9th Grade Hispanic Heritage Month Activities

Famous Spanish Speaker Project: Research, Video Promo, & Classroom Competition!

By Churros and Croissants

Celebrate the Global Influence of Spanish Speakers with this Dynamic Spanish Video Project!

From artists to activists, this engaging project invites your students to explore the remarkable contributions of Spanish speakers from around the world. With a choice of 200 influential historical figures, students will create captivating video presentations, showcase their work in class, and participate in a voting process to select the top 3 most influential individuals.

This comprehensive project blends research, creativity, presentation skills, and cultural understanding all while providing an interactive and enjoyable learning experience. Your students will be fully engaged, working on individualized projects throughout the week.

Project can be completed in Spanish or English depending on your students' language level. Spark a passion for discovering Spanish language and Hispanic culture, one influential figure at a time!

Spanish Speaker (Latino/Hispanic) Categories Include :

  • Writers & Philosophers (25)
  • Artists (25)
  • Musicians (25)
  • Politicians & Explorers (25)
  • Scientists & Inventors (25)
  • Fashion Designers (25)
  • Athletes (25)
  • Actors & Cinema Icons (25)

File Includes:

  • Detailed teacher notes with an implementation schedule
  • List of 200 Spanish speakers to assign (plus additional blank template)
  • Project instruction sheet for students
  • Visual Storyboard templates
  • Guided presentation notes with voting sheets to keep students engaged
  • Grading rubric
  • Certificate template for the "Most Influential Spanish Speaker" to be awarded at conclusion of project!

This project is ideal for any level of upper school Spanish, including Foundations of Spanish, Spanish Exploratory, Middle School Spanish, Spanish 1, 2, 3, 4, and can even be adapted for AP Spanish.

Embark on this enriching journey through Hispanic culture today!

$3.99

Cactus Hispanic Heritage Día De Los Muertos Color by number Coloring Pages

By The Students Palace

Color By Number features cute and adorable coloring page of CACTUS . This fun coloring pages will help children master their numbers and improve their manual dexterity through coloring. Little ones will enjoy learning the numbers and coloring the pictures. It also helps in developing fine motor skills, counting, number recognition, eye-hand coordination and improves pen controls.

WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE

  • 2 Pages

  • ( PDF + PNG )

  • square 11'' x ''8.5 designs that can easily be printed on regular sized paper

  • High-resolution images

  • Unlimited prints

  • Great for kids, boys, girls, and teens

JUST DOWNLOAD, PRINT AND GET STARTED

  • This item comes as a high-resolution PDF files that you can download straight after purchasing.

  • You can print as many copies as you want.

NOTE

  • This is a digital item.

  • No physical product or printed material will be shipped.

  • No refunds as this is a digital product.

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Juego de Desafíos CUBA

By ARIANA PEREZ

✅Juego de Desafíos CUBA

This GAME Includes a Reading about the History of Cuba and Notable people that have came out of this beautiful country. Everything is already already done for you, no extra preparation needed. This can be used as a bonus to any cultural unit in class. The reading is completely in Spanish.

This method makes reading easy and more engaging.

This resource encourages students to find answers and review the text for additional information they might have missed. The text is easy to read, and it also includes beautiful graphics to encourage students to participate.

This source includes an activity that has students’ identity national icons of Cuba.❤️

Assign as homework.

Assign as a sub-plan.

Assign as extra credit.

Assign as a cultural project.

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✅Includes 2 Readings

· One Visual National Icons Activity

· 4 Different Challenges to discover a Secret Code

· Printable

· Answer Key

Can be used for emergency Sub-plans and to help students practice reading comprehension.

Escape Rooms are student favorites!


✅✅ Este juego incluye una lectura sobre la historia de Cuba y personas destacadas que han surgido de este hermoso país. Todo está completamente listo para ti, no se necesita preparación adicional. Esto puede usarse como un complemento en cualquier unidad cultural en clase.

La lectura está completamente en español. Este método facilita la lectura y la hace más atractiva.

Este recurso anima a los estudiantes a encontrar respuestas y revisar el texto en busca de información adicional que puedan haber pasado por alto.

