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I'm currently teaching 8th grade Spanish. I have taught all levels of Spanish, from kindergarten to high school, at various times in the past 17 years. I have a BA in Spanish and International Relations from Lake Forest College in Lake Forest, IL, and an MA in Spanish Language and Culture from the University of Salamanca in Salamanca, Spain. My shop includes all types of resources for Spanish and French, as well as materials for English Language Arts and ELL.

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I'm currently teaching 8th grade Spanish. I have taught all levels of Spanish, from kindergarten to high school, at various times in the past 17 years. I have a BA in Spanish and International Relations from Lake Forest College in Lake Forest, IL, and an MA in Spanish Language and Culture from the University of Salamanca in Salamanca, Spain. My shop includes all types of resources for Spanish and French, as well as materials for English Language Arts and ELL.
Spanish Numbers and Wild Animals Vocabulary - ¿Cuántos hay?
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Spanish Numbers and Wild Animals Vocabulary - ¿Cuántos hay?

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Students practice writing Spanish numbers, Spanish animals vocabulary, and the verb hay with this activity. They respond to 7 cuántos/cuántas hay plus animals vocabulary questions based on the number of clip art images shown. An example is: ¿Cuántos monos hay? Hay cuatro monos. Animals included are pingüinos, rinocerontes, monos, cabra, jirafas, and cebras. They also write the Spanish translation for 6 animal vocabulary words. The answer key is included. 2 pages
Spanish Numbers and Fruit Vocabulary - ¿Cuántos hay?
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Spanish Numbers and Fruit Vocabulary - ¿Cuántos hay?

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Students practice writing Spanish numbers, fruit vocabulary, and the verb hay with this activity. They respond to 7 cuántos/cuántas hay plus fruit vocabulary questions based on the number of clip art items shown. An example is: ¿Cuántos plátanos hay? Hay seis plátanos. They also write the Spanish translation for 6 fruit vocabulary words. The answer key is included. 2 pages
Spanish Time 20 Word Crossword Puzzle and Image IDs
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Spanish Time 20 Word Crossword Puzzle and Image IDs

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Your students will be challenged with this time crossword since times can be written in more than one way! In addition to practicing writing Spanish times, they'll practice time vocabulary such as hour, minute, second, midnight, and in the afternoon. Examples of times are: 11:55 - las doce menos cinco at 1:15 - a la una y cuarto/quince It is 2:30 - Son las dos y media Students are instructed to: 1. Write the Spanish time next to each clue. 2. Complete the puzzle. 3. Write the Spanish time shown under each of the 12 clip art clocks. The answer key with Spanish times next to the clues is included. 2 pages
French Food Fruits and Vegetables Sketch Project
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French Food Fruits and Vegetables Sketch Project

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Add some creative fun to your food unit with this engaging fruits and vegetables sketch project! Students sketch and label a person, monster or creature using a minimum of 15 fruits and vegetables. This example will give them inspiration to get started. Students love doing this project and eagerly present their creations to their classmates. You'll want to hang their finished projects on a bulletin board or outside your room! 1 page
Spanish Airport and Travel Skit / Speaking Activity ¿A qué hora embarcamos?
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Spanish Airport and Travel Skit / Speaking Activity ¿A qué hora embarcamos?

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This 2-person, 13 line skit between a father and his son in the airport en route to Sevilla is perfect for practicing and learning real life, relevant travel vocabulary! The two converse on their way to the checkin counter and use many helpful words and expressions. Key phrases and vocabulary used include creo que sí, ¿a qué hora?, espero que sí, dentro de poco, vamos a ver, chévere, tengo ganas de, y estoy muerto de hambre. Examples of airport vocabulary include terminal, aeropuerto, maleta, facturar, carretilla, pase de abordar, bolso de mano, pasaporte, mostrador, equipaje, línea aérea, avión, aterrizar, seguridad, piloto, pasajeros, vuelo, despegar, y auxiliares de vuelo. Included in the 3 page download: 1. Skit in Spanish and English, copied 2 per page for student handouts. 2. Spanish only skit, copied 2/page for Spanish to English translation assignment. 3. Large font bilingual skit that can be projected. Use for presenting and practicing vocabulary.
Spanish Commands and City Vocabulary 10 Giving Directions Response
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Spanish Commands and City Vocabulary 10 Giving Directions Response

