Laura Lee

5 Must Have Resources for Spanish Class

Have you ever started a new teaching position only to find that there are no resources? Either the teacher before you did not leave anything behind or you are building the Spanish program from scratch. I have been there. At least 5 times in my eighteen years of teaching Spanish! Whether you are a new Spanish teacher or you are looking to find new resources to engage students, here are 5 must-have bundles of activities that save time and make learning fun!

1. WORD WALL BUNDLE

Word walls are an effective way to display vocabulary. Fill empty classroom walls and bulletin boards with cognates, high frequency words, subject pronouns, and interrogatives to visually support students on reading and writing activities all year long. Students of all ages will refer to these vocabulary words again and again. They will depend less on you and learn to use resources found in the classroom instead.

This Spanish Word Wall Bundle includes four word walls with over 200 words!

"This bundle includes so many high-frequency words. I have noticed my students looking at my word wall and using it how it should be used."

2. SPANISH SPEAKING ACTIVITIES BUNDLE

Want to ease students into speaking Spanish gradually? These quick and easy speaking activities will get students out of their seats and speaking with one another about their favorite subject—themselves! Generate interest and build confidence in speaking Spanish with a bundle of fifiteen "Find Someone Who" activities.

"This was definitely a lifesaver for me. I'm in my first year teaching and it helps to have smart activities to generate interest and get students talking."

Teachers have found these conversation starters to be infinitely reusable and easy to use. Includes 15 no-prep activities for talking about birthdays, adjectives, class schedules, clothing, food, family and likes & dislikes. Watch your classroom become filled with the wonderful sound of students speaking in the target language! Must have resource for novice learners.

3. ADJECTIVE BUNDLE

Get students describing themselves and other people! A bundle of five challenging & fun activities to practice descriptive adjectives used with ser. Includes 2 speaking activities, 2 word searches (with 47 adjectives), bingo, crossword puzzle & 4 vocabulary lists. Everything is ready to use. Simply print & go!

"...fantastic resource for my middle schoolers! They loved the activities!"

4. WORD SEARCH BUNDLE

Need a fun way to introduce or review vocabulary? Students LOVE word searches! Includes fifteen puzzles with more than 400 vocabulary words. Students first define the word, then find it. Use as a warm up, in stations, as an after-the-test activity, for fast finishers, or easy Spanish SUB PLANS! Teachers say these activities have helped when “substitutes couldn't figure out the book lessons.”

"Great to incorporate in sub plans, stations, and extra work for test days."

This bundle includes puzzles on the following topics: cognates, Spanish speaking countries, greetings, high frequency words, numbers to 100, class objects, class commands, false cognates, calendar, colors

5. BINGO BUNDLE

Everyone loves bingo! Here are 9 printable games to pull out on a moment’s notice to practice important Spanish 1 vocabulary. Fun activity for those last minutes of class! This bundle includes: greetings, commands, adjectives, numbers 0-39, calendar, classroom objects, classes, time, and clothing. Each bingo game has 40 cards and word list.