8th Grade World Languages Cultural Activities

Are you looking for an easy and low-prep way to review Thanksgiving vocabulary with your Spanish students? Then look no further! In this resource, students will match the Spanish term to the picture or English translation. Print enough for your whole class to play in small groups, or use this as a learning center. There are 30 pairs of Thanksgiving-related words included in this domino game (both judías verdes and ejotes are included to choose from).

This file includes:

• four pages of eight dominoes (30 dominoes total)
• teacher tips page

© 2013-2019 Rachel Bailey (La Señorita Creativa®) All Rights Reserved

Free French School Menu #6

Have a look at what's on the menu at my kids' school in France. They get cheese every day!!  I'll be adding more menus weekly as I receive them.  There are so many things a French teacher can do with these in class. Just click here to watch a video in which I'll tell you about some of the ways I like to use these menus with my students.

I have made five extremely versatile no prep printable worksheets available to use along with any and all of these French school lunch menus. Versions 1 - 4 have ten questions each while version 5 has six questions. The questions on these worksheets will have your students learning a lot about cultural differences concerning menu items as well as the amount of time French students get for lunch, why there's no menu for Wednesday, etc.

Your students will find it interesting to see that French kids are offered une entrée, un plat principal, une garniture, un produit laitier, et un dessert every day.

These menus and the accompanying worksheets are also available in my French Food & Drink bundle.

Check out my new Build Your Own French Bundle option. Select resources from my store, and if they total $20 or more I'll quickly create a special order bundle for you at 20% off. No sale items or other already discounted bundles can be included.

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Want to have all of your secondary French resource needs covered? Check out the following curriculum supplement bundles:

➯ Ça y est, Je parle français! French 1 curriculum

➯ Ça y est, je parle français! French 2 curriculum

➯ Ça y est, je parle français! French 3 and 4 curriculum

LICENSING TERMS: This purchase includes a license for one teacher only for personal use in their classroom. Licenses are non-transferable, meaning they can not be passed from one teacher to another. No part of this resource is to be shared with colleagues or used by an entire grade level, school, or district without purchasing the proper number of licenses.

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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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Looking for ways to introduce the different Spanish-speaking countries to your students? Easily incorporate the culture and history of Chile into any level of your Spanish classroom with 'All About Chile'!

In the story 'Todo sobre Chile', your students will learn about the geography of the country, population, special holidays, common food from the country, and MORE! This reading is a great way to introduce students to Chile while also practicing reading skills. You can reinforce important words and concepts with the included word search, then find out your students' understanding with a 10 question assessment!

This product contains:

• Printable story (with lines for students to write information)
• PDF version of the story -- great for projecting on the screen
• 10 question multiple choice assessment (with answer key)
• Activity ideas for speaking, writing, and drawing
• Word Search with key vocabulary from the story

These stories work well for ...

• partner or small group activities
• an integrated performance assessment (IPA)
• no-prep sub plans
• large group read-aloud

Find more stories about all Spanish-speaking countries here!

Russian language printable Montessori pet animals flashcards DIGITAL DOWNLOAD.

Карточки для детей

Help to develop your child’s Russian vocabulary by using these flashcards with real pictures to teach the names of pet animals,

cards could also be used for kids who are starting to read.

Four cards per page, each card is about 4" by 5".

Rounded corners for safety.

For personal use only, please do not share or sell this file.

Are you looking for an easy and low-prep way to review likes and dislikes vocabulary with your Spanish students? Then look no further! These fun word puzzles (in pdf form) are a great way to practice or review likes and dislikes vocab with your students. There are 20 infinitives/verb phrases included in the five puzzles.

This file includes:

• one crossword (with clues in English)
• one word search (with clues in English)
• one mystery word puzzle, also known as "crack the code" (with pictures, no English)
• one word jumble puzzle (without clues)
• one vocab matching (match Spanish to English)
• answer keys for each puzzle
• a table of contents
• teacher tips page

Make sure to check out the preview for a complete list of included terms in Spanish!

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

Free French School Lunch Menu #14

Have a look at what's on the menu at my kids' school in France. They get cheese every day!!  I'll be adding more menus weekly as I receive them.  There are so many things a French teacher can do with these in class. Just click here to watch a video in which I'll tell you about some of the ways I like to use these menus with my students.

I have made five extremely versatile no prep printable worksheets available to use along with any and all of these French school lunch menus. Versions 1 - 4 have ten questions each while version 5 has six questions. The questions on these worksheets will have your students learning a lot about cultural differences concerning menu items as well as the amount of time French students get for lunch, why there's no menu for Wednesday, etc.

Your students will find it interesting to see that French kids are offered une entrée, un plat principal, une garniture, un produit laitier, et un dessert every day.

