Reading Comprehension that compares and contrasts family life in the U.S. and Mexico. 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 25 minutes.

Students get to express their opinions using comparisons and superlative statements. The material is contextualized, hitting on some fun popular culture (iphones, superman, Justin Bieber etc…) A great way to practice the more advanced comparative and superlative structures. Designed for Spanish 2 and 3.

This is a short activity (about 7 minutes) that runs the course of 4 days. Students are to complete each time trial in the time allotted. Each round gets more challenging as they have less time to complete that round. Set student goals at an 80% pass rate for each round as well as a class average of 80% or higher for all four rounds. Choose a prize as an incentive to reach the goals. I throw a fiesta if they achieve their goal. Students love this short, simple activity. It makes for a great exit ticket.

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

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