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Expose students to several Spanish artists while they practice Spanish commands! Using the accompanying city map, students give directions in their responses to 10 "Me puede decir cómo llego..." questions. The activity can be used for formal or informal commands. There is a sample question/response with the response given using informal commands. The map includes 9 different streets, and each is named after a Spanish master. Included are Juan Gris, Velazquez, Gaudí, El Greco, Picasso, Sorolla, Dalí, Miró, and Goya. Also included are 3 sets of 2 city places that students must use to compose questions asking for directions, and 9 images to identify. The download includes 2 files: 1. One with a small map included with the activity pages 2. One file with just a large map Since answers will vary, an answer key is not included. 5 pages
Spanish Health and Fitness 4 x 4 Matching Squares Puzzle
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Spanish Health and Fitness 4 x 4 Matching Squares Puzzle

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This puzzle is a great hands on way to practice fitness vocabulary! Students assemble a 4 x 4 Spanish/English puzzle with 28 health and fitness related vocabulary words. Sample words are: abdominales, aliviar el estrés, bienestar, comida basura, consejo, entrenarse, estar en forma, hacer ejercicios, relajarse, sedentario, y vida saludable. Several words are repeated which makes the puzzle more challenging. The download includes a page with tips and suggestions for using the puzzles. Your students will love this engaging, hands on vocabulary activity! Just photocopy enough for a class set (1 for every 2 students if working in pairs, or 1 per student if working alone), cut and fasten with a paper clip. Distribute to students and challenge them to reassemble the puzzles as quickly as possible. There is a list of all words alongside the puzzle in Spanish and English. This can be used as a vocabulary bookmark and reference. This can be used when health and fitness vocabulary is introduced, and it is a great hands on, back to school review activity for students with prior Spanish experience. It's also a helpful sub lesson. After students complete the puzzle, they can use the vocabulary list to quiz each other on the vocabulary. 2 pages
French Calendar 4 x 4 Matching Squares Puzzle - Days, Months, Seasons
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French Calendar 4 x 4 Matching Squares Puzzle - Days, Months, Seasons

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Students assemble a 4 x 4 French/English puzzle with 27 calendar related vocabulary words. Several words are repeated which makes the puzzle more challenging. The download includes a page with tips and suggestions for using the puzzles. Your students will love this engaging, hands on vocabulary activity! Just photocopy enough for a class set (1 for every 2 students if working in pairs, or 1 per student if working alone), cut and fasten with a paper clip. Distribute to students and challenge them to reassemble the puzzles as quickly as possible. There is a list of all words alongside the puzzle in French and English. This can be used as a vocabulary bookmark and reference. This can be used when calendar vocabulary is introduced, and it is a great hands on, back to school review activity for students with prior French experience. It's also a helpful sub lesson. After students complete the puzzle, they can use the vocabulary list to quiz each other on the vocabulary. 2 pages
Spanish Calendar 4 x 4 Matching Squares Puzzle - Days, Months, Seasons
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Spanish Calendar 4 x 4 Matching Squares Puzzle - Days, Months, Seasons

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Students assemble a 4 x 4 Spanish/English puzzle with 27 calendar related vocabulary words. Several words are repeated which makes the puzzle more challenging. The download includes a page with tips and suggestions for using the puzzles. Your students will love this engaging, hands on vocabulary activity! Just photocopy enough for a class set (1 for every 2 students if working in pairs, or 1 per student if working alone), cut and fasten with a paper clip. Distribute to students and challenge them to reassemble the puzzles as quickly as possible. There is a list of all words alongside the puzzle in Spanish and English. This can be used as a vocabulary bookmark and reference. This can be used when calendar vocabulary is introduced, and it is a great hands on, back to school review activity for students with prior Spanish experience. It's also a helpful sub lesson. After students complete the puzzle, they can use the vocabulary list to quiz each other on the vocabulary. 2 pages
French Zoo Animals 2 Emergent Reader Booklets - Les Animaux du Zoo
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French Zoo Animals 2 Emergent Reader Booklets - Les Animaux du Zoo

