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.
Spanish Numbers Or Any Language Numbers Activities - Scattered Numbers The download contains: 1. Scattered numbers from 0 - 20 in black and white, and in color 2. Random scattered numbers from 21 - 100 in black and white, and in color 3. Suggested activities These materials to projected in class for pronunciation practice and to play the flyswatter game on the screen. They can also be used as a student number word writing activity. Finally, student pairs can compete to be the first to touch or mark with a pencil or marker the number that you say. These can be laminated and used for years!
Spanish Numbers Double Puzzle Worksheet - Students must unscramble 15 number words. They then transfer the letter in each numbered cell to other cells at the bottom of the page with the same number in order to solve the mystery word. The answer key is included.
Spanish Numbers and Math Listening Activity - Soccer Theme - This Spanish numbers listening activity will hold the attention of your students as they make their way around the oval writing the Spanish numbers that you dictate! After all numbers are dictated, students quickly do the math to find the correct final answer based on the numbers that they heard and wrote. They will be anxious to raise their hands and share their results! You choose the numbers for the activity so it can be used for very basic numbers or large numbers, depending on your focus.
Spanish Numbers and Halloween Theme Math Listening Activity - This Spanish numbers listening activity will hold the attention of your students as they make their way around the oval writing the Spanish numbers that you dictate! After all numbers are dictated, students quickly do the math to find the correct final answer based on the numbers that they heard and wrote. They will be anxious to raise their hands and share their results! You choose the numbers for the activity so it can be used for very basic numbers or large numbers, depending on what your focus is.
Spanish Numbers and Counting Song - Sonrisas y Risas - Students practice counting from 1 to 20 with smiles and laughs with this 2 verse song sung to the tune of a popular children's song. One verse includes the word sonrisas four times, and the other verse includes the word risas four times, and there's a happy surprise at the end! Included in the download: 1. Song in large font for class presentation - This page includes youtube links with examples of the tune used for the song, one with words and one karaoke version. 2. Song in smaller font printed 2 per page for student handouts. 3. Suggestions for teaching the song.
Spanish Numbers - Math Problems, Patterns, and Image IDs - This activity includes 10 math problems, 10 number patterns to complete, and 5 image groupings to count and write the corresponding number. The answer key is included.
2 Spanish Noche de Brujas Booklets and Presentation / Spanish Halloween Booklet - Each emergent reader booklet contains 8 pages: the title page with 7 additional pages containing common Noche de Brujas words. This item also includes suggestions for using the booklets and an assembly instruction page. Students first cut, assemble and read the Noche de Brujas Booklet that contains Spanish text and illustrations of items associated with Halloween such as bruja, fantasma, murcielago, etc. They then create their own version using the text only template. Students will have fun sketching these items and will share them enthusiastically with their classmates and family members! The illustration version can be projected in class to present, review and practice pronunciation of the Noche de Brujas 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.
This activity includes 16 different activities associated with New Year's Eve. Examples of verbs used are ir, celebrar, brindar, bailar, leer, comer, mirar, and estar. Students will practice 3 forms of the Spanish preterit with these activities. Each student mingles with a bingo grid and must find different classmates that can reply yes when asked about statements in each of the 16 boxes. A sample statement in the box is, "Comí 12 uvas en Nochevieja." When a student replies yes to a question, the questioning student follows up by asking in Spanish for the student's signature. The goal is to be the first student to fill the entire bingo grid. Also included is 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 word related to New Year's Eve under 6 images at the bottom of the paper.
Spanish My Favorite Things - 2 Emergent Reader Booklets - Each booklet contains 8 pages: the title page with 7 additional pages containing Spanish words for the following favorite things: food, book, sport, color, animal, movie, and subject. Also included is a page of suggestions for using the booklets and an assembly instruction page. Students first read and cut out the booklet that contains text and illustrations, then create their own version using the text only template. Students will enjoy sharing them with classmates and family members! 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.
Students write the Spanish musical instrument word under each of the 18 pictures. When finished, the handout makes a nice review sheet as is or it could be cut apart later and used for flashcards. It can be projected in class to present and review vocabulary, and to play the flyswatter game. The answer key is included.
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.
