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El verbo Ser-Explanation and Practice 1
The Spanish verb ser is one of the most important verbs for your beginning speakers to learn. This resource is stellar! First, there's a verb chart explaining the forms of the verb, then there's a fill-in-the blank practice section, and...
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Subjunctive in Relative Clauses
Reference guides provide information quickly and easily, so as you begin your unit on the subjunctive, distribute this guide to your learners. The first half provides examples and explanations for using the subjunctive in relative...
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Spanish Animal and Sounds
Young scholars memorize the names of farm animals and the sound they make in Spanish. In this Spanish vocabulary lesson, students use total physical response, music and games to learn the names of nine farm animals and the sounds they...
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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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Definite and Indefinite Articles
Quiz your beginning Spanish speakers on their use of definite and indefinite articles. Through two short exercises, they review el, la, un, and una. With the first activity, they write the correct Spanish article for each word. In the...
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An Oral Course for Students of Spanish
Students practice new Spanish vocabulary and participating in a dialogue with another student. In groups, they use the internet to pretend to buy an airplane ticket and make hotel reservations on a trip to a Spanish-speaking country. ...
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Counting in Espanol
Pupils create a mini-book with the Spanish numbers 0-10, then compare and contrast the English numbers to the new Spanish numbers.
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School Vocabulary and Expressions
Beginning Spanish speakers read the school related vocabulary and write the English translation for each word on the line provided. Although this activity was designed to accompany the Spanish classroom text ¡Buen Viaje!, you could...
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Practica de pronunciación y ortografía: ge, gi, je, ji
Every beginning Spanish speaker needs to hone their speaking skills. This instructional activity focuses on four sounds: ge, gi, je, and ji. There are twenty questions that require the learner to complete the words with one of the four...
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Conmigo y Contigo
How do you know when to use conél, conellas, conellos, con él, etc? Review these terms with your beginning Spanish speakers, and provide them with this practice opportunity. Example sentences are short and direct.
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Present Tense: Haber
Review the present tense form of the verb haber with your beginning Spanish speakers. There are 32 questions provided, and pupils must read each sentence to determine which form of the verb best completes the sentence.
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Repaso: U, I, and J Preterite Verbs
Investigate different verbs in the preterite tense with your beginning Spanish speakers. They complete conjugation charts for various verbs like tener, saber, ir, ser, venir, dar, and decir. Verbs are categorized into the following...
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Weather Quiz
Quiz your beginning Spanish speakers on their knowledge of weather, seasons, days of the week, and months. This quiz provides a very basic overview, and none of the questions require any writing, so consider adding a question to...
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Interrogatives #1
What words indicate an interrogative sentence? After reviewing the words qué, quién, cómo, cuándo, por qué, cuánto, cuál, and dónde, provide your beginning Spanish speakers with this practice opportunity. There are 15 questions, and...
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Past Participle: Participles in present perfect
Is your class familiar with past participles? While reading the short paragraph provided on a trip to Disney World, beginning Spanish speakers conjugate the verbs in parentheses. Use this as a ticket to class to ensure all kids do their...
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Preterite Tense: All Verbs #1
Practice conjugating! Beginning Spanish speakers read the short paragraph, conjugating the verbs in parentheses. All verb types are included, so there are -ar, -ir, and -er verbs to conjugate in the preterite tense.
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Lectura Ventidos: Los Peritios
Beginning and lower-intermediate Spanish language learners read about los peritios, a made-up animal. Four short paragraphs precede a set of seven reading comprehension questions. The first few questions are multiple choice, and the...
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¿A dónde vas?
Where are you going? Beginning Spanish pupils identify where they are going (with the use of six graphics), and decide if the location needs a or al. Example locations include the beach, the doctor, and a movie.
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Reading Comprehension: The Seasons
Use this short reading passage and the five accompanying questions as a quiz to assess the reading comprehension of your beginning Spanish classes. After they read the passage about the four seasons, they answer questions to distinguish...
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¿Qué tienes que hacer?
What do you have to do to get ready? Here are four graphics to inspire your beginning Spanish speakers to write simple sentences using the verb tener. The first one is done for them, but they must rewrite it in the space provided. Note:...
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Matching Words Using Con
Beginning Spanish speakers match six pairs of words to describe pictures that are shown at the bottom of the page. An example is given that matches viste con eleganica. Answers are not included.
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¿Qué quieres?
Help your beginning Spanish learners master the verb querer. Four images are shown, and learners must write a sentence for each image. The first is done for them.
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Vocabulary Match
Assess your beginning Spanish speakers with this matching activity. Provided here are 12 pictures, and your class must match each to its correct phrase (shown below). After they finish, six questions are given. Have them translate each...
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The Present Tense (Part 1)
This resource examines the present tense through several mediums. The information covered includes: regular present tense verbs, stem-changing present tense verbs, irregular present tense verbs, and use of the present tense. Included is...