High School Spanish Cultural Activities

This internet activity unit has everything you need for your students to plan a virtual trip to Madrid! Air travel, hotels, shopping, meals, transportation, museums, spectacles, and budge worksheets - you can use them on a stand-alone basis to address different themes, or together as one big unit. Includes a list of websites that will be useful to complete the project. Planning travel is a useful skill for all students but it's also a fun activity to do.

As your students work their way through the activities, they will be learning about different aspects of planning a trip. They will also learn about the city of Madrid and its history and monuments. Each activity addresses a different aspect of trip-planning. Once they've done all of the activities, you can have students turn in the completed activities or put them together in a presentation about their trip. A fun way to learn a useful skill!

Activities in this unit include:

• Flights to and from Madrid
• Transportation while in Madrid
• Choosing a place to stay - hotel, hostel, AirBNB?
• Things to do
• Shopping
• Museums
• Shows and Events
• Dining and food budget
• Overall budget

This Bundle includes:

Teaching Art in Spanish- Lesson Guide for students to interpret art.

Helps with terms and simple art work. Examples, pictures and words to facilitate the Art Unit

https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Teaching-Art-in-Spanish-Bundle-3002601

The Breakout- It is recommended to do this last since it encompasses all components of the bundle. This bundle includes Salvador Dali, Diego Velasquez, Michelangelo, Frida Kahlo, Pablo Picasso, Da Vinci. This breakout includes a quiz, 3 powerpoints, questions about painters, Brief Bio and examples of their work. It plays as a Museum Experience. THE BREAKOUT IS Bilingual- English and Spanish

Painter’s Bio and Templates:

This bundle includes information, and templates to créate timelines or biographies of listed Painters.

Includes: Salvador Dali, Diego Velázquez, Michelangelo, Frida Kahlo, Pablo Picasso, Monet, Da Vinci, Francisco de Goya

Rubric to critique an Art Work (Spanish Only)

⭐Self-Paced

⭐Can Be Assigned as a Sub Lesson plan

⭐Extra Review

Este paquete incluye:

Enseñando Arte en Español: Guía de lecciones para que los estudiantes interpreten el arte. Ayuda con términos y trabajos artísticos simples. Ejemplos, imágenes y palabras para facilitar la Unidad de Arte.

El Breakout: Se recomienda hacer esto último ya que abarca todos los componentes del paquete. Este paquete incluye a Salvador Dalí, Diego Velázquez, Miguel Ángel, Frida Kahlo, Pablo Picasso, Da Vinci. Esta actividad incluye una prueba, 3 presentaciones de diapositivas, preguntas sobre los pintores, una breve biografía y ejemplos de su obra. Funciona como una Experiencia de Museo. LA GRAN FUGA es bilingüe: inglés y español.

Biografías y plantillas de pintores:

Este paquete incluye información y plantillas para crear líneas de tiempo o biografías de los pintores mencionados. Incluye: Salvador Dalí, Diego Velázquez, Miguel Ángel, Frida Kahlo, Pablo Picasso, Monet, Da Vinci, Francisco de Goya.

Rúbrica para criticar una obra de arte (solo en español).

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Embark on an Exciting Cultural Journey with Your Students!

Are you looking for an engaging and immersive way to explore Spanish-speaking cultures without leaving the classroom? Look no further! This 3-pack bundle of of video projects offers thrilling virtual field trips that combine creativity, language learning, and a touch of friendly competition!

Includes:

• Discovering Madrid: Unveil the magnificence of Spain's capital! Explore the iconic Royal Palace, the vibrant Puerta del Sol, and more renowned landmarks. Students will showcase Madrid's cultural treasures in captivating commercials.

• Provinces in Spain: A visual feast of geography ! From Andalusia's rich history to the breathtaking landscapes of Catalonia, this project encourages students to discover the unique charm of Spain's diverse provinces.

