learners cut out and match words to pictures, eg tengo seis manzanas to a picture of 6 apples, then stick them in their books side by side.

Start your Spanish course with learning how to say your name, and getting an idea about one of the rules of Spanish pronunciation (LL sounds Y)

Words to colour in Spanish and a space for a self portrait. My learners took them home and put them on fridges etc.

A Spanish seesaw song I wrote to teach young children the Spanish vowel sounds

A full set of activities in English and Spanish. Sing 'Where is the farmer?' as children pass folded pictures round until the music stops. Play find the pair game in large and small groups. Sing 'What noise do little pigs make?' Make pig faces; Milk a latex glove cow; Match chicks to eggs in capital and lower case letter matching.

The learners put different vocab items (furniture) on different floors in their buildings, describe their building to a friend, and look at the end of the activity to see if they have both made accurate copies of their friend's building.

The other person on the phone only speaks Spanish. The children who remain in fluent Spanish conversation are the winners. This resource gives you the telephone template and the words needed for a full half hour Spanish chat.

Small groups of children throw a dice aiming to get 123456 in that order. When they get 1 they can colour in the boots, but only if they can name them in Spanish. For younger children, they can colour in the boots but only after they have traced over the words in Spanish.

A version of Oh Christmas Tree that uses a line of English then a line which translates it into Spanish.

There is a chore or activity attached to each day. This is a challenging but rewarding song.

A series of quotations with English translations. I give 3 groups a different set each, but I give them cut into jigsaws so learners can move them around and find the translation. Learners discuss the translations and the meanings, and decide on a quote to learn by heart and recite.

A look at how this structure is used, the pitfalls, using reflexive verbs and plenty of practice.

I make a book about the shrinking puddle and read it with the children. On a sunny day we make puddles with watering cans in the yard, then we chalk around them and return to them at intervals to rechalk. This book reflects this activity and gives you Spanish language to incorporate into the activity.

The idea is for the children to colour strips of paper as the words indicate (all red, mostly red, a little red) and then cut them out. The learners follow the teacher's Spanish instructions to make shapes with their strips of paper.

Learners read and prepare to perform a dialogue at the chemist's, describing symptoms and asking for medication.

Finding past tense endings Past tense battleships Some irregular past tense verbs What you did yesterday Talking about your last holiday Using direct object pronouns in the past Gloria Estefan sings in the past tense

Famous Spanish films and their English and Spanish titles. Inviting a friend to the cinema – accepting and refusing. Sorting television and cinema words out from transport words. Spelling out unknown words.

An everyday good morning song. A circle song, with 2 ladybirds in the middle. At the end of each verse each ladybird goes to the circle to choose a friend ladybird until we get to 8 and it stops there each time. (The singing is just for demonstration and never sounds like I would like it to!)

This lesson shows learners how to give advice in Spanish, and has several 'problems' that can be developed and used to practice the advice language. I have also included a 'Ser and Estar' poster making activity because we think about inherent permanent aspects of a person and ones that are changeable in this class.

Learners read a Spanish text with the teacher about what Mexican children do for their birthday, and answer questions about it. Learners study the months, sing the months, and write about their own birthdays.