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The Comprehensible Classroom equips language teachers with instructional tools that are grounded in a solid understanding of language acquisition and the belief that connection is at the heart of the human experience.
The Comprehensible Classroom was founded and is owned by Martina Bex, who discovered Acquisition Driven Instruction (ADI) as a middle school Spanish teacher in Anchorage, Alaska.
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The Unfair Game® editable review game TEMPLATE for any subject
The Unfair Game® is about to become the game your students LOVE to hate! The Unfair Game is a great classroom review game to play with two or more teams as an alternative to traditional Jeopardy. Teams do not know how many points they will be awarded for a question until after they answer it, and the point value can be positive or negative. To view detailed instructions for the game, please visit this blog post that explains both versions of the review game: The Unfair Game® WHAT IS INCLUDED?T
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English Language Arts, For All Subjects, World Languages
Somos 1 Novice Curriculum | Comprehensible Input Curriculum Spanish 1 Spanish 2
The Somos 1 Spanish Curriculum is a yearlong (or multi-year) comprehension-based Spanish curriculum designed for Novice Spanish learners in middle school Spanish and high school Spanish 1 & 2 classes. Built on the principles of Comprehension-based Communicative Language Teaching (CCLT) and Acquisition Driven Instruction (ADI) or Comprehensible Input (CI), this proficiency-oriented Spanish curriculum helps students acquire Spanish through meaningful communication, compelling stories, cult
6th - 10th
Spanish, World Languages
Grammar In Context BUNDLE: Guided notes + Readings in Spanish | Spanish Reading
This bundle includes 19 Grammar In Context lessons intended for students in Spanish Levels 1 and 2. All lessons feature brief guided notes in English followed by at least one Spanish-language reading that includes many instances of the pattern at hand plus activities that draw students' attention to the role it plays in creating meaning. This bundle includes the following lessons: GENERAL GRAMMAR:Subject pronouns Infinitives Direct object pronouns PRESENT INDICATIVE:-AR present indicative -ER p
6th - 11th
Spanish
Somos 2 Curriculum for Intermediate Spanish (Original)
Somos 2 is a Proficiency-oriented, Comprehension-based curriculum for emerging Intermediate learners of Spanish. It is designed to support teachers in the transition away from a traditional grammar-based syllabus to a more communicative approach to language teaching. LEARN MORE AT WWW.SOMOSCURRICULUM.COMEach lesson in this curriculum is designed to create opportunities for communication, largely in the form of exposure to communicatively-embedded input that is comprehensible, through reading (wh
6th - 12th
Spanish
Cinco de Mayo Readings and activities for Spanish Class El Cinco de Mayo
Ready to teach the REAL history of Cinco de Mayo to your students? These Cinco de Mayo lesson plans for Spanish classes combine authentic resources with Spanish language texts written for language learners, providing you with everything that you need to tackle this misunderstood holiday with your Spanish students. OR: GET THE DISTANCE LEARNING VERSION HERE!This 80-page/slide, Spanish-language cultural unit is designed for Spanish 1 students and beyond to learn about the history and traditions of
6th - 12th
Spanish
CCSS, TEKS, VA SOL
RI.8.1
, RI.8.2
, RI.8.3
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Somos 1 Novice Spanish Units 1-5 BUNDLE
This bundle contains Units 1-5 of The Somos 1 Novice Curriculum from The Comprehensible Classroom and several supplemental readings and activities: Editable syllabusUnit 1: Dice Reading worksheet: Te presento a...Embedded Reading: “Me llamo Ronaldo”Unit 2: El encierro de toros / Camina y correUnit 2.5: La cumbia y la diversidad cultural de América LatinaColors worksheet and readingReading and communicative activity: ¿Qué te gusta?Unit 3: Cierra la puertaUnit 4: La UniversidadUnit 5: La corrida d
6th - 11th
Spanish
Fast Finishers Bundle: 60 printable worksheets in Spanish
This bundle includes Fast Finishers Pack A, Pack B, Pack C, and Pack D, as well as a sticker chart for students to track which activities they've completed. Save $5.00 by purchasing the bundle instead of the individual packs. How to implement a Fast Finisher system in your classFast Finisher Pack AFast Finisher Pack BFast Finisher Pack CFast Finisher Pack D
5th - 12th
Spanish
EL MUNDO EN TUS MANOS: News summaries for Spanish students 2025-2026
