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Spanish Shopping Novice Reading Comprehension Passage | Activity & Questions
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Engage your Spanish 1 or 2 students with this entertaining reading activity and comprehension questions! This no-prep activity would be great for students who are practicing shopping, clothing, and accessories vocabulary and includes the grammar concepts of present tense, preterite tense, and direct object pronouns.
'El regalo perfecto' follows the main character of Maria as she tries to find a birthday gift for her boyfriend. Maria thinks that she has found the perfect gift, but her mom ruins it! Will Maria be able to find another gift on such short notice? Your students will be highly engaged throughout the entire class period!
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This product corresponds with: Level 1 Chapter 7B of Auténtico and Realidades.
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Spanish School Novice Reading Comprehension Activity | Passage and Questions
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Build confidence in your Spanish 1 students with this reading activity and comprehension questions! This no-prep activity would be great for students who are practicing classes, school day, and schedule vocabulary and includes the grammar concept of present tense -ar verb conjugations.
In 'Mi horario', your readers will meet Lisa. Lisa takes us through her daily schedule, telling us when she has different classes and also what she thinks of those classes. Will your students be able to relate to how Lisa feels about her classes? Your students will be interested in this story throughout your class period!
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This product corresponds with: Level 1 Chapter 2A of Auténtico and Realidades.
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Spanish Sports Novice Reading Comprehension Passage | Activity and Questions
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Have fun practicing food vocabulary in your Spanish 1 students with this reading activity and comprehension questions! This no-prep activity would be great for students who are working on sports and leisure vocabulary (like camping, playing baseball, etc.) and includes the grammar concepts of the stem changing verb jugar as well as ir + a + infinitive sentence structures.
In '¿Qué vamos a hacer?', your students will follow along with Marta and her friends and as they all attempt to coordinate their schedules for this weekend and make plans to hang out with each other. Can your students relate to the things Marta and her friends do on the weekends? Your students will stay interested in this story throughout your class period!
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This product corresponds with: Level 1 Chapter 4B of Auténtico and Realidades.
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Spanish Birthday Family Novice Reading Comprehension Activity Passage Questions
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Have fun practicing food vocabulary in your Spanish 1 students with this reading activity and comprehension questions! This no-prep activity would be great for students who are practicing family or birthday vocabulary and includes the grammar concept of tener, likes and loves (le gusta/le encanta) and possessive adjectives.
In '¿Cuántos años tienes?', your students will learn all about Mónica who is celebrating her birthday with her family. Her family treats her to a wonderful party with lots of presents. Your students will be surprised to find out what's inside the piñata at the end of the story!
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This product corresponds with: Level 1 Chapter 5A of Auténtico and Realidades.
I have stories and activities that correspond to Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 of Spanish! Incorporate these stories into every unit, and you will see your students become highly proficient readers! (I use these stories in my own classroom each unit and can confirm that they work!)
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Novice Spanish Food Exercise Short Stories | Passages and Questions | Warm Ups
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Your novice Spanish students will love practicing basic Spanish food and health vocabulary with these four easily understood short stories! These short stories work well for any unit that includes food or exercise vocabulary and includes the grammatical concepts of ser and adjectives.
Each short story comes in PDF format with ...
- 4 true/false questions
- speaking activity
- writing prompt
- drawing activity
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- bell ringers or warm ups to use throughout the chapter
- in-class partner activities
- an integrated performance assessment (IPA)
- low-prep sub plans
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- La Comida Reading Passages with Questions and Activities
- Fruits and Vegetables Spanish Vocabulary Worksheets
This story corresponds with: Level 1 Chapter 3B of Auténtico and Realidades.
I have stories and activities that correspond to all chapters of Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 of these textbooks! Incorporate these stories into every unit, and you will see your students become highly proficient readers! (I use these stories in my own classroom each unit and can confirm that they work!)
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Spanish Estar School Novice Reading Comprehension Activity | Passage & Questions
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Build confidence in your Spanish 1 students with this reading activity and comprehension questions! This no-prep activity would be great for students who are practicing items in a classroom vocabulary and includes the grammar concept of estar and plural nouns. In 'La sala de clases', your readers will meet Eric. Eric describes his English classroom and the different activities he does in that room. Your students will be interested in this story from start to finish!
