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.
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.
Save by purchasing these materials together in this Spanish Thanksgiving bundle!
The bundle includes: worksheets, quiz, Thanksgiving vocabulary reference, game cards, poem, and writing prompts. The breakdown is:
1. 10 English to Spanish sentence translations with encantar, gustar, odiar and food vocabulary
2. 3 different vocabulary reference sheets with slightly different vocabulary
3. 1 original poem with gustar, encantar, querer
4. 15 food words to unscramble
5. 2 writing prompts with suggested vocabulary and grammar
6. 15 food vocabulary game cards / student flashcards with words
7. 15 food vocabulary game cards / student flashcards w/o words
8. 18 matching vocabulary word assignment or quiz
Answer keys are included.
Most items are also available for individual sale on TES.
Spanish Reflexive Verbs 41 Spanish Infinitives Word List - This is an English to Spanish list of common Spanish reflexives. There are 37 different English verbs and 41 Spanish verbs (the difference is from: to put on make-up - maquillarse/pintarse, to leave - marcharse/irse, to brush teeth - cepillarse/lavarse los dientes, to hurry - darse prisa/apurarse).
Also included:
1. List of reflexive pronouns
2. Sample conjugation of lavarse
3. Brief explanation about reciprocal pronouns
This is a helpful Spanish reflexive verbs reference, study guide, and it can be used for pair work vocabulary practice.
Spanish Skits Bundle of 18! - Save 60% by purchasing this bundle! It contains 18 Spanish skits on popular topics - an entire year's worth! The topics include family, sports, city, school and class schedules, travel, greetings, weather, clothing, daily routine, feelings, Little Red Riding Hood, making plans, discussing past activities and more. Concepts practiced include Spanish preterit, irregular verbs, numbers, alphabet, informal commands, direct object pronouns, reflexive verbs, prepositions, indirect object pronouns, ordinal numbers, idiomatic expressions and more. All skits include the English translation, and most are copied 2 per page for easy photocopying and student handouts. Also included is a page listing all 18 skits included in the packet, and the travel skit includes a follow up homework assignment. These skits make great substitute lesson plans for a day or 2, since everything needed to practice is on each skit.
Students will be reminded of the many things that their mothers do for them as they complete the sentence, "La mamá..." based on the 18 clip art images shown. Examples of pictures are caring for a child, cooking, changing a diaper, and reading with a child. The answer key is included, but answers will vary since some pictures will have more than one verb that will work. Also sold in my Spanish Vocabulary IDs Bundle of 32 Topics.
2 pages
French Vocabulary Bundle of 3 Sketch and Label Activity Worksheets - These fun, hands-on activities are student favorites and are great for French sub plans. The bundle contains activities for French school supplies, French food, and French sports.
For each of the activities, students are instructed to sketch and label 10 or more items that are associated with the image. They enjoy the creative process involved and have fun presenting their finished products to the class.
This French bundle contains:
1. French Backpack for school supplies
2. French Stomach for food
3. French Duffel Bag for sports
All 3 items are also available for individual purchase.
Buy this bundle and save! Also available for individual purchase on TES, purchasing this bundle yields a significant savings over the total of purchasing each individually.
Topics included are:
1. Countries and Capitals Game Show - likes, dislikes, countries and capitals of Spanish speaking countries
2. Clothes and Weather - clothing, weather, months, seasons, likes, dislikes
3. In the Future, I Want... - verbs, professions, hobbies, hopes, summer plans
4. Introductions - formal and informal introductions, basic conversation, llamarse, tener with age
5. Music - music genres, likes and dislikes, adverbs of time, descriptive adjectives
6. My Favorite Movies - movie genres, movie vocabulary, descriptive adjectives, gustar, encantar, and chocar
7. Sports Conversation - introductions, gusta/encanta with sports, greetings, descriptive adjectives with sports
Each topic contains the writing prompt, suggested vocabulary, key grammar concepts such as gustar + infinitives or nouns, hace + weather, descriptive adjectives, adverbs, ir a + infinitive, tener que + infinitive, and more. The variety of suggested vocabulary makes it easy for students to complete their writing assignments and makes this item useful for all levels of Spanish. A 100 - 200 word essay works well for first year students. The word count can be changed for other levels and varying ability levels. All writing prompts also contain sample essays that make great translation homework assignments or can be used for full class viewing to prep students to write their own essays. The essays combined with the writing prompts make the bundle the equivalent of 14 student assignments or activities! The writing prompts are full size with large font for class presentation and most are also 2 per page with small font for student handouts.
This essay bundle will come in handy when you need a substitute teacher lesson!
