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 Christmas Word Wall / La Navidad - 40 Words with Pictures 2 Versions - 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. There are 2 versions of the word wall included in the download, one with the definite articles and one without them.
Use this resource to present and practice vocabulary, and print to post in your classroom for a colorful, holiday visual.
This is a fun song for children of all ages and sounds great sung in a round! For students studying grammar, it shows a nice contrast between the preterit and imperfect and helps them remember the difference once they’ve learned the song. There are 4 verses, each talking about about a very small mouse.
Included:
1. One page with 1 song
2. One page with 2 songs for paper saving student handouts
3. One page with tips on how to use the song
4. One page with the song as a close exercise for students to complete
The English translation is included.
5 pages
Students practice ER and IR verb meanings and conjugations in a fun, interactive way with these games! These are 32 square board games containing 15 different common Spanish ER and IR verbs. One board contains Spanish infinitives that students must translate to English, and the other contains Spanish infinitives that students must conjugate based on the subject pronouns provided. Students play in groups of 3 which include 2 players, and 1 moderator with the answer key. Students shake the die, move that number of spaces, say the answer, and see who reaches the end first.
Included in the download are:
1. 2 Game boards (1 with infinitives to translate, 1 with infinitives that must be conjugated)
2. Vocabulary for presentation
3. Answer keys for the moderators
4. Teacher tips and instructions
5. Game instructions for students
There are 2 designs of both game boards, black and white boards, and colored boards. The color version is included as an option should you decide to project and play the game as a class with 2 teams.
Verbs included are abrir, aprender, asistir (a), barrer, beber, comer, comprender, correr, escribir, leer, permitir, recibir, romper, vender, and vivir.
The games can be played when introducing ER and IR verbs, for back to school review for students with prior Spanish experience, or a fun review before a test.
11 pages
Students practice irregular verb meanings and conjugations in a fun, interactive way with these games! There are two 32 square board games containing 15 different common Spanish irregular verbs. One board contains Spanish infinitives that students must translate to English, and the other contains Spanish infinitives that students must conjugate based on the subject pronouns provided. Students play in groups of 3 which include 2 players, and 1 moderator with the answer key. Students shake the die, move that number of spaces, say the answer, and see who reaches the end first.
Included in the download are:
1. 2 Game boards (1 with infinitives to translate, 1 with infinitives that must be conjugated)
2. Vocabulary for presentation
3. Answer keys for the moderators
4. Teacher tips and instructions
5. Game instructions for students
There are 2 designs of both game boards, black and white boards, and colored boards. The color version is included as an option should you decide to project and play the game as a class with 2 teams.
Verbs included are conducir, conocer, dar, decir, estar, hacer, ir, oír, poner, saber, salir, ser, tener, traducir, traer, and venir.
The games can be played when introducing irregular verbs, for back to school review for students with prior Spanish experience, or a fun review before a test.
11 pages
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.
Make Shakespeare relevant to your students! These signs will expose your students to 20 of Shakespeare's most well known expressions and idioms. Each contains an expression or idiom, plus the play from which it originates.
This item can also be presented in class as a Power Point presentation. The expression or idiom appears first and then the name of the play comes out on mouse click.
21 pages
Spanish Song with Actions - Este Puente Va A Caer - London Bridge - This is a fun, active song for children of varying ages. It's one of many versions, and is based on the traditional nursery rhyme "London Bridge is Falling Down". There is a lot of repetition in the lyrics so students catch on quickly. This version contains 5 verses and practices phrases and constructions such as hay aquí, va a caer, constrúyelo, and por el puente. Included: 1. One page with 1 song on it 2. One page with 2 songs on it for student handouts 3. One page with tips on how to use the song 4. One page with the song as a close exercise for students to complete The English translation is included.
Spanish Student Door Signs in 6 Designs and Sign Template - Practice commands, present progressive, estar with feelings, and much more with these door signs. Students can hang their customized signs on their bedroom doors and review Spanish every time they enter or exit their rooms! The download includes: 1. 6 designs of door signs in color. These can be projected and used to introduce the activity. 2. 6 of the same designs in black and white with bubble letters that students can color. 3. door template that can be copied and given to students to make their own designs. This is also useful for making quick signs to hang on the classroom door! The designs contain both formal and informal commands and include the following sayings: Greetings, welcome, please come in Go away, don't come in, I'm sleeping/busy Silence, genius working Danger, hard hat required in this area Silence, I'm studying Greetings, knock on the door, please
This is a 7 slide, 32 card set of Spanish reflexive verb flash cards that can be used in a variety of ways: traditional flash cards, Memory Game - students place all cards face down and flip to match Spanish and English, Slap-jack Game - pairs of students compete to see who can be first to slap the card that you call, Go Fish, and Sequencing - students arrange cards in a logical sequence. The 7 slides include: 1. Instruction slide 2. 2 slides with cards in Spanish 3. 2 slides with cards in English - these include stem change information 4. 2 slides with lists that detail all verbs included that can be used in class to present and review the verbs.