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Level 1 Capítulo Para Empezar Mini-Cuentos
Level 1 Capítulo 1A Mini-Cuentos
This product corresponds with: Level 1 Chapter 2B of Auténtico and Realidades.
I have stories and activities that correspond to Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 of Spanish! Incorporate these stories into every unit, and you will see your students become highly proficient readers! (I use these stories in my own classroom each unit and can confirm that they work!)
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Novice Spanish Sports Deportes Short Stories | Questions & Activities | Jugar
By La clase animada
Your novice Spanish students will love practicing basic Spanish sports vocabulary with these four easily understood short stories! These short stories work well for any unit that focuses on sports and leisure activities (like camping, playing baseball, etc.) and includes the stem changing verb jugar as well as ir + a + infinitive sentence structures.
Each short story comes in PDF format with ...
- 4 true/false questions
- speaking activity
- writing prompt
- drawing activity
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- bell ringers or warm ups to use throughout the chapter
- in-class partner activities
- an integrated performance assessment (IPA)
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- Sports & Weekend Plans Novice Level Short Story
- '¡Gol!' Intermediate Level Spanish Short Story
This story corresponds with: Level 1 Chapter 4B of Auténtico and Realidades.
I have stories and activities that correspond to all chapters of Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 of these textbooks! Incorporate these stories into every unit, and you will see your students become highly proficient readers! (I use these stories in my own classroom each unit and can confirm that they work!)
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Basic Spanish Clothing Shopping Ropa Short Stories Reading Questions Activities
By La clase animada
Your novice-level Spanish students will love practicing basic Spanish clothing vocabulary with these four easily understood (and no prep!) short stories. These short stories work well for any unit over clothing or working with the grammatical structures of stem changing verbs (pensar, preferir, querer) and demonstrative adjectives (este, ese, etc..)!
Each short story comes in PDF format with ...
- 4 true/false questions
- speaking activity
- writing prompt
- drawing activity
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- bell ringers or warm ups to use throughout the chapter
- in-class partner activities
- an integrated performance assessment (IPA)
- low-prep sub plans
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- Spanish Clothing Vocabulary Worksheets
- 'La tienda de ropa' Novice-Level Spanish Story
This product corresponds with: Level 1 Chapter 7A of Auténtico and Realidades.
I have stories and activities that correspond to all chapters of Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 of these textbooks! Incorporate these stories into every unit, and you will see your students become highly proficient readers! (I use these stories in my own classroom each unit and can confirm that they work!)
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Basic Spanish Vacation Travel Short Stories | Reading with Questions Activities
By La clase animada
Your novice or intermediate level Spanish students will love practicing Spanish vacation vocabulary with these four easily understood (and no prep!) short stories. These short stories work well for any unit over travel and vacations and contains the grammar concepts of present and preterite tense (including the the preterite of ir).
Each short story comes in PDF format with ...
- 4 true/false questions
- speaking activity
- writing prompt
- drawing activity
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- bell ringers or warm ups to use throughout the chapter
- in-class partner activities
- an integrated performance assessment (IPA)
- low-prep sub plans
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- 'Las vacaciones' Spanish Story
This product corresponds with: Level 1 Chapter 8A of Auténtico and Realidades.
I have stories and activities that correspond to all chapters of Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 of these textbooks! Incorporate these stories into every unit, and you will see your students become highly proficient readers! (I use these stories in my own classroom each unit and can confirm that they work!)
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Spanish Basics Novice Short Stories | Comprehension Passages | FREE DOWNLOAD!
By La clase animada
Your students will love practicing Spanish with these four easily understood short stories! These short stories work well for any unit that includes vocabulary over basic objects, weather, seasons, introductions and goodbyes. They include the grammatical concept of tú vs. Ud.
These short stories work well for ...
- bell ringers or warm ups to use throughout the chapter
- in-class partner activities
- an integrated performance assessment (IPA)
- low-prep sub plans
- online or distance learning
Each short story comes in PDF format with ...
- 4 true/false questions
- speaking activity
- writing prompt
- drawing activity
This story corresponds with: Level 1 Chapter Para Empezar of Auténtico and Realidades.
I have stories and activities that correspond to all chapters of Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 of these textbooks! Incorporate these stories into every unit, and you will see your students become highly proficient readers! (I use these stories in my own classroom each unit and can confirm that they work!)
