$5 - $10 11th Grade Spanish Cultural Activities (by price, low to high)

Looking for a unique way to spice up 5 de mayo and

Mexican independence day?

Here are two collaborative Posters your students can build together!

Fun, and beautiful masterpieces.

✏️Creative

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✏️Engaging

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AP Spanish® teachers: save time searching for the right video for your students! This Google Doc contains links to TWO YouTube videos and a viewing guides perfect for Unit 6: Los retos ambientales. One video has an auto-grading Edpuzzle version! The accompanying comprehension questions are digital for distance learners and printable for in-person learners, and they are customizable to make them just right for your students’ needs! 

Have students watch these videos to get a sense of some of the problems we face with our environment. One video talks about 5 specific problems in Mexico, their causes and their consequences. It is a short video, but the narrator speaks rather fast. This resource comes with a comprehension guide in graphic organizer format, or you may choose to use the multiple choice Edpuzzle version. I find that the Edpuzzle version is a good scaffold to aid student comprehension because the questions can be inserted right after the information has been provided! This Edpuzzle is also auto-graded to save you time and to give students instant feedback! The second video is about what would happen if all the ice in the world were to melt. It talks about the possibilities and the human and animal consequences that would occur. This video is accompanied by short answer comprehension questions.

Of course, both viewing guides come with a teacher answer key, and all questions can be edited to suit your needs!

Environmental challenges is a great theme to explore as a Global Challenge, or as part of the Science and Technology Unit.  These videos could be a great source for a debate as this topic can be controversial!

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 or for homework
• Ask students to discuss the information they heard about in the videos.  Ask provocative questions and get students to play devil’s advocate to support the other side!
• Use small group or whole-class instruction to discuss the bias in these videos
• Use the information students learn from the videos as sources for students to use to debate whether or not these environmental challenges will really result in the consequences presented in the videos
• Works well with Unit 4 or Unit 6 of the AP® curriculum!

What’s included in this product?

• Two links to curated YouTube videos
• Information about how long each video is
• 2 Google Docs with comprehension questions  (one for each video, all questions in Spanish)
• An answer key for each viewing guide
• A link to the Edpuzzle version of the first video (auto-graded, multiple choice questions in Spanish)

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✅Check out my money-saving bundle of activities to explore La sobrepoblación as another context within this unit!

✅Ready for the AP Test? These How-To Google Slides presentations about the AP Open-Ended Responses section of the exam may help!

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5 de mayo+ Activity Pack

Includes a Reading in English and Spanish.

The reading comes with a Comprehension Activity where students have to color-in their answers. There are two art pieces as options.

✏️Easy-to-use

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✏️Authentic

Students have ample opportunity to write in Spanish.

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Oportunidades de Arte en la clase de español

Oportunidades: estudiantes que terminan rápido, fin de año, después de exámenes, recreo, después de la escuela, crédito extra, unidad de arte, días con sustitutos, etc.

☀️Guaranteed fun!

Ideal for:

Fast finishers, end-of-the-year, after testing, recess, after school, extra credit, art unit, substitute days etc.

So the AP Spanish® Exam is over... now what?? The end of the year means that you can do FUN and CREATIVE things with students that keep them interested and motivated! This digital or printable art project is a great way to end the year and let students show off other talents! We also get the opportunity to do some cross-disciplinary work and collaborate with colleagues if you choose!

First students choose a global challenge to research- one that interests them!

Next, students imitate a style of art to create an original work of art that uses symbolism to demonstrate the theme of their artwork.

Finally, students write a detailed description of their thought process while planning their work as well as what elements of symbolism they used and why.

When the projects are turned in, the teacher can set them up (around the classroom or in another spot in your school). Their descriptions accompany their artwork. Included in this project are a gallery walk note-taking table as well as comment cards. Students enjoy getting feedback from their peers! And the gallery walk chart helps them engage with the work of their peers and to think more deeply.

Another great option is to collaborate with an art teacher or another Spanish class. You can also simply invite other classes to view your gallery, and administrators too! Let them fill out comment cards for your students!

