Use this fun “FamilyTree” activity to help your students learn the members of a family in Spanish! First, watch this YouTube video to review Spanish family vocabulary: MI FAMILIA (Mi Camino Spanish) Then, print out the tree on white cardstock so that you have one for each student. Print out the family pictures that you prefer for this activity on regular paper. (There are frames with pictures & labels, pictures with no labels, empty frames with labels, and empty frames with no labels.) Finally, have students present their family tree to the class in Spanish! Learn the following Spanish vocabulary: Mi Padre / Mi Madre Mi Abuelo / Mi Abuela Mi Hermano / Mi Hermana Mi Tío / Mi Tía Mi Primo / Mi Prima Mi Perro / Mi Gato Family clipart courtesy of Whimsy Clips!

There is no better way to teach kids about the names of foods in Spanish than with this fun, restaurant-style game! Students should first be familiar with basic food vocabulary in Spanish. Use menus, play money, place setting, and food flashcards and have kids role-play ordering food in Spanish at a restaurant. A class favorite for sure! NOTE! If you don’t want to bother with printing, cutting and assembling this game, send an email to info@micaminospanish.com and you can order this game fully assembled and ready to ship! Included with this resource: Menu for “El Restaurante Fantástico” Place setting, one with Spanish labels and one without, (fork, knife, spoon, plate, glass, napkin, salt & pepper) 48 Food Flashcards with Spanish vocabulary for food items related to breakfast, lunch, dinner, drinks, and desserts Fake dollar bills (1’s, 5’s, and 10’s) Detailed instructions for playing the game

¡Vamos a Hacer un Picnic! Check out my video preview to see how this game is played. This is honestly the most efficient & fun way to teach a lot of vocabulary quickly! Students love it! This is a fun game played with a single dice used to teach students the names of common food items in a fun, interactive way! In order to play this game, students should first be familiar with basic food vocabulary in Spanish. There are six categories and the first five include 12 food items in each: Fruits or “FRUTA” Vegetables or “VERDURA” Main Dish or “PLATO PRINCIPAL” Drink or “BEBIDA” Dessert or “POSTRE” If a player rolls a 6, he/she loses one item to the ants! Directions: For the game board, choose one of two pages, (one for a smaller, paper saving option and one for a larger option). Print out enough so that you have one per player or team. Laminate for durability. Print out pages 4 & 5, front-to-back and keep as a reference for game play. Print out the food cards on cardstock, (12 of each category), and cut along the lines, (pages 7-11). For this game you will need: One dice Place setting, (one per player/team, small or large) Food flashcards, (printed on cardstock) Teacher Tip! Help students learn this vocabulary by writing the Spanish name for each item on the back of each flashcard. Also, if you like this game, be sure to check out one of my best selling resources, “¡El Restaurante Fantático!” How to Play… The object of this game is to be the first to collect at least one food item from each category before the ants take something away! The first player starts by rolling the dice. For a “1”, choose a fruit, “2” a vegetable, “3” a main dish, “4” a drink, and “5” a dessert. If a player rolls a “6”, he or she loses one item to the ants! If a player already has an item from a certain category, he/she may collect another for up to 2 items per category. For a more difficult game, the players must use the correct Spanish word for each item in order to collect it. If a player does not know any of the items or says the name incorrectly, the teacher should say the correct name out loud and move on to the next player. For a more simple game, teach the Spanish word for each item that is chosen to the players as review. The first player that collects a food item from each category is the winner. Recommended number of players or partner teams, 4-5.

This is a fun activity for students to help them learn how to describe the weather in Spanish! This is a fun craft that can be used for all beginning Spanish students from Kindergarten and up! The only skills required are that the students know how to read and to draw. The activity takes about 1 hour to complete and can be used every day to help students remember how to describe the weather on any day of the year! Fun, easy, and extremely helpful! Note! There are two versions of this activity. One that is more advanced and one that is more basic. Use the one that is most appropriate for your students! Spanish Vocabulary covered: Hace sol. Hace calor. Hace viento. Está lloviendo. Está nevando. Hace frío. Está nublado. Está medio nublado.

Learn interesting facts about Costa Rica! First, watch this video about Costa Rica.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHsmwECgGR4 Then, fill in the blanks with the missing information and add some color to the country fact sheet. (English & Spanish versions included.) Create a mini-poster all about COSTA RICA! Finally, present your findings to the rest of the class! For even more culture-based fun (or extra credit) make your own Costa Rican gallo pinto using the recipe at the end! Country clipart courtesy of Educlips!