El texto es fácil de leer y también incluye gráficos hermosos para motivar a los estudiantes a participar. Esta fuente incluye una actividad en la que los estudiantes identifican íconos nacionales de Cuba.

Incluye:

✅2 lecturas

• Una actividad visual de íconos nacionales

• 4 desafíos diferentes para descubrir un código secreto

• Imprimible

• Clave de respuestas Puede utilizarse para planes de emergencia de sustitución y para ayudar a los estudiantes a practicar la comprensión de lectura.

$6.00

THE JACKET by Gary Soto Digital Prereading Introduction and Vocab, Google Slides

By Kiwious About Vocab

"The Jacket" By Gary Soto: This introductory Google Slide lesson provides digital pre-reading information for the story’s author and genre. Bold photo visuals and engaging video clips support the story details. The lesson includes an in-depth vocabulary study, practice, assessment, and printable organizers.

This standard-aligned material is for use with whole group, small group, or independent work for regular ed, learning support, ESL or virtual/homeschool classrooms

Google Slides:

1. **Author Biography** This adds depth to the lesson, allowing students to appreciate the story in the context of the author's life experience.

2. **Setting**Highly informative slides include maps, historical images and intriguing video links allowing students to have a deeper understanding of the location and time-period in which the story takes place. This is a crucial element when preparing students to read outside their own worldview.

3.**Bold Photos: ** Visual learners will thrive with our visually appealing slides, featuring bold and relevant images that help reinforce vocabulary concepts and make learning more engaging.

4. **Vocab with Concise Definitions and Part of Speech: ** Our lesson provides clear and concise definitions for challenging vocabulary words, ensuring that students understand the meaning of each word in context. Understanding the parts of speech is crucial for effective language comprehension. Our lesson includes sections dedicated to identifying the part of speech for each vocabulary word.

Vibrant Vocab slides (vinyl, swoop, vicious, mope, drape, casually, eagerly)

5.**Quizlet Practice Link ** Reinforce learning and encourage self-assessment with Quizlet practice tailored to the vocabulary words covered in the lesson. This interactive tool allows students to review and quiz themselves.

6. **Time-period Facts, Photos and Links** Helping students visualize and comprehend the story's historical context, deepening their understanding of the events and culture depicted in the story.

7. **Link to Time-period Music** Immersing students in the cultural atmosphere of the era, promoting an emotional connection.

PDF FILE.

Plus, each ZIP file comes with a PDF folder containing printable worksheets to be used with the lesson!

**Grammar Sort**

Strengthen language skills with integrated grammar review sections, ensuring students can apply the vocabulary words correctly in their own writing and communication.

**Connotation Sort**

Dive deeper into vocabulary nuances by exploring the connotations of words, helping students grasp the subtle shades of meaning and usage.

**Context Clues Sentences, Word Bank and Key: **

Our lesson includes carefully curated sentences that employ context clues, enabling students to decipher word meanings from surrounding text. This fosters independent comprehension skills. These worksheets can be used for practice or assessment.

**Vocabulary Organizer**

This worksheet allows the students to infer the meaning from the animated vocabulary slide. After students complete the organizer, it is a great reference sheet.

**Synonym and Antonym Word Study**

The graphic organizer allows the students to explore the variations in meaning of the new vocabulary word.

DIGITAL USES IN THE CLASSROOM:

· Introduce new story

· Provide backstory to text

· Stimulate group discussion

· Create predictions about text

· Use as distance learning resource

· Post on webpage for review

· Add to electronic notebooks

· Provide test review

· Prompt Writing or Research assignments

· Grammar study / parts of speech

· Discuss Word Connotation

Please be sure to view the preview and watch the video for detailed images and descriptions of the lesson.

This lesson is also available in PowerPoint.

Enjoy!

-From Kiwious About Vocab!

$4.00

Spanish Escape Room Visit Major Sites of Spain To Catch the Soccer Thieves

By Specialty Spanish

Need to motivate your Spanish students?  Want to incorporate more REAL culture into your classes? Need them to work together?  This digital escape room is a FUN way to do both!  Students must watch and read the Google slides and also do some research of their own to help solve a crime. Students can complete this challenge in school or digitally from home! No-prep fun activity for ALL of your classes!