How long will this take? It really depends! You may choose to let students do a lot of the research and planning in class, but you can also assign this for homework.

I find that the making of the art has to be done at home so that they have access to the supplies they need.

The writing of the description can be done in class or at home as well.

The gallery walk takes at least one class period. If you have multiple classes participating, you could allow more time if you choose.

Who can use this product?

• Students in Year 4 or AP® (though it can be modified for students who are not as advanced in their language yet!)

What's included in this project?

• 1 page of teacher notes to help make this project run smoothly, for other ideas and modifications
• Student instructions (in Spanish)
• Student rubric (in Spanish)
• Student planning sheet (in Spanish)
• 1 page gallery walk template with a spot for student artist names and 3 thought-provoking questions for students to consider while they view others' projects
• 1 page of comment cards (Google Doc) with 4 comment cards on 1 page (can be photocopied to make more)
• a link to a Google Slides presentation which contains the Gallery Walk template and the Comment Card template, but also 5 options for backgrounds for students to write their descriptions in, to make them look nice and professional
• All of these elements are fully customizable to ensure that each part is just right for your students!

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Not your typical textual evidence!

A fun way to get students readings and demonstrating comprehension.

Targeted for levels Spanish 2 or higher!!!

Student read and demonstrate comprehension by coloring in a picture.

Answer Key Included

Argentina Virtual Field Trip

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Este día de excursión virtual toma lugar en Argentina. Los estudiantes navegan a través de mi lección interactive. Este producto también viene con una guía para que escriban los estudiantes mientras recorren Argentina.

This TRIP is part of my GBL Program.

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Want your Spanish students to learn about Día de Muertos , but  reading comprehension is getting boring in your Spanish class?  Turn it into a game!  This mystery-solving reading about Day of the Dead  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 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 Spanish for Intermediate Low.  The questions are written in Spanish and answers will be in Spanish as well.  The instructions and mission are written in Spanish.

**If your students are not ready for this level of reading, check out theEnglish version of this Scavenger Hunt! Buy the bundle of both Spanish and English Scavenger Hunts if you have classes at both levels!

Who can use this product?

• Students in Year 2 and up
• Students ready to reach to a 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 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 (Spanish)
• Student instructions (Spanish)
• Student answer sheet (Questions and Answers are in 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:

Bundle: Day of the Dead Scavenger Hunts: Spanish & English

Día de los Muertos vocab puzzle

Hispanic Heritage Month Scavenger Hunt Reading Game Gallery Walk & Activities

Spanish Fall Otoño Activities for Writing, Speaking & Listenin

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32 engaging short readings targeted towards lower levels of Spanish.

Ideal for students in Spanish 1-2.

Fun topics, easily reads and level appropriate questions!

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!

Other resources you may like:

Spanish Escape Room ~Catch Soccer Thieves as They Flee in Spain! Eng/Span

Afro Latinos Reading Comprehension Scavenger Hunt Mystery Black History Month

Spanish 3 Reading Comprehension Passages for Games

Spanish Fall Otoño Activities for Writing, Speaking & Listening

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El Futuro Conjuga y Colorea La China Poblana

Incluye breve lectura de La China Poblana (BONUS, BONO!)

➡️Los estudiantes conjugan en el futuro y usan sus respuestas para colorear la imagen.

➡️Students conjugate in the Future Tense and use their answers to color the artwork (LA CHINA POBLANA).

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Looking for a variety of ready-to-use activities for Diwali?  Your Spanish students will love all the activities in this Diwali resource! There are 6 different activities, already differentiated and scaffolded, so you can use this with all of your classes from Year 2 and up!  Reading comprehension, listening comprehension, speaking, writing and more are all included!

The reading is written in Spanish and is purposefully divided into small paragraphs with accompanying pictures.  This visual trick makes the reading seem less overwhelming to students, and makes it easy for them to know where to read to find the answers to the English comprehension questions.  Words that may be unfamiliar are underlined and included in the vocab list!  Need an element of fun?  Read the link within this resource to learn how to turn the reading and questions into a fun group game!