Spanish 50 Classroom Commands and Total Physical Response (TPR) - Get your students moving with this TPR reference that provides 50 affirmative Uds. commands for use in the classroom. Many include one or more nouns that can be used with the verbs to facilitate doing TPR with your students. While most commands are for common actions done in the classroom, this reference also includes a few for the sole purpose of vocabulary building with TPR because they are useful verbs and easy to act out. An example is "coman una manzana." Introduce,model and practice a few new commands each day and not only will your students' listening skills improve, but they'll acquire a lot of vocabulary in a short period of time!
Included in this bundle are:
1. 18 Airport and Travel Image IDs with Answer Key - 2 pages
2. Airport and Travel Crossword with Vocabulary - 2 pages
3. PowerPoint Presentation and Bulletin Board Signs - 30 pages
4. Flashcards or Game Cards for Slapjack, Memory, Go Fish, etc. with Vocabulary - 4 pages
5. Word Search with Answer Key - 2 pages
6. Vocabulary reference - this is included with the crossword and the game card file
The 6 items are also sold individually on TES. Purchasing the items individually would cost $16.75. The bundled price of $10.00 offers more than 40% savings!
40 pages
The bundle includes 5 worksheets, a days of the week explanation and reference, and a calendar PowerPoint. The PowerPoint can be used to present and practice Spanish days, months and seasons, and can also be printed for a colorful bulletin board or classroom signs. They’ll brighten your room for back to school!
The breakdown of the download (also sold individually as follows) is:
Spanish Calendar Sentences - Days of Week, Classes and Daily Activities
Spanish Calendar 15 Dates Translations Worksheet
Spanish Calendar - Days, Months with Antes de and Después de Worksheet
Spanish Calendar Scrambled Words - Days, Months, Seasons & Images
Spanish Days of the Week Reference
Spanish Calendar Signs - Days, Months and Seasons - Calendario
Spanish Calendar and Seasons Word Search with Image IDs - Calendario
38 pages
Get ready for a great food unit with this Spanish food bundle! The bundle contains 9 worksheets, a web quest, a sketch activity, and an extensive vocabulary reference with over 135 words for foods, meals, verbs, and food related phrases. The bundle price offers more than 40% savings over the cost of each item purchased separately! Here's what you get:
- Spanish 25 Food Plurals and Indefinite Articles w/key
- Spanish Food and Meals Word Search w/key
- Spanish Food and Meals 15 Sentence Completions w/key
- Spanish Food Groupings - 24 Words with 6 Categories w/key
- Spanish Food and Adverbs of Time 20 Sentences with Image IDs w/key
- Spanish Food 12 Question Responses and Image IDs w/key
- Spanish Fruits and Vegetables Crossword Puzzle w/key
- Spanish Food Fruits and Vegetables Sketch Project
- Spanish Food and Shopping WebQuest OpenCor 18 Questions and Sketch
- Spanish Food and Meals Crossword Puzzle, Vocabulary, and Image IDs w/key
- Spanish Foods With Gustar, Encantar & Odiar Sentences & Picture IDs w/key
- Spanish Foods and Meals Vocabulary Reference
26 pages
Save 25% with this Spanish Winter Bundle of 3 Worksheets and Game Cards - Included in the bundle:
- Spanish Winter Crossword Puzzle and Image IDs - This activity contains 54 clues for winter vocabulary. Students are instructed to:
1. Complete the crossword.
2. Write Spanish vocabulary words under each picture.
3. Write the Spanish vocabulary word next to each clue.
The crossword includes winter vocabulary associated with weather, winter clothing, outdoor activities, winter sports, and other words common during winter such as fireplace, soup, goosebumps, and slush.
The answer key is included.
- Spanish Winter Word Search Puzzle and Image IDs - This activity contains 54 winter vocabulary words. Students are instructed to:
1. Complete the word search.
2. Write Spanish vocabulary words under each picture.
3. Write the Spanish vocabulary word next to each word.
The word search includes winter vocabulary associated with weather, winter clothing, outdoor activities, winter sports, and other words common during winter such as fireplace, soup, goosebumps, and slush.
The answer key for the words to be found in included.
- Spanish Winter 67 Word Bilingual Vocabulary Reference - This download contains:
1. English to Spanish word list with 67 words
2. Spanish to English word list with 63 words
3. List of 6 suggested student uses for the word lists - these include assignments, speaking practice, and reference.
The vocabulary lists include many words related to snow and weather, winter clothing, outdoor activities, and more.
- Spanish Winter Game Cards - This download contains:
1. 27 winter clip art images that can be used for any language. There is one page with winter clothing articles, one page with winter activities such as skiing, skating, and ice-fishing, and one page with nouns related to winter such as snow, snow plow, icicles, sled, and snowman.
2. English word cards that correspond to the images
3. Spanish word cards that correspond to the images
4. Suggested uses page
The cards can be photocopied and used for:
1. Partner slap jack
2. Print 2 copies for each set to use for playing the concentration game.
3. Winter vocabulary flashcards
4. Have students match word cards with image cards.
5. Go fish game
6. Charades - students draw and act out either the image or word on the card and classmates guess the vocabulary word
The slides can also be projected for classroom vocabulary practice.