Some important objects have been stolen from the Soccer Museum at Camp Nou in Barcelona.  Help the police chase down the thieves as you travel around Spain!  To find the next clue, students must answer cultural questions about Spain.  From those answers, they must figure out codes that will open digital locks (in a google form).  Students get the next set of pictures and clues after each lock is opened! 

This Escape Room is suitable for all middle and high school students.  It focuses on famous places and interesting cultural details, not on grammar.  This resource comes in a Spanish version appropriate for students in Year 3 and up, and also an English version for Novice Spanish students or any student interested in Spanish culture!  It’s a great way to get students talking to each other at the beginning of the year, or a fun way to wrap up a school year too! Need a brain break from the normal curriculum? This should do the trick!

Who can use this product?

  • Spanish students in Year 3 and above for the Spanish version
  • Any student interested in Spanish culture for the English version (I recommend high school level- there are puzzles to figure out the require some out-of-the-box thinking!)

How can I use this product?

  • This activity is a great way to either start or end the year!
  • Students must work in teams to find answers and figure out codes
  • Assign this activity digitally via google classroom or other learning platform
  • Give students a time limit to increase motivation!
  • This activity can be graded or just for fun
  • The focus is on culture-not on grammar
  • Plan for 60-90 minutes to complete this activity

What’s included in this product?

  • A Spanish version Escape Room Challenge including

  • 29 slides

  • Important vocabulary (lock, clue, code, thief, to steal)

  • Authentic photos from many places in Spain

  • Links to 24 multiple choice questions in Spanish

  • A google form with digital locks

  • Link to a video showing flamenco music and dancing

  • Link to a video showing how to make paella

  • An English version with all of the the aforementioned parts

  • Teacher instructions for use for both Spanish and English version (instructions are in English)

  • An answer key for teachers for both Spanish and English versions

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Hispanic Heritage Month Activity a Virtual Field Trip Webquest

By A World to Explore Store - A Heritage Month Depot

Do you want to help your students learn about Hispanic heritage? Do you want to create an inclusive classroom environment and support diversity? Then download this editable and no prep Hispanic Heritage Month Activity a Virtual Field Trip Webquest! This comprehensive research project allows students to explore the history, culture, people, and more about Hispanics living in our country.

This is all you need to celebrate this month! No background knowledge needed by you or the students!

This research activity is perfect for Hispanic Heritage Month, small group instruction, substitute plans, homework, and more! When you purchase this scavenger hunt resource, you'll receive the activity in both print and digital formats. The research questions provided allow for scaffolded instruction that can be completed individually, in pairs, or in small groups. You can even use this lesson as a fun team-building or gamified activity. Also included is a website evaluation checklist to help students answer the few questions that do not contain direct links. Your students are guaranteed to learn more about Hispanic Heritage Month with this high-quality, no-prep resource!

***Updated September 2024 with new links***

➟A website evaluation form is now included! If any of the links provided are blocked by your school, students can use this form to help them determine if the website they are using is appropriate.

How this resource helps you:

  • Students will learn a lot about Hispanic heritage
  • Students will be engaged (especially if you choose the more competitive variation of the game with points!)
  • NO PREP and very few resources needed (just a computer!)

This resource includes:

  • WebQuest/scavenger hunt with relevant questions
  • Answer Key with live links
  • Instructions with several variations
  • A website evaluation form
  • Terms of Use

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Hispanic Heritage Month Bundle: Engaging Projects & Activities for Students!

By Churros and Croissants

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with this comprehensive bundle designed to immerse students in the rich contributions of Spanish speakers and save 20%!

This resource pack includes:

  • Famous Spanish Speaker Project: Inspire research and creativity as students explore 200 notable figures in Hispanic culture from a wide variety of fields.
  • Hispanic Influence Project: Highlights the impact of Hispanic heritage in various aspects of American culture including language, geography, food and more!
  • Cognate Practice Activities: Students learn to take a closer look at language structures and similarities through fun, vocabulary-boosting activities with Spanish-English cognates.
  • Word Searches: Challenging puzzles featuring famous Spanish speakers, artists and essential greetings to reinforce learning. Includes optional research activates.

