Less than $5 Middle School World Languages Guided Reading Books (by date, latest first)

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 reading passage about Kelly, a girl who has an exchange student from Spain living in her house. Kelly tries to make Susana feel at home by fixing gazpacho, but by the end of the story the gazpacho is all over the walls! Through this reading, your students will learn all about how to prepare this Spanish staple.

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.

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

These stories work well for ...

• partner or small group activities
• an integrated performance assessment (IPA)
• no-prep sub plans
• online or distance learning

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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

These short stories work well for ...

- a think, pair, share activity

- bell ringers to use throughout a unit

- in-class partner activities

- an integrated performance assessment (IPA)

- low-prep sub plans

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Day of the Dead Full Length Story

Day of the Dead Crossword & Word Search Worksheets

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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.

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

These stories work well for ...

• partner or small group activities
• an integrated performance assessment (IPA)
• no-prep sub plans
• online or distance learning

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Day of the Dead Short Stories

Day of the Dead Crossword & Word Search Worksheets

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Looking for a way for your students to increase their reading abilities while also incorporating culture? Your students will enjoy practicing Spanish and learning about Cinco de Mayo with this comprensible reading activity about Tommy and his classmates as they learn about the holiday. Tommy thinks Cinco de Mayo is Mexico's Independence Day, but he's about to learn what the holiday is really all about!

This story would work well for any unit over Cinco de mayo 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.

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

These stories work well for ...

• partner or small group activities
• an integrated performance assessment (IPA)
• no-prep sub plans
• online or distance learning

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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 places around town vocabulary and includes the grammar concept of present tense ir conjugations and questions.

In 'Los fines de semana', your students will read about four friends who discuss their normal weekend routines, including jobs and plans for this weekend. Do your students do the same things as these four friends? Your students will stay interested in this story throughout your class period!

This product includes:

• Engaging printable story with lines for student responses
• Dynamic PDF version of the story suitable for projection
• Comprehensive 10-question multiple-choice assessment with answer key
• Creative activity ideas for speaking, writing, and drawing

These versatile stories are effective for:

• Interactive partner or small group activities
• Rigorous integrated performance assessments (IPAs)
• Convenient no-prep substitute plans
• Seamless online or distance learning

This product corresponds with Level 1 Chapter 4A 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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Looking for a way for your students to increase their Spanish reading abilities while also incorporating culture? Your students will enjoy practicing Spanish and learning about bullfighting with this challenging yet comprehensible reading activity about Sarita, a high school girl visiting family in Spain for the first time. Sarita has no idea what to expect when her family takes her on a bullfight -- she learns all about the tradition as she witnesses an unforgettable bullfight.

Your students will enjoy practicing Spanish and learning about bullfighting with this comprehensible reading activity about Sarita, a high school girl visiting family in Spain for the first time. Sarita has no idea what to expect when her family takes her on a bullfight -- she learns all about the tradition as she witnesses an unforgettable bullfight. 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 bullfighting or as a one or two day activity to help to teach students about bullfights. 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.

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

These stories work well for ...

• partner or small group activities
• an integrated performance assessment (IPA)
• no-prep sub plans
• online or distance learning

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Your students will love practicing Spanish and learning about Spanish Valentines and love Holidays with these four easily understood (and no prep!) short stories. These Valentines holiday stories contain easily understood vocabulary and can be used for any level of Spanish student.

Each short story has it's own topic of holidays that are part of the Navidad season in Spanish-speaking countries:

- Semana de la Dulzura in Argentina

- El Desfile de Viejo Amor in Guatemala

- El Día de Amor y Amistad in Mexico

- La Fiesta de San Dionisio in Spain

Each short story comes in PDF format with ...

- 4 true/false questions

- speaking activity

- writing prompt

- drawing activity

These short stories work well for ...

- a think, pair, share activity

- bell ringers to use throughout a unit

- in-class partner activities

- an integrated performance assessment (IPA)

- low-prep sub plans

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- Valentine's Day Crossword and Word Search

- 'Una tarjeta especial' Spanish Valentine's Story

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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 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!

This product includes:

• Engaging printable story with lines for student responses
• Dynamic PDF version of the story suitable for projection
• Comprehensive 10-question multiple-choice assessment with answer key
• Creative activity ideas for speaking, writing, and drawing

These versatile stories are effective for:

• Interactive partner or small group activities
• Rigorous integrated performance assessments (IPAs)
• Convenient no-prep substitute plans
• Seamless online or distance learning

Interested in more basic Spanish stories? Check out my other resources!

