Postcards are the perfect way to get your beginning Spanish students reading and writing in the target language. These short simple postcard messages are easy for students to read and deal with common themes that students are prepared to write about themselves. This Product Includes: -Guide for Educators (lists progress indicators addressed and ideas for product use) - 4 blank postcard templates (2-sided) - 8 pre-written postcard messages for students to respond to that include common themes (description, my school, my house, free time activities, my family, vacation, likes & dislikes, etc.)

These activities go along with the song "Me Gustas Tú" by Manu Chao which is readily available on YouTube and iTunes. In the first activity, students listen to the song and complete the missing lyrics. In the second activity, they are asked to locate certain lines of the song and copy them. In the third activity they will manipulate those lyrics. The manipulation of the lyrics requires them to use a variety of "backwards" verbs like gustar. The final activity is an extension activity where students write a verse for a make-believe song called "Me Disgustas Tú" using the same lyrical pattern and rhyme scheme of this song. The lesson also includes several higher-order thinking questions for discussion. Students will practice listening, reading, and writing in this lesson. This Product Includes: 1. Questions for Discussion 2. Clozeline Activity 4. Lyric Identification Activity 5. Lyric Manipulation Activity 6. Extension Activity 7. Answer keys for all objective exercises

This activity goes along with the song "Limón y Sal" by Julieta Venegas, 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 stem-changing verbs in the present tense. Students will practice listening, reading, and writing in this lesson. Included in this download; 1. Artist Biography (in Spanish) 2. Reading Comprehension Activity 2. Copy of song lyrics with key words removed (Clozeline activity) 3. Lyric Manipulation Activity 4. Reflection Activity 5. Answer Keys

These listening, reading, writing, and speaking activities accompany the cortometraje "El Vendedor de Humo". Similar to MovieTalk, these lessons focus not only on speaking, but on all communicative skills. (link included). Students are introduced to 8 key vocabulary words that will help them to talk about the story in Spanish. Prior to watching the animated short, they will consider a couple of questions which can then be discussed with a partner, as a whole class, or reflected on with a written response. After watching the cortometraje, students will engage in listening activities where they must match scenes of the short with description in Spanish, reading activities where they must apply new vocabulary, writing activities where they must describe scenes, and speaking activities where they must retell the events of the story. These are great anytime activities with a lot of comprehensible input that seek to develop all modes of communication. This resource includes: -Link to the Cortometraje -Key Vocabulary -Discussion Activity -Listening Activity -Listening Script for Teacher -Reading Activity -Writing Activity -Speaking Activity -Answer Keys for all Objective Activities

These speaking prompts are designed to move students from asking/answering basic questions in Spanish to responding to increasingly complicated prompts around the theme of Free Time Activities and Leisure Time. There are 4 categories of prompts that ask students to move between different levels of communication including the presentation of facts, opinions, feelings, and towards complete openness in social situations. Category A – Yes or No Questions, Either/Or Questions Category B – Additional Information Questions Category C – Expressing Opinions and Feelings Category D – Situational Speaking Prompts & Extended Response You may approach these prompts by moving students through them from Categories A-D in a sequential manner, or you may use them as an opportunity for easy differentiation between the various proficiency levels of Novice to Intermediate learners that may be present in your classroom. Although these prompts have been designed as speaking prompts, they can also be used as writing prompts for individual practice, homework, or assessment. Ideas for Usage: -Pair students for one on one practice. -Form small groups and have students interview a student. -Invite a guest speaker or native speaking student to your classroom and have students select questions to ask them during a Q&A session -Have students write additional prompts or variations of existing prompts on the blank cards provided -Pull 1 prompt from each category for a challenging oral proficiency assessment -Have students develop role plays based on the situational prompts This Product Includes -Guide for Educators -15 Category A Prompts -15 Category B Prompts -9 Category C Prompts -6 Category D Prompts -Blank Cards to allow for creation of additional questions if desired

These lessons were designed to teach students the 26 most frequently used (according to the Frequency Dictionary of Spanish by Mark Davies) animal-related words in Spanish. This Product Includes: -Vocabulary list with 26 animal-related words and pictorial definitions -3 Vocabulary Sorting Activities -1 Animal Fact Chart Activity -1 Story Title Generator Activity -1 Graphic Organizer Ready to Print, Copy & Go! Great for last minute Sub plan!

