Wish your students would feel more comfortable reading in Spanish? Build confident Spanish readers with this BIG bundle of no-prep stories tailored to the vocabulary and grammar from each chapter of Realidades / Auténtico Level 1! Included in this bundle are two types of stories for a total of 95 (76 short stories + 19 full-length) stories that are perfect for any first year of Spanish. Include them in each of your units and watch as your students become more proficient in the language and become more comfortable reading in Spanish!
Each short story comes in PDF format with:
- 4 true/false questions
- speaking activity
- writing prompt
- drawing activity
Each full-length story comes in PDF format with:
- a writing area off to the side to summarize, translate, write questions and more!
- 10 question comprehension assessment
- activity ideas for speaking, writing, and drawing
All of these stories are great for ...
I have stories and activities that correspond to all chapters of Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 of the Auténtico / Realidades 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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How can this product work for distance learning?
I personally have used these readings in my online classes during our COVID-19 closure with success! Use the digital file to post the stories with questions and activities on Google Classroom. The students can read the stories, insert their answers to the comprehension questions, and fill out one of the practice activities. You could also assign the stories ahead of time and set up a virtual class meeting to discuss the stories, or read the stories together as a whole class or in small groups during a virtual meet-up!
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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.
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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Basic Spanish Likes Dislikes Reading Comprehension Activity | Passage Questions
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Need a no-prep activity over likes and dislikes? Your students will enjoy practicing this Spanish concept with this short, comprehensible reading of a conversation between two people meeting for the first time and getting to know each other.
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This captivating story works great for any Spanish unit that includes vocabulary over basic activities and infinitives as well as the grammar concept of likes and dislikes.
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Level 1 Capítulo Para Empezar Mini-Cuentos
Level 1 Capítulo 1A Mini-Cuentos
This story corresponds with: Level 1 Chapter 1A 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.
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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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.
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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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
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
This story pairs well with:
- 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
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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- 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
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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
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 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
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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
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 ...
- '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
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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 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.
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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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
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 ...
- 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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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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Novice Spanish Likes and Dislikes Short Stories | Reading Passages & Questions
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 basic verbs (like to work, to dance, to read, etc.) and the idea of likes and dislikes.
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 1A 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 Family Familia Short Stories | Reading Passages Questions Activity
By La clase animada
Your novice-level Spanish students will love practicing Spanish family vocabulary with these four easily understood short stories! These short stories work well for any unit that includes family vocabulary, and they include grammatical concepts of tener (and using tener with age), gusta/encanta, and possessive adjectives.
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 ...
- Spanish Family Vocabulary Worksheets
- '¿Cuántos años tienes?' Novice-Level Spanish Story
This story corresponds with: Level 1 Chapter 5A 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 Food La Comida Short Stories | Comprehension Passages | Activities
By La clase animada
Your students will love practicing Spanish and food vocabulary with these four easily understood short stories! These short stories work well for any unit over food and includes the grammatical concepts of -er and -ir conjugations as well as me gusta and me encanta phrases.
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
This story pairs well with ...
- "La Comida" Reading Activity
- Foods from Spain Reading Bundle
This story corresponds with: Level 1 Chapter 3A 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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Novice Spanish Adjectives Short Stories | Reading Passages & Questions | No Prep
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 personality description vocabulary (like hardworking, lazy, etc.) and includes the grammatical concept of correctly using adjectives in Spanish.
Your students will love practicing Spanish with these four easily understood short stories! These short stories work well for any unit that includes basic verbs (like to work, to dance, to read, etc.) and the idea of likes and dislikes.
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 1B 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 House Home Novice Reading Comprehension Passage | Activity & Questions
By La clase animada
Have fun practicing house and color 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 home, bedroom, and color vocabulary and includes the grammar concept of present tense of dormir and poder.
In 'En el dormitorio', your students will follow along with Paco as he describes the different bedrooms in his home and then has to clean his messy bedroom. Do your students have bedrooms similar to the ones in the story? Your students will stay engaged in this story throughout your class period!
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This product corresponds to: Level 1 Chapter 6A 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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