• Spanish-Speaking Countries: Embrace global diversity! In this project, students will travel beyond Spain's borders, exploring the rich cultures of various Spanish-speaking countries worldwide.

• Surprise Bonus File!

Features:

Friendly Competition: The bundle includes an extra credit element, where students select the top three locations they find most intriguing. This adds a dash of excitement as they advocate for their favorite destinations.

Teacher Savings: By investing in this bundle, you'll not only save money but also empower your students to thrive in their language learning journey.

Multimedia Mastery: Students will unleash their creativity as they curate captivating visuals, engaging soundtracks, and persuasive scripts, making each video a true work of art!

From Classroom to Global Adventure: This bundle brings the world into your classroom, transporting students to iconic sites, beautiful landscapes, and vibrant cultures. It's the perfect blend of education and adventure!

Collaborative Fun: Foster a collaborative spirit as students exchange ideas, collaborate on scripts, and support each other in crafting exceptional travel commercials.

Are you ready to take your students on an unforgettable journey through Spanish-speaking cultures? Unlock the gateway to exploration, creativity, and language mastery - Vámonos!

*Projects can be created in either Spanish or English depending on Language level.

Finding authentic reading sources for AP Spanish® students is time consuming!  In this bundle, find 6 articles related to family roles and values in the Spanish-speaking world!  Each article has accompanying comprehension questions!  Some are AP®-style multiple choice and others are open-ended to provoke deeper thinking.

These articles have been converted to Google Docs and therefore can be printed or assigned digitally.  They can also be edited to suit your students’ needs!

**THESE ACTIVITIES ARE ALL INCLUDED IN THE FULL UNIT PLAN.  IT’S LINKED BELOW.**

Who can use this product?

• AP Spanish Language and Culture® students

How can I use this product?

• Assign these articles throughout Unit 1: Familias en diferentes sociedades
• Students can read and answer questions independently in class or for homework
• Students can also work in small groups to read and answer questions
• Have students add the information they learn to their review chart for the unit
• Use the information as a basis for a cultural comparison or class discussion!

What’s included in this product?

• 1 Google Doc with the links to all of the articles and answer keys
• 6 articles written by Spanish-speakers for Spanish-speakers
• Comprehension questions for all 6 articles
• Themes: American and Latino family values, How Latino and Spanish families have changed
• Answer keys for 2 of the article's comprehension questions

Other resources you may like:

AP Spanish Lesson Plans Unit 1 Familias Digital or Printable Complete Unit!

AP Spanish Unit 1 Project: Las tradiciones

AP Spanish Exam Unit Review Charts: Digital and Printable Versions!

AP Spanish Lesson Plans Unit 2 Identidad Digital & Printable Everything Included

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Five different resources to teach and practice house and furniture vocabulary in Spanish!

Are you looking for an easy and engaging way to teach rooms of the house and furniture vocabulary in Spanish? Look no further!

This bundle includes four resources to teach and review vocabulary related to the home:

• a vocab PowerPoint (72 slides!)
• one-page vocabulary list
• 5 word puzzles (crossword, word search, word jumble, mystery words, and matching)
• 4 digital jigsaw puzzles (compatible with Google Classroom™)

This bundle includes resources to practice and reinforce house vocabulary with your students in a fun, engaging way! Check out the thumbnails and preview to get a better idea of what’s included!

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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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Direct your Spanish students’ excitement about winter break with this Digital Escape Room about how Christmas is celebrated in Spanish-speaking countries! Your students will LOVE this FUN challenge!  They will work in groups to solve “clues” (which are actually content related learning + questions) and figure out how to unlock the digital  locks to gain access to the next clue!  All the while they will learn about why Christmas is important in Spanish-speaking countries and what some popular traditions are.  They will end their challenge by making some cultural comparisons.

