Over 170 pages of Spanish activities that you can copy and use in class to teach students about the following topics: the town, directions, shops, public transport and restaurants. The emphasis is on fluency and pronunciation. This course is Spanglish Fantástico, designed to give students the confidence to get on with speaking Spanish.

Spanish e-books to support learners as they begin to speak Spanish. in total, over 300 pages of explanations, examples, exercises and resources to help and encourage your students. Written in Spanglish, the English - Spanish mix that maximises exposure to the target language at the same time as allowing full comprehension (as long as the student is preparado to make a few guesses inteligentes). Cognates are used wherever possible. The course is written around 10 themes: introductions, countries, occupations, the family, ordering in a cafe, the town, directions, shops, transport and restaurants. There are also lots of varied activities throughout to practice the basics of pronunciation and using numbers. This book is designed to be easy to use in the classroom, and for learners to be able to read through and remember outside the classroom. It minimises preparation time. With plenty of pictures throughout, 14 point text and double line spacing, it is accessible to dyslexic students. This book has a friendly, conversational style and makes suggestions about how to study and how to remember new words. Non-Spanish speakers have read this book, and told me that they were able to read it from cover to cover. One reviewer said, "You don't realise when it is Spanish or English you are reading, because it all blends in." I hope Spanish teachers and students give this book a try, because I have found it to be successful in engaging my learners and giving them the knowledge and the confidence to speak Spanish.

Spanish activity .ppt pack for specialist and non-specialist teachers. Over forty five ready made lessons and activities based on Pedro Rabbit This is Beatrix Potter’s classic tale of the naughty rabbit who has a narrow escape from Mr McGregor’s garden, but Peter is now Pedro, and it is Señor McGregor chases the scared animal around el jardín. The slide show includes the story as well as: Songs and chants that you can build into your routine. There are links so you can easily find them on YouTube, and lyrics with translations to support your class performances. Writing and colouring activities for all ages. Make love cards for those at home, explore and talk about colour, draw and label your ideal house, make a welcome sign, a family tree, a scarecrow, and change the labels on your neighbourhood map so your streets look a little more Spanish! Routine words and activities, such as monitoring the weather or keeping records for watering a plant. Maths activities such as creating bar charts, counting, multiplying and garden design. Physical games and races that use Spanish phrases. Mindful activities such as tallying birds on a feeder, or being aware of the sounds around us. A dice game to collect parts of a parasol and an umbrella, that also teaches the words for sun and rain. Reading activities, including a recipe for small cakes that la Mamá de Pedro gets for her bunnies; and a science text about the onions that Señor McGregor grows. Vocab testing on words in the story, cognates, and a word search that includes all the food and drink in the story, with suggestions for further activities for children who need extensions. Roleplays set in a doctor’s surgery and in a café. There is also a script that children can learn to present a “where is the rabbit?” sleight of hand trick. Whole group activities that you can build into your classroom routine, such as a Spanish version of “heads down, thumbs up;” a finding activity similar to the hotter colder game; a Pedro dice adaptation of Simon says, with suggested instructions based on moving parts of the body; guessing who sneezed (!) and thinking of lots of uses for a bucket.