You can check comprehension in other ways too!  A list of 10 True/False statements in Spanish is included for you to read to students.  This brings in listening comprehension while you reinforce new vocabulary and new learning. Answer keys for both the reading questions and the True/False questions are included.

Next, you may want your students to write or speak about what they learned.  Use the linked bookmarks in the teacher instructions to take a quick view of the questions.  Decide if you want them to write or record a presentational speaking, and then use the student version papers to print or post!

Do you want them to make comparisons?  Scaffold this for students with lower proficiency by having them use the helpful vocab on the vocab sheet!  Decide if you want them to write or record, and assign the questions that are already in a student friendly version!

Last but not least, help students work on their interpersonal speaking!  There are 2 guided conversations that help students know how to keep their conversation going without telling them exactly what to say!

Mix and match activities based on your students’ current skill level and you can use this resource for all of your preps!

Who can use this product?

• Students in Year 2 and up

How can I use this product?

• There are so many choices and ways you can use the activities in this resource!
• Mix and match to meet individual needs or to use it with more than one level of Spanish!

What’s included in this product?

• 18 pages
• Teacher instructions with bookmarks to the referred to parts
• 2 page reading in Spanish, separated into short paragraphs with photos
• 21 English comprehension questions
• Suggestion for how to use the questions for a group game
• Answer key to questions 
• 10 Spanish True/False statements (to be read by teacher)
• Answer Key for True/False
• Teacher view open-ended questions (Spanish and English)
• Student version open-ended questions in English
• Student version open-ended questions in Spanish
• Teacher view comparison questions (Spanish and English)
• Student version comparison questions in English
• Student version  comparison questions in Spanish
• TWO Guided Conversations related to this topic!

Other resources you may like:

Day of the Dead Dia de Muertos Scavenger Hunt Reading Game Spanish/English

Three Kings Day Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening Activities Día de Reyes

Spanish New Year's Traditions Reading Comprehension & Follow up Activities

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Embark in this wonderful journey! We are going to COSTA RICA!

Este día de excursión virtual toma lugar en Costa Rica!

Los estudiantes navegan a través de mi lección interactive. Este producto también viene con una guía para que escriban los estudiantes mientras recorren Puerto Rico.

This field trip is 100% in SPANISH.

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I believe in Game Based Learning and Project Based Learning in the classroom. This bundle is part of my GBL Program.

Virtual field trips can be scheduled at any time, fitting easily into the classroom schedule without the need for extensive planning.

✏️Can be used as lessons, cultural days, end-of-the unit activities etc.

Use them as a review, classroom decor, hall decor, to assign projects on them etc. The options are limitless! I like to have students color them, do a brief explanation to the classroom and hang them around campus.

Los Personajes son:

· Gabriel Garcia Marquez

· Elizabeth Acevedo

· Eugenio Derbez

· Miriam Jiménez

· Maritza Correa

· Esteban Hotesse

· Mariano Rivera

· Roberto Clemente

· Dolores del Rio

· Adhara Pérez

· Rita Moreno

· Selena

· Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

· Isabel Allende

· Frida Kahlo

· Messi

· Benito Juarez

· Eugenio Derbez

· Sonia Sotomayor

· Celia Cruz

· Gaspar Yanga

· Lupita Nyong’o

· Julia Burgos

• Juan Rulfo

Úsalos como repaso, decoración de aula, decoración de pasillos, para asignar proyectos sobre ellos, etc. ¡Las opciones son infinitas! Me gusta que los estudiantes los coloreen, hagan una breve explicación a la clase y los cuelguen alrededor del campus.

Students will visit the Hispanic Virtual Museum. The museum is divided into 4 halls.

1. Hispanic Artists

a. Fernando Botero

b. Diego Rivera

c. Frida Kahlo

d. María Izquierdo

2. Music (various genres) -no audio

3. Celebrations and Traditions (various hispanic traditions and celebrations)

4. Historical Figures

This museum comes with a guide for students to fill-out while they explore the museum.