This FUN Escape Room Challenge is suitable for Spanish students in grades 7-12!  The learning and questions are written in English, though there is a video in Spanish with English subtitles and a vocab puzzle which will require students to match Spanish terms related to Christmas with their English translations.  (Students will learn these words through their reading/viewing during the challenge.) There are teacher instructions and hints/explanations about how to solve the puzzles in case your students need some help. I have updated some parts to have easier versions for middle school students!

This digital escape room uses a Google Form™, a Google Slide™ and and Google Docs™.  Parts of the “clues” can be printed if you choose, but the locks must be “opened” virtually via Google Forms™.  

Who can use this product?

• Spanish students in grades 7-12

How can I use this product?

• Divide your students into groups of 3 or 4
• Assign this Escape Room to each student
• Explain what their task is: to help Abuela find the missing figurines for the roscón!
• Let students work together to learn and problem solve

What’s included in this product?

• Student version instructions that explain what an escape room is and what their task is

• Google Form™ with digital locks

• 5 “clues” linked into the Form including

• The History of Catholicism in Spanish-speaking countries

• Traditions for Christmas and 3 Kings Day

• Information about the Tradition of the roscón

• Vocabulary puzzle (2 versions, difficult and easier)

• Cultural Comparison Questions

• Teacher Answer Key with explanations for how to solve each “lock”

Other resources you may like:

Spanish Digital Escape Room for Any Level: Spanish and English Versions!

Spanish Seal of Biliteracy Test Prep Bundle

Spanish Slang Bundle! Fun Resources!

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Are your students ready for invierno?  Have some fun with these Spanish activities for Writing, Speaking and Listening! Use the winter season to your advantage as students practice their interpretive and interpersonal skills as they talk about winter where they live and learn about winter activities in other parts of the world!

What’s included?

#1

Authentic listening activities for Spanish class can be so hard to find!  We want our students to practice their listening skills but we don’t want to spend an hour searching for a good video!  This YouTube video is about winter in Chile.  A young person takes us around his city and explains what winter is like there.  To check comprehension, students will answer questions as they watch. Students will make comparisons and discover similarities and differences between their own experience and the speaker’s experience in Chile.   An answer key is also included!

#2

These Spanish Task Cards are geared towards winter activities, vacations and winter holidays. Situation Task Cards are a great way to get your Spanish 1, 2, 3 and 4 students talking and using language creatively!  (These are generic enough to be used with any curriculum!)  

There are 20 different scenarios which give students an idea of what to talk about in a story that they make up. The task cards come in 3 versions!  First I have a large scale digital version that can be displayed for the class.  The other version is printable (4 cards per page) and comes in both black and white and an attractive color version. Slides come with helpful vocab that students may need to discuss the scenario.

These winter-themed task cards feature scenarios for present, past and future time frames.  Google Slides can be modified if you need to change something to meet your students’ needs!

Also included is a peer feedback sheet and a self-assessment sheet and a vocab list for both Winter Vocab and Christmas Vocab!  

#3

These Winter Writing Prompts for Spanish classes solve a number of your challenges! Your students can work together in groups to write about Christmas and Winter Vacation, and it turns into a fun competition where everyone learns!  AND- you only correct ONE paper per group!!  Students help each other improve their writing as they try to increase creativity, detail, sophistication and accuracy, all while having fun!  These writing prompts can also be used individually.   Embed culture and traditions into your writing practice!  There are 3 prompts for Novice High level students and 3 for Intermediate Low students.  Scaffolds such as vocab lists, sophistication word charts and a graphic organizer are all included! 

Who can use this product?

• Spanish students in Year 2 and up

How can I use this product?