Perfect for teachers looking to enhance cultural awareness and language skills in the classroom! Download now and engage your students with meaningful content that celebrates diversity for Hispanic Heritage month and beyond.

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Hispanic Heritage Día De Los Muertos Number Search Puzzles With Solutions

By The Students Palace

Hours of fun for themed Number Search Puzzles lovers. enjoy by searching with family and friends with this exciting puzzle pages . All ages!
Number Search Puzzle pages is perfect for those who want to improve their knowledge and have challenge during free times.

Feel free to let us know how we're doing in the Ratings & Comments section.

WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE

  • 30 Pages Number Search + Solutions

  • ( PDF + PNG )

  • Large 8.5'' x 11'' designs that can easily be printed on regular sized paper

  • High-resolution images

  • Unlimited prints

  • Great for kids, boys and girls

JUST DOWNLOAD, PRINT AND GET STARTED

  • This item comes as a high-resolution PDF + PNG files that you can download straight after purchasing.

  • You can print as many copies as you want.

NOTE

  • This is a digital item.

  • No physical product or printed material will be shipped.

  • No refunds as this is a digital product.

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The Most Dangerous way to School- Mexico Bundle

By ARIANA PEREZ

Includes:

The Most Dangerous way to school- Mexico

The Most Dangerous way to school- West Mexico

The Most Dangerous way to school- Sierra Madre and Mexico City

Coming soon The Most Dangerous way to school- South and West Mexico

If you buy the Tarahumara Representation Bundle then this bundle isn't for you since that bundle includes: The Most Dangerous way to school- Sierra Madre and Mexico City, and The Most Dangerous way to school- Mexico.

$5.00

Free-Digital *Hispanic Heritage* Introduction Mini-Lesson-Google Slides

By Kiwious About Vocab

The GOOGLE SLIDE digital MINI-LESSON contains :

10 colorful slides introducing elements of Hispanic culture such as language, music, geographic location, food, religion, Hispanic-American contributors and authors. Each slide is filled with photos, maps, as well as, music and video links. This is the perfect prelude to Hispanic short story lessons .

Free

Hispanic Heritage Month Scavenger Hunt Reading Game Gallery Walk & Activities

By Specialty Spanish

Want your Spanish students to learn about Hispanic Heritage Month , but  reading comprehension is getting boring in your Spanish class?  Turn it into a game!  This mystery-solving reading about famous Hispanics goes from dull to exciting as students work together and move around the room to solve a mystery!  This is a simple “print and go” with no work for the teacher!  

   Students play the role of journalists, all trying to “scoop” each other by getting a story first!  There is to be a big Lifetime Achievement Award given to someone of Hispanic heritage, and the journalists want to find out who is winning the award first!  They will read about the 10 candidates.  While they read the parts, they are also looking for “code words”.  Students record the code words on a special answer sheet that will eventually lead them to solving the mystery of who the award winner is, and whoever figures it out first gets the scoop!  It’s so much fun! 

    After, you can decide which of the 4 follow-up activities you want to do with your students.  There are 4; a True or False Activity to check for basic comprehension, a graphic organizer for students to organize notes about famous hispanos, a “tell me in your own words” activity,  and a writing follow up where students use their reading comprehension and critical thinking to invent an explanation for why the voting board chose this person as the winner.  Answer key to the True/False is also included.  Best of all?  If there’s something you’d like to change for your students, you are free to edit!

The reading cards are written in Spanish for Novice High/Intermediate Low.  The questions are written in English, and answers will be in English as well.  The instructions and mission are written in English.

Who can use this product?

  • Students in Year 2 and up
  • Students ready to reach to a Novice High/Intermediate Low + reading level

How can I use this product?

  • Print out the reading cards (10)
  • Hang them up around your room
  • Print and copy the answer sheet
  • Let students loose to solve the crime! 
  • Assign follow-up activities if you wish

What’s included in this product?

  • Everything!  No prep beyond print and photocopy!
  • Teacher instructions and hints
  • 10 reading cards (Spanish)
  • Student instructions (English)
  • Student answer sheet (Questions and Answers are in English)
  • Answer Key for the code word questions and answer trail
  • True/False Comprehension Activity
  • Answer Key to True/False
  • Summarize/Tell me in your own words activity
  • Graphic Organizer for students
  • Writing Follow-up: Explain why the award winner was chosen!