- '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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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.

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

These stories work well for ...

• partner or small group activities
• an integrated performance assessment (IPA)
• no-prep sub plans
• online or distance learning

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Spanish Christmas Holidays Short Stories

Spanish Christmas Crossword & Word Search Worksheets

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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.

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

These stories work well for ...

• partner or small group activities
• an integrated performance assessment (IPA)
• no-prep sub plans
• online or distance learning

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- Valentine's Day Crossword and Word Search

-Spanish Love Holidays Short Stories

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Your novice and intermediate level students will love practicing Spanish television and movie vocabulary with these four easily understood and fun short stories. These short stories work well for any unit over television shows, movies and movie genres and includes the grammar concept of verbs like gustar (aburrir, interesar, encantar).

Each short story comes in PDF format with ...

- 4 true/false questions

- speaking activity

- writing prompt

- drawing activity

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

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- 'Los programas de tele' Spanish Story

This product corresponds with: Level 1 Chapter 9A 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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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.

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

These stories work well for ...

• partner or small group activities
• an integrated performance assessment (IPA)
• no-prep sub plans
• online or distance learning

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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 computer, internet, and technology vocabulary and includes the grammar concepts of present tense stem changing verbs and saber vs. conocer.

'La nueva computadora' follows the main character Ramón as he helps his grandma to set up her new computer. Ramón thinks his grandma wants to talk with family on her new computer, but she really wants to play video games! Your students will stay interested in this story throughout your class period!

This product includes:

• Engaging printable story with lines for student responses
• Dynamic PDF version of the story suitable for projection
• Comprehensive 10-question multiple-choice assessment with answer key
• Creative activity ideas for speaking, writing, and drawing

These versatile stories are effective for:

• Interactive partner or small group activities
• Rigorous integrated performance assessments (IPAs)
• Convenient no-prep substitute plans
• Seamless online or distance learning

This product corresponds with Level 1 Chapter 9B 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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Your novice and intermediate students will love practicing Spanish computer
and technology vocabulary with these four easily understood short stories. These short stories work well for any unit over computers and internet, and it contains the grammar concepts of present tense (including the stem changers pedir and servir) as well as saber vs. conocer.

Each short story comes in PDF format with ...

- 4 true/false questions

- speaking activity

- writing prompt

- drawing activity

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

Pairs well with ...

- 'La nueva computadora' Spanish Story

This story corresponds with: Level 1 Chapter 9B 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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Your novice level Spanish students will love practicing and mastering reading with these four easily understood short stories! These short stories work well for any unit that includes items in a classroom and has the grammatical concept of estar or plurals of nouns.

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

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 2B 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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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!

This product includes:

• Engaging printable story with lines for student responses
• Dynamic PDF version of the story suitable for projection
• Comprehensive 10-question multiple-choice assessment with answer key
• Creative activity ideas for speaking, writing, and drawing

These versatile stories are effective for:

• Interactive partner or small group activities
• Rigorous integrated performance assessments (IPAs)
• Convenient no-prep substitute plans
• Seamless online or distance learning

This product corresponds with: Level 1 Chapter 7B 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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Your novice-level Spanish students will love practicing Spanish shopping vocabulary with these four easily understood (and no prep!) short stories. These short stories work well for any unit over shopping and accessories and contains the grammar concepts of present and preterite tense and a few direct object pronouns.

Each short story comes in PDF format with ...

- 4 true/false questions

- speaking activity

- writing prompt

- drawing activity

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)

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- Spanish Clothing Vocabulary Worksheets

- 'El regalo perfecto' Novice-Level Spanish Story

This product corresponds with: Level 1 Chapter 7B 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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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

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

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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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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!

This product includes:

• Engaging printable story with lines for student responses
• Dynamic PDF version of the story suitable for projection
• Comprehensive 10-question multiple-choice assessment with answer key
• Creative activity ideas for speaking, writing, and drawing

These versatile stories are effective for:

• Interactive partner or small group activities
• Rigorous integrated performance assessments (IPAs)
• Convenient no-prep substitute plans
• Seamless online or distance learning

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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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.

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

These stories work well for ...

• partner or small group activities
• an integrated performance assessment (IPA)
• no-prep sub plans
• online or distance learning

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