100 breaking news stories, 300 total articles, 200 worksheets, and dozens of additional activities– all in Spanish! El mundo en tus manos provides teachers with an unparalleled bounty of current content for their classes during the subscription year and a storehouse of materials to reuse for years to come. EL MUNDO EN TUS MANOS is a bi-weekly news publication that has been providing comprehensible news summaries from Spanish speaking countries to students since 2016. With multiple versions of
6th - 12th
Spanish, World Languages
¿Quién eres? | Who are you? Spanish guessing game
This is a guessing game (in Spanish). It is designed to practice second person verb forms; in particular, the verb 'eres' (you are). There are 63 slides that give hints about famous people for a student to guess from the front of the room. Each slide contains 5-6 clues. The slideshow is animated so that clues show up first, and after the final clue the name is revealed. Each clue is meant to be read aloud by a classmate and gives more specific information about the person. This is a Google Slid
6th - 12th
Spanish
La quinceañera embedded reading plus ser vs. estar
Teach your students about the tradition of the quinceañera using a three-level embedded reading on the subject. The third reading features two versions, one of which requires students to choose between the correct form of 'ser' or 'estar' for each instance, making it perfect for use after studying the difference in usage between the two verbs. The activities include -a three level reading suitable for novices and beyond (see www.embeddedreading.com for more information on leveled readings) -comp
6th - 11th
Spanish
Somos 1 Unit 2 Novice Spanish Curriculum Corre | Spanish Curriculum | CI
This unit is designed to introduce your students to the two running events in Spanish-speaking countries within the first few weeks of Spanish 1– all in Spanish!! CORE VOCABULARYcorrecaminaveCULTURAL FOCUS:La carrera de San SilvestreEl encierro de torosINCLUDED:instructions for introducing vocabularya story scriptstory activitiesa song lyrics activitytwo readings about the songa story-based readingan authentic video-based activitya slideshow reading about the Encierro de torosan extended readin
6th - 10th
Spanish
Also included in: Somos 1 Novice Spanish Units 1-5 BUNDLE
El Día de los Reyes Magos simple reading and glyph
El Día de los Reyes Magos is January 6, and this simple reading and glyph is the perfect lesson plan for your first Friday back to school after the New Year. Students read a one-page passage in Spanish about el Día de los Reyes Magos and then complete a page of comprehension questions and a glyph (learn more about glyphs here: http://bit.ly/aboutglyphs). If you use this resource in January, teachers will likely find that it is appropriate for Spanish 1 students that are accustomed to reading p
6th - 12th
Spanish
SOMOS Spanish 1 Units 6-9 BUNDLE
This product contains the following units and supplemental activities from the SOMOS curriculum: Unit 6 - SiéntateReading: La criatura Unit 7: Los Castells de TarragonaUnit 8: La comida latinaSong activity: Te Amo by NotaMi Bolivia / Possessive adjectivesUnit 9: El cucuyCultural Activities: El SilbónReading: La televisión español Telling time in Spanish TO PURCHASE THE SOMOS UNITS 1-5 BUNDLE, PLEASE CLICK HERETO PURCHASE THE SOMOS UNITS 10-13 BUNDLE, PLEASE CLICK HERETO PURCHASE THE SOMOS UNITS
6th - 10th
Spanish
Hispanic Heritage Month BUNDLE El mes de la herencia in Spanish Class
This bundle includes everything that you need to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month in a meaningful way with your students and your entire school! Here is how I use the resources: STEP 1: Get the word out to the whole school about El mes de la herencia (AND our school’s awesome Spanish program!) with school-wide BINGO using the 20 biographies. STEP 2: At the beginning of the month, give my students some background info on El mes de la hispanidad with the overview and history readings STEP 3: On
5th - 12th
Spanish
Lecturas diarias: Month #1 BUNDLE (20 readings in Spanish for beginners)
“Lecturas diarias para estudiantes de español” is a new series of readings intended for beginning language students. Each set provides one week (five days) of readings. One reading is provided for each weekday: • Lunes de leyendas: A legend from a Spanish speaking country • Martes de maravillas: A natural wonder from a Spanish speaking country • Miércoles de música: A latin song, genre, or artist • Jaja jueves: a funny meme or graphic with reading • Viernes de viaje: A destination (place o
6th - 11th
Spanish, World Languages
The Unfair Game® in Spanish: Spanish Speaking Countries of South America
The game your students will love to hate! This ready-to-play game consists of 25 questions embedded in an interactive Slides presentation featuring questions about the Spanish speaking countries of South America: identifying them by location on the continent, naming their capital city, and identifying their flag. Learn more about The Unfair Game® here!TWO versions of the game are provided: one with open-ended questions and one with multiple-choice questions. Use the open-ended questions to revie