• Play the video for the class on a projector or Smartboard
• Assign the video via Google Classroom or other learning platform
• Assign the comprehension questions by printing or posting to a learning platform
• Use this as a class activity, homework or assessment!
• Let students choose their writing prompt to increase engagement
• Allow students to use the scaffolds they need to be successful
• Consider making this writing a group challenge (Teacher instructions included!)
• Correct one paper per group and give helpful feedback (but save TONS of time!)
• Enter a grade or just let them practice
• Assign these writing prompts individually
• Save one writing prompt to use as an assessment!
• Edit any part of the prompts/rubrics/vocab lists to suit your students’ needs
• Teacher ideas included in the task card slides!
• Pair students and have them take turns telling stories based on their scenario
• Ask students to give peer feedback or self-assess
• Display task cards on your Smartboard for the class.  Have one partner make up a story.  Set a timer and challenge them to try to talk the entire time!  Change the slide and have the other partner take a turn!
• Use these task cards as multiple versions of a speaking assessment.  This allows for student choice and/or prevents students sharing the exact task for advance preparation.
• These task cards can also be used for writing prompts or assessments!
• Ask students to peer or self-assess using the included forms

What’s included in this product?

• A link to a YouTube video about winter in Chile.  The speaker is a young person to whom our high school students can relate (9 minutes)
• A print or post comprehension activity
• Questions in the comprehension activity are in English.  I did this on purpose so that students cannot simply copy what they hear (and potentially not understand what it means)
• Questions ask for details about what the speaker said and also ask student to compare and contrast their own experiences with those of the speaker
• Answer key included!
• 1 Christmas-themed prompt for Novice high (geared at demonstrating knowledge of traditions in the Spanish-speaking world) (color and black and white versions)
• 1 Christmas-themed prompt for Novice High (geared at talking about their country’s Christmas traditions)  (color and black and white versions)
• 1 Winter-themed prompt for Novice High1 Christmas-themed prompt for Intermediate Low (geared at demonstrating knowledge of traditions in the Spanish-speaking world) (color and black and white versions)
• 1 Christmas-themed prompt forIntermediate Low (geared at talking about their country’s Christmas traditions) (color and black and white versions)
• 1 Winter-themed prompt for Intermediate Low (color and black and white versions)
• 1 Vocab list for Christmas vocabulary
• 1 Vocab list for Winter vocabulary
• Teacher instructions for how to use these prompts as a fun group challenge that involves EVERY student
• Suggested rubric for each prompt
• Writing sheet for each prompt
• Graphic organizer
• Complete list of Sophistication Words (sequencing, key words and transition words)
• Teacher instructions and ideas for how to use these Situation Task Cards
• Version 1: 20 digital slides to be presented to the class
• Version 2: 20 printable cards in an attractive color
• Version 3: 20 printable cards in black and white 
• Peer Feedback document
• Self-Assessment document
• Vocab list for Winter-themed vocabulary
• Vocab list for Christmas-themed vocabulary
• All parts of this resource can be edited!

Other resources you may like:

Spanish Fall Otoño Activities for Writing and Speaking

Christmas in Spain Digital Escape Room

Spanish Seal of Biliteracy Test Prep Bundle

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AP Spanish® Unit 4 is about the Influences of Science and Technology.  These 6 resources are already curated for length and appropriateness for AP Spanish® students, and the comprehension activities are already done for you! 

AP®-style multiple choice questions, open-ended comprehension questions and teacher answer keys are included.  There is also a jigsaw activity in which each student in a group of 3 reads a different article related to the same topic.  Each student is responsible for sharing the important details with the others in their group.  This facilitates reading comprehension, speaking practice and listening comprehension!  And best of all- these articles are differentiated so that you can meet your students where they are!

THESE ARTICLES ARE INCLUDED IN THE FULL UNIT LESSON PLANS, WHICH ARE LINKED BELOW.

Who can use this product?

• AP Spanish® students
• Students in Spanish 4 or 5

How can I use this product?

• Each video, article (or set of articles) comes with a comprehension activity
• Assign students articles to read in class or for homework
• Ask students to answer comprehension questions
• Students can work alone or with partners
• Students can read and summarize articles for their peers

What’s included in this product?

