$5 - $10 Middle School Spanish Cultural Activities (by price, low to high)

5 de mayo+ Activity Pack

Includes a Reading in English and Spanish.

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

✏️Easy-to-use

✏️Engaging

✏️Authentic

Students have ample opportunity to write in Spanish.

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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

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Not your typical textual evidence!

A fun way to get students readings and demonstrating comprehension.

Targeted for levels Spanish 2 or higher!!!

Student read and demonstrate comprehension by coloring in a picture.

Answer Key Included

Argentina Virtual Field Trip

¿Has estado buscando una forma divertida y educativa de involucrar a tus estudiantes? ¡Mis lecciones utilizan los modelos de Aprendizaje Basado en Juegos y Aprendizaje Basado en Proyectos, y están garantizadas para captar la atención de tus estudiantes desde el principio!

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

This TRIP is part of my GBL Program.

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⭐NO PREP NEEDED

⭐100% IN SPANISH

Oportunidades de Arte en la clase de español

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

☀️Guaranteed fun!

Ideal for:

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

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

Este día de excursión virtual toma lugar en Costa Rica!

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

This field trip is 100% in SPANISH.

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

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

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

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

Los Personajes son:

· Gabriel Garcia Marquez

· Elizabeth Acevedo

· Eugenio Derbez

· Miriam Jiménez

· Maritza Correa

· Esteban Hotesse

· Mariano Rivera

· Roberto Clemente

· Dolores del Rio

· Adhara Pérez

· Rita Moreno

· Selena

· Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

· Isabel Allende

· Frida Kahlo

· Messi

· Benito Juarez

· Eugenio Derbez

· Sonia Sotomayor

· Celia Cruz

· Gaspar Yanga

· Lupita Nyong’o

· Julia Burgos

• Juan Rulfo

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

Los Casagrande Movie Guide

A great movie to hook students and teach about culture.

Includes a reading about Purepechas along with a fill-in activity

and movie guide with answers.

Additional Cultural Points are added.

Including a Coloring Activity, True and False and a traditional Movie Guide.

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

1. Hispanic Artists

a. Fernando Botero

b. Diego Rivera

c. Frida Kahlo

d. María Izquierdo

2. Music (various genres) -no audio

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

4. Historical Figures

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

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

32 engaging short readings targeted towards lower levels of Spanish.

Ideal for students in Spanish 1-2.

Fun topics, easily reads and level appropriate questions!

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

Mexican independence day?

Here are two collaborative Posters your students can build together!

Fun, and beautiful masterpieces.

✏️Creative

✏️Easy-to-use

✏️Engaging

✏️Authentic

Take your students to Spain with this fun one-of-a-kind Field Trip

Includes a Guide where students will write-in Answers as they navigate through my Virtual Field TRIP!

Part of my Game-Based Learning Project!

• FUN
• SUB-FRIENDLY
• CULTURAL ACTIVITY
• PRACTICE SPANISH
• WRITE IN SPANISH
• READ IN SPANISH

Please click on the link icon to access the Virtual Field TRIP (the link is embedded to the PDF).

Embark in this wonderful journey! We are going to Puerto Rico!

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

This field trip is 100% in SPANISH.

☀️SUB-FRIENDLY

⭐NO PREP NEEDED

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

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

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

Some classes work better in groups than others. With this bundle, you can customize which classes receive different versions of the same project. This also works great when you have assigned the group project but inevitably have students who are absent for an extended period. Don't stress about sending work with them. Just print out the individual project and send them on their merry way!

Have your students ever heard of Fiesta de la Candelaria, Constitution Day, Día de Las Velitas, Carnaval, or dozens of other holidays celebrated throughout the Spanish-speaking world from December through February? The Spanish-speaking Winter Holiday Project goes beyond the big name holidays your students are already familiar with. Not only does it review geography, but also incorporates history, culture, music, and more. And even better - Once you assign this project, your students will take on the work of teaching EACH OTHER!