These menus and the accompanying worksheets are also available in my French Food & Drink bundle.

Check out my new Build Your Own French Bundle option. Select resources from my store, and if they total $20 or more I'll quickly create a special order bundle for you at 20% off. No sale items or other already discounted bundles can be included.

➯ Just click here to follow my store!

Want to have all of your secondary French resource needs covered? Check out the following curriculum supplement bundles:

➯ Ça y est, Je parle français! French 1 curriculum

➯ Ça y est, je parle français! French 2 curriculum

➯ Ça y est, je parle français! French 3 and 4 curriculum

LICENSING TERMS: This purchase includes a license for one teacher only for personal use in their classroom. Licenses are non-transferable, meaning they can not be passed from one teacher to another. No part of this resource is to be shared with colleagues or used by an entire grade level, school, or district without purchasing the proper number of licenses.

COPYRIGHT TERMS: This resource may not be uploaded to the internet in any form, including classroom/personal websites or network drives, unless the site is password protected and can only be accessed by students.

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⚜Visit my French teacher blog⚜

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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!  

   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

Visit my store to see other products you might like!  Click here to follow me on TeachShare to find out about Freebies, Sales and New Resources!

Find me on

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Blog:  www.specialtyspanish.com

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Facebook

Email: Jamie@SpecialtySpanish.com

Please consider leaving a review!  Your feedback helps me to improve, and you can earn credit towards free TeachShare products for every review that you leave!

Looking for ways to introduce the different Spanish-speaking countries to your students? Easily incorporate the culture and history of Mexico into any level of your Spanish classroom with 'All About Mexico'!

In the story 'Todo sobre México', your students will learn about the geography of the country, population, special holidays, common food from the country, and MORE! This reading is a great way to introduce students to Mexico while also practicing reading skills. You can reinforce important words and concepts with the included word search, then find out your students' understanding with a 10 question assessment!

This product contains:

• Printable story (with lines for students to write information)
• PDF version of the story -- great for projecting on the screen
• 10 question multiple choice assessment (with answer key)
• Activity ideas for speaking, writing, and drawing
• Word Search with key vocabulary from the story

These stories work well for ...

• partner or small group activities
• an integrated performance assessment (IPA)
• no-prep sub plans
• large group read-aloud

Find more stories about all Spanish-speaking countries here!

Russian language printable Montessori wild zoo animals flashcards DIGITAL DOWNLOAD.

Карточки для детей

Help to develop your child’s Russian vocabulary by using these flashcards with real pictures to teach the names of wild animals, you could usually see at the zoo,

cards could also be used for kids who are starting to read, or as posters, if you leave them as is without cutting, four cards per page.

Rounded corners for safety.

Four cards per US-letter size page.

For personal use only please do not share or sell the files.

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 terms from the bingo boards in English. The Call List includes all terms from the bingo boards in Spanish.

This special Valentine's Day-themed Bingo game includes:

• 30 terms for describing winter activities and related terms
• 40 different game boards with Spanish terms only (both color and black-and-white versions are included for a total of 80 boards)
• 40 different game boards with pictures only (color version only is included with two boards per page for a total of 40 boards on 20 total pages)
• two Call Lists
• Teacher Tips
• Table of Contents

© 2019-2022 Rachel Bailey (La Señorita Creativa®) All Rights Reserved

Free French School Lunch Menu #15

Have a look at what's on the menu at my kids' school in France. They get cheese every day!!  I'll be adding more menus weekly as I receive them.  There are so many things a French teacher can do with these in class. Just click here to watch a video in which I'll tell you about some of the ways I like to use these menus with my students.

I have made five extremely versatile no prep printable worksheets available to use along with any and all of these French school lunch menus. Versions 1 - 4 have ten questions each while version 5 has six questions. The questions on these worksheets will have your students learning a lot about cultural differences concerning menu items as well as the amount of time French students get for lunch, why there's no menu for Wednesday, etc.

Your students will find it interesting to see that French kids are offered une entrée, un plat principal, une garniture, un produit laitier, et un dessert every day.

These menus and the accompanying worksheets are also available in my French Food & Drink bundle.

Click here for more free French school lunch menus WITHOUT accompanying worksheets.

Check out my new Build Your Own French Bundle option. Select resources from my store, and if they total $20 or more I'll quickly create a special order bundle for you at 20% off. No sale items or other already discounted bundles can be included.

➯ Just click here to follow my store!

Want to have all of your secondary French resource needs covered? Check out the following curriculum supplement bundles:

➯ Ça y est, Je parle français! French 1 curriculum

➯ Ça y est, je parle français! French 2 curriculum

➯ Ça y est, je parle français! French 3 and 4 curriculum

LICENSING TERMS: This purchase includes a license for one teacher only for personal use in their classroom. Licenses are non-transferable, meaning they can not be passed from one teacher to another. No part of this resource is to be shared with colleagues or used by an entire grade level, school, or district without purchasing the proper number of licenses.

