Is reading comprehension getting boring in your Spanish class?  Turn it into a game!  This reading about Spring Festivals in Spain 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!  

   Alberto’s favorite Aunt has not come back from her vacation to Spain! He and his family are worried, and they decide to go to Spain to find her. To figure out where she is, students have to read all 10 parts of the story to get the full picture of where she has been and where she could be now.   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 where Tia Ana is now.  It’s so much fun! 

Festivals discussed:

-La Feria de Abril (Sevilla)

-Las Fallas (Valencia)

-Carnaval (Cádiz)

    After, you can decide which of the 4 follow-up activities you want to do with your students.  There are 4; a tell me in your own words summary, a True or False Activity to check for basic comprehension, a graphic organizer for students to organize notes about the 3 festivals discussed, and a writing follow up where students use their reading comprehension and critical thinking to invent an explanation for why Tía Ana didn’t return home.  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!

Who can use this product?

• Students in Year 3 and up
• Students ready to reach to an Intermediate Low + reading level

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 crime! 
• 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
• Student instructions (available in Spanish and English)
• Student answer sheet
• Answer Key for the code word questions and answer trail
• True/False Comprehension Activity
• Answer Key to True/False
• Tell Me in Your Own Words Activity
• Graphic Organizer for students
• Writing Follow-up: Explain why Ana didn’t come home!

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