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Cinco de Mayo Activity WebQuest for Middle School and High School English

By A World to Explore Store - A Heritage Month Depot

Are you looking for an engaging activity for Cinco de Mayo? Do you want your students to be motivated to learn? Then download this Cinco de Mayo Activity WebQuest for Middle School and High School ELA! Students will learn about this holiday, Hispanic culture, and Mexico with this fun and interactive no prep activity! Easily incorporate into your whole group or team building classroom plans whether in person or virtual learning. Students will learn about this fun holiday's history, facts, food, fun, and more! Some questions students will locate easily while others they will have to explore deeper to uncover. This WebQuest can be completed individually, in pairs, or in small groups. Great for homework, small group activities, sub plans, and virtual learning.

How this resource helps you:

  • Students will learn a lot about Cinco de Mayo
  • Students will be engaged (especially if you choose the more competitive variation of the game with points!)
  • NO PREP and very few resources needed (just a computer!)

How you can use this resource:

  • This can be completed in one full 45-minute class
  • Great for meaningful homework OR extra credit
  • Makes for a great sub plan

This resource includes:

  • 17 multi-part question WebQuest/scavenger hunt with relevant questions (The URLs provided in this WebQuest are not 'live.' They are kept very simple so that students can easily type the URLs in the search bar to hunt for their answers). Text boxes are all set, and ready to go!
  • Reflection questions
  • Instructions & Answer Key
  • Live links are provided on the last page of the resource
  • Terms of Use

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Famous Spanish-Speaking People BUNDLE: Video Project & 2 Word Search Activities!

By Churros and Croissants

Bundle the Famous Spanish Speaker Project: Research, Video Promo, and Classroom Competition with the Famous Spanish-Speaking Historical Figures and Spanish-Speaking Artist Wordsearch Activities and save 20%!

Explore Hispanic culture with this comprehensive educational bundle designed for middle and high school students. This set combines a dynamic video project and interactive wordsearch activites, perfect for bringing famous Spanish-speaking figures to life in your classroom!

Famous Spanish Speaker Project: Research, Video Promo, and Classroom Competition: Encourage creativity and critical thinking as students create captivating videos showcasing influential Hispanics. Ideal for enhancing research skills and multimedia presentations, this project encourages deeper understanding and appreciation of diverse Hispanic contributions. This can be completed in English or Spanish.

Famous Spanish-Speaking Historical Figures & Spanish-Speaking Artist Wordsearch : Reinforce historical knowledge with these engaging wordsearch puzzles. Each offers 15 different Spanish speakers to search for along with an optional research sheet to discover a fun fact about each. This activity is a great way for students to test their learning and connect with the rich heritage of Latino culture. Perfect for early finishers!

Perfect for Spanish levels 1, 2, 3, and 4. This bundle supports diverse learning styles and adds an exciting dimension to your curriculum. Equip your students with the tools to explore and celebrate global Spanish-speaking figures while honing their language skills.

Perfect for Hispanic Heritage Month!

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Maracas Hispanic Heritage Día De Los Muertos Color by number Coloring Pages

By The Students Palace

Color By Number features cute and adorable coloring page of Maracas. These fun coloring pages will help children master their numbers and improve their manual dexterity through coloring. Little ones will enjoy learning the numbers and coloring the pictures. It also helps in developing fine motor skills, counting, number recognition, eye-hand coordination and improves pen controls.

WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE

  • 2 Pages

  • ( PDF + PNG )

  • square 11'' x ''8.5 designs that can easily be printed on regular sized paper

  • High-resolution images

  • Unlimited prints

  • Great for kids, boys, girls, and teens

JUST DOWNLOAD, PRINT AND GET STARTED

  • This item comes as a high-resolution PDF files that you can download straight after purchasing.

  • You can print as many copies as you want.

NOTE

  • This is a digital item.

  • No physical product or printed material will be shipped.

  • No refunds as this is a digital product.

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The Casagrandes Movie Casagrandes Movie Guide with Cultural Components

By ARIANA PEREZ

Los Casagrande Movie Guide

A great movie to hook students and teach about culture.

