In this activity, your students will play the role of an international real estate agent trying to locate homes and apartments in Mexico for several clients. They will use a popular website (in Spanish) to search for houses and apartments that fit their clients lifestyles and preferences. Then, after recording some information about each of the homes they research, they will decide which one will be best and explain why (in Spanish). This is a fun activity that uses real life skills that students will need. It also aligns with the ACTFL progress indicators for both Interpretive Reading and Presentational Writing. This activity can be done in class or assigned for homework. It will work perfectly for a day you have a substitute as well! This Product Includes: -Step-by-Step Student Instructions -Profiles, in Spanish, for 4 clients -4 Housing Questionnaires -Summative Writing Activity

These activities go along with the song "Inténtalo" by 3Ball MTY (pronounced Tribal Monterrey) which is readily available on YouTube and iTunes. In this activity, students listen to the song and complete the missing lyrics. Then, they are asked to locate certain lines of the song, copy them, and manipulate them. The manipulation of the lyrics requires them to use possessive adjectives (mi, tu, su, etc). Students will practice listening, reading, and writing in this lesson. Included in this download; 1. Artist Biography (in Spanish) 2. Clozeline Activity 3. Lyric Identification Activity 4. Possessive Adjective Activity 5. Answer Keys for all activities

This activity goes along with the song "Tu Angelito" by Chino y Nacho which is readily available on YouTube and iTunes. In this activity, students listen to the song and complete the missing lyrics. Once they are familiar with the song, they complete a scavenger hunt in which they search the lyrics for forms of SER, TENER, and various other items. There is also an additional activity where they are asked to locate specific lines from the song and manipulate them using what they know about the verbs SER, TENER, and adjective agreement. Included in this download; 1. Artist Biography 2. Clozeline Activity 3. Scavenger Hunt 4. Lyric Identification & Manipulation Activity 5. Answer Keys for all activities

These activities are meant to help students learn how to use demonstrative adjectives and pronouns in Spanish. These activities go along with the song "El Perdón" by Nicky Jam and featuring Enrique Iglesias. This song is readily available on YouTube and iTunes and a link to the song is referenced. After reviewing a brief biography of both artists, students are asked to listen to the song several times and fill in the lyrics that have been removed. Then, students are given an overview of the concept of demonstrative adjectives and pronouns and asked to locate and observe their use in the lyrics of the song. Students then are asked to find and copy certain vocabulary words used within the song. Students then apply their new understanding of demonstrative adjectives to produce the requested phrases in Spanish. Included in this download: -Artist Biography of Enrique Iglesias & Nicky Jam -Link to the song on YouTube -Clozeline Activity -Demonstrative Adjective / Pronoun Tutorial -Inductive Grammar Activity -Vocabulary Identification Activity -Vocabulary Manipulation Activity -Answer Keys for all objective activities

In this interactive reading activity, students decipher clues to a hidden treasure and make choices based on their comprehension. Only students who understand the clues will find the hidden treasure! Students will test their recognition and retention of a wide variety of vocabulary topics including colors, places, animals, nature, numbers, and many more. This activity is suitable for all levels of Spanish and covers almost all standards involving interpretive language. A guide with technology and lesson tips is included for educators. If available, this activity can be used with an interactive whiteboard/ Smart Board.

Do you want to expose your students to Spanish language Christmas carols (villancicos) in a way that enforces learned grammar and vocabulary concepts? These activities accompany 3 popular Spanish language villancicos readily available on YouTube or iTunes. Students will listen to each of the villancicos and attempt to complete the missing lyrics, then they will complete a variety of activities with each song that reinforce basic Spanish vocabulary, vocabulary related to the Chirstmas season, and grammar concepts like gerunds, the verb IR, diminutives, and many more. This product focuses on the following Villancicos: -"Rodolfo el Reno" cantado por Thalia -"Mi Burrito Sabanero" cantado por Juanes -"Los Peces en el Río" cantado por los Gipsy Kings This product includes: -3 Cloze Activities -Vocabulary Matching Activity -Description Activity -Grammar Scavenger Hunt -Grammar Review Activity -Lyric Illustration Activity

In this activity, students access the website for the Hotel Plaza Florencia in Mexico City and the Hotel San Francisco Plaza in Guadalajara. They will navigate the sites, in Spanish, and demonstrate their ability to find and understand basic information by completing the activities. This is a great real life activity that allows students to use problem solving skill and reading strategies.

