Middle School Back to School Cultural Activities

Are you looking for an easy and engaging way to teach and practice many of the basic topics covered at the beginning of Spanish 1? Look no further!

This time-saving bundle includes twenty-two different activities to teach and practice:

• greetings and goodbyes
• the alphabet
• numbers
• classroom survival phrases
• number and gender of regular and irregular nouns
• adjective agreement
• months, days, and seasons
• basic conversational questions and answers

By purchasing this amazing bundle, you are saving 30% over purchasing each activity individually!

Included in this bundle you will find:

• 4 Bingo Games
• 5 Yo tengo, ¿Quién tiene? games
• 2 ¡A Clasificar! sorting activities
• 1 Colorea por Género coloring activity
• 2 Domino games
• 1 Vocabulary Flyswatter game
• 1 set of 32 ID Cards for Role-Playing Activities
• 2 ¡A Hablar! Editable Information Gap speaking activities
• 1 Vocabulary Puzzle
• 1 set of task cards to practice numbers
• 1 dice game
• 1 Vocabulary List

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Are you searching for project based learning opportunities for your ESL ELL students that are FUN? Your students will have the chance to research their origin countries and share their culture with the class. NO PREP

Your Students Will:

• Develop vocabulary
• Analyze text
• Apply knowledge
• Practice speaking and listening skills while completing the activities
• Work on developing writing skills
• Complete research
• Have the opportunity to learn more about themselves and their heritage

This unit is PACKED with activities to engage your ESL students. You will have everything you need to complete an AMAZING project.

What’s Included:

• 55 slides in a Google Slides presentation for the teacher to present the unit and guide pacing and activities---including inclusive graphics and interactive Pear Deck slides with tons of writing, videos, vocab and more!
• Google Slides & PDF Printable template for students to make a "Passion Board"
• An ode poem writing template for ELL students and Kobe Bryant's "Ode to Basketball" as the mentor poem 
• A research note catcher that has built in language supports and visuals
• A google slides presentation template for students to use to construct their presentations with built in sentence frames and titled slides
• A peer presentation note catcher so students are actively listening while watching presentations
• Engaging videos and visuals for secondary multilingual learners
• A fun flyer to invite other teachers and staff to your food and poem party!
• About My Family PDF 

Look what other educators are saying:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Theresa V. wrote, “I am currently using this activity with my beginning language learners at the middle school level. The slides are perfect for their level and they are having a great time researching their culture and they will be sharing what they learn with their classmates. The final projects look amazing! Thank you!”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Evon S. wrote, “I am currently using this activity with my ESL students this summer. The project is perfect for their proficiency level. The activities are interesting and keep them engaged. I love this project and look forward to using this with my students in the fall! No prep work was needed! Thank you for this resource!! A++!”

This origin project will bring some fun and engagement to your classroom! You don’t want to miss out on the EXCITING bundle. Make sure to add this resource to your cart.

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ESL Travel Project Bundle

Multilingual Classroom Monthly Newsletter - Editable

Want to give your ESL ELL Newcomers a fun project to work on writing and speaking by presenting to their peers? This resource has everything your secondary ESL ELL Newcomers need to share and write about their OLD school and their NEW (current) school! 

This project should take 1-2 weeks of teaching time

Your Students Will:

• Develop vocabulary
• Analyze text
• Apply knowledge
• Practice speaking and listening skills while completing the activities
• Work on developing writing skills
• Complete research
• Have the opportunity to expand grammar skills.

This project is PACKED with activities to engage your ESL students. You will have everything you need to have an AMAZING unit.

What’s Included:

• 47 teacher slides to teach grammar, vocabulary, and to go through EACH slide with students to help them do the project
• 12 Student Google Slides that are TEMPLATED with visuals, sentence frames and LINKED PDF vocabulary to support them EVERY step of the way
• Project rubric PDF
• A fun project that students will use to write about their old school and new school and food, students, teachers, school building, things they miss, things they like, classes and more!
• TONS of PDF Vocabulary printables
• Grammar handouts for the verb TO BE and TO HAVE in present simple tense
• Slides to help students present!
• Everything you need for OVER A WEEK of lessons!

Look what other educators are saying:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Justin H. wrote, “This project was awesome! I a great way to get my 8th grade Newcomers sharing about school and using school vocabulary. They had so much fun making the slides and I learned a ton about them. This project took us about two weeks.”

This newcomer project will bring some fun and engagement to your classroom! You don’t want to miss out on the EXCITING project. Make sure to add this resource to your cart.

