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Written by me, Audrey Yates Irias As a Spanish teacher, I wanted to make this year, fall 2021, special for my students. I created this movie packet to go along with Teacher’s Discovery’s film, “ Las posadas.” Each question goes in order with the movie. There are 54 questions for “ Las posadas” movie in the main part. Version A includes the 27 odd questions from the main part, and Version B includes the 27 even questions. The questions are all in English, and are either multiple-choice or true/fa

This is my love note to Mexico. A collection of various resources I use throughout the year in my Spanish classroom. Please note that each resource is all in Spanish. You can buy each one separately in my store. Buy this bundle and get a great deal! This all-in-Spanish bundle contains: A presentation all in Spanish on Cinco de MayoA presentation on the History of the Aztecs and symbols still seen today in Día de los Muertos celebrationsA collection of Chicano and other Mexican ArtA movie guide

Incorporating authentic Spanish movies using guides that go with them, in order, all in Spanish, keeps the students engaged and focused. Each movie has both multiple-choice questions, as well as open-ended questions, that can be done either during the movie or as certain sections are paused. Each guide contains an answer key. Here are movie guides for the following movies: Canela, directed by Jordi MariscalLas Posadas, by Teacher's DiscoveryEncanto, by DisneyDía de los Muertos film by the Ringl

Spanish and English Black History Month Mini Project with RubricsHello Teachers! I teach in a public high school in Detroit and try to incorporate stories about students, staff members, fellow Detroiters, and Michiganders throughout the school year, not just in February. I similarly consciously choose which images to include with my presentations, digital flashcards, etc. I think that the more students see themselves through their classes, not just in the media, the more it motivates them subcon

Incorporate Valentine's Day in your French class with this packet! Instead of just the typical word search and crossword puzzles (though those are included, as well), students will learn expressions to write and read love letters, read about the history of French, all in French, listen to classic pop love songs, and so much more. 12 activities, 2 project options, and a quiz: A lot is packed into 24 pages!Activities include:A story about the history of Valentine's day written all in French, with

Hello! I designed this for low-level Spanish students for a week where we celebrate Mexican heritage, May 4-8, 2020. I love art, so one day had to be dedicated to that. Each of my classes are just 30 minutes long in the quarantine environment (normally 30). Because this presentation is all in English, it is just long enough to take up that time and allow me 3-5 minutes to take attendance. Features art from: José Clemente OrozcoDavid Alfaro SiquierosDiego RiveraFrida KahloCarmen Lomas GarzaPatssi

¡Hola! Get your students started as soon as the bell rings with these Bellwork Questions--120 Bellwork Questions, in fact! I have my students get their notebooks out as soon as they enter the classroom, and they immediately copy down and begin answering the given Spanish Bellwork Question prompt du jour. Because of the breadth of these themes, you can use these bellwork questions all year long! Please note: in my school district, we call bellwork questions “Do Now” questions. Includes: Answer Ke

Hello! As students are sometimes challenged to retain what they have read, I have to often teach (and reteach) how to take notes. Cornell Notes, invented by Cornell, do this very easily. My first page of the two-page PDF is an explanation of what each section does, and how I use it in World Language classes, but I suggest any class that employs reading should not only use this reading/notes strategy but uses it consistently. The second page is a template of the Cornell Notes. I recommend you g

This is an original movie guide packet, that I created, with 70 questions, made to go with the Día de los Muertos short film in CGI by Ringling students Ashley Graham, Kate Reynolds, and Lindsey St. Pierre. The short film is at These questions go in chronological order with the video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCQnUuq-TEE. I am a Spanish teacher of 15 years. I watched this short film when I lived and taught in Sarasota where the Ringling College of Art and Design is located, and was ver

Want to catch your students' attention? Teach them French as spoken on the streets. Note: some slang words are acceptable in some company, but not in all. Regardless, an enjoyable presentation! Profitez-le! I recommend this for adolescents or adults learning languages, not necessarily children as it is slang, after all. Includes cultural dining/eating customs as well. NB: The expression on the title slide was created to mimic how they text.