These are great materials to have ready for Spanish substitute lesson plans.
All 4 products are also sold individually on TES.
20 pages
Save 25% on these Christmas materials by purchasing them together in this bundle! This packet will give your students plenty of vocabulary practice and get them in the mood for the holidays at the same time! There are 6 practice worksheets, vocabulary, and a Christmas / holiday word wall. Answer keys are included.
All items are also available for individual purchase on TES. Purchasing this bundle offers substantial savings as all items sell for a minimum of $2.25 when purchased individually.
Included in the bundle:
1. French Christmas Word Search / Vocabulary
2. French Christmas Crossword / Vocabulary
3. French Christmas Vocabulary Matching - 31 words
4. French Christmas Image IDs - 24 images
5. French Christmas and Père Noël Writing Activity
6. French Christmas Label Père Noël with Body Parts and Clothing
7. French Christmas and Holiday Vocabulary Word Wall
Use these bundled materials to introduce and practice French family vocabulary. Included in the bundle:
1. Family and Pets Crossword and Image IDs - 25 word puzzle with 9 images
2. Family and Pets Vocabulary Reference 65 + Words
3. Family and Pets Word Search and Image IDs - 24 word puzzle with 9 images
4. Family Game Cards - Use for games such as Memory, Go Fish, the Flyswatter Game, Slap-jack and more. These can also be used as student flashcards. There are 2 pages, each containing 20 words.
5. Family Matching Squares Puzzle - Students match French with English words in a 4 x 4 puzzle.
The crossword and word search include a vocabulary page copied 2/page for student handouts. Both of these activities include an answer key.
13 pages
Spanish Human Bingo Game Speaking Activity and Written Follow-up Bundle of 4 - The human bingo activities are also sold individually for $3.00 each on TES. Purchasing this bundle yields a 25% savings over the individual prices.
For the activities in this bundle, each student mingles with a bingo grid and must find different classmates that can reply yes to each of the 16 boxes. When a student replies yes to a question, the questioning student follows up by asking in Spanish for the student's signature. When a student fills the entire grid, he says, "Bingo!"
The topics included in the bundle are:
Class Objects and School -
This activity provides practice asking "do you have" with tener concerning different class objects. A sample statement is, "Tengo un cuaderno verde."
Family -
This activity provides practice asking questions with tener and family vocabulary. Each box contains a statement about a family member. A sample statement is, "A mi padre le gusta jugar al golf."
Ser and Adjectives -
This activity includes soy with 16 different descriptive adjectives of people. Examples of adjectives are: feliz, trabajador, perezoso, inteligente, generoso, consentido, guapo, and atlético. Students will practice 3 forms of ser in the present tense with these activities. Each box contains 2 short statements. Sample statements are, "Soy inteligente. Quiero ser médico en el futuro."
Ser and Family -
This activity uses ser with with personality, appearance, and professions along with various family members. Students will practice 3 forms of each verb with these activities.
A sample statement is, "Mi mamá es maestra en una escuela primaria."
Each of the 4 human bingo activities includes a follow up worksheet that requires students to:
1. Write a sentence for each of the 16 boxes in the grid. The student includes the name of the student that signed the box and must change the verb to the third person.
2. Write an appropriate Spanish vocabulary word under 6 images at the bottom of the paper.
8 pages
The French Thanksgiving Food Word Wall includes 2 versions, each with 18 common Thanksgiving food words with corresponding clip art images. One version has all black words, and the other alternates black and red. Each version has on 5 pages, plus a header page that says Le Jour de L'Action de Grâce. Vocabulary words included are turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, peas, green beans, corn, apple pie, pumpkin pie, milk, salad, dessert, rolls, vegetables, gravy, butter, bread, and cranberries.
Just print, laminate if desired and hang!
Spanish Christmas Coloring Word Wall - 40 Words with Pictures - Have your students color the text and pictures on this word wall and then decorate your classroom and halls with Spanish holiday vocabulary and images! The word wall contains vocabulary that relates to Christmas / Navidad, as well as las Posadas, Three King's Day, New Year's Eve, Night of the Radishes and the holiday season. Sample words are gifts, carols, elf, grapes (for midnight on New Year's Eve), radishes, snow blower, white Christmas, nativity, family, mistletoe, decorations, candy cane, Santa Claus, etc.
Post these signs in your room so students have a constant reminder of these important Spanish grammar concepts. The set includes:
- Definite and indefinite articles
- Formation of plural nouns Agreement in number and gender of nouns
- Contractions of a + el and de + el And and or (y vs. e / o vs. u)
11 pages
Students will quickly learn vocabulary for "hello, how are you, good morning and I'm fine, thanks" when you give them one of these bookmarks. Just copy, cut and distribute. They're great for a back to school gift at the start of the year!
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