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ESL Newcomer Bundle - Back to School

Newcomer Personal Narrative Writing

Are you on the hunt for a back to school activity for your ESL Newcomer secondary students that jumpstarts the first week of school? This ESL ELL Back to School reading unit includes back to school themes and stories. Students will read about first day jitters, a crazy cafeteria food fight, a morning routine (with blank PDF for them to do theirs) & about Labor Day!

Your Students Will:

• Develop vocabulary
• Analyze text
• Apply knowledge
• Practice speaking and listening skills while completing the activities
• Work on developing writing skills
• Complete research
• Have the opportunity to expand grammar skills.

This unit has A LOT of ready to use activities for your students. You have the ability to start the school year off with an engaging activity.

What’s Included:

• 4 Reading passages for Newcomers (Entering and Emerging levels)
• Engaging topics and themes for secondary students like a Cafeteria food fight (fiction), first day jitters (fiction), morning routine (infographic) and Labor Day (non fiction)
• QR codes to have passages, questions and vocabulary read ALOUD!
• Vocabulary work for each passage
• Pre-reading prediction and discussion questions for Speaking & Writing
• Reading comprehension questions
• Engaging visuals that celebrate diversity
• A GREAT lesson that is very structured and guided to leave for a SUB!!!

Look what other educators are saying:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Justin H. wrote, “These were great reading passages for back to school. The QR codes were great to give me a break from reading aloud and the visuals were awesome.”

Back to school does not mean you have to be stressed out about planning and creating resources. You can have the first week checked off for your students with this fun and engaging activity! You don’t want to miss out on this EXCITING activity. Make sure to add this resource to your cart.

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Are you on the hunt for a back to school activity for your ESL Newcomer secondary students that jumpstarts the first week of school? This ESL ELL Back to School unit comes with fun games and TONS of vocabulary printables. 

Your Students Will:

• Develop vocabulary
• Analyze text
• Apply knowledge
• Practice speaking and listening skills while completing the activities
• Work on developing writing skills
• Learn about August and September holidays
• Have the opportunity to expand grammar skills.

This unit has A LOT of ready to use activities for your students. You have the ability to start the school year off with engaging activities.

What’s Included:

• 55 Google Slides/Interactive Pear Deck slides 
• Engaging secondary topics and visuals 
• 4 embedded videos and response slides
• TONS of Back to School vocabulary (people at school, places, school items, activities and functions, classes at school, clothes, weather and more!)
• Holidays in August and September: Hispanic Heritage Month, Mexican Independence Day, 9/11 and Labor Day)
• TONS of Writing practice with sentence frames and vocabulary supports
• Speaking practice with language frames to facilitate conversations
• Assessment slides
• TONS of PDF printables---- (vocabulary pages and more)
• Classroom and School Scavenger Hunts!
• Games---I Have--Who has??
• Heads Up Game with card printables!

Look what other educators are saying:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Angela M. wrote, “This Back to School Pear Deck was awesome for my high school Beginner/Intermediate students! TONS of vocabulary and chances for them to write and speak! Loved all the PDFs this came with as well!”

Back to school does not mean you have to be stressed out about planning and creating resources. You can have the first week checked off for your students with this fun and engaging activities! You don’t want to miss out on these FUN activities. Make sure to add this resource to your cart.

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Are you on the hunt for a back to school activity for your ESL Newcomer secondary students that jumpstarts the first week of school? This ESL ELL Back to School writing resource is everything your secondary Newcomer (Entering and Emerging/Level 1 and 2) students need to improve their writing. Your students will love the engaging prompts and secondary visuals!

This unit focuses on getting your Newcomers writing using back to school vocabulary, including food, emotions, holidays, clothes, activities, and school. As a teacher, you will have the option of an editable Google Doc or using the PDF printable version.

Your Students Will:

• Develop vocabulary
• Analyze text
• Apply knowledge
• Practice speaking and listening skills while completing the activities
• Work on developing writing skills
• Complete research
• Have the opportunity to expand grammar skills.

This unit has A LOT of ready to use activities for your students. You have the ability to start the school year off with an engaging activity.

What’s Included:

• An editable Google Doc
• 16 pages of writing activities
• Tons of practice with the Present Simple Tense
• Vocabulary visuals on each page for spring foods, clothes, holidays (Labor day, Hispanic Heritage Month, Mexican Independence Day & 9/11) activities
• Engaging secondary prompts and visuals
• Entering AND Emerging writing level scaffolds
• Language supports for each activity
• 5 Senses visuals
• 6 Writing Task Cards
• Vocabulary Print Page
• PDF Link to print

Look what other educators are saying:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Justin H. wrote, “I bought the Reading passages first then went back and bought these! What a great resource to have for all my different level Newcomers! Saved me a ton of time and these were great for the beginning of school. The writing supports helped even my super low writers!”