Need other seasonal ideas or looking for something to do for the early finishers?

Explore my comprehensive Spanish Navidad/Christmas Vocabulary Practice/Worksheets/Emergency Sub! for more vocab fun! With 10 pages of engaging written practice (featuring word searches, short answers, jumbles, and more) there is something for everyone!

Or let them play a little with Navidad Vocabulary Dominos, Navidad Vocabulary Dice, or Navidad Vocabulary Cut & Paste Bingo.

Looking for something a little more secular? Try my Winter Vocabulary and Emergency Sub Plan. This one is good all season long!

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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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You will be fully prepared to teach about the Day of the Dead with these three fun, no-prep Spanish reading and vocabulary activities! These Día de los Muertos activities will work for any level of Spanish and will hold your students' attentions throughout the class period. These Día de los Muertos resources are the following:

- Day of the Dead Short-Stories: 4 short stories, each one dealing with an aspect of Día de los muertos (altars, pan de muertos, skulls, and how the Day of the Dead is different from Halloween). These short stories each contain four true/false questions, a reading activity, a writing activity, and a drawing activity.

- Day of the Dead Story: This longer story follows a girl named Marta. 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 worksheet with ten comprehension questions, as well as activities for reading, speaking, and drawing.

- Day of the Dead Worksheets: Looking for an easy and fun way to introduce your students to Day of the Dead vocabulary and concepts? These fun printable worksheets will hold your students' interest and are a great way to learn while celebrating Día de los Muertos.

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You will be fully prepared to teach about el Día de San Valentín and other Spanish love holidays with these three fun, no-prep Spanish reading and vocabulary activities! These Valentine's activities will work for any level of Spanish and will hold your students' attentions throughout the class period. These Valentine resources are the following:

- Spanish Love Holidays Short-Stories: 4 short stories, each one dealing with a love holiday in a different country. These short stories each contain four true/false questions, a reading activity, a writing activity, and a drawing activity.

- 'Una tarjeta especial' Story: This fiction story is about a girl named Evita who creates a special card for her crush. Unfortunately, her crush isn't the one who receives it! This activity contains a worksheet with ten comprehension questions, as well as activities for reading, speaking, and drawing.

- Valentine's Day Worksheets: Looking for an easy and fun way to introduce your students to traditional Valentine's vocabulary and concepts? These fun printable worksheets will hold your students' interest and are a great way to learn while celebrating the holiday season.

All these resources come complete with answer keys for easy checking! ✅

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Perfect Sub Plans for English or Spanish classes.

Make your sub plans matter!✏️

☀️What's Inside?

• Description and example of the famous painting "Las Meninas."
• Activity for Las Meninas
• Bio of Diego Velasquez
• The Art of Hispanic Art Worksheet
• A Warm-up Activity
• A Cheat Sheet for Dream of a Sunday Afternoon in Alameda Park by Diego Rivera
• An Activity to identify symbolism of the famous artwork.
• Word Search
• 3 Art Critic Activities

⭐SPANISH VERSION

⭐ENGLISH VERSION

✏️Authentic

Day of the Dead Bundle

What does it include?

• A Coffin Craft
• A Craft where students write about the holiday.
• An explanation of an altar
• 6 Digital Altar Activities- Interactive
• 5 Writing Templates
• 2 Word Searches
• Digital Altar Reflection Worksheet

✏️Authentic

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✏️Engaging

⭐NO PREP NEEDED

☀️INTERACTIVE

☀️ART

This bundle also includes this product: https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Day-of-the-Dead-Reading-Challenge-Digital-10295785

This bundle is a comprehensive and low-prep way to teach and practice basic spring-related vocabulary. Included in this bundle are: Primavera Vocab PowerPoint Primavera Domino Game Primavera Flyswatter Game Primavera Word Puzzles Save 20% by purchasing these activities as a bundle! © 2015 Rachel Bailey (La Señorita Creativa®) All Rights Reserved