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Wallingford, Vermont, United States
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Welcome to my Ave Nocturna TPT store! My teaching experience: Spanish teacher to grades 4-8 in two rural public schools in Vermont 2011-2015. 1st and 2nd grade English immersion (reading, writing, language, science) in Costa Rica 2015-2016. Spanish and Sociology online teacher 2016-2018. Multiage middle school classroom teacher at an independent nature and culture school 2018-2019. Homeschool teacher for my son when he was in 7th and 8th grade 2019-2021. Taught Spanish to homeschool students and adults 2021-2022. Now I am a Spanish medical interpreter, community health worker, and doula 2022-present.
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Preview of Quiz - los números 1-1000

Quiz - los números 1-1000

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Prueba: Los números 1-1000 en español Quiz: Numbers 1-1000 in Spanish 20 pt quiz, matching with one extra credit question. OR, delete the word PRUEBA at the top and use it as a worksheet or homework.
Preview of Battleship / Acorazado - Spanish Game - Ser + Descripciones

Battleship / Acorazado - Spanish Game - Ser + Descripciones

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This is a game board for playing Battleship, or Acorazado, in Spanish class to practice the verb ser in the present tense and personality and physical descriptions. The top board is for hiding one's own ships and the bottom board is for keeping track of the partner's ships. Students write one X per box to hide the ships, vertically or horizontally, but not diagonally. Five X's in a row for the battleship, four for the aircraft carrier, etc. To find each other's ships, they say the subject on th
Preview of Quiz - los números 1-100

Quiz - los números 1-100

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Prueba: Los números 1-100 en español Quiz: Numbers 1-100 in Spanish 20 pts Section I = Matching Section II = Write the digits represented by the number words written in Spanish. Delete the word "PRUEBA" at the top and turn it into a worksheet or homework, if you so desire! The preview looks jumbled, but the actual document looks how it's supposed to!
Preview of Around Town Spanish Vocabulary Presentation

Around Town Spanish Vocabulary Presentation

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This is a Spanish vocabulary Power Point presentation which includes city buildings and places, modes of transportation, professions, directions, and some verbs (buscar, tomar, manejar, montar, trabajar) and other phrases. There are two to three slides and pictures for each word, including a more familiar one from the States as well as one from the Spanish-speaking world. There are professional-looking transitions and animations embedded. 187 slides in all! The vocabulary list is from the Teac
Preview of Spanish Vocabulary Presentation Bundle

Spanish Vocabulary Presentation Bundle

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This bundle includes my three vocabulary Power Point presentations: Around Town (places in the city and transportation vocab) La Casa (rooms and items of the house vocab) Los Animales (animal vocab) Save $4 by purchasing the bundle! These are bright and colorful presentations which include timed animations, showing the picture, then the Spanish word, and then the English translation. ¡Gracias!
Preview of Spanish Professions Word Search - Buscapalabras de las profesiones

Spanish Professions Word Search - Buscapalabras de las profesiones

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This is a Spanish word search with professions. The words listed are in English, and students must find them in Spanish.
Preview of Reflections and Goals

Reflections and Goals

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This document can be used at the end of marking period/semester/school year to support students in reflecting on their learning and school work and to set goals for the upcoming marking period/semester/school year. For each subject, there is one column for students to write about what they have done well and another column to write a SMART goal. SMART goals are Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time bound. The areas of focus are: - My work habits and attitude - Math - Language
Preview of Spanish Daily Routine Test - Rutina Diaria

Spanish Daily Routine Test - Rutina Diaria

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This is a 100-point Spanish test on daily routine vocabulary, reflexive verbs (present tense), and expressions of frequency. Part I: Fill in a conjugation grid for the verb cepillarse Part II: Fill in the blanks with the correct conjugations Part III: Translate three of the nine sentences in Part II from Spanish to English Part IV: Translate four sentences from English to Spanish Part V: Answer three questions in Spanish Part VI: Write a paragraph (five sentences) about your daily routine in Spa
Preview of La Casa - The House Vocabulary Presentation

La Casa - The House Vocabulary Presentation

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This is a Power Point presentation to teach and practice rooms, furniture, and other items in a house, as well as chores and the expression tener + que + infinitive. It could also be printed and made into a book or flashcards. It contains animations/transitions which show the Spanish first and then the translation. It also contains questions to check for understanding and practice.
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Crafts of the Americas