COPYRIGHT TERMS: This resource may not be uploaded to the internet in any form, including classroom/personal websites or network drives, unless the site is password protected and can only be accessed by students.

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⚜Visit my French teacher blog⚜

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Looking for ways to introduce the different Spanish-speaking countries to your students? Easily incorporate the culture and history of Honduras into any level of your Spanish classroom with 'All About Honduras'!

In the story 'Todo sobre Honduras', your students will learn about the geography of the country, population, special holidays, common food from the country, and MORE! This reading is a great way to introduce students to Honduras while also practicing reading skills. You can reinforce important words and concepts with the included word search, then find out your students' understanding with a 10 question assessment!

This product contains:

• Printable story (with lines for students to write information)
• PDF version of the story -- great for projecting on the screen
• 10 question multiple choice assessment (with answer key)
• Activity ideas for speaking, writing, and drawing
• Word Search with key vocabulary from the story

These stories work well for ...

• partner or small group activities
• an integrated performance assessment (IPA)
• no-prep sub plans
• large group read-aloud

Find more stories about all Spanish-speaking countries here!

This fun powerpoint is a great way to introduce or review Weather and Seasons vocabulary with your elementary or secondary class. There are 27 terms represented on 27 slides (plus a title page, student vocabulary list, teacher vocabulary list, teacher tips page, and credits page). Each slide is animated so that the picture is first, followed by the picture and Spanish term, and then the Spanish term, the picture, and the English translation. My students really enjoy when we use this as a review with whiteboards. The terms represented are perfect for describing the weather and seasons. Make sure to check out the thumbnails for a complete list of terms in Spanish! © 2015 Rachel Bailey (La Señorita Creativa®) All Rights Reserved

Free French School Lunch Menu #12

Have a look at what's on the menu at my kids' school in France. They get cheese every day!!  I'll be adding more menus weekly as I receive them.  There are so many things a French teacher can do with these in class. Just click here to watch a video in which I'll tell you about some of the ways I like to use these menus with my students.

I have made five extremely versatile no prep printable worksheets available to use along with any and all of these French school lunch menus. Versions 1 - 4 have ten questions each while version 5 has six questions. The questions on these worksheets will have your students learning a lot about cultural differences concerning menu items as well as the amount of time French students get for lunch, why there's no menu for Wednesday, etc.

Your students will find it interesting to see that French kids are offered une entrée, un plat principal, une garniture, un produit laitier, et un dessert every day.

These menus and the accompanying worksheets are also available in my French Food & Drink bundle.

Check out my new Build Your Own French Bundle option. Select resources from my store, and if they total $20 or more I'll quickly create a special order bundle for you at 20% off. No sale items or other already discounted bundles can be included.

➯ Just click here to follow my store!

Want to have all of your secondary French resource needs covered? Check out the following curriculum supplement bundles:

➯ Ça y est, Je parle français! French 1 curriculum

➯ Ça y est, je parle français! French 2 curriculum

➯ Ça y est, je parle français! French 3 and 4 curriculum

LICENSING TERMS: This purchase includes a license for one teacher only for personal use in their classroom. Licenses are non-transferable, meaning they can not be passed from one teacher to another. No part of this resource is to be shared with colleagues or used by an entire grade level, school, or district without purchasing the proper number of licenses.

COPYRIGHT TERMS: This resource may not be uploaded to the internet in any form, including classroom/personal websites or network drives, unless the site is password protected and can only be accessed by students.

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⚜Visit my French teacher blog⚜

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⚜Follow me on Pinterest⚜

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You will be fully prepared to teach about la Navidad and other Spanish winter holidays with these three fun, no-prep Spanish reading and vocabulary activities! These Navidad activities will work for any level of Spanish and will hold your students' attentions throughout the class period. These Christmas resources are the following:

- Spanish Christmas Holidays Short-Stories: 4 short stories, each one dealing with a different holiday (Día de los Reyes, La Nochebuena, Día de los Inocentes, Año Nuevo en España) These short stories each contain four true/false questions, a reading activity, a writing activity, and a drawing activity.

- La Navidad Story: This non-fiction story shares the similarities and differences between Christmas in the United States and Christmas in Spanish-speaking countries. This activity contains a worksheet with ten comprehension questions, as well as activities for reading, speaking, and drawing.

