A lesson on the Mexican festival designed for KS3 . Can be used as a follow on from my other Day of the Dead lesson - also available on TES. Retrieval activity - how much can students remember about the day of the dead? Short video clip from YouTube about what the Day of the Dead is. Students have some questions to answer whilst watching the video clip - retrieval and activating student knowledge. Whole-class reading activity on the history of La Catrina - who she is, what she looks like, where she comes from, and how the has been embedded into popular culture. Mind map activity - template for mind map included in printout slide to save you time. Consolidate/plenary - students write some short sentences giving their opinions on the tradition/symbol of La Catrina, including a star challenge extension. Printable sheets included!

A handy revision/classroom tool for remembering 1. different types of complex structures and 2. which complex structures to use in writing. Personally, I use these by: Printing off a draft version and handing to each student. Students write an example of the complex structure they are going to use in their writing e.g. ‘Tener que + infinitive’ Then, underneath, students write an example of this e.g. ‘Tengo que ir al médico’. They do this 6 times. I then print and laminate these (A5 or smaller), hand them back to the individual student and they keep this in their top pocket!

3 x posters including: How to answer the register in Spanish (e.g. Estoy aquí) Useful phrases 1 (e.g. Puedo quitarme la chaqueta / Necesito un cuaderno) Useful phrases 2 (e.g. ¿Cómo se escribe)

Revision poster / knowledge organiser that can be used in class or set as homework to revise Claro 1 Unit 6 ‘Mi insti’ 6.1 and 6.2 pages/sub-units

Claro 1 Unit 1 Me Presento Revision Poster A handy tool for either homework or as a revision resource in class.

A tool to use either in class or as homework for students to revise greetings, months, numbers, set phrases, the verb ‘avoir’ and connectives.

A revision poster to accompany 'AQA Spanish 9-1' Foundation and Higher books and schemes of work for Theme 1 Unit 1 'Me, My Family and Friends.

‘Bienvenidos a mi casa’ revision poster covering: Where I live - Donde vivo yo My dream house - Mi casa de ensueño Prepositions My bedroom - Mi dormitorio Types of Houses - Tipos de casas Adjectives Conjugation of Vivir Lo que hago en casa - What I do at home Students fill out the poster - this can be set as homework or completed in class.

A handy revision/classroom tool for remembering 1. different types of complex structures and 2. which complex structures to use in writing. Personally, I use these by: Printing off a draft version and handing to each student. Students write an example of the complex structure they are going to use in their writing Then, underneath, students write an example of this They do this 6 times. I then print and laminate these (A5 or smaller), hand them back to the individual student and they keep this in their top pocket!

A note students can use to write down their worries and concerns/how they feel about something.

Suitable for year 7 / year 8 A complete 5 part lesson series covering the following: Lesson 1 - to be able to talk about what there is/is not in my city (present tense hay + no hay with noun, including plurals) Lesson 2 - to be able to describe places in town in more details using adjectives (adjectival agreement) Lesson 3 - to be able to say where I normally go in my town using ‘ir’ in the present tense (voy/vas/va etc + al / a la) Lesson 4 - to be able to talk about what different types of shops there are in my town (using different verbs eg. tenemos/tiene) Lesson 5 - to be able to use a complex structure to be able to say what I can buy in different shops (using ‘donde se puede comprar’ with a range of new vocabulary). All lessons feature a starter activity, an introduction to vocab/key grammar structure, mini whiteboard practice, a ‘baseline’ assessment (e.g. short series of translations), followed by a differentiated task based upon the baseline assessment score. Please note: I do not own any of the images contained within these resources.