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Spanish Volunteer Work Novice Reading Comprehension Passage Activity & Questions
By La clase animada
Engage your Spanish 1 or 2 students with this entertaining reading activity and comprehension questions! This no-prep activity would be great for students who are practicing volunteering, bettering the community and recycling vocabulary and includes the grammar concepts of present tense and preterite tense (including irregulars).
The story 'El trabajo voluntario' follows the main character Paula as she attends a meeting at school with her volunteer group. The group is trying to decide which volunteer effort is the one they should tackle, but Paula wonders if they could do all of them. Your students will stay interested in this story throughout your class period!
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This product corresponds to: Level 1 Chapter 8B of Auténtico and Realidades.
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Basic Spanish House Chores Short Stories Reading Questions Activities Commands
By La clase animada
Your novice-level Spanish students will love practicing Spanish house vocabulary with these four easily understood short stories! These short stories work well for any unit over household chore vocabulary and includes the grammatical structures of affirmative tú commands and the present progressive tense.
Each short story comes in PDF format with ...
- 4 true/false questions
- speaking activity
- writing prompt
- drawing activity
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- bell ringers or warm ups to use throughout the chapter
- in-class partner activities
- an integrated performance assessment (IPA)
- low-prep sub plans
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- Spanish Home Vocabulary Worksheets
- 'Los quehaceres' Novice-Level Spanish Story
This product corresponds with: Level 1 Chapter 6B of Auténtico and Realidades.
I have stories and activities that correspond to all chapters of Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 of these textbooks! Incorporate these stories into every unit, and you will see your students become highly proficient readers! (I use these stories in my own classroom each unit and can confirm that they work!)
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Spanish Television Novice Reading Comprehension Passage | Activity and Questions
By La clase animada
Engage your Spanish 1 or 2 students with this entertaining reading activity and comprehension questions! This no-prep activity would be great for students who are practicing house, rooms, and chores vocabulary and includes the grammar concepts of acabar de and verbs like gustar (aburrir, interesar, etc.)
'Los programas de tele' follows the main character Julia and her friends as they decide what to watch on t.v. Just as they figure out what to watch on streaming, the internet goes out! Will they ever find something to entertain them? Your students will stay interested in this story throughout your class period!
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This product corresponds with Level 1 Chapter 9A of Realidades / Auténtico.
I have stories and activities that correspond to Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 of Spanish! Incorporate these stories into every unit, and you will see your students become highly proficient readers! (I use these stories in my own classroom each unit and can confirm that they work!)
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Pascua Spanish Easter Reading Comprehension Passage | Questions and Activity
By La clase animada
Need a quick, no-prep Easter activity for your Spanish students that also incorporates culture? Look no further! Your students will enjoy practicing Spanish and learning about cascarones with this easily comprehended reading activity about Manuela and Sara, two sisters who are excited for Pascua tomorrow. They spend the day preparing cascarones for the celebration, but Sara is in for a big surprise when Manuela breaks a cascarón on her head!
Your students will enjoy practicing Spanish and learning about cascarones and Pascua with this easily comprehended reading activity about about Manuela and Sara, two sisters who are excited for Easter tomorrow. They spend the day preparing cascarones for the celebration, but Sara is in for a big surprise when Manuela breaks a cascarón on her head! This activity contains a story with comprehension questions and activities to continue the learning beyond the reading.
This story would work well for any unit over Pascua or as a one or two day activity to celebrate this holiday and help to teach students about it. It would also be great for a companion activity of creating cascarones! This story is written mainly in the present tense with lots of high frequency vocabulary and cognates that can be used for all levels of Spanish.
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Tapas Spanish Food Cultural Reading Comprehension Passage | Questions & Activity
By La clase animada
Add interest and culture to your Spanish food units with this fun reading activity! Your students will enjoy practicing Spanish and learning about tapas with this easily comprehended reading activity about Ramón, a student studying in Spain. Ramón is happy that his new friends have invited him to eat tapas this afternoon, but what exactly are tapas? Your students will learn all about this Spanish cultural habit as well as learn about popular foods in the United States and Spain!