To understand how Mexico and present-day Mexicans came to be the way they are, you have to understand their history. This presentation takes you back to when the Mexica were thrown out of Aztlán, in search of their promised land, all the way through to what brought down the power of the Aztecs, followed by a discussion of Aztec symbols still seen today. Features: No comments in this presentationPresentation with 35 slides35-page handout after the presentation with the definitions of the vocabula

Give your students a tour of Paris from your own classroom. This presentation features 36 of the most famous landmarks you can see in Paris, along with some facts from each. With the exception of the names of the landmarks, this 37-slide presentation and its facts are in English. When I used this in my French 1 class, I paused and told a few anecdotes of my travels at particular landmarks. Also, before we discussed any of them, we went to Google Earth to see where it was at in Paris--from a 3D p

This is a Spanish book of 28 Enrichment Activities that students can learn on their own, based around the ACTFL skill level of Novice-High. I made this for my own students to use during the Coronavirus period of 2020. My name is Audrey Yates, and I have a MA in Translation and Interpreting, plus a BA in Spanish and French Education, with 12 years of teaching experience and previously 2.5 years of editing, writing, and otherwise managing the creation of material in Spanish and French. I am a solo

Incorporate Valentine's Day in your Spanish class with this packet! Instead of just the typical wordsearch and crossword puzzles (though those are included, as well), students will learn expressions to write and read love letters, read about the history of Spanish, all in Spanish, listen to classic pop love songs, and so much more. A lot is packed into 24 pages! Activities include:A story about the history of Valentine's day all in Spanish with Spanish questionsThe same story in Spanish, but wit

Here's a 43-slide PowerPoint, with transitions, on how to conjugate regular (and present tense) Spanish verbs--including -AR, -ER, and -IR conjugations. If it has irregular conjugation rules, it is not included in this presentation. This presentation was carefully curated to slowly teach conjugations, bit by bit. I can confidently say that a student with good English reading skills would be able to teach themselves this content through this PowerPoint, although learning in the Spanish classroom

Hello! This is a bundle of a manual for teachers, as well as a presentation they can use to help their colleagues at their schools. I actually created this for my co-workers, none of whom had ever taught virtually before, as a result of having to go virtual due to the coronavirus situation. This gave them great methods and tools to get students to participate in class and more than anything, to "come back to class." Whether you are a full-time virtual teacher or you are a brick-and-mortar teach

Two for the price of one! Woohoo! Disclaimer: This is equally for Social Studies teachers as well as Spanish teachers who want to show English content about the Aztecs. The only Spanish in this book and presentation is in the single Spanish word on each slide, translated in the comments, and reviewed at great length in the packet. This would make a handy go-to for sub plans if you already taught the presentation.To understand how Mexico and present-day Mexicans came to be the way they are, you h

Bonjour ! Get your students started as soon as the bell rings with these Bellwork Questions--120 Bellwork Questions, in fact! I have my students get their notebooks out as soon as they enter the classroom and they immediately copy down and begin answering the given Bellwork Question prompt du jour. Because of the breadth of these themes, you can use these bellwork questions all year long! Includes: Answer Key in French (with some English explanations next to it)12 themes10 or more questions all

Bellwork Questions from the 12 Most Common Themes in German 1Includes: 12 themes10 questions per theme, all in GermanComplete answer key120 Questions to Save Time!Start each class with a Bellwork question related to your current theme. This is a great way to get the students engaged, to make connections from the previous class, and to get students to communicate in German. Themes included: Smalltalk machen (Making Small Talk)Interessen beschreiben (Describing your Interests) Zeit und Quantität (

This is a 66-slide PowerPoint presentation of very common expressions one uses along with the imperfect tense in Spanish ( el imperfecto). You can maintain all in Spanish while introducing common pastimes, thanks to the images. It includes: 3 places36 toys, pets, and related objects11 verbal actions representing common pastimes15 imperfect adverbial expressionsEach slide either asked a question to get the students to use the vocabulary from that slideAnimations for the object, the definition, an