8th Grade Spanish Handouts

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with this comprehensive bundle designed to immerse students in the rich contributions of Spanish speakers and save 20%!

This resource pack includes:

• Famous Spanish Speaker Project: Inspire research and creativity as students explore 200 notable figures in Hispanic culture from a wide variety of fields.
• Hispanic Influence Project: Highlights the impact of Hispanic heritage in various aspects of American culture including language, geography, food and more!
• Cognate Practice Activities: Students learn to take a closer look at language structures and similarities through fun, vocabulary-boosting activities with Spanish-English cognates.
• Word Searches: Challenging puzzles featuring famous Spanish speakers, artists and essential greetings to reinforce learning. Includes optional research activates.

Perfect for teachers looking to enhance cultural awareness and language skills in the classroom! Download now and engage your students with meaningful content that celebrates diversity for Hispanic Heritage month and beyond.

Make your ESL classroom look different from a regular education room by Considering these Spanish animals' names flashcards!

Each label takes up 1/12 of a page so they are nice and big, but not too obtrusive. There are 118 flashcards for a total of 10 pages (12 cards per page). Check out the preview to see what it looks like. They each feature the Spanish name of the animal and to help aid meaning, I've included beautiful illustrations.

Also, I'm open to suggestions about other words to add to this set.

Note:

• This product is not for resale and absolutely not for Commercial Use.
• All clipart is sourced from free clipart sites that state they are commercial friendly.

Are you looking for a simple vocabulary list to introduce or review Thanksgiving vocabulary in Spanish with your students? Look no further! Included in this free download are 30 terms represented on a half-page list. This is an excellent companion to my Thanksgiving products.

The terms represented include:

• Thanksgiving foods (such as stuffing, turkey, and corn on the cob)
• People (Native American, Pilgrim, family)
• other related vocabulary (such as to give thanks, delicious, and traditions)

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Contains various activities for students to know about Sor Juana and her famous work.

Also includes an activity for the movie as a bonus.

It's Back To School Time! How can you get parents, guardians and families involved in your Spanish class?  Use these templates to communicate with parents at the beginning of the year!  These digital or printable Google Docs are just waiting for your personal touch and details!  Start the new year with high parent engagement!

The first doc is a letter for families which introduces their child’s new Spanish teacher (you!) and asks parents to tell you about their child. **Parents love to tell you about their kids and being asked let’s them know right away that you care!

The second doc is a similar letter, but tailored for the parents/guardians of AP Spanish students.

The 3rd doc is a request for guest speakers.  Why not let our families know how much their life experience is valued?  Send this letter to find out if there are any family members, friends or colleagues that use Spanish in their lives!  **This document is part of my Spanish Back to School Survival Pack for Middle and High School bundle!!**

The 4th doc is a hand-out to give parents, perhaps at Open House Night?  It lists several ways in which parents can help their child succeed in Spanish class, even if they don’t know Spanish.  It’s a great way to empower parents and to give them actionable strategies to be involved with their child’s learning on a regular basis. 

The last doc is a study guide template.  I send this via email about a week before an important assessment.  It’s a great way to keep families in the loop as we encourage them to be involved in their child’s Spanish education!

All of these documents are almost ready to send out!  You can edit and personalize all of them, and they can be printed out or emailed home.  Start your school year with strong partnerships and high parent involvement!

Who can use this product?

• Teachers of Secondary Spanish (Year 1 through AP Spanish)

How can I use this product?

• Personalize the documents to suit your needs
• Engage families by mailing, handing out at Open House night, emailing or asking students to bring documents home to families

What’s included in this product?

• 1 letter for parents/guardians of Spanish students (not in AP Level)
• 1 letter for parents/guardians of AP Spanish students
• 1 letter to request guest speakers
• 1 handout for parents listing ways they can help their children with Spanish
• 1 study guide template that can be emailed to parents/guardians

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AP Spanish Week 1: Everything You Need to Get Started!

Spanish Expression of the Week Posters

Spanish Back To School Interview Questions: Digital or Print 2 Versions!

