Students create their own version of the board game Clue based on a shopping mall theme. They have to create player and item cards, detective pads and a 100 word essay about the characters they created. This is a well rounded project and students love playing their own game as a final product. Allow 6-7/ 60 min classes for the entire PT including 1 day to play the game. Product includes all detailed directions, checkpoints to keep students on task, launch document and grading rubric.

Reading Comprehension over cultural differences in houses of Latin America and the United States. This is a super basic Spanish cultural reading with follow up questions. Great no prep supplemental reading, homework or substitute plan. Simple and straightforward. Duration is about 20 minutes.

In this Performance Task students get to host a foreign exchange student for a semester. In preparation for their arrival, students are asked to put together a “first day of school packet” for their new guest. This PT has a nice balance of components such as drawing and labeling a map of the school, writing out their schedules and sending a letter to their new arrival. Students enjoy this creative approach to practicing school themed vocab. Duration is 5-6 days. A grading rubric and sample letter is included. Designed for Spanish 1

Reading Comprehension on superstitions from around the world. This is a super basic Spanish cultural reading with follow up questions. Great, no prep supplemental reading, homework or substitute plan. Simple and straightforward. Duration is about 20 minutes.

This is the first exam I give to my students after we complete the the introduction section and chapter 1. This test is based on materials covered in the Realidades 1 textbook but is an editable document that could be adjusted to fit your curriculum. Use this as a chapter test, practice test, quiz or study guide. Test has fill in the blank, multiple choice, matching and translation. Answer key included Test covers the following: Essential Phrases basic verbs subject pronouns telling time numbers days of the weeks gustar

This is a digital breakout that focuses on early 20th century Immigrants, Segregation, Urban Life and Political Corruption. The concept is similar to the escape room, where students will have to collaborate in order to crack the codes to the five locks on the homepage in order to “breakout” of the activity. This is entirely online and students can complete this without having to move about the room. No additional resources needed. Students will work in groups of 4 or 5 to read through the site in order to gather information of New Immigrants, Urban life at the turn of the 20th century, jim crow laws, as well as political machines. This is done by navigating through the site that has hidden links and fun challenges that will ultimately lead them to the codes they need to find. Students love this and it’s a great way to introduce or wrap up the chapter on the early 1900’s.

Students know Batman, Superman and Spiderman, but do they know the Latin equivalents like Kaliman, El gato Negro and El Dorado? Students love this take on a Spanish cultural lesson where they are first introduced to 9 superheroes of Latin America (ppt), and then asked to think about a superpower they would like to have. This is then followed by a project (word doc) that allows them to create their own superhero using ser + descriptions. As an additional element to the lesson I often let students’ superheroes compete in a competition where students describe their superheroes and the class votes on which one would win in a showdown. Think “Batman vs. Superman” If you enjoy this activity check out the follow up lesson here: Super-Villains of Latin America

This is a mini assessment aka quiz, prueba, pruebita, scrimmage, designed to be completed in approximately 30 min. It is an editable document to fit your needs. Answer Key included. I give this quiz in Spanish 1 after the first 3 weeks of school. Topics on this quiz include: -days of the week vocab. -greetings and goodbyes vocab. -numbers vocab. -telling time vocab -Definite articles grammar Sections include: -Matching -Multiple Choice -Fill in the blank

A great Performance Task that gets the students talking/laughing about it for weeks afterwards. Students get to play the role of a novice Hollywood actor as they create a “part 3” to the popular YouTube video series “Que Hora Es” (see link below). Show the students the videos by Cedric the Entertainer and then given the launch document for this PT. There is a nice writing component that goes with the final presentation so students get to practice both their writing and speaking skills. I use this as my first Performance Task in Spanish 1, 6 weeks in to the semester. However it could be modified to fit any level. Duration 5-7 days including presentations. Comes with Grading Rubric . Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cKGyOE_jOI&index=3&list=PL9DC292155F87A2C6 Link for Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZGac0jM8f0&index=2&list=PL9DC292155F87A2C6