Includes a reading about Purepechas along with a fill-in activity

and movie guide with answers.

Additional Cultural Points are added.

Including a Coloring Activity, True and False and a traditional Movie Guide.

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The Jacket by Gary Soto Digital Background & Vocab Intro *Hispanic Heritage*

By Kiwious About Vocab

This GOOGLE SLIDE Hispanic Heritage Bundle includes a mini-lesson introduction to Hispanic Heritage, *plus* an introductory vocabulary lesson to short story written by Gary Soto.

The PREREADING LESSON provides digital pre-reading information for author, genre, and setting; hi-lighting the UNIQUE CULTURE of the writer. The story lesson also includes vivid vocabulary slides, printable grammar and vocab practice with assessments.--PDF Link to story included--

The Google Slide digital MINI-LESSON contains :

10 colorful slides introducing elements of Hispanic culture such as language, music, geographic location, food, religion, Hispanic-American contributors and authors. Each slide is filled with photos, maps, as well as, music and video links. This is the perfect prelude to the following short story lesson.

GOOGLE SLIDE PREREADING LESSON contains:

1. **Author Bio:** To connect vocabulary with real-world context, we provide author biographies related to each short story. This adds depth to the lesson, allowing students to appreciate the words in the context of the author's life experience.

2. **Setting**: highly informative slides include maps, historical images and intriguing video links to prepare students to have a deeper understanding of the location and time period in which the story takes place. This is a crucial element when preparing students to read outside their own worldview.

3. **Vocab with Concise Definitions :** Our PowerPoint lesson provides clear and concise definitions for challenging vocabulary words, ensuring that students understand the meaning of each word in context as it appears in the text.(vinyl, swoop, vicious, mope, drape, casually, eagerly, )

4.**Bold Photos:** Visual learners will thrive with our visually appealing slides, featuring bold and relevant images that help reinforce vocabulary concepts and make learning more engaging.

5.**Quizlet Practice:** Reinforce learning and encourage self-assessment with Quizlet practice sets tailored to the vocabulary words covered in the lesson. This interactive tool allows students to review and quiz themselves.

PDF FILE.

Plus, each ZIP file comes with a PDF folder containing printable worksheets to be used with the lesson!

**Grammar Sort**

Strengthen language skills with integrated grammar review sections, ensuring students can apply the vocabulary words correctly in their own writing and communication.

**Connotation Sort**

Dive deeper into vocabulary nuances by exploring the connotations of words, helping students grasp the subtle shades of meaning and usage.

**Context Clues Sentences, Word Bank and Key: **

Our lesson includes carefully curated sentences that employ context clues, enabling students to decipher word meanings from surrounding text. This fosters independent comprehension skills. These worksheets can be used for practice or assessment.

**Vocabulary Organizer**

This worksheet allows the students to infer the meaning from the animated vocabulary slide. After students complete the organizer, it is a great reference sheet.

**Synonym and Antonym Word Study**

The graphic organizer allows the students to explore the variations in meaning of the new vocabulary word.

DIGITAL USES IN THE CLASSROOM:

· Introduce new story

· Provide backstory to text

· Stimulate group discussion/prediction

· Create predictions about text

· Use as distance learning resource

· Post on webpage for review

· Add to electronic notebooks

· Provide test review

· Prompt Writing or Research assignments

· Grammar study / parts of speech

· Discuss Word Connotation

PRINTABLE USES: word walls and interactive notebooks

Our goal is to prepare each student to read rigorous literature by front-loading story elements critical to comprehension aligned to standards This resource can be used whole group, small group, or independent work for regular ed, learning support, ESL or virtual classrooms

This bundle is also available in PowerPoint.

Enjoy -

From Kiwious About Vocab!

$4.00

Spanish Culture Activities Bundle Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening

By Specialty Spanish

Looking for some creative ways to add more culture into your Spanish lessons?  Want to have comprehensible input and keep students engaged in the Target Language?  Spark a love of learning and an interest in traveling to Spanish-speaking countries with this bundle of culture-themed activities! Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening are all included in these activities! Save money by getting all 4 no-prep culture activities together! 