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Your students may be surprised at how much Spanish they already know (or can figure out) even on day 1 of class! How do they know so much? Cognates! This resource is designed to help students discover what a cognate is and how learning specific morphological patterns can be beneficial to language learning. They will learn examples of cognates and also be warned of falling for false cognates.

Spanish Cognates is perfect a perfect way to start off the school year for all levels of secondary Spanish. You can use all the materials at once or spread them out as bell-ringers, emergency substitute resources, or for early finishers.

Resource Includes:

• Notes and 10 Facts About Spanish Cognates
• Cognate Morphology Chart with 12 Common Suffixes, their Equivalents and Examples
• Blank Cognate Morphology Chart with 12 Common Suffixes
• Cognate Word Search
• Cognate Crossword Puzzle:
• False Cognate Matching Activity

Give your students the confidence they need at Back to School by helping them understand patterns in order to predict and recognize cognates more easily. Encourage active learning and independent discovery while enhancing cognitive skills and reinforcing cognate recognition with these easy no-prep worksheets!

Keys for Crossword Puzzle, Wordsearch, and False Cognate Matching Activity Included.

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Do you struggle to present new vocabulary in a comprehensible way while staying completely in the target language? Then this fun PowerPoint presentation is a great way to introduce or review Spanish likes and dislikes vocabulary with your elementary or secondary class. There are 55 terms (plus section titles) represented on 60 different slides (plus a title page and a terms of use page).

The terms represented include:

• 9 phrases (such as "me encanta")
• 9 adjectives
• 16 nouns
• 21 activities (infinitives and verb phrases)

Each slide is animated so that the picture appears first, followed by the Spanish term. The presentation uses minimal English, but still very comprehensible, thanks to the great clip art. The only English included in this resource is to translate the descriptions and "...porque es (son)...". My students really enjoy when we use this as a review with whiteboards. Make sure to check out the preview for a complete list of terms. Please note that the terms in the presentation are NOT editable, although slides may be deleted or rearranged.

**Please note that the pictures are covered by white boxes that are animated to disappear when in presentation mode. When viewing the presentation in any mode other than “presentation mode”, it looks like there aren’t any pictures.** © 2019 Rachel Bailey (La Señorita Creativa®) All Rights Reserved

TYPE-IN THE VERBS ON EACH PAGE IN ORDER TO CREATE ONE-OF-A-KIND WORKSHEETS.

INSTRUCTIONS ARE COMPLETELY IN SPANISH.

Las instrucciones están completamente en español, solo tienes que teclear el verbo en cada página que desees usar.

This handy reference guide contains organized charts of Key Words to indicate a time frame, Sequencing Words and Transition Words to help students add length and sophistication to their sentences.  Help students strive for the next ACTFL proficiency level by using these words to make their writing or speech a little more detailed and interesting.  A pre-made Quizlet activity is included as well.

Which students can use this reference:

• Spanish students in middle school and up
• Students at the Novice High level and up

How could this product be used?

The teacher would distribute the doc (either in printed form or digitally).  The teacher could review the words on the list, giving ideas for how students could incorporate them into speaking and writing.  Students could familiarize themselves with the words by playing the learning games on Quizlet individually. The teacher could start a game of Quizlet Live! to add interest and fun!  Teachers could focus on just a few words for a particular speaking or writing assignment or one category.  As students progress in their proficiency level, they can pick and choose words from more than one category.  This is a resource students can reference over and over again!

What this product includes:

• a 3 page google doc with Key Words, Sequencing Words and Transition Words
• a pre-made Quizlet for individual or classroom use

This product can be printed for students or can be given as a digital hand out on whatever digital learning platform you're using.

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Kickstart your Spanish 2 classroom with this comprehensive Back to School Bundle! Perfect for the first weeks of school, this bundle has everything you need to review previous knowledge and build new skills for the year—plus, save 20%!

