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Reading the French Newspaper Le Figaro
Students guess the meanings of many unfamiliar French words because of their similarity to English words. They read an article from Le Figaro or another French-language newspaper with cognates underlined to guess the meanings.
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Transportation
Students read through an advertisement to explain meaning, and then present an advertisement they made to the class. They develop the uses of direct and indirect objects in Spanish
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Counting in Espanol
Students identify the Spanish numbering system from 1-10 and create a mini-book of the numbers. Students compare the English numbers to the Spanish numbers.
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Corn and Tortillas
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a 1-page selection regarding corn and then respond to 7 matching questions regarding foods made with corn. Students then respond to 7 matching questions involving Spanish words. A...
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Hygiene
In this hygiene worksheet, students read 8 clues in Spanish. Students unscramble the answers and write them next to the sentences. Students also read tips about good hygiene.
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Prepositions and Pronouns
There is only one question shown here, but maybe it could work for a bell-ringer activity if you're studying prepositions. Learners read a short sentence and determine whether bajo, desde, hasta, or ante would best complete the sentence.
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Luck of the Draw
Students explore the Spanish language. They review their assessment task and rubric and play a card game. They draw cards containing instructions and phrases in Spanish and perform the instructions on the card in Spanish. They continue...
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Conexiones CD-Rom
High schoolers complete an activity in Spanish. Writing in response to an email message, they write it in Spanish and print it out. They also read an article related to a specific chapter and research a topic of interest to them using...
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What To Wear?
¿Quíen tiene la camiseta? Here's a fun, interactive activity using real pieces of clothing to teach and review new vocabulary. Get all of your young learners participating with this one!
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La casa/ The House Pictures
Do your kids know what una casa means? Have them read each of the words written in the boxes, identifying the one that reads una casa. Then, have them draw a picture of a house in that square.
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Family Pictures
Pupils discuss family composition and traditions. After reading Family Pictures, students identify key vocabulary and cognates. Working in pairs, pupils discuss the people who compose their family and some traditions that are unique to...
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Foods and Languages of the World
Students celebrate diversity. In this multicultural appreciation lesson, students celebrate diversity by sampling food from different cultures, learning a few words in Spanish and identifying the seven different continents.
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More Body Parts
Fourth graders, using Total Physical Response strategies, learn additional body parts in Spanish.
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Que te gusta comer? What Do You Like to Eat?
Eighth graders examine their preferences concerning foods, beverages and eating habits during different meals. A variety of exercises in listening, speaking, reading and writing will be provided to ensure that students discuss their...
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Stories
Students read and discuss a story in Spanish. Creating a poster board, they write the names of the characters in the story. In pairs, they write sentences about their characters they have chosen to role play. They practice and perform...
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Tortillas vs. Tortillas
Learners compare/contrast Mexican and Spanish tortillas. They conduct Internet research, read recipes, list ingredients for recipes, and correct grammatical errors in a particular recipe.
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Fun With Past Participles
Students read and discuss an article about the environment, identifying the past participles in the article. They write questions about the article and interview other students.
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El Joki Poki (The Hokey Pokey)
First graders sing and dance the Hokey Pokey bilingually. They read and sing the Spanish words for prepositions and act them out as they sing and act out the motions to the song, "El Joki Poki" (The Hokey Pokey).
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Review of Adjectives
The easiest way to learn how to use adjectives is through practice, practice, practice! Print out pictures of people and various objects, and have pairs attempt to describe the items together. This plan suggests providing laminated index...
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Hispanic World - Spain
Take your class on an electronic field trip to Spain! Visit Cordoba or Barcelona, and run with the bulls (virtually) in Pamplona. Groups search the Internet to find sites that permit them to explore the original Spanish-speaking country....
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Signs Quiz
Quiz your class on their reading comprehension! Provided here are 50 signs that your class has to translate. Examples include: Roulez Lentement, Ne Touchez Pas, and Tirez. An answer sheet is provided.
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Ponle Color a Venezuela
Students demonstrate the ability to express the Spanish future tense using . They read an advertisement for a studenT contest to promote a certain product, then write and present a contest of their own.
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El Medio Ambiente, An Environmental Awareness Project
Students investigate environmental issue in Hispanic country, use readings from textbooks or other sources, prepare environmental awareness poster that focuses on issue of investigation, and create poster by cutting and pasting photos...
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Tell Me A Foreign Language Story
Students practice retelling a simple story representative of the country where the target language is spoken: French, German, or Spanish. Given a worksheet with story details, students fill in missing details and rearrange details to...