This story would work well for any unit over Spain or as a one or two day activity to learn more about tapas. This story is written mainly in the present tense with lots of high frequency vocabulary and cognates that can be used for all levels of Spanish.
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Spanish Food & Exercise Novice Reading Comprehension Activity Passage Questions
By La clase animada
Have fun practicing food vocabulary in your Spanish 1 students with this reading activity and comprehension questions! This no-prep activity would be great for students who are practicing food and exercise vocabulary and includes the grammar concept of adjectives and ser.
In 'Cada día', Gregorio takes us through the things that he does everyday. He starts off with breakfast, describes what he does at school, and what foods Gregorio enjoys with his family as well as what he does at night. Students will be able to relate to many aspects of Gregorio's daily life and will engaged until the end of the story!
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- 'La comida' Ch. 3A Spanish Reading
- All About Food! Reading Bundle
- Ch. 3A Short Stories
- Ch. 3B Short Stories
- All About Food! Short Story Bundle
This product corresponds with: Level 1 Chapter 3B of Auténtico and Realidades.
I have stories and activities that correspond to Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 of Spanish! Incorporate these stories into every unit, and you will see your students become highly proficient readers! (I use these stories in my own classroom each unit and can confirm that they work!)
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La Navidad Christmas Spanish Reading Comprehension Activity Passage & Questions
By La clase animada
Your students will enjoy practicing Spanish and learning about comparing and contrasting Christmas and the United States! This non-fiction text examines similarities and differences in decorations, food, celebration dates and more. This activity contains a story with comprehension questions and activities to continue the learning beyond the reading.
This story would work well for any unit over Christmas around the world or as a one or two day activity to celebrate this holiday and help to teach students about it. This story is written mainly in the present tense with lots of high frequency vocabulary and cognates that can be used for all levels of Spanish.
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Spanish Christmas Holidays Short Stories
Spanish Christmas Crossword & Word Search Worksheets
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Valentine's Day Spanish Reading Comprehension Activity | Passage & Questions
By La clase animada
Your students will enjoy practicing Spanish and reading the Valentine's Day experience of Evita! In 'Una tarjeta especial', Evita has created the perfect card for Mateo on Valentine's Day, but what happens when the card ends up in the wrong hands? This activity contains a story with comprehension questions and activities to continue the learning beyond the reading.
This story would work well with any unit over Valentine's Day or as a one or two day activity to celebrate Día de San Valentín in a fun and educational way. This story is written mainly in the present tense with lots of high frequency vocabulary and cognates that can be used for all levels of Spanish.
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- Valentine's Day Crossword and Word Search
-Spanish Love Holidays Short Stories
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Day of the Dead Spanish Reading Comprehension Passages | Questions & Activities
By La clase animada
Your students will love practicing Spanish and learning about Día de los Muertos with these four easily understood (and no prep!) short stories. These Día de los Muertos stories contain easily understood vocabulary and can be used for any level of Spanish student.
Each short story has it's own topic:
- Día de los Muertos -- explores the differences between Day of the Dead and Halloween
- Las calaveras -- describes how calaveras are seen in Day of the Dead through sugar skulls, decorations and more!
- El altar -- shares the different parts of a Day of the Dead altar and its importance
- Pan de muerto -- discusses how pan de muerto is different from regular bread
Each short story comes in PDF format with ...
- 4 true/false questions
- speaking activity
- writing prompt
- drawing activity
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- a think, pair, share activity
- bell ringers to use throughout a unit
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- an integrated performance assessment (IPA)
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Day of the Dead Full Length Story
Day of the Dead Crossword & Word Search Worksheets
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Day of the Dead Spanish Reading Comprehension Activity | Passage & Questions
By La clase animada
Your students will enjoy practicing Spanish and learning about Día de los Muertos with this challenging yet comprensible reading activity about Marta and Ana. Marta has invited Ana to celebrate Day of the Dead with her family. Ana thinks that Day of the Dead is like Halloween and learns throughout the reading about the true meaning of this holiday. This activity contains a story with comprehension questions and activities to continue the. learning beyond the reading.
This story would work well for any unit over Day of the Dead or as a one or two day activity to celebrate this holiday and help to teach students about it This story is written mainly in the present tense with lots of high frequency vocabulary and cognates that can be used for all levels of Spanish.
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Day of the Dead Short Stories
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