Included in this Bundle:

• Academic Contract and Student Information Sheet: Essential first day of school activity is designed to set clear expectations, promote accountability, and start relationship building!
• Ice Breaker: Fun ice-breaker activity to help students get to know each other
• Cognates: Build on what students already know! Learn about false cognates, morphology and building blocks of language.
• Discussion Topics: 60 seasonal topics to use as bell-ringers, for early finishers or enrichment.
• Ultimate Spanish I Grammar Review: Presentation highlighting more than a dozen concepts including conjugation, negation, sentence structure and more.
• Spanish Review Boardgame Project: Review Grammar, Vocabulary, and Culture from the previous year through an engaging, student-led project.
• Provinces of Spain Virtual Field Trip: Student-led geography project combines research, creativity, presentation skills, and cultural exploration to deep-dive into the birthplace of the Spanish language.
• All About Me Infographic: Students create visual representations of themselves including adjectives, family, hobbies/activities, likes/dislikes, and school subjects.
• School Vocabulary Activities: Vocabulary lesson plan is packed with fun and interactive activities to help students brush up on school subjects and supplies at the start of the year.
• First Quarter Review Packet: Includes reading, writing, speaking and listening activities that cover greetings, numbers, time, date, and weather.

Designed with busy teachers in mind, this bundle provides a variety of resources to make your back-to-school transition smooth and effective. Each activity is crafted to build confidence in your students while fostering a love for the Spanish language and culture to last for years to come!

Make your Spanish II class a success from day one with this essential Back to School Bundle. Ideal for new and experienced teachers alike, these resources will set the stage for an exciting and productive year of learning.

Are you looking for an engaging and low-prep way to teach Valentine's Day-related vocabulary in Spanish? Look no further! This time-saving bundle includes six different activities to teach and practice Valentine's terms with your Spanish students. By buying this bundle, you save 20% versus purchasing each activity individually!

Included in this bundle you will find:

• a vocab PowerPoint (25 slides!)
• 3 flyswatter games (one with terms in Spanish, one in both Spanish and English, and one with pictures)
• 5 word puzzles (word search, crossword, word jumble, mystery words/crack the code, vocab matching)
• 1 domino game with 24 dominoes (students match the Spanish term to a picture or the English translation)
• 1 bingo game (with a call list, 40 Spanish-term bingo boards in color and the same 40 boards in B&W, plus 40 bingo boards with no text and pictures only in color)
• a vocabulary list (with a fill-in-the-blank student version and completed teacher version)

This bundle includes everything you need to practice and reinforce Valentine's Day vocabulary with your students in a fun, engaging way!

© 2013-2020 Rachel Bailey (La Señorita Creativa®) All Rights Reserved

Use these flash cards in order to facilitate vocabulary words for AP Spanish Literature. only 7 are blank in order to hold students accountable, but with the most difficult words being defined. 50 cards can be made. Have students change the definition for Metafora. I have divided the vocabulary words, by three. There are many words for students to learn in AP Spanish Literature, and this is one of my aids!

Spanish writing prompts, especially when you make them into a group challenge, are a great way to get your Spanish 2, 3 or students writing, improving and learning from others!  

Your Spanish students will look forward to working together to create writing that meets and exceeds the standards you’re looking for!  Writing together allows peers to learn from each other and takes away some of the pressure when writing alone. The themes are relevant and interesting to students and promote creativity with language. 

All of these resources help give the teacher the resource of time!  The group challenges provide you the chance to offer specific feedback, but on just one paper per group instead of one for every student!  And peer editing is another way for students to receive feedback without the need for the teacher to correct everything. 

Growing Bundles are a great deal!  First, you get a discount over buying each resource separately.  But BEST OF ALL, each time I add a new resource, you can download it for free!  (The price for the resource will change as I add each new resource, but anyone who has already bought the resource pays the lower price, but gets to download new additions for free!)

 This bundle includes:

-A Vacation-themed (preterite and imperfect) group challenge writing prompt

-A New Year’s themed group challenge writing prompt (all tenses can be used)

-A future themed group writing challenge

-A fall themed group writing challenge (present or past)

-A winter themed group writing challenge (present or past)

-A peer editing template

-A vocab list that breaks down words that add sophistication into transition words, key words for time frame and sequencing words

-some themes are differentiated by levels

Who can use this product?

• Spanish 2, 3 and 4 primarily, but all activities can be adapted up or down
• Some of the writing prompts are already differentiated by proficiency level!

How can I use this product?