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Spanish Mother's Day 2 Booklets - El Día de la Madre - Students first read and cut out the booklet that contains text and illustrations. They then sketch and create their own version using the text only template. Each booklet contains 8 pages: the title page with 7 additional pages containing common Spanish words associated with Mother's Day such as hugs, kisses, jewelry, flowers, ice cream, chocolates and heart. Also included are suggestions for using the booklets and an assembly instruction page. The illustration version can be projected in class to present, review and practice pronunciation of the vocabulary. 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.
Students write the Spanish month under each of the 18 pictures depicting events or holidays throughout the 12 months of the year. When finished, the handout makes a nice review sheet as is or it could be cut apart later and used for flashcards. The answer key is included. This can be used to present and review the months of the year words and spelling.
This can be used as a midterm, final exam, final exam review assignment or back to school review assignment. It is most appropriate for levels 2 or higher and includes:
1. Infinitive verbs matching
2. Spanish speaking countries - students must supply 15
3. Preterit & Imperfect verb conjugations
4. Perfect tense matching
5. Changing adjectives to adverbs
6. Prepositions matching
7. Environment vocabulary matching
8. Future and Conditional regular and irregular verb conjugations
9. Subjunctive verbs conjugations
10. Subjunctive infinitive verbs matching
11. Saber/Conocer matching
12. Pero/Sino matching
13. Por/Para matching
14. Students supply meaning of subjunctive WEDDING acronym
The file contains several matching sections to make it easy to correct. The answer key is included.
2 Spanish Me Gusta el Invierno Booklets - Students first cut, assemble and read the Spanish Me Gusta el Invierno Booklet that contains text and illustrations of winter things that students like such as sledding, skating, snowmen, snow angels, snow houses, tobogganing and skating. Me gusta is repeated 8 times so students learn the phrase quickly and easily. They then create their own version using the text only template. Students will have fun sketching the winter items and will want to share their creations with their classmates and family members! Each booklet contains 8 pages: the title page with 7 additional pages containing common Spanish winter activity words. This item also includes suggestions for using the booklets and an assembly instruction page. The illustration version can be projected in class to present, review and practice pronunciation of the winter activity 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.
Each booklet contains 8 pages: the title page with 7 additional pages. Suggestions for using the booklets and an assembly instruction page are included. Students first cut, assemble and read the booklet that contains text and illustrations of words associated with Martin Luther King such as peace, civil rights, boycott, speeches, pastor, etc. They then create their own version using 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.
Students identify 18 marine life pictures. Sample words are: ballena, tiburón, pulpo, estrella del mar, tortuga, pez, langosta, and medusa. The handout makes a nice review sheet as is or it could be cut apart later and used for flashcards. It can also be projected in class to present and review vocabulary, and play the flyswatter game. The answer key is included. This activity is also included in my Spanish Vocabulary IDs Bundle of 32 Topics.
Add some creative fun to grammar in your classroom with this Spanish Mad Lib! Included are 3 pages as follows: 1. Students list 27 words according to the description indicated, such as adjective, noun, infinitive verb, name or adverb. 2. Students transfer the 27 words onto the story page. 3. Students translate the story to English on the lined page. This item is fun for students to create and even more fun to present in class! It's also a good activity for a substitute teacher lesson plan, or back to school review for students with prior Spanish experience.
Spanish Last Summer 2 Emergent Reader Booklets - El Verano Pasado - One booklet contains text and images, the other contains text only so students can sketch and create their own versions of the booklets. Each booklet contains 8 pages: the title page with El Verano Pasado, with 7 additional pages describing things that were done during the summer. Activities included are: practiced sports, visited family and friends, read favorite books, helped at home, ate a lot of good food, celebrated 4th of July, and played with friends and siblings. Also included are suggestions for using the booklets and an assembly instruction page. Students first read and cut out the booklet that contains text and illustrations. They then sketch and create their own version using the text only template. The illustration version can be projected in class to present, review and practice pronunciation of the vocabulary. 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. This is a fun back to school activity for students, and will give you a snapshot of your new students and help you get to know them!
This file contains 18 airport clip art images that can be photocopied and cut for playing partner slap jack. Print 2 copies for each set to use for playing the concentration game. These cards can also be used as airport flashcards. Just distribute and have students write the vocabulary word on the reverse. Finally, the slides can be projected for classroom vocabulary practice! Included in the set: 1. 1 page with 18 image cards and no words 2. 1 page with 18 image cards and words 3. 2 pages that contain all 18 words with a few additional airport vocabulary words.