Angela Hamouda

This Jeopardy game is wonderful for reviewing common grammar topics. I have used it with a 7th and 8th grade class and the students just love the game! The document is editable so you can customize questions if you would like. It makes for a great lesson or can be used as a substitute plan! Topics covered: Commas Run-on and sentence fragments Subjects and predicates Nouns and pronouns Homophones How to playDivide students into teams and decide which team will go first. You can also have them co

This movie guide has questions written in English and Spanish that follow the 2000 movie Don Quijote that you can find on YouTube among other places. This is a great movie to pre-teach or compare with the novel and is something I have used in my upper-level Spanish classes to teach the AP theme of identity. The movie guide includes the answer key so it can also be something you can use for sub plans as well. Check out the EASEL activity to see how to teach this virtually and engage your student

With this document, I outlined a curriculum that you can use with your newcomer ELL students who just arrived to the country. I know that in many schools teachers are lost as to where to start with students, especially when they come in the middle of the year. This outline should help you find a place to start with your beginning English students. I have used this at the elementary, middle and high school level.

This presentation of 50 questions can be used at various Spanish speaking levels to engage your class! I have used as a daily warm up or transition activity as well as a game that helps build classroom community. The slides can be added to other presentations or kept by itself. How to play: 1) Individual play: Ask students which of the following options they like. Have each student respond and then ask follow up questions to have them explain why. They can respond verbally or in written form.

This documentary showcases the hard work and dedication of high school mariachi bands and gives you an insight to their practices, competitions and life outside of music. This is a great movie to make cultural connections. It is available on Netflix and is rated TV-PG. Questions are in English and Spanish, with answer key provided. It makes for a great sub plan as well!

In this PowerPoint lesson, students will be introduced to and practice with activities the following question words in Spanish: •Who? = ¿ Quién?•What? = ¿ Qué?•When? = ¿ Cuándo?•Where? = ¿ Dónde?•Why?= ¿ Por qué?•How? = ¿ Cómo?•How much/how many? = ¿ Cuánto?•What is it? = ¿ Qué es esto? Students will work collaboratively to activate background knowledge of question words in Spanish, be introduced to the vocabulary in whole group, be taught a song, work with the vocabulary in small groups with

Here is a Jeopardy game that you can play with your Spanish 1 students to review vocabulary they have learned. I have used this at both middle school and high school levels. The slides can be edited to meet the needs of your classroom. This makes for an engaging lesson and a great substitute lesson as well! Topics covered:¿Cómo se escribe…? La escuela La familia Colores Los números ¿Qué te gusta? How to playDivide students into teams and decide which team will go first. You can also have them c

In this lesson plan, students will explore the traditions and customs that people from around the world use to celebrate Lunar New Year! This presentation is currently focused on the 2025 year, which is the year of the Snake. Included activities: Turn and talk Horoscope meaning Origin of the Chinese Horoscope video How countries celebrate Traditions and customs video Storybook Music playlist All activities are in Spanish and can be differentiated for any grade level. See presenter notes on each

This Spanish 2 review packet is great for covering common grammar concepts and vocabulary throughout the year. Included are: present tense -ar, -er, -ir verbs jugar + a and sports vocabulary,stem changing verbs frequency words (siempre, mucho, nunca, etc.)store and clothing vocabularydescribing wordsreflexive verbshousehold vocabularyir + a conjugationYou can use this packet to create worksheets to practice new concepts, as a pretest to see what students already know or you can use this at the

After finding that many of my students still struggled with understanding the difference between singular and plural nouns and using the apostrophe "s", I created this lesson. I have taught this lesson at the elementary and middle school level. Within the lesson, you will review what is a noun, the difference between singular and plural nouns, and when to use the apostrophe "s" to show possession. The students will practice by writing their answers on whiteboards and at the end there is a check

This PowerPoint presentation is a great introduction to the parts of a letter in Spanish! It discusses la fecha, lugar, saludo, cuerpo, despedida and firma. I have used this presentation in the Spanish and Bilingual classrooms at the elementary, middle and high school levels.

Maria Full of Grace (Maria llena eres de gracia) is a movie following a character who wants to leave living in poverty in Colombia and goes to New York City through the drug smuggling business. This movie guide has questions written in both English and Spanish and includes the answer key. This movie is good for discussing the AP Spanish themes of Global Challenges. This movie is available on YouTube among other places. Check out the EASEL activity to see how to teach this virtually and engage y

This PowerPoint presentation will help you review what to include in an introductory paragraph of a nonfiction essay. It includes different hooks and key words to start a conclusion sentence. I have used this lesson at the elementary and middle school level. See the presenter notes in this presentation at the bottom of each slide with instructions and suggestions on how or what to discuss. This presentation also makes for a good substitute plan!

The following activity is a great way for students to practice the difference between ser and estar! Directions: Print the following pages double sided so that the Spanish side and English side match up. Cut out the sentence strips and have students sort the sentences into two groups, one where they should use ser and another where they should use estar. Then, students can practice translating the sentences and check to see if they got the the correct answer. I included a blank sheet so you

This PowerPoint lesson will help you teach, reteach or review some of the irregular plural noun patterns ( -o to -oes, -f to -ves, and -y to -ies) to help your students and ELLs learn the correct spellings of the plural form. I have used this activity at the elementary and middle school level. After the examples, I included a suggested activity of a Gallery Walk to engage students and allow them time to practice the endings. You can print off the slides and paste them around the classroom, an

This outline can be used as a guideline on where to start with your newcomer ELLs when they are just learning math vocabulary. This can be used in conjunction with the regular education math class as a differentiation tool. Objective: Focusing on vocabulary and language necessary for students to be successful in math classesI created this curriculum specifically for my ESL students who are new to the country. Many times teachers believe that math is the universal language but there is actually a

This presentation gives a brief overview of the largest festival in San Juan that happens every January. Explore with your students some of the elements of the festival and encourage them to research further. Be sure to read activity suggestions in the speaker notes on each slide! This makes for a great cultural activity. You can also use it as a substitute plan!

March is Women's History Month/Mes de la historia de la mujer and this presentation features 15 influential women throughout history! Use this presentation as a whole or you can insert the slides to highlight one important woman each day during the month of March. In the presenter notes of each slide there is a link to additional YouTube videos with more information about that person in Spanish and English. You can also read aloud information to your class from the series “Cuentos de buenas no

This movie takes place in Argentina after the Dirty War and follows Alicia, a high school history teacher, as she learns the truth about her adopted daughter's past life. This is a great film to discuss the Argentine history and social issues and fits with the AP Spanish theme of Identity, Global Challenges and Families and Communities. The movie guide includes the questions in English and Spanish and an answer key. Check out the EASEL activity to see how to teach this virtually and engage your

Are you looking for a game for vocabulary, places and gods of Ancient Egypt? This Jeopardy game I have used to review the Ancient Egypt unit in my 7th grade class. The document is editable so you can customize questions if you would like. The activity usually takes a whole class period and it is a fun mid-point or final review for students. It also makes for a great substitute plan! Topics covered: Vocabulary 1 Vocabulary 2 Egyptian Gods Places People How to playDivide students into teams and de