An easy sheet with basic vocabulary to express what you do on the internet and how often.
Start by filling in the English for some vocabulary then fill in the Spanish.
There is a sentence builder which I use to do a few dictation activities (ie I say a sentence out loud and they use the sentence builder to write it down) then the students translate some sentences into English using the sentence builder.
Next the students use the sentence builder to translate sentences into Spanish.
As a follow up I ask students to write a para about their own internet use.
Two guided Spanish sentence builders: one chores and the frequency you do them, the second on opinions of chores using modals. English sentences to translate orally and in writing. A basic writing strip to follow so the students can write a short paragraph.
I go through the sentence builder - I read some sentences that they can write or orally translate. Students work in pairs or small groups to take it in turns to say the sentences out loud.
I usually follow this by getting students to write down some of the sentences.
Finally they can construct a short paragraph using the writing strip (could be next lesson as a starter?) to help them.
This is a Spanish worksheet for low ability students to help them write an accurate paragraph about where they live.
Firstly there are two model paragraphs that are translated. Students spot the mistakes and highlight them.
Then students highlight the useful parts of the model paragraph.
Finally they copy the bits they highlighted and (hopefully) insert their own answers.
Once they have a good paragraph I suggest they copy it into the outline of a house (easily found online), colour it and that makes a nice display, a little village of paragraphs.
A scaffolded worksheet with the aim of getting students to write about their Christmas in French.
Starts off with vocab into English then French.
Sentence builder to get students to translate sentences into French using modals.
Followed by three model paragraphs - all very similar with details changed. I was going to use the opportunity to revise telling the time and daily routine. Students are asked to complete three gapfilled translations into English then translate one back into French.
Finally they should be able to write about their own Christmas.
If they have worked very nicely there is a battleships game to play too
A worksheet introducing vocabulary about Post 16 education and aiming to get students able to form correct sentences about plans using basic modal verbs.
Vocab then translation and sentence builder.
A good intro to the topic and I have made this for home learning. I found it took my students 20 mins or so when we did it on Teams. Would make a good homework or cover task but also good to crack on with in class.
Two worksheets on the topic of future plans, what will you do plus
Plus a bonus near future test I did as a diagnostic thing
Narrow reading with simple future included
Simple future scaffolded writing activity
Spanish KS3 where I live, my house, jobs in the house
Simple worksheets to build up students’ vocabulary on saying where they live (town, village, beach, mountains, north, south) and then what rooms are in that house.
I try to make them so students can work without too much teacher input - one of the sheets was an hour’s cover I had to set and it seemed to go well!
Moves on to jobs in the house
Spot the difference sheet, basic paragraphs about family (brothers, sisters, a little extra detail). Students pick out basic info then use it as a model to write their own
Family vocab sheet building up to writing a piece about family via a basic sentence builder, example paragraph, translation gapfill and word find activity
I think the 2023 Higher paper will have a question about Customs and Festivals in the 150 words section, based on looking at which topics they have asked in recent years.
Students see what an answer might look like then use my examples to write their own version
Answer given
Six pages of revision that I prepared for my year 7 students to use independently. We are using the textbook Allez and our upcoming assessment will rely heavily on Unit 3 with some vocabulary from the first two units thrown in.
The revision booklet covers vocabulary, sentences and translation. There is a Foundation GCSE style writing activity with support down the left- hand side of the page.
This booklet would be ideal for a cover lesson.
There is also a version with the answers.
GCSE French powerpoints for quickfire testing. Snippets of grammar. A very short snippet, phrase or word to translate and then the answer on the next slide. Designed to be quick and low stakes.
Students write answers on mini white boards and hold up. Answers could also be given orally or just written as a list in books.
English to French too hard? Do the powerpoint backwards!
I use my clicker to change slides quickly.
These are ones I’ve used with my own classes. There is a foundation (or easier) version and a higher (or harder) version. I use this activity again and again with the same slides (they get better at it). It’s a starter or a good time filler if you have a few minutes and want to get some energy back in the room. I do 10 minutes worth and then stop wherever I got to (or it gets boring). I use the same one for year 9, 10 and 11.
It’s not pretty but it’s effective.
A collection of fill in vocab sheets , useful phrases sheets and tense recognition sheets
Useful as timed starters, homework and classwork
Also useful for cover or revision
Includes a battleships grid so the students can play in pairs and you will hear them making the sentences aloud, I really enjoy this one
Collection of sheets and activities on Spanish clothes topic Conti style. From basic vocab up to paragraphs.
For the listening activities just read the transcript yourself.
Battleships LAM grid
No snakes no ladders
Running race for reading
Good for KS3 and also KS4 revision or Foundation
Three worksheets I use to get GCSE French students speaking and then writing about past holidays
oral translation sheet: students use the example to take it in turns (in pairs or threes?) orally translating sentences using the example to help. The sentences start very simple and add a bit each time to get harder. I follow this up by asking them to do a written translation of about 5 of them.
trapdoor activity: pair work. Each student selects ONE of the options (in secret) and takes it in turns to read the paragraph to their friend guessing each time which option their friend has chosen in a sentence. Their turn finishes when they make a mistake. Of course this means they will read the sentences a lot of times!
spot the difference: several similar but slightly different paragraphs about a holiday. Highlight differences, pick out what they mean then write your own similar one.
A collection of work sheets on the topic of holidays (where I go, what I take) and then past holidays with an emphasis on the perfect tense
8 sheets (plus one Foundation version for differentiation)
Sentence builders, narrow reading, improving a text to support Higher writing
For me the idea was to teach the perfect tense phrases as chunks of vocabulary THEN follow up with a grammar explanation
French KS3 sports and how often you do them plus how long you have been doing them using depuis
Variety of worksheets including grids for battleships or listening activities where the teacher makes sentences and students shade the relevant squares.
Sentence builders, paragraph activities and a higher activity based on replacing words or chunks in the text.
I made the sheets to support Allez 1 8.1 but they could be used for general sports or GCSE sport - they cover the topic
A collection of sheets and activities I use to teach year 7 Spanish weather phrases, extending into adding activities, recapping places and family members.
Basic, simple consolidation. I made these for a low ability group but have also used them with higher achievers as reinforcement.
Talking about a holiday using past and future. Covers countries, transport, activities and opinions.
Some teacher led activities, battleships grid, reading and translation, sentence builders.
I am covering the Spanish topic of technology with year 9 Foundation Spanish group. These are the resources I have made to support the topic.
I am trying to also remind students of past topic (family) and adverbs of frequency as I go.
A day out a the beach using a Sentence Builder to describe a seaside town, what there is in a town and say why we like it, what you can do there
We re-wrote our SoW to be more relevant to our local context and we love Skegness, our nearest seaside town
You could of course change the name of the town to your closest resort, I hope it’s as fun as Skeg
Lots of activities and EPI style content of course