• 1 video about Artificial Intelligence and what it is
• 7 AP®-style multiple choice questions and teacher answer key
• 1 article about why Artificial Intelligence is important
• Open-ended questions and teacher answer key
• 1 article about how the US is using AI in the military
• Embedded open-ended questions and teacher answer key
• 3 articles (differentiated difficulty) about technology addiction
• Teacher instructions for how to create a “jigsaw” activity

Other resources you may like:

AP Spanish Science and Technology: Unit 4 Complete Lesson Plans

AP Spanish Unit 4 Science & Tech Unit Intro Activities

AP Spanish: Unit 3 Lesson Plans: Beauty and Aesthetics: Everything Included!

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Do you find that your AP Spanish® students don’t have much background information about art and aesthetics?  These 5 videos are great for listening comprehension. In unit 3, we explore different aspects of art and beauty.  This resource contains links to FIVE videos that pertain to Unit 3: La influencia de la belleza y la estética.  Save time searching for appropriate videos.  Your comprehension questions and discussion questions are all done for you!!  And best of all- the edpuzzle questions are auto-graded!

Read the bullets below to see what the topics of the videos are, and notice what follow up activities are included!

THESE VIDEOS ARE ALL INCLUDED IN THE COMPLETE UNIT 3 LESSON PLANS BUNDLE LINKED BELOW!!!

Who can use this product?

• AP Spanish® teachers and students

How can I use this product?

• Assign these videos at different points in your unit
• You can watch them together as a class, or assign the videos for students to watch individually
• Follow up activities include comprehension questions and discussion topics
• These activities can be simple opportunities to learn and practice listening comprehension, or can be graded

What’s included in this product?

• 1 video from a Mexican news show who interviews a fitness professional about how to stay “forever young”
• Follow up questions for the Por Siempre Joven video
• 1 video about the differences in cultural perceptions on physical beauty between India and Latin America
• Edpuzzle version of this video with auto-graded multiple choice questions
• 1 video about the differences in cultural perceptions on physical beauty between Slavic cultures and Latin America
• Follow up discussion activity for these videos
• Note taking sheet for these videos
• 1 video about artistic styles in Edpuzzle with auto-graded multiple choice questions
• 1 video about las carretas de Costa Rica in Edpuzzle with auto-graded multiple choice questions
• Follow-up discussion questions about las carretas

Other resources you may like:

AP Spanish: Unit 3 Lesson Plans: Beauty and Aesthetics: Everything Included!

AP Spanish Lesson Plans Unit 2 Identidad Digital & Printable Everything Included

Test Prep Growing Mega Bundle

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Have your students use their devices to plan a trip to Paris! No need to print anything, everything is saved in your Google drive. Includes slides with instructions and clickable links as well as a place for students to input their information. Students work directly in the file, no prep work necessary!

Planning a trip is a valuable skill. This activity includes sections for:

finding a flight

finding a hotel

using public transportation

visiting monuments

visiting museums

eating at restaurants

buying souvenirs and gifts

budgeting for your trip

Can be used in a computer lab or on 1:1 devices. You can also print out the slides and charts if you wish.

Need some fun and exciting projects for your Spanish class?

Can be used in any level since they are mostly templates.

Students can use their imagination to create the pieces that

best represent them!

10 Templates plus Bonus Projects!

✏️Easy-to-use

❤Sub-days

❤Homework

❤Extra Practice

❤Extra Credit

❤Cultural Enhancement in the classroom

❤Enhance student writing

❤Art Component

❤Advanced students that need a more hands-on activity

and so many other ways!

Artistas Hispanos del Momento Estudio y Comprensión

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Lectura de Grupo Frontera

Karol G y Peso Pluma

Las lecturas de Peso Pluma y Karol G incluye una actividad de evidencia al colorear. La actividad de Grupo Frontera es un crucigrama.

Incluye Respuestas.

No necesitas preparar Nada, todo esta listo.

✅Get your students reading Spanish like pros with these engaging Reading Comprehension Activities.

In order to motivate students we have to connect with what they like, and a lot of the times it is through Movies and Music.