Learn interesting facts about Puerto Rico! First, watch this video about Puerto Rico. (YouTube: Puerto Rico Mi Camino Spanish) Then, fill in the blanks with the missing information and add some color to the country fact sheet. (English & Spanish versions included.) Label the Spanish-speaking countries, including Puerto Rico, on the map of the Caribbean Islands and color the pictures on the mini-poster! Finally, present your findings to the rest of the class! For even more culture-based fun, look for the coquís on the coloring page at the end! Country clipart courtesy of Educlips!

How to Use this Guide… This guide has EVERYTHING THAT YOU NEED for teaching an entire year of Spanish to Kindergarten ~ 2nd grade! It is intended for use with beginning Spanish students who are learning Spanish as a second language. (It is not recommended for Spanish immersion classes.) This guide starts with a clickable TOC and contains over 200 PAGES covering 10 complete units that include the following for EVERY unit: Unit Overview with Scope & Sequence Visual Aids Age-Appropriate Worksheets for Writing Practice Coloring Pages & Tracing Activities Short Stories Clickable YouTube Hyperlinks for Lesson-Related Videos Recommended Bilingual Read Alouds Each unit is broken into individual lessons that include a corresponding visual aid and a recommended scope and sequence. YouTube videos are also included with clickable links. Several worksheets are provided with each lesson that include tracing and coloring activities. As you move through a unit, you can check the box when you’ve completed part of the lesson so that you don’t lose track of your progress. Table of Contents… How to Use this Guide Unidad 1 - Los Saludos Hola, ¿Cómo te llamas? Buenos días. / Buenas tardes. Buenas noches. ¿Cómo estás? Una Conversación Básica en Español Unidad 2 - El Alfabeto y Los Números El Alfabeto Los Números 1-10 Los Números 11-20 Unidad 3 - Los Colores y Las Formas Los Colores Las Formas Unidad 4 - El Calendario y El Tiempo Los Días de la Semana Los Meses del Año Las Estaciones ¿Qué Tiempo Hace? Unidad 5 - La Escuela Vuelta a la Escuela En Mi Mochila Unidad 6 - ME GUSTA y Los Verbos Unidad 7 - Las Partes del Cuerpo Unidad 8 - ¡Los Animales! Los Animales de la Granja Mis Mascotas Los Animales Marinos ¡Vamos al Zoológico! Unidad 9 - Mi Casa y Mi Familia Mi Casa Mi Familia Unidad 10 - Las Frutas Acknowledgements! Toon graphics courtesy of Ron Leishman Digital Toonage! Animal & family clipart courtesy of Whimsy Clips! Shapes courtesy of Krista Wallden – Creative Clips! Alien Family courtesy of Chirp Graphics! Fruit clipart courtesy of Speech Doodles! Weather clipart courtesy of Creating4 the Classroom! School clipart sampler 2 SMART Chicks! Back to school images courtesy of Lilly Silly Billy!

Practice writing and learn new Spanish vocabulary for words starting with the Spanish vowels ~ A, E, I, O, U!

Learn interesting facts about Peru! First, watch this video on PERU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtlRi7spqGg Then, fill in the blanks with the missing information and add some color to the country fact sheet. (English & Spanish versions included.) Create a mini-poster all about PERU! Or for extra fun, make Chicha Morada using the recipe included at the end. Finally, present your findings to the rest of the class! YouTube Playlist ~ Spanish-Speaking Countries of the World: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBxLvgmSY6KFj2ufd1ia_IdxdbL0vGswb

Learn interesting facts about HONDURAS! First, watch this video on HONDURAS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSoifUSV4M Then, fill in the blanks with the missing information and add some color to the country fact sheet. (English & Spanish versions included.) Create a mini-poster all about HONDURAS! Finally, present your findings to the rest of the class!* YouTube Playlist ~ Spanish-Speaking Countries of the World: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBxLvgmSY6KFj2ufd1ia_IdxdbL0vGswb

Learn interesting facts about Cuba! First, watch this video about Cuba. Then, fill in the blanks with the missing information and add some color to the country fact sheet. (English & Spanish versions included.) Create a mini-poster all about CUBA! For even more culture-based fun (or extra credit) make Ropa Vieja using the recipe at the end! Country clipart courtesy of Educlips! Teacher Tip! View other videos like this under my YouTube playlist: Spanish-Speaking Countries of the World! For access to all of my videos on Spanish basics & culture for kids, subscribe to my YouTube channel! Mi Camino Spanish™

Learn interesting facts about VENEZUELA! First, watch this video about VENEZUELA. Then, fill in the blanks with the missing information and add some color to the country fact sheet. (English & Spanish versions included.) Label the Spanish-speaking countries, including Venezuela, on the map of South America! Finally, present your findings to the rest of the class! Teacher Tip! View other videos like this under my YouTube playlist: Spanish-Speaking Countries of the World! For access to all of my videos on Spanish basics & culture for kids, subscribe to my YouTube channel! Mi Camino Spanish™