Back to school does not mean you have to be stressed out about planning and creating resources. You can have the first week checked off for your students with this fun and engaging activity! You don’t want to miss out on this EXCITING activity. Make sure to add this resource to your cart.

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➡️ Bundle & SAVE - ESL Newcomer Bundle - Back to School

Access Test Prep Mega Bundle

Do you need an engaging activity to support your classroom community? Are you struggling to find an activity that isn't boring?? Do you want your students to have fun? Then download this Gifted and Talented Back to School Getting to Know You Activity WebQuest!

This fun and engaging WebQuest is a unique twist on the typical getting to know you activity. It combines the two things teenagers love, using technology and talking about themselves! Students are provided with 15 prompts that they must first quickly research. Then based on what they find, they share something about themself with their partner. It's fun, interactive, and will get all kids feeling comfortable to share about themself. This WebQuest can be completed in pairs or in small groups.

➟ Examples:

• Students go to a history website (URL provided) and choose an era in which they would love to live. Then, they share this information with their partner.
• Students go to a website about names and choose their favorite name. Then, they share something about their own name.
• & 13 more fun, engaging, and unique prompts

➟ How this resource helps you:

• Students will be engaged
• 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 OR
• Students answer 1-2 questions daily for the first week or so of class to get to know one another OR
• Students answer 1-2 daily at the end of class

➟ This resource includes:

• 15 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!

• Instructions & Answer Key

• Live links are provided on the last page of the resource

• Terms of Use

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• Back to School Getting to Know You Activity - Dice Games!
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• Back to School Reflection Activity for Team Building and Discussion

Need a fun first week ESL ELL activity to get your secondary Newcomer ELL students speaking and learning more about each other? This activity is FUN and helps students craft their responses with tons of language frames!

This product includes:

• 20 slides to teach the activity and with FUN and engaging THIS OR THAT scenarios for students to discuss!
• Secondary themes and topics
• Different language frames that get more complex as the slides go on!
• A great chance to learn about your students and create a classroom community!

Need a fun first week ESL ELL activity to get your secondary ELL students speaking and learning more about each other? This activity is FUN and helps students craft their responses with tons of language frames that get more complex as the slides go on!

This product includes:

• 20 slides to teach the activity and with FUN and engaging THIS OR THAT scenarios for students to discuss!
• Secondary themes and topics
• Different language frames that get more complex as the slides go on!
• A great chance to learn about your students and create a classroom community!
• Students will justify their answer

Need a great ESL ELL lesson for your secondary Newcomers for the first week of back to school?! This printable PDF packet has everything you need to get to know your students, informally assess their abilities, and show them vocabulary!

This resource includes:

• 21 pages of prompts, organizers, writing and vocabulary for secondary Newcomers
• Info about students, their families, where they're from, interests, classes, passions, hobbies, school info, time in the US, languages they speak, special places to them and more!
• Learn their native language as they share their favorite word in their first language and tell you what it means in English
• Engaging and inclusive graphics and visuals for secondary students
• Everything you need for either warm-ups for the first two weeks of school OR for 3-5 full days of lessons
• 6 pages of vocabulary to help students write about their hobbies, dream jobs and their personalities
• A fun and engaging resource to get your secondary newcomer students talking and writing!

This is the perfect lesson for the first week of school! These secondary slides will help your students express themselves and show their interests and passions! Great for all secondary students!

What's included:

• 14 slides that are ready to go---they just need students to add their personal info and details!
• Slides about students' background, interests, dreams, passions, family, goals, dream trip, futures and more!
• Professional look for secondary classrooms
• Directions slide to support students doing this project independently
• Students can present to the class when done!

***Please watch the VIDEO PREVIEW to see everything that's included!***

This ESL ELD resource has everything your secondary Newcomer ELL students need to use their back to school vocabulary and hear new stories around the back to school August/September themes! This product is perfect for whole group, small group, or you can leave it with a sub because of all the supports! Your secondary multilingual students will love these engaging activities!

This product includes:

1. 10 pages of Listening and Speaking Activities
2. Tons of visuals and pre teach vocabulary supports
3. Themes: California Heat Wave, Teens & Sleep, Teens & Smartphones & Mexican Independence Day!
4. Language frames to support speaking discussions
5. Speaking task cards
6. 4 linked stories to listen to
7. High level thinking questions
8. A PDF Link if you would like to print the activity more easily

Look for more of my Newcomer materials as well as the Newcomer Back to School Bundle!