• Students write together to create a high quality piece of writing
• Students peer edit others’ work with a specific set of guidelines to ensure quality feedback
• Students refer to a reference of sophistication words each time they write to improve their vocabulary with words that add sophistication
• Teachers may also assign these prompts as individual work or assessments
• Download new prompts as they are created!

What’s included in this product?

• A Vacation-themed group challenge writing prompt
• A New Year’s themed group challenge writing prompt
• A future themed group writing challenge
• A Fall themed group writing challenge (differentiated, fall vocab lists included)
• A Winter themed group writing challenge (differentiated, winter vocab lists included)
• A peer editing template
• A vocab list that breaks down words that add sophistication into transition words, key words for time frame and sequencing words
• Specific teacher instructions for how to use these resources 
• More in the future!

Other resources you may like:

Travel Situation Task Cards

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

Spanish Slang Bundle! Fun Resources!

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Get your Spanish 1 classroom off to a great start with this comprehensive Back to School Bundle with THIRTEEN different resources! Perfect for the first weeks of school, this bundle includes everything you need to engage your students and lay a strong foundation for the year ahead - and save 20%!

Included in this Bundle:

• Academic Contract and Student Information Sheet: Essential first day of school activity is designed to set clear expectations, promote accountability, and start relationship building!
• Ice Breaker: Fun ice-breaker activity to help students get to know each other
• Cognates: Build on what students already know! Learn about false cognates, morphology and building blocks of language.
• Greetings and Introductions: Wordsearch and bonus translation chart for common greetings and introductions.
• Discussion Topics: 60 seasonal topics to use as bell-ringers, for early finishers or enrichment.
• Exploring Spanish Influence in American Culture: Gain profound insights into how Spanish language, traditions, and people have woven their presence into modern American life with this Hispanic Heritage Month project.
• Calendar and Dates: Learn months, seasons and days of the week in a variety of ways that reach every learning style!
• Numbers and Counting: Engaging worksheets and games to practice numbers in Spanish. Also includes partnered speaking activity.
• Spanish-Speaking Country Virtual Field Trip: Unique student-led geography project combines research, creativity, presentation skills, and cultural exploration.
• Spanish Pronoun: Illustrated notes and 7 different practice sheets to really cement those basics!
• Fall Vocabulary Activities: This seasonal vocabulary lesson plan is packed with fun and interactive activities that will enrich your students' Spanish Autumn vocabulary.
• First Quarter Review Packet: Includes reading, writing, speaking and listening activities that cover greetings, numbers, time, date, and weather.

Designed with busy teachers in mind, this bundle provides a variety of resources to make your back-to-school transition smooth and effective. Each activity is crafted to build confidence in your students while fostering a love for the Spanish language and culture to last for years to come!

Make your Spanish 1, Intro to Spanish, or Spanish Foundations class a success from day one with this essential Back to School Bundle. Ideal for new and experienced teachers alike, these resources will set the stage for an exciting and productive year of learning.

Are you looking for an engaging and low-prep way to teach Christmas-related vocabulary in Spanish? Look no further! This time-saving bundle includes six different activities to teach and practice Christmas terms with your Spanish students. By buying this bundle, you save 20% versus purchasing each activity individually!

Included in this bundle you will find:

• a vocab PowerPoint (38 slides!)
• 3 flyswatter games (one with terms in Spanish, one in both Spanish and English, and one with pictures)
• 5 word puzzles (word search, crossword, word jumble, mystery words/crack the code, vocab matching)
• 1 domino game with 35 dominoes (students match the Spanish term to a picture or the English translation)
• 1 bingo game (with a call list, 40 Spanish-term bingo boards in color and the same 40 boards in B&W, plus 40 bingo boards with no text and pictures only in color)
• a vocabulary list (with a fill-in-the-blank student version and completed teacher version)

This bundle includes everything you need to practice and reinforce Christmas vocabulary with your students in a fun, engaging way!

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

Las Preposiciones Interactivo

5 interactive activities to have students cut and move.

Instructions can be read out loud by teacher or students.