These activities feature Grupo Frontera, Karol G and Peso Pluma.

These artists are very popular and are making a lot of noise in the Hispanic Community and Internationally. Engage your students more than ever with relevant and fresh material. Transform your classroom by bringing in Popular Culture Material for your students.

How you can use this:

Show a classroom appropriate song and follow along with the biography of one of the artists, then follow with a coloring activity.

Assign as homework.

Assign as a sub-plan.

Assign as extra credit.

Assign as a cultural project.

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Want your Spanish students to learn about Day of the Dead , but  reading comprehension is getting boring in your Spanish class?  Turn it into a game!  This mystery-solving reading about Día de Muertos  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!  Use the same lesson plan for all of your classes, regardless of level, because your differentiation is already done!

   Students investigate with Maria, a young person from Mexico, while she tries to understand more about a former member of her town.  He visits the townspeople all year, not just during Día de Muertos.  Why can’t he rest in peace?   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 how/why he died.   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 learn more about the specific items related to Day of the Dead, 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 who this lost soul was and why he died the way he did.  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 English for your Novice classes, and Spanish for Intermediate classes.  The questions are written for Novice in English and answers will be in English as well. And for Intermediate, the questions and answers will be in Spanish.  The same for the instructions and mission!  Students get the benefit of learning about a cultural event while using teamwork!

Who can use this product?

• Students in Year 1 and up

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 mystery! 
• 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 (English), 10 reading cards (Spanish)
• Student instructions (English & Spanish)
• Student answer sheet (Questions and Answers are in English or Spanish)
• 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 ghost died the way he did!

Other resources you may like:

Día de los Muertos vocab puzzle

Hispanic Heritage Month Scavenger Hunt Reading Game Gallery Walk & Activities

Spanish Fall Otoño Activities for Writing, Speaking & Listening

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AP® Spanish teachers: save time searching for the right videos for your students! This Video Bundle contains curated links to 5 Youtube videos and a viewing guide for each. These videos are perfect for Unit 5: Los factores que influyen en la calidad de vida.  Some also fit nicely with Unit 6: Los desafíos del mundo. The accompanying activities are digital for distance learners, printable for in-person learners and customizable for all teachers. 

Explore how where you live impacts your quality of life as you watch the videos showing schools in the Spanish-Speaking world. There are both high schools and elementary schools, city schools and rural schools, and also comparison videos of schools from the US, Mexico and Spain!  The videos are narrated in Spanish.  Use these assignments as sources for a cultural comparison!

This resource is INCLUDED in the complete lesson plans linked below!!!

Who can use this product?

• Students at the Intermediate level of the ACTFL proficiency chart or higher
• AP® Spanish Students

How can I use this product?

• Assign these videos and viewing guides for in-class, distance learning or for homework
• Ask students to discuss the information they added to their viewing guides
• Use small group or whole-class instruction to compare and contrast schools in different communities
• Use the information students learn from the video as a basis for a cultural comparison
• Works well with Unit 5 or Unit 6 of the AP curriculum!

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• 5 links to a curated Youtube videos appropriate for high school Spanish students
• Information about how long each video is
• Viewing guides for each video
• Answer keys for the 2 viewing guides that ask specific questions

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Help your students to learn some common slang expressions from Spain and Puerto Rico with these Google docs, Google Slides and videos! Students can learn some common words that people use in speech and in texting!

Each video has a viewing guide for students to write their own answers, and a link to an Edpuzzle for students who need more scaffolding, or for teachers who want something that auto-corrects! These activities are a lot of fun for the end of the year, or when you just need a break from the day to day grind!

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• Any student interested in learning slang from Spain or Puerto Rico!

How can I use this product?

• Assign these activities in class or for homework
• Use this as a mini-unit or one activity at a time to break things up!
• Get students excited to learn "practical" Spanish! 
• Have students complete the interactive drag and drop Google Slides activities!

What's included in this product?

