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Weather/ Seasons

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young, yet experienced, Spanish language learners are introduced to basic weather-related vocabulary. They talk about basic phrases, use various photographs to practice describing the weather, and illustrate their favorite season. In...
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Trip to an Art Gallery

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Have your Spanish speakers give museum tours with this interactive plan. To simplify this entertaining idea, bring in art pieces and create a gallery in your very own classroom. Provide the names of different works of art and have your...
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Indefinite Pronouns

For Students 9th - 10th
How do you use indefinite pronouns in the Spanish language? After introducing your language learners to indefinite pronouns, provide them with this practice opportunity. They read the sentence provided and choose the indefinite pronoun...
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Cuidemos nuestro ambiente

For Teachers 10th - 12th
After discussing the Spanish word ambiente, read the article "Cuidemos nuestro ambiente"  with your intermediate or advanced Spanish class. Read the first paragraph together, marking the text and engaging your...
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Irregular Preterite worksheet

For Students 7th - 9th
Have your beginning Spanish language learners practice conjugating with verbs that are irregular in the preterite form. Three exercises are provided here. The first requires language learners to rewrite a series of sentences in the...
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IR + a + the Infinitive Form of the Verb

For Students 6th - 9th
Ir, the Spanish verb meaning to go, is the focus in this worksheet. First middle and high schoolers study the ir+a+infinitive construction, and then they read examples. End with a practice opportunity at the bottom of the page. Language...
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Animals

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
What kinds of animals live in Spanish-speaking countries? Do they live in the zoo, the garden, or the sea? Discuss animals with your young, experienced Spanish speakers. Then use photos to practice describing where certain animals live....
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Making Objects Human

For Teachers 4th - 5th Standards
Explore poetry, personification, and multiple languages with a poetry reading and writing lesson plan. After the teacher reads the poem to the class, a discussion about personification follows. The class then writes a collaborative...
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Past Perfect Subjunctive

For Students 11th - 12th
Your intermediate and advanced Spanish classes will appreciate practicing the past perfect subjunctive. It's hard, but this is actually used pretty frequently in everyday conversations. Help your learners master this aspect of the...
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El verbo SER

For Students 6th - 8th
The Spanish verb ser is one of the most commonly used verbs. Start by reading the description at the top, and then study the conjugation chart provided. Finish by having pupils conjugate the verb to correctly complete each of 15...
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¿Qué significa el dibujo? La diversion.

For Students 2nd - 3rd
This activity works well for beginning Spanish language learners or native Spanish speakers who are being assessed on visual comprehension. There are five pictures, and each picture has four sentences next to it. The learner must choose...
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Man of La Mancha: Study Guide

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
It's the end of the sixteenth century in the middle of the Spanish Inquisition when a group of prisoners decides to dramatize the story of Don Quixote. A study guide provides a summary and other important information about the play Man...
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Animals

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Teach new animal vocabulary to your young Spanish speakers. Read Sali de paseo and have youngsters hold up the different animal cutouts when they hear the animal's Spanish translation being used. This will provide an easy...
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Sujetos y Subjects

For Students 7th - Higher Ed
English sentence construction is relatively similar to that of Spanish sentence construction. Introduce your English learners to subjects with this bilingual review sheet. Presented in both Spanish and English, learners will identify the...
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School to Home Link: Describing Events

For Students 2nd - 3rd
Help your young native Spanish speakers develop description skills. With this school-to-home worksheet, parents will help their youngster write a story that uses details. Both the parent and child are asked to sign the sheet-- a...
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Vínculo entre la escuela y el hogar: puntuación

For Students 4th - 5th
Native Spanish speakers learning how to use punctuation and capitalization take home this learning exercise to hone skills. The entire learning exercise is written in Spanish (including the directions), and both the student and his...
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Magic Number Squares: School Related Vocabulary

For Students 6th - 9th
What an innovative way to review Spanish vocabulary! Provided is a chart containing 16 Spanish vocabulary words; their English translations are listed at the bottom of the resource page. The learner matches each translation with its...
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El Girasol

For Students 6th - 8th
Learn a bit about sunflowers through a short reading passage. Then, read the five reading comprehension questions that follow. On the second page, match the Spanish word to its English translation. On the final page, have your learners...
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Writing Exercises: English Settlements in North America

For Students 9th - 11th
A great writing exercise should have it all. This one requires learners to think critically about cause and effect, compare and contrast, and summarizing. They compose responses to five short answer questions regarding Spanish and...
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Yo Uso Mis Cinco Sentidos para: oír, probar, tocar, ver, oler

For Students 4th - 6th
What can you hear right now? What can you smell? Designed to be used with young Spanish language learners, this packet reinforces vocabulary relating to the five senses. Bring in snacks to have language learners decide which snacks are...
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Courtesy Words

For Students 8th - 9th
There are several ways to ask for things, but using certain words is more polite. After introducing your Spanish class to common courtesy words in Spanish, have them complete this practice opportunity.  
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Reflexive Verbs

For Students 8th - 9th
After discussing reflexive verbs with your beginning or intermediate Spanish classes, provide them with this practice opportunity. They read the sentences, decide which reflexive pronouns belongs in each, and write the word in the blank...
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Poster and Oral Presentation Rubric: La Rutina Diaria de Mi Familia

For Teachers 6th - 12th
What steps do you take to get ready for school in the morning? You can find out all about the daily routines of your pupils through a poster and presentation project. On the poster, or on PowerPoint slides, Spanish language learners...
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Descriptions with The Very Hungry Caterpillar

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Explore famous artists of the Spanish-speaking world to practice describing things. The kids will identify the color each picture uses, whether figures are large or small, what the people look like, etc. Then, read The Very Hungry...