Animal Alphabet Mini Books in English: 1 Illustrated, 1 Text Only - Students first cut, assemble and read the book containing text and illustrations. They then create their own version using the text only template. Students will have fun sketching and sharing their creations with their classmates and family members! Each emergent reader booklet contains 28 pages: the title page, 1 page for each letter of the alphabet and a back cover page. The download includes suggestions for using the booklets and an assembly instruction page. The illustration version can be projected in class to present and review the animal vocabulary. The text only version can be projected onto the Smart Board and students can draw pictures that correspond to the text.
Spanish Alphabet of Animals / Alfabeto de Animales 2 Booklets - This download contains 2 booklets: one with text and images, one with text only. Each booklet contains 32 pages: the title page with 30 additional pages for each letter of the traditional Spanish alphabet and an end page. This item also includes suggestions for using the booklets and an assembly instruction page. Students first cut, assemble and read the Spanish Alfabeto de Animales Booklets that contain text and illustrations of animals that start with each letter of the alphabet. They then create their own version of the booklet using the text only template. Students will have fun sketching and sharing their alphabet books and will learn 30 new vocabulary words in the process! 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.
Opposites 2 Emergent Reader Booklets - 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 16 pages: the title page with 15 additional pages containing common opposites words such as long/short, hot/cold, light/dark, easy/difficult, near/far, tall/short, etc. 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.
Spanish Alphabet of Food 2 Booklets / Alfabeto de Alimentos - Each of the 2 booklets contains 32 pages: the title page with 30 additional pages for each letter of the traditional Spanish alphabet and an end page. This download also includes suggestions for using the booklets and an assembly instruction page. Students first cut, assemble and read the Spanish Alfabeto de Alimentos that contains text and illustrations of foods that start with each letter of the alphabet. They then create their own version using the text only template. Students will have fun sketching and sharing their alphabet books and will learn 30 new vocabulary words in the process! The illustration version can be projected in class to present, review and practice pronunciation of the food vocabulary words. The text only version can be projected onto the Smart Board and students can draw pictures that correspond to the text.
Spanish Descriptive Adjectives Year End Activity and Reference - Let your students begin their summer vacation with a fun keepsake from their Spanish class and classmates! They use the construction "Pienso que..." and lots of Spanish descriptive adjectives while they write about their classmates. Contents: 1. 3 numbered pages for the in class activity which will cover a class size of up to 42 students, if necessary. 2. Instruction page explaining both the in class activity and the follow-up activity. 3. 3 pages (137 words!) of English to Spanish descriptive adjectives for use with this activity and for future student reference.
Spanish House Flashcards and Game Cards With Vocabulary - This download contains 2 pages of flashcards, each containing 16 individual cards with either images of rooms or objects found in the house. Sample cards are silla, lampara, mesa, alfombra, cocina, puerta, and ventana. Also included are the following vocabulary lists: 1. A page of large font rooms of the house to use for presenting and reviewing. 2. A page of large font objects in the house for presenting and reviewing. 3. Two pages of large font of rooms and objects mixed and alphabetized to use for presenting and reviewing. 4. A page with rooms and objects mixed and alphabetized, copied 2 per page for student reference and pair work lists. Uses of the cards and vocabulary: 1. Print and use for classroom games such as slap-jack, go fish, and memory. 2. Have students write the Spanish word on the back and use for vocabulary flash cards. 3. Project in class to present and review vocabulary, and to play the flyswatter game. 4. Student vocabulary reference 5. Present and review vocabulary.
This is a Spanish to English list of the 268 common Spanish verbs. It includes notes about stem changes, irregulars, when to use indirect object pronouns, etc. Also included are examples of regular and stem change verb conjugations in the present and preterit. Finally, there's a brief explanation about the difference between ser and estar and a rhyme to help remember their uses. Students will refer to this frequently for as long as they study Spanish!
Spanish Verbs Reference - 250 English to Spanish Infinitive Verbs - This is a list of the most common Spanish verbs. It includes notes about stem changes, irregulars, when to use indirect object pronouns, etc. Also included are examples of regular and stem change verb conjugations in the present and preterit. Finally, there's a basic explanation about the difference between ser and estar and a rhyme to help remember their uses. Students will use this reference frequently for as long as they study Spanish!
5 pages of conjugation forms for introducing and practicing the Spanish preterit tense. This file can be adapted to other languages by changing the subject pronouns and verb endings.
Spanish Valentine's Day Bingo - 36 Game Cards and Vocabulary - Included: 1 - 36 Valentine bingo cards containing nouns, infinitives and phrases associated with Valentine's Day. Sample words and phrases include Cupid, candy, flowers, to flirt, to hug, kiss and many more. 2 - 25 word bilingual vocabulary list containing all words used in the bingo game. This enlarged font list can be projected in class to present and review vocabulary. It can also be cut apart and used to call out the bingo words. 3 - 25 word vocabulary list copied 2 per page for student handouts.
39 pages
Included: This presentation includes 37 slides related to health and fitness. The first 18 contain complete sentences with informal tú commands and the remaining slides contain the same images but omit the verbs so students can guess, or write them in when projected. Sample commands are: Take a vitamin each day, run in the park to burn calories, lift weights 2 or 3 times a week, and don't eat too much. The image slides can be printed and used as colorful, entertaining flashcards or back to school bulletin board signs, and you can show the PowerPoint presentation in class to introduce informal commands vocabulary and use thereafter to review.