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Using the Interactive Model to Explore an Authentic Written Text

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Bring literature to your Spanish classroom! Small groups will read one of the selected texts from Cuentos De Eva Luna. After analyzing the text, learners will create mini-quizzes for their classmates and create a presentation discussing...
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Planets in the Solar System

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Explore the planets with your young Spanish speakers. First, read Los Planetas by Chris Jaeggi. Then create a class solar system using different size balls as planets. They'll love helping you put it together!
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El sistema solar

For Students 6th - 7th
Everyone loves learning about space; there's something incredible about how all of this came to be, isn't there? Engage your Spanish language learners with this interesting topic. First, have each pupil cut out their vocabulary...
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Los Sustantivos en Espanol

For Teachers 6th - 12th
"Sustantivos" are nouns in Spanish that are outlined in this colorful PowerPoint. Multiple examples and various rules for masculine, feminine, and plural nouns are provided. Lastly, there are six fill-in-the-blank sentences for students...
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Las Palabras Interrogativas

For Teachers 6th - Higher Ed
Learn how to use the Spanish interrogative words: quien, que, and cuando in this PowerPoint. The correct use of these words are outlined and organized in great detail, followed by ten enrichment question for students to answer. Tip: Ask...
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Prueba de competencia

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
Need to know the level of your incoming Spanish class? Use this with your high school classes (or older) to determine how much Spanish they know. The quiz itself is almost six pages long and covers verb conjugation, different verb...
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El Calendario Espanol

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Teach calendar vocabulary in Spanish with this colorful PowerPoint. From days of the week, seasons, and months, students will benefit from this organized information and images scattered throughout. 
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Los Ensayos de A.P.

For Teachers 10th - 12th
The Spanish AP essay seems like a daunting tasks. Ease your students' minds with this PowerPoint to help prepare them for the inevitable. It outlines what to expect, as well as different tips to remember while writing, including common...
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Magic Number Squares

For Students 5th - 8th
How do you find the magic number in this puzzle? First, learners have to find the Spanish vocabulary word for each English word listed. Each Spanish word has a number associated with it, and when the numbers from each row are added, the...
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¡Me Encanta el 4 de Julio!

For Students 6th - 8th
Let's celebrate! Have your beginning Spanish learners read the short paragraph about a boy and his family's Fourth of July tradition. There are five reading comprehension questions that follow, and a vocabulary matching activity. A great...
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Gender of Nouns

For Students 6th - 8th
What is the gender of the nouns banco, carta, and dia? The resource is divided into four sections, but each section has the same goal: identify which nouns are masculine and which are feminine. A great review for your beginning Spanish...
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Possessive Adjectives

For Students 9th - 10th
Review possessive adjectives with your emerging Spanish speakers. There are two exercises provided here; in the first, learners complete each of 15 sentences with the possessive adjective in parentheses. For the second exercise, learners...
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My Schedule/ Mi Horario

For Students 7th - 9th
A great opportunity for oral and written practice! Split your class into pairs, giving each of the two members a different classroom schedule (provided here). Then the beginning Spanish speaker must ask their partner a series of...
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Teaching Numbers with Primary Pupils

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
One, two, three. Un, deux, trois. Eins, zwei, drei. Primary learners love to count and this lesson contains a series of games that encourage learners to count in English, French, German, and Spanish. The exercises develop literacy and...
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Dice Game: Making Sentences

For Students 6th - 9th
Roll the dice! One die represents the subject, and the other represents the verb that must be used. With the subject and verb selected, the player must create a sentence using both correctly. What a fun way to reinforce verb...
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Inglés Básico: La Casa en Inglés

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Your English language learners will like this interactice webpage that teaches house vocabulary! They'll hear an audio clip of each vocabulary term, match pictures to their correct English tranlsation, and determine where each item would...
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Inglés Básico: La Casa

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Have your English language learners review basic house-related vocabulary. This section focuses mainly on the different pronunciation between the letter v and b. Clear audio clips are provided, and many fun, interactive exercises are...
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The Imperfect Tense

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Take a trip to the computer lab or flip your class and use this online resource. Spanish language learners can read the included information about the imperfect and practice with the online interactive exercises that are linked on the...
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Los Verbos Regulares

For Teachers 6th - 7th
¡Vamos a practicar! Your beginning Spanish speakers need this well-organized, interactive PowerPoint to learn how to conjugate regular -ar verbs in the present tense. This resource provides scaffolding, and the slides build on one...
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The Personal a-Explanation and Practice

For Students 6th - 8th
What is the personal a? It's a tricky concept to Spanish language learners, but this learning exercise makes it simple. Examples and an explanation precede a short practice exercise. A great way to introduce your learners to the topic,...
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Vamos a practicar con reflexivos

For Students 9th - 10th
Give your Spanish language learners an opportunity to practice with reflexives. Ten simple sentences are provided in English, and they must translate them into Spanish. 
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Ser Worksheet 3: Conjugating

For Students 6th - 9th
Hola! After you've introduced your Spanish language learners to common Spanish verbs, have them complete this worksheet on the verb ser. For each of the 20 sentences, they conjugate the verb to fit correctly in the sentences provided....
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El verbo tener-Explanation

For Students 6th - 8th
Introduce your beginning Spanish speakers to the verb tener. The chart at the top of the page details the basic present tense conjugation, and the examples that follow show the different ways that tener is used. While no practice...
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Expressions with Tener Explanation

For Students 6th - 8th
Study tener and show beginning Spanish speakers common expressions that use this verb. But wait! Tener can also serve as a form of the verb "to be?" There's a great chart that helps clarify the verb and its purpose in different situations.