• 3 links to a curated YouTube videos
• 15 drag and drop texting terms in a Google Slides presentation
• Teacher Answer Keys for each viewing guide
• links to 3 Edpuzzles to accompany each video

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Looking for even more fun ways for students to practice Spanish clothing vocabulary? Get the best of both worlds by bundling 7 independent written worksheets AND an immersive student-led virtual shopping field trip, ¡Vamos de Compras!

Spanish Clothing/La Ropa Vocabulary Activities/Practice/Emergency Sub Lesson! Includes a list of 25 clothing-related vocabulary terms with the following practice sheets:

1. Repetition-Based Learning: Utilize the power of repetition to solidify vocabulary retention. Students will practice writing clothing words multiple times, enhancing their memory and fluency.
2. Word Jumble: Challenge your students' word recognition skills with an exciting word jumble activity. They'll create their own jumbles to reveal names of Spanish clothing vocabulary.
3. Categorizing: Engage your students in critical thinking as they categorize their new vocabulary. This activity encourages them to analyze and sort words in suitcases according to seasons.
4. Drawing and Labeling: Tap into your students' artistic side as they sketch and label their new words. This activity promotes creativity while reinforcing vocabulary and spelling.
5. Word Search: Let your students become puzzle masters! They'll create their very own word searches using new vocabulary. This activity enhances spelling, vocabulary recognition, and problem-solving skills.
6. Matching: Learners make connections between words and their translations. By actively associating and pairing words together, learners establish connections that enhance their understanding and retention of vocabulary.
7. Short Answer: Provide an opportunity for students to apply the vocabulary in meaningful ways. By constructing responses, students connect the vocabulary to specific contexts, demonstrating their understanding of how the words are used. This application helps with recall and enhances their ability to use vocabulary effectively.

Once your students have a firm grasp on clothing, students will embark on a virtual shopping adventure to purchase clothing items for a family in need. This project not only reinforces essential language skills such as vocabulary acquisition and currency conversion but also promotes empathy, cultural awareness, and community engagement. With clear instructions, interactive online shopping, and engaging presentation components, ¡Vamos de Compras! is sure to be a hit with your students.

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This bundle is a comprehensive and low-prep way to teach and practice basic weather and seasons vocabulary. Included in this bundle are: Tiempo y Estaciones Vocab PowerPoint Tiempo y Estaciones Flyswatter Game Tiempo y Estaciones Vocab Puzzles (Crossword and Wordsearch) Tiempo y Estaciones Domino Game Save 20% by purchasing these activities as a bundle! © 2015 Rachel Bailey (La Señorita Creativa®) All Rights Reserved

This bundle is a comprehensive and low-prep way to teach and practice basic spring-related vocabulary. Included in this bundle are: Primavera Vocab PowerPoint Primavera Domino Game Primavera Flyswatter Game Primavera Word Puzzles Save 20% by purchasing these activities as a bundle! © 2015 Rachel Bailey (La Señorita Creativa®) All Rights Reserved

You will be fully prepared to teach about el Día de San Valentín and other Spanish love holidays with these three fun, no-prep Spanish reading and vocabulary activities! These Valentine's activities will work for any level of Spanish and will hold your students' attentions throughout the class period. These Valentine resources are the following:

- Spanish Love Holidays Short-Stories: 4 short stories, each one dealing with a love holiday in a different country. These short stories each contain four true/false questions, a reading activity, a writing activity, and a drawing activity.

- 'Una tarjeta especial' Story: This fiction story is about a girl named Evita who creates a special card for her crush. Unfortunately, her crush isn't the one who receives it! This activity contains a worksheet with ten comprehension questions, as well as activities for reading, speaking, and drawing.

- Valentine's Day Worksheets: Looking for an easy and fun way to introduce your students to traditional Valentine's vocabulary and concepts? These fun printable worksheets will hold your students' interest and are a great way to learn while celebrating the holiday season.

All these resources come complete with answer keys for easy checking! ✅

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