Silly Spanish Sentence Activities are a great way to motivate students and spice up your typical boring grammar drills while building vocabulary. These activities promote both interpretive reading and presentational writing skills. They provide a structure that will help struggling students while at same time allowing more advanced students to add details according to their abilities. This type of self-differentiation is very helpful in classes where students are at a variety of stages in their fluency and language acquisition. Students will choose 1 word each from a series of word boxes with the goal of creating funny sentences. They will need to apply grammatical concepts like conjugation and sentence structure while at the same time recognizing key vocabulary items. When they have created 10 sentences, they will choose a favorite and write it on the tear-off section of the activity. This set of Silly Spanish Sentence activities focuses specifically on preterite tense irregular verbs. This Product Includes: -Guide for Educators with Tips and Extension Activity Ideas -Irregular Verbs Silly Sentence Activity (hacer, venir, querer, estar, andar, tener, poner, poder, etc) -Irregular Verbs Silly Sentence Activity (ser, ir, dar, traer, producir, conducir, introducir, ver, etc)

These activities target oral and written practice with verbs that change I to Y in the Preterite Tense (leer, caer, oír) while reviewing vocabulary related to the house. Students will take part in 3 information gap style speaking activities in an attempt to learn information with 3 different scenarios: 1. In which room of the house did each person read (leer) last night? 2. Onto which furniture item did each person fall (caer) after tripping? 3. Which popular Latin song did each person hear (oír) last night? This product includes: -3 Interpersonal Speaking Activities -15 information gap cards - 3 Presentational Writing Prompts

This sequential 4 activity sets focuses on introducing students to the difference in usage between the Spanish verbs SER and ESTAR (to be). This product includes the following activities; 1. Concept Attainment Activity - students cut and paste Spanish sentences onto cards explaining the different reasons for the usage of SER and ESTAR. 2. Read, Conjugate, Draw Activity - Students fill in blank sentences with correct forms of the verbs SER & ESTAR, then illustrate the meaning of each sentence to demonstrate comprehension. 3. Side-by-Side Writing Prompt - Students will read a brief story in Spanish about a boy named Pablo who has an evil twin (weird, I know, but they love this stuff). Using the original story as a model, they will change the information to talk about the evil twin and invent his character in Spanish. 4. Open-Ended Writing Prompts - This activity uses two visual images for support as students apply the knowledge they have gained to write their own paragraphs using the verbs SER and ESTAR appropriately.

Silly Spanish Sentence Activities are a great way to motivate students and spice up your typical boring grammar drills while building vocabulary. These activities promote both interpretive reading and presentational writing skills. They provide a structure that will help struggling students while at same time allowing more advanced students to add details according to their abilities. This type of self-differentiation is very helpful in classes where students are at a variety of stages in their fluency and language acquisition. Students will choose 1 word each from a series of word boxes with the goal of creating funny sentences. They will need to apply grammatical concepts like conjugation and sentence structure while at the same time recognizing key vocabulary items. When they have created 10 sentences, they will choose a favorite and write it on the tear-off section of the activity. This set of Silly Spanish Sentence activities focuses specifically on reflexive verbs. This Product Includes: -Guide for Educators with Tips and Extension Activity Ideas -Daily Routine Verb Silly Sentence Activity -Feeling Reflexive Verbs Silly Sentence Activity -Reflexive Verbs as Infinitives Silly Sentence Activity

In this activity, students determine the physical make up of their monster at random, draw it, label it, name it, and then describe it in Spanish. A fun, creative way to practice vocabulary related to the face and body!