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This resource contains 2 booklets: one with text and colorful, animal images, and one with French text only. Each booklet contains 20 pages: the title page with 19 additional pages. Also included are suggestions for using the booklets and an assembly instruction page. Students first cut, assemble, and read the booklet containing text and images. They then create their own versions of the booklet using the text only template. The illustration version can be projected in class to present, review and practice pronunciation of the animal vocabulary words. The text only version can be projected onto the Smart Board and students can draw pictures that correspond to the text. Both versions can be used for interactive notebook activities. The booklets are also great end of the school year and summer school activities! 12 pages
Spanish Zoo Animals 2 Emergent Reader Booklets - Animales del Zoológico
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Spanish Zoo Animals 2 Emergent Reader Booklets - Animales del Zoológico

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This download contains 2 booklets: one with text and colorful, animal images, and one with Spanish text only. Each booklet contains 20 pages: the title page with 19 additional pages. Also included are suggestions for using the booklets and an assembly instruction page. Students first cut, assemble and booklet containing text and images. They then create their own version of the booklet using the text only template. The illustration version can be projected in class to present, review and practice pronunciation of the animal vocabulary words. The text only version can be projected onto the Smart Board and students can draw pictures that correspond to the text. Both versions can be used for interactive notebook activities. The booklets are also great end of the school year and summer school activities! 12 pages
Zoo Animals 2 Emergent Reader Booklets
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Zoo Animals 2 Emergent Reader Booklets

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This download contains 2 booklets: one with text and colorful, animal images, and one with text only. Each booklet contains 20 pages: the title page with 19 additional pages. Also included are suggestions for using the booklets and an assembly instruction page. Students first cut, assemble and booklet containing text and images. They then create their own version of the booklet using the text only template. The illustration version can be projected in class to present, review and practice pronunciation of the animal vocabulary words. The text only version can be projected onto the Smart Board and students can draw pictures that correspond to the text. Both versions can be used for interactive notebook activities. The booklets are also great end of the school year and summer school activities! 12 pages
Spanish Future Sketch and Sentences - Future Tense or Ir A + Infinitive
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Spanish Future Sketch and Sentences - Future Tense or Ir A + Infinitive

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Students sketch inside the crystal ball what they see in their futures. They then describe their sketches by either writing a designated number of sentences (4 or 8), or a paragraph. There is a different version for each of the 3 versions included: - 4 sentences - 8 sentences - paragraph Both ir a + infinitive and the future tense will work well for this activity. Neither is specified to allow for flexibility with your students. This is a fun presentational activity, and the completed activities will look great decorating a bulletin board or hallway! 3 pages
Spanish Summer Vacation Writing Prompt - Mis Vacaciones de Verano
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Spanish Summer Vacation Writing Prompt - Mis Vacaciones de Verano

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This is high interest writing assignment that works well at the end of the school year as summer approaches. Students must write about: 1. What they're going to do (ir a + inf.) 2. What they want to do (querer + inf.) 3. What they have to do (tener que + inf.) 4. What they should do (deber + inf.) There are 40+ verbs and nouns included in Spanish and English to assist students in their writing task, and there are spaces for the due date and the word requirement. This activity makes a great substitute lesson plan! The writing prompt is copied 2 per page for student handouts, and there is also a page with larger font for projecting in class. 2 pages
French Avoir Expressions 4 x 4 Matching Squares Puzzle
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French Avoir Expressions 4 x 4 Matching Squares Puzzle

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Students match French with English words for 22 different avoir expressions in this 4 x 4 square puzzle. Examples are avoir faim, avoir tort, avoir lieu, avoir envie de, and avoir chaud. Each of the 22 avoir idioms is used at least once, and several are repeated which makes the puzzle more challenging. Just photocopy enough for a class set (1 for every 2 students if working in pairs, or 1 per student if working alone), cut and fasten with a paper clip. Distribute to students and challenge them to reassemble the puzzles as quickly as possible. There is a list of all words alongside the puzzle in French and English which can be used as an avoir expressions bookmark and reference. 2 pages
Spanish Summer Skit / Speaking Activity ¿Qué Vas a Hacer?
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Spanish Summer Skit / Speaking Activity ¿Qué Vas a Hacer?