The Youth Hostels activity is a great one to use during a travel unit!  It contains a Google Slides presentation to explain what youth hostels are and what they look like.  It has a short video embedded so students can really see what youth hostels can offer.  There is a reading activity linked in (with an answer key) as well!  This activity is geared for students in Years 2, 3 and 4.  Read more HERE.

Vacaciones en España focuses on a trip to the beach town of Benidorm, on the West Coast of Spain.  This Google Slides presentation contains vibrant photos of real people, which makes it engaging for students.  Each slide comes with text to explain what they’re seeing. Within the presentation are links to reading, writing, speaking and listening activities.  This activity is great for a travel theme and when students are starting to learn the past tense! Read more HERE.

Avila is a similar format to Vacaciones en España. The Google Slides™ presentation contains original photographs from Ávila, Spain, a beautiful and medieval city to the north of Madrid. Each slide contains text taking students through Ávila’s past (its incredible walls, towers and cathedral) and present-day life with some views of the city!  The text is mainly written in both present and past (preterite and imperfect) and therefore is great for Years 2, 3 and 4. Read more HERE. 

The Escape Room is a student favorite! It comes in a Spanish and English version, and students must follow the clues to help solve a crime.  The clues take them all around Spain where they will learn about various aspects of the culture.  Each clue they solve reveals the next clue! This is so much fun for students!  This activity is already differentiated and therefore appropriate for all levels of Spanish! Read more HERE.

Who can use this product?

  • Students in Year 2 and up

How can I use this product?

  • Present to the class
  • Assign via Google Classroom or other learning platform
  • Group work or Individual Work
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  • Answer Keys included!
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Hispanic Heritage Month Activity Choice Board - Middle School English or History

By A World to Explore Store - A Heritage Month Depot

Do you want to engage and motivate your students, all while celebrating diversity in your classroom? Do you want to support student voice and choice? Then download this Hispanic Heritage Month Activity Choice Board with a List of Famous Hispanics!

Students will deepen their understanding of the achievements of Hispanic people in this activity that supports student voice and choice! Perfect for use in a Spanish classroom or when celebrating Hispanic culture, students can choose between 8 unique activities. Students can write poems, create a mini-mural or cartoon, or select from various other creative projects to demonstrate their learning. Great for differentiating instruction and various learning styles, there is something for everyone with this choice board.

How this resource HELPS YOU:

  • Students will learn a lot about Hispanic heritage
  • A variety of activities to choose from - students will not be 'bored' as they will find their perfect project
  • Students will be engaged in this student-directed project

This product contains:

  • 1 Choice Board with 8 unique activities
  • 1 grading rubric
  • List of 45+ well-known Hispanic people (along with a brief description of their significant accomplishments/achievements)
  • Terms of Use

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Hispanic Heritage Día De Los Muertos Crossword Puzzles with Solution Activities

By The Students Palace

Celebrate the vibrant and diverse culture of Hispanic heritage with these engaging National Hispanic Heritage Month Crossword Puzzles!

This educational activity pack includes a collection of fun and challenging crossword puzzles that showcase key aspects of Hispanic culture, history, and contributions. Whether you're an educator, student, or anyone interested in exploring Hispanic heritage, these puzzles are a fantastic way to learn, have fun, and deepen your understanding of this rich cultural heritage.

The included solution sheets make it easy to check your answers and track your progress. Embark on an exciting journey of learning and appreciation for National Hispanic Heritage Month with these captivating crossword puzzles!

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WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE

  • 20 Pages

  • ( PDF + PNG Files )

  • Large 8.5'' x 11'' designs that can easily be printed on regular sized paper

  • High-resolution images

  • Unlimited prints

  • Great for kids, boys and girls

JUST DOWNLOAD, PRINT AND GET STARTED

  • This item comes as a high-resolution PDF + PNG files that you can download straight after purchasing.

  • You can print as many copies as you want.

NOTE

  • This is a digital item.

  • No physical product or printed material will be shipped.

  • No refunds as this is a digital product.

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Ap Spanish Literature Worksheets to Reinforce

By ARIANA PEREZ

Ap Spanish Literature Worksheets to Reinforce

$5.00