This paper includes some examples of how some state’s flags or seals include some Spanish or Mexican symbols. My students were surprised by these examples.

It can be used as a wall poster. Students will learn to locate all the Spanish speaking countries.

This can be used as a wall poster. With the lower grades can be used to practice colors and shapes in Spanish. Compare similarities and differences among them. With the upper grades can be used as a reference when talking about a Spanish speaking country.

This activity creates awareness of all the Spanish speaking countries. When sorting the countries in alphabetical order students will be reading them several times developing meaningful learning.

This weather booklet is an activity to practice writing the weather words. Students can take it home and teach their family this new Spanish words. Directions: • Print double-sided. • Cut in the dotted line. • Fold in half and staple both halves in the middle.

This is a fun activity for students to practice colors. Directions: · Print as many as you need. · Laminate. · Cut on the dotted line. · Give a set to a pair of students. Students should read aloud the color every time they flip a card. Students will earn a point for every match.

This is a fun activity for students to practice different skills and learn family members in Spanish. Directions: • Think what members of your family you will like in the picture. • Color the members of the family you are going to use. • Trace the Spanish words for the members of the family in the picture. • Cut members of the family and their corresponding word • Paste them on the frame.

This is a visual dictionary of the different types of weather. Students write the type of weather while watching a picture of it. They can paste it in their interactive notebook.

All about me worksheet helps students to introduce themselves and it is also great for Open House. Directions: Draw a picture of yourself in the frame. Write your birth date in Spanish. Write your favorite food in Spanish and draw it in the square.

All about me worksheet helps students to introduce themselves and it is also great for Open House. Directions: Draw a picture of yourself in the frame. Write your birth date in Spanish . Write and draw your favorite color in the circle. Do the same in the next 2 pictures. Draw your family and label them using: mamá, papá, hermana y hermano

All about me worksheet helps students to introduce themselves and it is also great for Open House. Directions: Draw a picture of yourself in the frame. Color the crayon with your favorite color.

Worksheet to practice buenas tardes and me llamo . Student will draw a self-portrait and practice greetings. It is a good worksheet to be used in the Open House.

This worksheet will allow students to discover important hispanic characters. Also, students can practice writing the date in the Spanish format (dd/mm/yy).

This worksheet can be added to the interactive notebook. Students will color every circle to match the label. This worksheet will be their visual dictionary for colors.

This clothing visual dictionary can be use to illustrate the word and will keep the class in the target language. You can have students repeat the words after you or have them copy the word and make a drawing.

Students can identify states named by the Spaniards, and their meaning. Students also get to practice the colors.

This package includes two slides per Spanish speaking country. On one it shows photos of the Capital city and important cities or landmarks. The other slide contains name of the country, its flag, the name of the capital city and a map of its location. With the younger grades you can have the country of the week, show the slides of a country and give them a brief explanation at the beginning of each class to create cultural awareness. With the older grades you can review the location and the flag. Also, mention important cultural holidays.

This worksheet can be used as a handout or a quick test on parts of the face. ACTFL Standard: Interpretive Communication: Learners understand, interpret, and analyze what is heard, read, or viewed on a variety of topics.

This is fun year-round activity to accomplish with cultural goal in ACTFL. Standard: Relating Cultural Practices to Perspectives: Learners use the language to investigate, explain, and reflect on the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the cultures studied. Students can talk about the how they accomplish the monthly challenge, the research they did, if their family participated, etc. Students really enjoy learning through fun activities like this one.

This notebook rubric helps set expectations and clarifies the concept of organized, neat notebooks for students. Notebooks are due one week before report cards.