This is an overview of all categories, not an in-depth exploration. A in-deep museum for Fernando Botero and Frida coming soon. This is the perfect way to cover many important topics to give an overview of the Hispanic Influence

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!  

   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.  The questions are written in English and answers will be in English as well.  The instructions and mission are written in English.  Students get the benefit of learning about a cultural event while using teamwork!

**If your students are ready for reading in Spanish, check out the Spanish version of this Scavenger Hunt!   And if you  have classes at both levels, buy them in a bundle to save money!

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)
• 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 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

Bundle: Spanish & English Scavenger Hunt Versions

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Looking for a variety of ready-to-use activities for Día de los Reyes Magos en Puerto Rico?  Your Spanish students will love all the activities in the Three King’s Day resource! There are 6 different activities, already differentiated and scaffolded, so you can use this with all of your classes from Year 2 and up!  Reading comprehension, listening comprehension, speaking, writing and more are all included! Día de Reyes makes a great cultural comparison too!

The reading is written in Spanish and is purposefully divided into small, numbered paragraphs.  This visual trick makes the reading seem less overwhelming to students, and makes it easy for them to know where to read to find the answers to the English comprehension questions.  Words that may be unfamiliar are underlined and included in the vocab list!  Need an element of fun?  Read the link within this resource to learn how to turn the reading and questions into a fun group game!

You can check comprehension in other ways too!  A list of 10 True/False statements in Spanish is included for you to read to students.  This brings in listening comprehension while you reinforce new vocabulary and new learning. Answer keys for both the reading questions and the True/False questions are included.

Next, you may want your students to write or speak about what they learned.  Use the linked bookmarks in the teacher instructions to take a quick view of the questions.  Decide if you want them to write or record a presentational speaking, and then use the student version papers to print or post!

Do you want them to make comparisons?  Scaffold this for students with lower proficiency by having them use the helpful vocab on the vocab sheet!  Decide if you want them to write or record, and assign the questions that are already in a student friendly version!

Last but not least, help students work on their interpersonal speaking!  There are 2 guided conversations that help students know how to keep their conversation going without telling them exactly what to say!

Mix and match activities based on your students’ current skill level and you can use this resource for all of your preps!

Who can use this product?

• Students in Year 2 and up

How can I use this product?

• There are so many choices and ways you can use the activities in this resource!
• Mix and match to meet individual needs or to use it with more than one level of Spanish!

What’s included in this product?

• 17 pages
• Teacher instructions with bookmarks to the referred to parts
• 2 page reading in Spanish, separated into 10 short paragraphs
• 20 English comprehension questions
• Suggestion for how to use the questions for a group game
• Answer key to questions 
• 10 Spanish True/False statements (to be read by teacher)
• Answer Key for True/False
• Teacher view open-ended questions (Spanish and English
• Student version open-ended questions in English
• Student version open-ended questions in Spanish
• Teacher view comparison questions (Spanish and English)
• Student version comparison questions in English
• Student version  comparison questions in Spanish
• TWO Guided Conversations related to this topic!

Other resources you may like:

❄️ Christmas in Spain Digital Escape Room!

❄️Spanish Winter-Themed Activities Bundle for Invierno

❄️Spanish New Year's Traditions Reading Comprehension & Follow up Activities

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Is reading comprehension getting boring in your Spanish class?  Turn it into a game!  This reading about Spring Festivals in Spain 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!  

   Alberto’s favorite Aunt has not come back from her vacation to Spain! He and his family are worried, and they decide to go to Spain to find her. To figure out where she is, students have to read all 10 parts of the story to get the full picture of where she has been and where she could be now.   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 where Tia Ana is now.  It’s so much fun! 

Festivals discussed:

-La Feria de Abril (Sevilla)

-Las Fallas (Valencia)

-Carnaval (Cádiz)

    After, you can decide which of the 4 follow-up activities you want to do with your students.  There are 4; a tell me in your own words summary, a True or False Activity to check for basic comprehension, a graphic organizer for students to organize notes about the 3 festivals discussed, and a writing follow up where students use their reading comprehension and critical thinking to invent an explanation for why Tía Ana didn’t return home.  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!