Learn interesting facts about BOLIVIA! First, watch this video about BOLIVIA. Then, fill in the blanks with the missing information and add some color to the country fact sheet. (English & Spanish versions included.) Create a mini-poster all about BOLIVIA. Finally, present your findings to the rest of the class! Teacher Tip! View other videos like this under my YouTube playlist: Spanish-Speaking Countries of the World! For access to all of my videos on Spanish basics & culture for kids, subscribe to my YouTube channel! Mi Camino Spanish™

Learn interesting facts about Spain! First, watch this video about SPAIN Then, fill in the blanks with the missing information and add some color to the country fact sheet. (English & Spanish versions included.) Create a mini-poster all about SPAIN! Finally, present your findings to the rest of the class! For even more culture-based fun (or extra credit) make Tortilla Española orVirgin Sangria using the recipes at the end! Teacher Tip! View other videos like this under my YouTube playlist: Spanish-Speaking Countries of the World! For access to all of my videos on Spanish basics & culture for kids, subscribe to my YouTube channel! Mi Camino Spanish™ Country clipart courtesy of Educlips!

Learn interesting facts about PANAMA! First, watch this video about Panama. Fill in the blanks with the missing information and add some color to the country fact sheet. (English & Spanish versions included.) Present your findings to the rest of the class! Create a mini-poster all about PANAMA! Teacher Tip! View other videos like this under my YouTube playlist: Spanish-Speaking Countries of the World! For access to all of my videos on Spanish basics & culture for kids, subscribe to my YouTube channel! Mi Camino Spanish™

Learn interesting facts about GUATEMALA! First, watch this video about GUATEMALA. Fill in the blanks with the missing information and add some color to the country fact sheet. (English & Spanish versions included.) Create a mini-poster all about GUATEMALA. Present your findings to the rest of the class! Teacher Tip! View other videos like this under my YouTube playlist: Spanish-Speaking Countries of the World! For access to all of my videos on Spanish basics & culture for kids, subscribe to my YouTube channel! Mi Camino Spanish™

Learn interesting facts about the DOMINICAN REPUBLIC! First, watch this video about the Dominican Republic Fill in the blanks with the missing information and add some color to the country fact sheet. (English & Spanish versions included.) Create a mini-poster all about DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. Present your findings to the rest of the class! Teacher Tip! View other videos like this under my YouTube playlist: Spanish-Speaking Countries of the World! For access to all of my videos on Spanish basics & culture for kids, subscribe to my YouTube channel! Mi Camino Spanish™

First, start with this video overview: Spanish-Speaking Countries of the World! Then, introduce your students to all 21 Spanish-speaking countries of the world using this country fact sheet activity. (Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Spain, Equatorial Guinea) Print out all 21 pages and assign one country to each student. (Or, focus on only a few countries at a time and have students work in small groups.) Students will first have to do simple research on their assigned country and fill out their country fact sheet. Then, students will fill in all of the blanks on the country fact sheet and color the flag, the map, and draw pictures with labels where needed. Finally, students can present their country to the rest of the class in Spanish! TEACHER TIP! For a more in depth look at each country, check out my individual country fact sheets with country-specific videos and related activities. For this EXACT SAME resource but in ENGLISH, click here! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-13201162 Check out my YouTube Playlist ~ Spanish-Speaking Countries of the World (Mi Camino Spanish)

First, start with this video overview: Spanish-Speaking Countries of the World! Then, introduce your students to all 21 Spanish-speaking countries of the world using this country fact sheet activity. (Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Spain, Equatorial Guinea) Print out all 21 pages and assign one country to each student. (Or, focus on only a few countries at a time and have students work in small groups.) Students will first have to do simple research on their assigned country and fill out their country fact sheet. Then, students will fill in all of the blanks on the country fact sheet and color the flag, the map, and draw pictures with labels where needed. Finally, students can present their country to the rest of the class! TEACHER TIP! For a more in depth look at each country, check out my individual country fact sheets with country-specific videos and related activities. For the EXACT SAME resource but written in Spanish, CLICK HERE! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12210203 Check out my YouTube Playlist ~ Spanish-Speaking Countries of the World

Learn interesting facts about ECUADOR! First, watch this video on ECUADOR Then, fill in the blanks with the missing information and add some color to the country fact sheet. (English & Spanish versions included.) Create a mini-poster all about ECUADOR! Finally, present your findings to the rest of the class! YouTube Playlist ~ Spanish-Speaking Countries of the World: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBxLvgmSY6KFj2ufd1ia_IdxdbL0vGswb