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Geography, Spanish
El Día de Muertos Day of the Dead Readings and more in Spanish
Teach your students about El Día de Muertos--all in Spanish! These Day of the Dead lesson plans are the most popular and highest rated plans available on TpT. Here's why: These readings, slideshows, and additional activities will simultaneously share the joy of El Día de Muertos and continue your Novice Mid+ Spanish learners' progress toward language acquisition. There are enough plans for 5 days of lessons, depending on the length of your class periods. The plans include A three-level embedded
6th - 10th
Spanish
Also included in: Day of the Dead BUNDLE - Spanish (El Día de Muertos) plus COCO
Somos 1 FLEX Units 1-5 Bundle Hybrid Curriculum for Novice Spanish
Each set of Somos Flex Plans includes lesson plans and materials for 6 days of instruction plus supplemental/enrichment materials. Lesson plans and materials are provided for FOUR (4) synchronized learning strands in order to streamline planning: TRADITIONAL: for daily classroom instructionHYBRID: for instruction that alternates between synchronous classroom or remote instruction and asynchronous virtual assignmentsVIRTUAL: for fully asynchronous instructionPAPER ONLY: for students that do not
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Spanish, World Languages
The Unfair Game® in Spanish | Hay, Este es, Animals
The game your students will love to hate! This ready-to-play PPT consists of 25 slides featuring different animals with the vocabulary "este es", "hay", and "grande/pequeño"--perfect for the first weeks of Spanish! Use this game after this discussion based lesson.Start working with the verb "hay" after Somos 1 Unit 1: Dice (FREE!)Learn more about ¡No es justo! here!MORE UNFAIR GAMES® IN SPANISH FROM THE COMPREHENSIBLE CLASSROOM!The Unfair Game® | Editable TEMPLATE for any subjectThe Unfair Game®
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Spanish
Spanish Sub plans - Zombies | Emergency Spanish Sub Plans
Emergency sub plans = DONE! » 18 pages » Four activities (two readings, one #authres, one writing) » Materials to fill 2-3 class periods » Multiple versions of each reading for differentiation The two readings are provided in both past and present tense versions--perfect to cover your Spanish I and Spanish 2+ courses! For a complete description of the activities, please download the preview. Provided for each reading is one version that would be simple enough for students in the first weeks of
7th - 11th
Spanish
Also included in: Comprehension Based Teaching Starter Pack: SPANISH
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Experience
The Comprehensible Classroom equips language teachers with instructional tools that are grounded in a solid understanding of language acquisition and the belief that connection is at the heart of the human experience.
The Comprehensible Classroom was founded and is owned by Martina Bex, who discovered Acquisition Driven Instruction (ADI) as a middle school Spanish teacher in Anchorage, Alaska.
Now, our resources are used by language teachers at all levels and in many different instructional contexts.
Teaching style
I began using Comprehension-based methods because they are supported by SLA theory and research. Now, I can personally attest to their efficacy! I incorporate Cooperative Learning and limited Grammar Instruction. My passion is writing lesson plans that (1) teach culture to students in without departing from the target language, even to Novice language learners, and (2) support common core standards through the use of non-fiction, classic literature, and critical thinking and questioning.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Outstanding Student Teacher of World Language (2002)
"QAR Strategies for Differentiating Questions" presentation selected as Best of AFLA/Best of PNCFL (2015)
President, Alaskans for Language Acquisition (2016)
My own education history
Nazareth College of Rochester; Bachelor's Degree in Spanish; Adolescent Education 7-12 Certification Program Completed.
Syracuse University; Masters Degree in Spanish Language, Literature, and Culture; Certificate in Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Additional biographical information
Spanish is my second language. I studied Spanish beginning in eighth grade, and I continued through high school, college, and baccalaureate work. In addition to my formal education, my experiences abroad were invaluable to my own language learning journey; living in Valencia, Spain for six months and Oaxaca, Mexico for two months.
I now reside in Vermont with my husband and our five children.
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