Who can use this product?

• Students in Year 3 and up
• Students ready to reach to an 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
• Student instructions (available in Spanish and English)
• Student answer sheet
• Answer Key for the code word questions and answer trail
• True/False Comprehension Activity
• Answer Key to True/False
• Tell Me in Your Own Words Activity
• Graphic Organizer for students
• Writing Follow-up: Explain why Ana didn’t come home!

Other resources you may like:

• Spanish Escape Room ~Catch Soccer Thieves as They Flee in Spain! (English & Spanish versions)
• Spanish Reading Comprehension Scavenger Hunt Game Accident Theme
• Spanish Reading Comprehension Scavenger Hunt: The Future of Valle Tranquilo
• Afro Latinos Reading Comprehension Scavenger Hunt Mystery 

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Talking about family values with your AP Spanish® students in Unit 1?  Here is a great print/post and go activity to help your students compare and contrast.  This resource contains 2 articles (both written for Spanish speakers) discussing the core family values of both Latino families and American families.  After reading, students will complete a comparison activity which is also included!

Save time searching for comprehensible and relevant readings for your students!  Don’t worry about what you will have students do after they read!  It’s all done for you!

If the idea of not having to search for what you need appeals to you, these articles and activities are part of my Unit 1 Complete Lesson Plans (no textbook needed).  Everything you need to teach this unit is right here! 

Who can use this resource?

• AP Spanish® students

How can I use this product?

• Teacher instructions are included
• Assign students an article to read (independently, in groups or for homework)
• Students can complete the follow up activity in groups or independently
• Use this activity as a lead up to their first cultural comparison!

What’s included in this product?

• 2 curated articles related to core family values in American and Latino families
• Teacher instructions for how to structure the entire activity
• A follow-up activity to help students make comparisons between the cultures
• Suggestions for more follow-up activities 

Other resources you may like:

-class discussion

-This one goes with unit 5, but all you need to do is change the questions!

-cultural comparison

-How To Presentation in both Spanish and English

Need the whole unit?  Check this out!  All of your lesson plans, activities and assessments are done in this Complete Unit 1 with no textbook needed! 

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Teaching Pre-AP Spanish students?  Spark interest by using a topic they love-Music!  These Intermediate-Mid level simulated conversations about Bachata are a great way to scaffold interpersonal speaking to help prepare students for AP Spanish.  These recorded conversations provide parts of a conversation that your students will listen to, with a 20 second gap where they will respond each time.  Then, they will hear the next part of the conversation.

One of the open-ended sections on the AP Spanish test is a simulated conversation, so NOW is the right time to familiarize your students with this format!

There are 2 conversations, one recorded by a male native speaker and the other by a female native speaker.  In addition, the teacher instructions give ideas for how to use this activity with your Pre-AP students.  A rubric and important vocabulary to pre-teacher are also included!  Print or post and GO!

Who can use this product?

• Pre-AP students (Year 3 and 4)

How can I use this product?

• Use as a listen and respond practice in class and play over class speaker
• Allow students to listen on their own device and record individually
• Pre-teach important vocab specific to the AP Exam and to this activity
• Simulate the timing of a real AP Exam simulated conversation, or scaffold using the provided instructions

What’s included in this product?

• 2 student conversation scripts
• 2 teacher conversation scripts (shows what is recorded for students in the audio links)
• A digital rubric to save you time (copy and paste common feedback comments)
• Recorded conversation (both male and female native speakers) male native speaker is from Spain
• Vocabulary to pre-teach
• Teacher instructions for how to use this activity in a variety of ways 
• All text can be edited to suit your students’ needs

Other resources you may like:

• Pre-AP Spanish Bachata Listening Activity & Comprehension Questions
• Pre-AP Spanish Bachata Reading & Comprehension Questions
• Spanish Simulated Conversations Bundle Versions 1 & 2 & How To Presentation

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