This lesson introduces beginning language learners to the legend of La Llorona in a way that promotes using legends to learn about culture in a deep and meaningful way. This lesson asks students to consider some complex ideas and make connections between the products, practices, and beliefs of Hispanics around the world. These activities promote higher-level thinking that would be beyond the grasp of most students in the target language, so the lessons are done in English to make sure they are attainable. These lessons make perfect sub plans as they require no prep and little to no Spanish language production. Students begin by reading the legend of La Llorona and illustrating the legend to demonstrate comprehension and understanding. Students are then debriefed on the class system that existed in colonial Mexico and serves as a tie in to the legend itself. Students are then asked to reflect on the social hierarchy within their school building to gain a greater understanding of the feelings and motivations of the lover of La Llorona in the legend. Finally, students will read a second and slightly different version of the legend from Texas. They will be asked to compare and contrast the two versions and reflect on the cultural differences between the two groups. This Product Includes: -La Llorona Legend (version 1) -Illustration Activity -Social Class in Colonial Mexico Activity -Social Hierarchy in Schools Activity -La Llorona Legend (version 2) -Venn Diagram Activity

These listening, reading, writing, and speaking activities accompany the cortometraje "Jinxy Jenkins & Lucky Lou" (link included). Similar to MovieTalk, these lessons focus not only on speaking, but on all communicative skills. Students are introduced to 8 key vocabulary words that will help them to talk about the story in Spanish. Prior to watching the animated short, they will consider a couple of questions which can then be discussed with a partner, as a whole class, or reflected on with a written response. After watching the cortometraje, students will engage in listening activities where they must match scenes of the short with description in Spanish, reading activities where they must apply new vocabulary, writing activities where they must describe scenes, and speaking activities where they must retell the events of the story. These are great anytime activities with a lot of comprehensible input that seek to develop all modes of communication. This resource includes: -Link to the Cortometraje -Key Vocabulary -Discussion Activity -Listening Activity -Listening Script for Teacher -Reading Activity -Writing Activity -Speaking Activity -Answer Keys for all Objective Activities

These listening, reading, writing, and speaking activities accompany the cortometraje (short) "El Regalo" (link included). Students are introduced to 8 key vocabulary words that will help them to talk about the story in Spanish. Prior to watching the animated short, they will consider a couple of questions which can then be discussed with a partner, as a whole class, or reflected on with a written response. After watching the cortometraje, students will engage in listening activities where they must match scenes of the short with description in Spanish, reading activities where they must apply new vocabulary, writing activities where they must describe scenes, and speaking activities where they must retell the events of the story. These are great anytime activities with a lot of comprehensible input that seek to develop all modes of communication. This resource includes: -Link to the Cortometraje -Key Vocabulary -Discussion Activity -Listening Activity -Listening Script for Teacher -Reading Activity -Writing Activity -Speaking Activity -Answer Keys for all Objective Activities

This download includes 4 activities (Reading, Listening, Writing, & Speaking) to practice and learn common prepositional phrases in Spanish. Students will read sentences and place objects in the correct location on a bookshelf according to what they read and hear. Then, students will describe the locations of items, in Spanish, and orally to a partner.

These activities are meant to help students learn to replace subjects with subject pronouns as well as use the verb SER. These activities go along with the song "Somos Dos" by Bomba Estéreo. This song is readily available on YouTube and iTunes and a link to the song is referenced. These activities may be completed without the music video, so please make sure that the video is appropriate for your students before playing it. Students will begin by reading a brief biography, in Spanish, of the artist. Students will then listen to the song "Somos Dos" and attempt to fill in some common Spanish vocabulary words that are missing from the lyrics of the song. Students will read a tutorial which highlights the present tense forms of the verb SER as well as the use of subject pronouns. Students will look at several still shots from the video and be asked to decide which subject pronouns they would use to talk about the individuals and groups of people shown. This will help to clarify the role of gender in choosing third person subject pronouns. Next students will be asked to find several lines of the song based on their English meanings. They will then manipulate those lyrics so that they include forms of the verb ser and the subject pronouns that are highlighted in the lesson. Finally, there is an application activity which asks them to think more deeply about the subject pronouns by choosing equivalents (i.e. nosotros is the same as the pronouns tú y yo together, Felipe y Juan is the same as Ellos, etc). Included in this download: -Artist Biography -Link to the song/video on YouTube -Cloze Activity (Listening) -Subject Pronouns & SER Tutorial (Structure) -Subject Pronoun Application Activity -Lyric Identification Activity (Reading) -Lyric Manipulation Activity (Writing) -Subject Pronouns Application Activity 2 -Answer Keys for all objective 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 listening, reading, writing, and speaking activities accompany the cortometraje "Ratón en Venta". Similar to MovieTalk, these lessons focus not only on speaking, but on all communicative skills. Students are introduced to 8 key vocabulary words that will help them to talk about the story in Spanish. Prior to watching the animated short, they will consider a couple of questions which can then be discussed with a partner, as a whole class, or reflected on with a written response. After watching the cortometraje, students will engage in listening activities where they must match scenes of the short with description in Spanish, reading activities where they must apply new vocabulary, writing activities where they must describe scenes, and speaking activities where they must retell the events of the story. These are great anytime activities with a lot of comprehensible input that seek to develop all modes of communication. This resource includes: -Link to the Cortometraje -Key Vocabulary -Discussion Activity -Listening Activity -Listening Script for Teacher -Reading Activity -Writing Activity -Speaking Activity -Answer Keys for all Objective Activities

