (word snakes), presentation of vocabulary and of ‘‘on pourrait’’ construction, a match-up activity to consolidate learning, and finally a writing task with lots of scaffolding.

A full lesson focussed on healthy living vocabulary and sentences, with a grammar explanation on how to form negative sentences. Activities include a fun reading and sorting out task (on Madame Terrible et Monsieur Parfait), an unjumble the sentences task, a translation task, and finally an engaging, relaxing activity that will let the children revise the lesson content with creativity: a poster making lab.

A full lesson on holidays. It includes lots of vocabulary presentations broken down by tasks such as ‘‘beat the teacher’’. It follows with a reading/match-up task to consolidate learning. Then, it moves on to a short group reading task that serves as a scaffold for the following speaking task that the pupils will complete in pairs. Finally, the lesson ends with a writing task. It also includes a mini plenary (exit tickets) to quickly check for student understanding and retainment.

A full lesson on ‘‘los necesitados’’ and using the expressions ‘‘nadie, nada, algo, alguien’’. The lesson begins with a match-up activity to get the students thinking about what vocabulary they already know to talk about ‘‘los necesitados’’. It then moves to a presentation of expressions related to ‘‘los necesitados’’ and a reading/match-up task to consolidate the learning. It then explains how to use ‘‘nadie, nada, algo, alguien’’ before moving on to a fill the gap practice. The lesson ends with a public Kahoot on the expressions learnt.

A full lesson on the topic of ‘‘medio ambiente’’. The lesson begins with a match-up that includes expressions and vocabulary related to the environment. It continues with a grammar explanation of ‘‘mucho, un poco, poco’’ with practice for the pupils. It then also explains ‘‘lo que menos’’ and ‘‘lo que mas’’. The final activities are a reading task and a fun battleship game to prepare students for the final English to Spanish translation task. The plenary is a short quiz to check student understanding and retainment.

A full lesson on the environment and what people do to protect it. The lesson begins with a translation recap task on previously introduced vocabulary. It follows with a recap of when to use ‘‘me preocupa’’ vs ‘‘me preocupan’’ and similar expressions and with a presentation of more expressions related to the environment. Following is a reading/match-up task and a speaking trapdoor task to consolidate learning and provide scaffolding for future tasks. Finally, there is a well scaffolded writing task.

A full lesson on the environment and how people help protecting it. It begins with a presentation of useful vocabulary and expressions related to the topic before moving on to a slap the board slide to check for retainment and for consolidating this vocabulary. It follows with an explanation of word families and how pupils can make the most of these to learn and understand new words and expressions; then there is an exercise to get pupils thinking about word families trying to find the meaning of some new words. Following is an explanation of the difference between ‘‘me preocupa’’ and ‘‘me preocupan’’ and similar expressions. The final tasks are a reading task and two speaking tasks, one of them being a trapdoor which is engaging and fun and gives pupils the scaffold they need for the second conversational speaking task.

A full lesson on describing your favourite food, with a focus on a variety of adjectives and the expressions ‘tener hambre’ and ‘tener sed’. Activities include a text comprehension/vocab recall task, a well scaffolded writing task, and a Quizzizz I created. The lesson presents lots of opportunities for pupils to speak in Spanish and to translate words.