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Back to School - All About Me Electric Guitar Craftivity. This printable is perfect for getting to know your students and making learning fun. Ideal for first week of school activities, icebreakers and creating a welcoming classroom environment. This interactive and creative craft activity allows your students to express themselves while showcasing their unique personalities. Your students decorate an electric guitar cover page, draw a self-portrait on the second template, and complete writing prompts on the third page, such as My goals for the year and My favorite animal is. They color, paste, and assemble the templates to create a personalized booklet. This product is designed to make the first days of school engaging and memorable. You can easily incorporate this activity into your lesson plans to help students share about themselves, build classroom community, and spark creativity.

This product includes:

• Colorful Banner: (Includes a vibrant banner spelling All About Me with guitars, perfect for bulletin board displays or showcasing your students work.)
• Cover page x 2, (Design your own electric guitar or coloring in template)
• Self portrait template,
• All About me template.

How to Use:

1. Color the Front Cover: Your students personalize the front cover.
2. Draw a Profile: On Template 2, your students draw a self-portrait.
3. Complete Writing Prompts: On Template 3, your students fill in prompts about themselves.
4. Cut and Glue: Finally, your students cut out their completed work and glue it together to form a cute booklet.

US & UK templates available

Enhance your classroom with this fun and interactive craftivity that students will enjoy and remember all year long.

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Are you looking for a fun and highly engaging game for your Spanish students? Play numbers bingo! All you need is one bingo sheet per student and items to mark their board (such as pieces of paper or beans). You call out terms from the Call List included with the game and your students race to be the first to get a bingo. The Call List includes the numbers in Spanish from 0-39 in number and numeral form. This awesome Bingo game includes all 40 numbers (in number and word form) on 32 different game boards (both color and black-and-white versions are included for each for a total of 128 boards).

This bingo game goes great with my Yo tengo, ¿Quién tiene...? game for numbers.

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Get ready to celebrate birthdays in your classroom with this adorable Under the Sea / Ocean themed Birthday Bunting Banner Display. The banner spells out Happy Birthday! Make a Splash on Your Special Day! in charming lettering, surrounded by a fun starfish, stunning coral and a whimsical cupcake. Created with attention to detail with high quality images, the banner features beautiful light blue and pink tones. This easy to print product is designed to make your life as a teacher easier. Simply print the banner, laminate it for durability and you are ready to create a memorable and inclusive birthday experience for your students. Hang it in your classroom to transform the space into a captivating underwater world, fostering a sense of wonder and collaboration among your students.

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Are you looking for a fun and highly engaging game for your Spanish students? Play alphabet bingo! All you need is one bingo sheet per student and items to mark their board (such as pieces of paper or beans). You call out terms from the Call List included with the game and your students race to be the first to get a bingo. The Call List includes all the letters and digraphs from the bingo boards. This awesome Bingo game includes all 26 letters of the alphabet, plus Ch, Ll, Ñ, and Rr on 32 different game boards (both color and black-and-white versions are included for a total of 64 boards).

This bingo game goes great with my Yo tengo, ¿Quién tiene...? game for the alphabet.

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Pumpkin Drawing is the first art lesson I teach each year so the finished drawings will be ready for parents to view during back to school night and will be ready for Halloween too. It is also a simple lesson to teach students basic coloring skills.

Materials include two lesson plans (one for oil pastel/crayon drawing and one for Chinese traditional painting), teacher step by step samples, teacher finished samples, and student finished samples.

This product is also inside the mini bundle Science Project: Plant Unit

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Close Reading: The Pumpkin Book

Science Word Search: Pumpkins

Arts and Crafts: Pumpkin Drawing

Science Project: Plant Unit

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Are you looking for a fun and highly engaging game for your Spanish students? Play vocab bingo! All you need is one bingo sheet per student and items to mark their board (such as pieces of paper or beans). You call out terms from the Call List included with the game and your students race to be the first to get a bingo. The Call List includes all the vocabulary from the bingo boards. This awesome Bingo game includes 40 Spanish terms on 32 different game boards (both color and black-and-white versions are included for a total of 64 boards).

The terms represented include:

• 12 greetings and goodbyes
• 9 expressions of courtesy
• 12 basic questions and answers
• 7 miscellaneous terms (such as señorita, sí, mi mejor amigo/a, etc)

This bingo game goes great with my Yo tengo, ¿Quién tiene...? game for greetings.

© 2019 Rachel Bailey (La Señorita Creativa) All Rights Reserved

Are you looking for a fun and highly engaging game for your Spanish students? Play alphabet bingo! All you need is one bingo sheet per student and items to mark their board (such as pieces of paper or beans). You call out terms from the Call List included with the game and your students race to be the first to get a bingo. The Call List includes all the letters and digraphs from the bingo boards. This awesome Bingo game includes 28 classroom "survival" phrases on 32 different game boards (both color and black-and-white versions are included for a total of 64 boards).

This bingo game goes great with my Yo tengo, ¿Quién tiene...? game for classroom "survival" phrases.

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