These listening, reading, writing, and speaking activities accompany the cortometraje (short) "El Puente" (link included). Students are introduced to 8 key vocabulary words that will help them to talk about the story in Spanish. Prior to watching the animated short, they will consider a couple of questions which can then be discussed with a partner, as a whole class, or reflected on with a written response. After watching the cortometraje, students will engage in listening activities where they must match scenes of the short with description in Spanish, reading activities where they must apply new vocabulary, writing activities where they must describe scenes, and speaking activities where they must retell the events of the story. These are great anytime activities with a lot of comprehensible input that seek to develop all modes of communication. This resource includes: -Link to the Cortometraje -Key Vocabulary -Discussion Activity -Listening Activity -Listening Script for Teacher -Reading Activity -Writing Activity -Speaking Activity -Answer Keys for all Objective Activities

These listening, reading, writing, and speaking activities accompany the cortometraje "Selfie Cat". Similar to MovieTalk, these lessons focus not only on speaking, but on all communicative skills. Students are introduced to 8 key vocabulary words that will help them to talk about the story in Spanish. Prior to watching the animated short, they will consider a couple of questions which can then be discussed with a partner, as a whole class, or reflected on with a written response. After watching the cortometraje, students will engage in listening activities where they must match scenes of the short with description in Spanish, reading activities where they must apply new vocabulary, writing activities where they must describe scenes, and speaking activities where they must retell the events of the story. These are great anytime activities with a lot of comprehensible input that seek to develop all modes of communication. This resource includes: -Link to the Cortometraje -Key Vocabulary -Discussion Activity -Listening Activity -Listening Script for Teacher -Reading Activity -Writing Activity -Speaking Activity -Answer Keys for all Objective Activities

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

These activities go along with the song "Sin Ti" by Chino y Nacho which is readily available on YouTube and iTunes. In the first activity, students listen to the song and complete the missing lyrics. In the second activity, they are asked to participate in a lyrical scavenger hunt to find certain types of words within the song. The final activity focuses on students using their understanding to SER vs ESTAR to translate some simple sentences based on the music video. This Product Includes: 1. Artist Biography 2. Clozeline Activity 3. Lyric Scavenger Hunt 4. Ser vs Estar Application Activity 5. Word Bank 6. Answer keys for all objective exercises

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

Although Thanksgiving is not a holiday celebrated in most of the Spanish-speaking world, there are many Hispanic-Americans who have begun to adopt this tradition. These activities are based on a short Spanish language video (link provided) that explains the story behind Thanksgiving. While watching the video, students will complete the video script by listening and including missing words. They will then label several drawings with newly acquired Spanish words from the video. They will also predict the meanings of other words used in the video based on context. Finally, students will respond to a variety of comprehension questions using their newly acquired vocabulary and the text for support. Included in this Product: 1. Video Link 2. Fill-in-the-Blank Video Script 3. Labeling Activity 4. Predicting Meaning Activity 5. Comprehension Activity

This lesson introduces beginning language learners to the legend of El Basilisco Chilote (Chile) in a way that promotes using legends to learn about culture in a deep and meaningful way. This lesson asks students to consider some complex ideas and make connections between the products, practices, and beliefs of Hispanics around the world. These activities promote higher-level thinking that would be beyond the grasp of most students in the target language, so the lessons are done in English to make sure they are attainable. These lessons make perfect sub plans as they require no prep and little to no Spanish language production. Students begin by reading the legend of El Basilisco Chilote and illustrating the legend to demonstrate comprehension and understanding. Students are then introduced to the concept of "folk illnesses" which, like the legend, blame illness on supernatural forces and treat them in unconventional ways. Students will learn about 3 common "folk illnesses" and be asked to consider some of the less conventional treatments or myths surrounding sickness in their own culture. In the following activity, students are asked to propose a more "scientific" explanation for the folk illnesses mentioned in the legend and in the second activity. They are also asked to consider reasons why indigenous cultures may resist the treatments and explanations of modern medicine. Finally, students will be introduced to the Mercado de Brujas in La Paz (Bolivia) and the many items it sells to aid in rituals and folk medicine. Students will translate a list of 10 Spanish items to English based on their prior knowledge of vocabulary and use of a dictionary. This Product Includes: -El Basilisco Chilote Legend -Illustration Activity -Folk Illness Activity -Higher Order Thinking Activity -Mercado de Brujas Activity