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Spanish: Body Parts and Beyond
Students drill on Spanish vocabulary words by participating in a card game. They use a list of teacher-prepared clues that are glued to cards. Later they apply these words to skits and dialogues about health issues.
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Come to My Resort
Pupils in a French II class use new vocabulary terms that are related to items and activities found in summer and winter resorts to create a brochure about a resort in a French-speaking country.
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Latin Storytelling: Aeneas Flees from Troy
Students practice Latin language skills by reciting information from the tale of Aeneas' flight from Troy. They respond in Latin to prompts and questions posed in Latin by the teacher. They demonstrate they know who the main characters...
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A Model with Specific Purpose
Students view a particular image and engage in a dialogue about the picture. They follow a script in Latin detailing a reponse to the image. They discuss how one picture can serve several different purposes.
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A Fairy Tale: Italian Folklore
Students work in groups to write an original fairy tale in Italian. They research the components of a fairy tale, compare and contrast fairy tales with myths and follow an outline to write a complete, 15-20 page fairy tale.
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Travel to Europe
Students work in small groups to plan an imaginary trip to Europe, including Germany. They research travel routes, prices and popular sights of each destination. Students assemble a booklet describing their itinerary, budget, packing...
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Choosing a Foreign Language Career
"Why do we have to learn a foreign language?" Have you ever heard that question before? Give your novices this project, and have them research different jobs that require the use of a foreign language. They create a PowerPoint...
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Phonics: Read and Write Irregularly Spelled Words
Kids practice saying and identifying words that have irregular spellings. They consider the words said, come, and does by breaking them down into how they are commonly pronounced versus how they "should" be pronounced given their spelling.
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The Family
After teaching your French classes family-related vocabulary, quiz their knowledge with this two-page worksheet. In the first exercise, your test-taker has to complete a dialogue between a girl and her grandmother. The second exercise...
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Animals and Their Personalities
Now that your young Spanish speakers know the Spanish words for common animals, discuss what each animal eats and their personalities. It's great that the class starts by looking at an animal, identifying a characteristic or trait it...
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Animals
Designed for a third grade Spanish class, this mini-instructional activity offers a look at animals and the sounds they make. First, the teacher will review the different sounds that animals make. Then, the whole class will read Miau and...
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¿Qué significa el dibjuo? Halloween
What is happening in the picture? Your native-Spanish speakers look at the five pictures and choose the best sentence to describe each. This worksheet has a Halloween theme.
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Ser
There is only one question posted here, but consider pairing it with a question that requires some higher-level thinking and present it to your class as a bell-ringer. The pupil simply has to choose the correct word (son, estamos, or...
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Barcos de papel
Reading short passages and answering comprehension questions is always a great way to get your beginning Spanish speakers immersed in the language. Here,they read a very short passage about making paper boats and answer four...
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Practica de pronunciación y ortografía: ta, te, ti, to, tu
Get your language learners listening carefully as you read a list of 20 words using the syllable combinations ta, te, ti, to, or tu. As you read, pupils record the missing letters for each word. Then, after you finish, the class should...
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Practica de pronunciación y ortografía: va, ve, vi, vo, vu
Hone pronunciation skills by introducing your class to the syllable combinations va, ve, vi, vo, and vu. As you read the list of 20 words, pupils record the letters they hear. Then, as a class, pronounce each word aloud.
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Personalidad 1
How do you describe others? Read the five sentences provided, and select the description that fits best. Print the document for your learners since there is no way to check your answers if you complete it online.
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Leisure Vocabulary Terms
Introduce your language learners to different sports and leisure activities. Cut out the sixteen flashcards here, and set up a station for your learners to flip through them and acquire the target vocabulary.
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¿Qué significa el dibujo? 3
This multiple choice activity serves two purposes! First, you could use this with your young native Spanish speakers to test their reading comprehension. Or you could use this activity with your non-native, beginning Spanish speakers....
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The Subjunctive Exercises
In this conjugation worksheet, students read the Spanish sentences and translate them into English. Students translate 14 exercises.
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Practica de Pronunciación y Ortografía: fa, fe, fi, fo, fu
Enhance the pronunciation of your Spanish-speaking class by offering them some practice with the syllable combinations of fa, fe, fi, fo, and fu. In the first short exercise, they match the correct word to the sentence it belongs in. In...
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En mi familia
Read En mi familia and discuss families with your young Spanish learners. Who is in their family? What are the roles of each person there? Does one person generally cook? Youngsters learn the vocabulary for activities that people do in...
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My Family and Our Nationality
After completing the activities included here, your beginning foreign language speakers will be able to name family members, identify a family's place of origin, and write short sentences about family members. They start by listening to...
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Future Actions
How do you conjugate a reflexive verb? This plan suggests reading a children's book to your intermediate Spanish speakers. Follow the reading with a PowerPoint slide show that presents reflexive verbs, a sentence using the verb, and a...