- Christmas Worksheets: Looking for an easy and fun way to introduce your students to traditional Christmas and winter vocabulary and concepts? These fun printable worksheets will hold your students' interest and are a great way to learn while celebrating the holiday season. These worksheets come with answer keys too! :)

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Are you looking for an easy and low-prep way to review Earth Day vocabulary with your Spanish students? Then look no further! In this resource, students will match the Spanish term to the picture or English translation. Print enough for your whole class to play in small groups, or use this as a learning center. There are 24 pairs of Earth Day-related words included in this domino game.

This file includes:

• three pages of eight dominoes (24 dominoes total)
• teacher tips page

© 2020 Rachel Bailey (La Señorita Creativa®) All Rights Reserved

Free French School Lunch Menu #18

Have a look at what's on the menu at my kids' school in France. They get cheese every day!!  I'll be adding more menus weekly as I receive them.  There are so many things a French teacher can do with these in class. Just click here to watch a video in which I'll tell you about some of the ways I like to use these menus with my students.

I have made five extremely versatile no prep printable worksheets available to use along with any and all of these French school lunch menus. Versions 1 - 4 have ten questions each while version 5 has six questions. The questions on these worksheets will have your students learning a lot about cultural differences concerning menu items as well as the amount of time French students get for lunch, why there's no menu for Wednesday, etc.

Your students will find it interesting to see that French kids are offered une entrée, un plat principal, une garniture, un produit laitier, et un dessert every day.

These menus and the accompanying worksheets are also available in my French Food & Drink bundle.

Click here for more free French school lunch menus WITHOUT accompanying worksheets.

Check out my new Build Your Own French Bundle option. Select resources from my store, and if they total $20 or more I'll quickly create a special order bundle for you at 20% off. No sale items or other already discounted bundles can be included.

➯ Just click here to follow my store!

Want to have all of your secondary French resource needs covered? Check out the following curriculum supplement bundles:

➯ Ça y est, Je parle français! French 1 curriculum

➯ Ça y est, je parle français! French 2 curriculum

➯ Ça y est, je parle français! French 3 and 4 curriculum

LICENSING TERMS: This purchase includes a license for one teacher only for personal use in their classroom. Licenses are non-transferable, meaning they can not be passed from one teacher to another. No part of this resource is to be shared with colleagues or used by an entire grade level, school, or district without purchasing the proper number of licenses.

COPYRIGHT TERMS: This resource may not be uploaded to the internet in any form, including classroom/personal websites or network drives, unless the site is password protected and can only be accessed by students.

⚜Sign up for my newsletter receive free gifts weekly!⚜

⚜Visit my French teacher blog⚜

⚜Test your students current level in French⚜

⚜French Teachers Café Facebook Page⚜

⚜Follow my YouTube channel with 200+ French video lessons⚜

⚜Follow me on Pinterest⚜

⚜Visit my blog⚜

Want to get TeachShare credit to use on future purchases? Go to "My Purchases" and log in. Next to purchases there is a link to provide feedback. Click this link and you will be taken to a page where you can give a rating and leave a comment for the product. When you give feedback TPT gives you credits that you can use toward future purchases.

Looking for ways to introduce the different Spanish-speaking countries to your students? Easily incorporate the culture and history of Nicaragua into any level of your Spanish classroom with 'All About Nicaragua'!

In the story 'Todo sobre Nicaragua', your students will learn about the geography of the country, population, special holidays, common food from the country, and MORE! This reading is a great way to introduce students to Nicaragua while also practicing reading skills. You can reinforce important words and concepts with the included word search, then find out your students' understanding with a 10 question assessment!

This product contains:

• Printable story (with lines for students to write information)
• PDF version of the story -- great for projecting on the screen
• 10 question multiple choice assessment (with answer key)
• Activity ideas for speaking, writing, and drawing
• Word Search with key vocabulary from the story

These stories work well for ...

• partner or small group activities
• an integrated performance assessment (IPA)
• no-prep sub plans
• large group read-aloud

Find more stories about all Spanish-speaking countries here!

Are you looking for an easy and fun way to review Valentine's Day vocabulary with your Spanish students? Then look no further! This low-prep set of three matamoscas (flyswatter) games is a great way to practice or review Valentine's Day-related vocabulary with your elementary or secondary class.

This activity is intended for use as a paired game, but it can also be used as a large-group game (by projecting the chosen game page onto your whiteboard). If you're not familiar with how the game is played, it's simple: all you need to play is enough copies of the game board and two different colored writing utensils per pair of students. You call out terms from the call list included with the game boards and each person scrambles to find and mark it before their partner. At the end of the game, the player with the most terms marked wins!

This resource includes:

• one game page with all terms in Spanish only
• one game page with the terms in Spanish and English
• two game pages with pictures only, no words (the only difference between the two pages is that the first is in color and the second is black and white)
• call lists for all three games
• a table of contents
• teacher tips and instructions page

© 2014 Rachel Bailey (La Señorita Creativa®) All Rights Reserved