**PACK OF TWO LESSONS LESSON 1:** Outcome: To revise and recap what we have previously learned about ‘me, my family and friends’, including: Family members Possessives (mi, mis / tu, tus) Personality Descriptions Physical descriptions Starter - vocab and grammar retrieval grid Task 1 - Traffic light system - student choose the correct translation out of the three. AFL. Task 2 - GCSE past paper question (listening) - please note access to Exampro is ideal for this task. Otherwise teacher may have to switch out for different listening activity. Transcript provided Task 3 - GCSE past paper question (reading) Baseline test - single sentence translations Baseline activity - students complete either task 1 or task 2 depending on how they performed in baseline test (differentiation). Plenary - whole class questioning with slide to support LESSON 2: To revise and recap what we have previously learned about ‘me, my family and friends’, including: Comparatives Superlatives Starter - select the right option e.g. ‘me/mi llevo bien con mis padres’ - challenge to translate the sentences. Task 1 - Teacher modelling of comparative structures Task 2 - Students demonstrate understanding by translating sentences on mini whiteboards. Task 3 - Teacher modelling of superlatives Task 4 - Students demonstrate understanding by translating sentences on mini whiteboards. Task 5 - GCSE past paper question speaking practice (role play). Students pretend they have the role play card and their task is to see how they could fit in a comparative or superlative into the card. Baseline test - Students complete the sentence translations. Baseline task - Students complete the activity (1 or 2) based upon their results. Plenary - whole class questioning with slide to support.

A lesson focusing on: What the Platinum Jubilee is (so all students understand). Cultural knowledge slide: how the Queen speaks French and why it’s important to speak another language. An introduction of ‘jubilee vocabulary’ e.g. a crown, the queen, the jewels, the palace etc. via a YouTube video. Consolidation of vocabulary through match-up activity. Giving opinions on jubilee vocabulary learned by forming justified opinions using a sentence builder e.g. J’aime la reine car c’est jolie. Consolidation via 3 - 2 - 1 method. I do not own any images used on the PowerPoint

A lesson focusing on: What the Platinum Jubilee is (so all students understand). Cultural knowledge slide: how the Queen speaks French and why it’s important to speak another language. An introduction of ‘jubilee vocabulary’ e.g. a crown, the queen, the jewels, the palace etc. via a YouTube video. Consolidation of vocabulary through match-up activity. Giving opinions on jubilee vocabulary learned by forming justified opinions using a sentence builder e.g. Me gusta la reina ya que es interesante. Consolidation via 3 - 2 - 1 method. I do not own any images used on the PowerPoint

A tourist leaflet template that allows students to advertise the festival ‘La tomatina’ and include details about the tradition and its history.

A lovely Easter lesson providing students with engaging activities about Easter / Holy Week in Spain / regions of Spain. The lesson includes: Starter task - students copy and translate the cognates (e.g. la resurección, una celebración). Grammar focus: cognates and articles (el/la, un/una) Cultural knowledge - popcorn reading: as the teacher works through the slides, which contain information about different Easter traditions in Spain, one student reads it out loud to the class, then chooses another student to take over by saying ‘popcorn!’. Alternatively, the teacher can work through the slides. YouTube video Writing task: students write their opinion on Easter in Spanish using common opinion phrases. After, students develop their opinions by giving a justification. Final task/plenary: A quiz (teams or individual) about the different traditions they have learned about in the lesson.

A slightly more mature/complex lesson appropriate for years 8 and 9. Starter - Practicing giving opinions about Christmas items e.g. la nieve. Retrieval - Can students remember key facts and figures about Christmas in Spain? Introduction to customs and festivals in Spanish-speaking countries. e.g. In Colombia they celebrate X. Match up photos of customs/festivals to the country. Writing opinions about the customs/festivals using a sentence builder e.g. Me encanta el costumbre de Colombia porque me parece fascinante. Consolidation

Cute classroom labels to encourage target language usage in your classroom! I would recommend printing A3 colour and laminating for best presentation! Enjoy

GCSE Spanish Theme 2: Local, National, International and Global Areas of Interest A ready-made speaking booklet for the General Conversation element of the AQA Spanish exam. This is for the old specification (up to 2025 exams). The booklet contains questions on each topic within the theme and is clearly labelled. There is a success criteria box for each question with space for the candidate to write their answer in. There is also space for a second draft for each question. At the back of the booklet is a comprehensive grammar guide: advice and guidance on how to form the ‘I’ and ‘We’ forms of common regular and irregular verbs in Spanish in 3 tenses. There is a full guide to the speaking exam at the front of the booklet explaining each element: role play, photocard and GC including how these are marked. There is a notes page at the back for candidates. Enjoy! :)