These activities are meant to help students learn the names and locations of Spanish-speaking countries. These activities go along with the song "La Gozadera" by Gente de Zona and featuring Marc Anthony. This song is readily available on YouTube and iTunes and a link to the song is referenced. First students will complete a pre-viewing activity which will ask them to recall the names of Spanish-speaking countries with some supports. Following that, students will read a short biography, in Spanish, of the group Gente de Zona. After viewing the video, they will begin completing the cloze activity which focuses on their interpretive listening skills and ability to hear the names of Spanish-speaking countries within the song. Finally, students will take a closer look at the lyrics of the song and complete a map activity and respond to some culture questions that ask them to think about what it means to be Latino or Latin American. Included in this download: - Educator's Guide - Spanish-speaking country pre-viewing activity - Artist Biography of Gente de Zona - Link to the song on YouTube - Cloze Activity - Map Activity - Cultural Questions for Discussion - Answer Keys for all objective activities

I developed this assessment as a tool for gathering data as to student's proficiency levels during their first and second years of language study in Spanish. This assessment is directly aligned with the ACTFL progress indicators for Novice-Mid fluency. This assessment addresses all skill areas; Interpersonal Speaking, Presentational Speaking, Presentational Writing, Interpretive Listening, and Interpretive Reading. This assessment can be used in a variety of ways: 1. As an exit test or final exam for Spanish 1 2. As an entrance exam for Spanish 2 3. As a placement exam for students newly entering your language program from private or out of state institutions 4. As a progress indicator given to students at the beginning, middle, and end of the school year to demonstrate growth 5. As smaller, individual assessments given throughout the course of the school year This Product Includes: - Educator's Guide & Instructions for Test Administration - Resource Links to ACTFL rubrics and progress indicators - 11 Activities to assess Interpersonal & Presentational Speaking / Writing - 4 Activities to assess Interpretive Listening - 3 Activities to assess Interpretive Reading - Answer Keys for Listening and Reading Activities - Answer Keys for Writing activities unless answers may vary

This foldable can be used to help students practice common items found in the home, rooms of the home, or household chores. The foldable features a house with six rooms, each of which can be opened. This foldable works well as part of an interactive notebook or as a stand alone practice activity. This product includes: -Instructions on assembling the foldable -Teaching Ideas -House foldable (front & back)

In this activity, students are given 10 different situations that involve common things that can go wrong with technology (dead cell phones, broken printers, lost passwords, etc) and are asked to tell what they will or will not do next using the Future Tense. This is a fun way to get students writing about something they are interested in while relating it to everyday problems.

This activity will assist you in helping students to practice prepositional phrases (lejos de, cerca de, a la derecha de, etc) as well as directional phrases (al norte de, al sur de, al oeste de, etc.). Students will use a map of Chapultepec Park in Mexico City to complete the accompanying activities. The first activity requires students to complete sentences with the correct directional phrase. The second activity requires them to give directions to a nearby place on the map in Spanish. Included in This Product: -Map of Chapultepec Park -Directional Phrase Activity -Answering Questions Activity -Answer Key

These activities go along with the song "Vivir la Vida" by Marc Anthony which is readily available on YouTube and iTunes. In these activities, students listen to the song and complete the missing lyrics. They are instructed on the formation of the immediate future tense and asked to locate it as well as some infinitive verbs in the lyrics of the song. Then, they are asked to locate certain lines of the song, copy them, and manipulate them. The manipulation of the lyrics requires them to use the Immediate Future Tense. There is a reading activity to help them internalize the new vocabulary learned with the song and 3 different exit tickets. The lesson also includes a short artist bio. Students will practice listening, reading, and writing in this lesson. This Product Includes: 1. Artist Biography (in Spanish) 2. Clozeline Activity 3. Immediate Future Tense Tutorial & 2 Practice Activities 4. Lyric Identification Activity 5. Lyric Manipulation Activity 6. Vocabulary / Reading Activity 7. 3 Different Exit Tickets 8. Answer Keys

Seventy-Four 8 1/2 x 11 Posters that each feature a learning goal for Level 4 language learners. These learning goals align with the ACTFL goals for Intermediate-Low learners and are written in student-friendly language that will help you focus the learning in your classroom. These are perfect for bulletin boards, showcases, borders, or to post. Administrators and parents love to see goals posted in classrooms as it helps them see exactly what students are learning and should be able to do.

Sixty-Two 8 1/2 x 11 Posters that each feature a learning goal for Level 3 language learners. These learning goals align with the ACTFL goals for Novice-High learners and are written in student-friendly language that will help you focus the learning in your classroom. These are perfect for bulletin boards, showcases, borders, or to post. Administrators and parents love to see goals posted in classrooms as it helps them see exactly what students are learning and should be able to do.