5 activities include:

the kitchen

the laundry room

the living room

the office

the bedroom

Back to School in Spanish class can be so hectic!  Take some stress off with this Spanish Class Back to School Survival Bundle! Getting to know students, helping students set goals for their Spanish growth, engaging their parents, decorating your room, and welcoming students after the school year has started are all things that we need to do!  Save time and energy with these 9 things to get you started!

All of the resources included in this bundle can be edited to suit your specific needs.  They include teacher hints and ideas for how to use them.  Instead of creating all of these “extras”, now you have time to focus on your lesson plans!

Who can use this product?

• Any middle or high school Spanish teacher

How can I use this product?

• Step 1:  Download these Google™ docs and presentations
• Step 2: Easily edit the details to reflect you and your classes
• Step 3: Print, copy, decorate! 
• Step 4: Feel ready for a new year and your new students!

What’s included in this product?

• Getting to Know You Interview Questions for students (Spanish and English versions)
• A Google Slides™ interactive Open House Night Presentation (for Parent Back to School Night)
• Parent Engagement documents (to encourage collaboration with parents/guardians)
• Goal setting activities for students (Spanish and English versions)
• Welcome New Student Packet (for those kiddos that start class after you’ve already started the basics!)
• Expression of the Week Posters (quick and easy bulletin board!)
• “Words That Add Sophistication” Handout (Transition, Sequencing and Time Frame words)
• Fall-themed Task Cards (Use these as a daily warm-up for speaking or writing!)
• Fall themed Writing Prompts (differentiated by proficiency level and designed for group or solo work!)

Other resources you may like:

Spanish Seal of Biliteracy Test Prep Bundle

Task Cards for Present, Past and Future Spanish Speaking and Writing

Spanish Youth Hostels: Presentation, Video, Reading

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Are you looking for an engaging and low-prep way to teach Earth Day-related vocabulary in Spanish? Look no further! This time-saving bundle includes six different activities to teach and practice Earth Day terms with your Spanish students. By buying this bundle, you save 20% versus purchasing each activity individually!

Included in this bundle you will find:

• a vocab PowerPoint (26 slides!)
• 1 bingo game (with a call list, 32 bingo boards in color and the same 32 boards in B&W)
• a vocabulary list (with a fill-in-the-blank student version and completed teacher version)
• 1 domino game with 24 dominoes (students match the Spanish term to a picture or the English translation)
• 3 flyswatter games (one with terms in Spanish, one in both Spanish and English, and one with pictures)
• 5 word puzzles (word search, crossword, word jumble, mystery words/crack the code, vocab matching)

This bundle includes everything you need to practice and reinforce Earth Day vocabulary with your students in a fun, engaging way!

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

A Million Miles Away Movie Guide and Cultural Exploration

This is more than just a movie guide this is a Complete Cultural Exploration.

Includes a Before you Watch Reading that includes the topics

of Symbolism, Michoacan, Music choice, Artists of choice for the film and relevance.

In order for students to truly appreciate the film it is crucial that they also have some background information and that they have a solid understanding of the music and cultural representations that will appear in the film.

Next there are 3 types of questioning Level A, B, C.

A is for lower level B mid and Level C is for higher levels.

There is also a coloring page for fun.

Includes answers.

Are you looking for an easy and engaging way to teach food vocabulary in Spanish? Look no further!

This bundle includes nine print and digital resources to teach and review vocabulary related to food:

• a vocab PowerPoint (122 slides!) with a printable vocab list (**Sample the vocabulary list for free!**)
• a flip book for note-taking (in color and black and white, as well as an answer key)
• a Yo tengo... ¿Quién tiene...? game with 31 cards (in color or black and white) and a student recording page to practice fruit, vegetable, and dairy product vocabulary
• a Yo tengo... ¿Quién tiene...? game with 32 cards (in color or black and white) and a student recording page to practice proteins and grains vocabulary
• a Yo tengo... ¿Quién tiene...? game with 30 cards (in color or black and white) and a student recording page to practice junk food, drinks, meals and condiments vocabulary
• Google Slides Task Cards set of 50 digital task cards to practice vocabulary
• Google Slides Task Cards set of 30 digital task cards to practice listening comprehension
• 8 digital (and print) jigsaw puzzles for Google Slides

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

By buying this bundle, you save 20% versus purchasing each resource individually!

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