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This is a 2-person, 10 line skit between a teacher and student on the last day of school. The teacher asks a series of questions about the student's summer plans, and suggests favorite foods to try when the student travels to Oaxaca with her family. Key phrases and vocabulary used include querer + infinitive, qué suerte tienes, gracias por, ir a infinitive, buen viaje, deber + infinitive, estar, and claro. Included in the download: 1. Skit in Spanish and English, copied 2 per page for student handouts. 2. Spanish only skit, copied 2/page for Spanish to English translation assignment. 3. English only skit, copied 2/page for English to Spanish translation assignment. 4. Large font skit in Spanish that can be projected. Use for presenting and practicing vocabulary. 5. Large font bilingual skit that can be projected. Use for presenting and practicing 5 pages
French Frog Life Cycle 2 Emergent Reader Booklets
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French Frog Life Cycle 2 Emergent Reader Booklets

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Your students will love having one French Frog Life Cycle book to read and one to create! Each booklet contains 8 pages: the title page with 7 additional pages. One contains text and images associated with the frog life cycle, and the other contains text only so students can sketch and create their own versions of the booklets. Also included are suggestions for using the booklets and an assembly instruction page. Words included are: eggs tadpole tadpole with legs young frog adult frog dragonfly cattail Students first cut, assemble and read the booklet containing text and images. They then sketch and create their own versions with the text only template. The illustration version can be projected in class to present, review and practice pronunciation of the vocabulary words. The text only version can be projected onto the Smart Board and students can draw pictures on the Smart Board that correspond to the text. 6 pages
French Beach / Seaside / Coast 2 Emergent Reader Booklets
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French Beach / Seaside / Coast 2 Emergent Reader Booklets

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These readers are fun for end of the year and summer school activities! Each of the 2 booklets contains 16 pages: the title page with 15 additional pages. One contains text and images, and the other contains text only so students can sketch and create their own versions of the booklets. Also included are suggestions for using the booklets and an assembly instruction page. Students first cut, assemble and read the booklet containing text and images. Words included are umbrella, sailboat, pail and shovel, shell, beach, ice cream, beachball, sunglasses, towel, tanning lotion, fish, sand castle, sun, waves, and crab. They then sketch and create their own versions with the text only template. The illustration version can be projected in class to present, review and practice pronunciation of the vocabulary words. The text only version can be projected onto the Smart Board and students can draw pictures on the Smart Board that correspond to the text. 10 pages
French Adjectives, Age, Name, Hair and Eyes Selfie Sketch and Sentences
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French Adjectives, Age, Name, Hair and Eyes Selfie Sketch and Sentences

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Students sketch a French "selfi" in the cell phone and then write corresponding sentences giving basic information and descriptions of themselves. There are 3 versions of the activity to allow for differentiation. The first version gives sample sentence structure and students must add their own details such as hair and eye color. The second version gives the requirements only. For example: Version 1: a. Je m'appelle ____. (name) Version 2: a. Name Version 3: This version instructs students to write a paragraph about their selfies. This is a fun presentational activity, and the completed activities will look great decorating a bulletin board or hallway! 3 pages
French RE Verbs Crossword Puzzle, Image IDs, and Verb Lists
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French RE Verbs Crossword Puzzle, Image IDs, and Verb Lists

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French RE Verbs Crossword Puzzle, Image IDs, and Verb Lists - This crossword contains 22 clues for French RE infinitives. Sample words are: attendre, descendre, entendre, mordre, perdre, rendre, and répondre. Students are instructed to: 1. Write the French translation next to each clue. 2. Write a French word under each of the 9 clip art images. 3. Complete the crossword. The download includes: 1. Crossword 2. Answer key 3. Vocabulary page with 2/page for paper saving student handouts 4. Vocabulary page for class presentation and vocabulary practice These materials work well as substitute lessons. After students have completed the 3 required tasks, partners can quiz each other using the vocabulary lists. 4 pages