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This document describes three types of art from the indigenous communities in the Americas: Yarn Art of the Huichol of Mexico, God's Eyes of the Aymara of the Andes region of South America, and Worry Dolls of the Maya of Guatemala. Each page contains a picture of the art, a description, and a map of the region the art comes from. This could be used to teach your class about these types of art before they attempt to create it themselves. My middle school class created these things to sell at ou
Preview of Spanish Transportation Mini Book - Tucán Va a Costa Rica

Spanish Transportation Mini Book - Tucán Va a Costa Rica

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This is a short, simple story using various transportation words in Spanish along with the verb ir conjugated in the present tense. The first few pages are to copied double sided to make a quarter-page mini book. What follows are the same pages in order, but on full size pages. Palabras de Transporte: el coche, el tren, a pie, a caballo, el autobus, la camioneta, la bici, el barco, el avión. Car, train, by foot, horse, bus, truck, bicycle, boat, plane.
Preview of Los animales Spanish Vocabulary Presentation

Los animales Spanish Vocabulary Presentation

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This is a Microsoft Power Point Presentation of 40 animal vocabulary words in Spanish with two slides/pictures per animal, grouped into the categories of pets, farm animals, zoo animals, insects, and forest animals. It is a great visual aid for teaching the vocabulary! It could also be printed in handout format to create a book or a vocabulary packet.
Preview of Spanish Articles Worksheet

Spanish Articles Worksheet

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This document helps Spanish students learn and practice definite articles ( el, la, los, las) and indefinite articles ( un, una, unos, unas). First they fill in a chart with all eight. Then they translate from English to Spanish some short phrases and longer sentences which include clothing words and the verb "to wear". For example, Ella lleva un vestido.This could be used as a worksheet in class, as a quiz, or as homework!
Preview of Battleship / Acorazado Bundle

Battleship / Acorazado Bundle

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This bundle contains my three Spanish Acorazado (Battleship) games: Ser + Descripciones Tener + hair/eye color Weather vocabulary Save $3 by purchasing all three together! It's like a buy-one-get-one-free deal. :) My Spanish students love this activity! Just like with regular Battleship, students hide their "ships", but in this game they must draw x's in boxes (five for the battleship, four for the destroyer, etc.). Then, to uncover their partner's ships, they speak in Spanish to guess the l
Preview of Calendario Partner Speaking Activity

Calendario Partner Speaking Activity

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This is a partner speaking activity to practice saying, understanding, and writing days of the week and dates in Spanish, including numbers 1-30. It is a two-page Word document.
Preview of Battleship/Acorazado - Spanish Game - Tener + hair/eye color - Phys Description

Battleship/Acorazado - Spanish Game - Tener + hair/eye color - Phys Description

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This is a game board for playing Battleship, or Acorazado, in Spanish class to practice the verb tener in the present tense and hair and eye color. The top board is for hiding one's own ships and the bottom board is for keeping track of the partner's ships. Students write one X per box to hide the ships, vertically or horizontally, but not diagonally. Five X's in a row for the battleship, four for the aircraft carrier, etc. To find each other's ships, they say the subject on the left, conjugate
Preview of Spanish Transportation Word Search - Buscapalabras de transporte

Spanish Transportation Word Search - Buscapalabras de transporte

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This is a Spanish word search containing modes of transportation. The words listed are in English, students must find them in Spanish. Words included: avión, camioneta, autobús, tren, metro, taxi, motocicleta, bicicleta, coche, barco, parada, y estación.
Preview of Me gusta Worksheet / Quiz / Homework

Me gusta Worksheet / Quiz / Homework

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¡Me gusta! Students look at the picture provided and write a sentence in Spanish stating whether they like or dislike that activity.
Preview of Writing Assignment - Original Monomyth

Writing Assignment - Original Monomyth

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This assignment was inspired by the Middle School unit on the Hero's Journey from Great Minds. We read versions of the monomyths The Ramayana and The Odyssey and studied the character archetypes of these types of stories as well as Campbell's (and Vogler's) Hero's Journey. The assignment is to ultimately write an original monomyth. The steps of the assignment lead the student through first imagining and creating their character archetypes, such as hero, shadow, ally, mentor, etc. Then they
Preview of Cruicigrama: En la Ciudad, Crossword Puzzle: In the City

Cruicigrama: En la Ciudad, Crossword Puzzle: In the City

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This is a Spanish crossword puzzle whose solutions are words from an "In the City" unit: places in the city, modes of transportation, and professions. The clues are sentences and phrases using mostly simple grammar constructions, appropriate for 1st or 2nd year Spanish.
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Experience

Welcome to my Ave Nocturna TPT store! My teaching experience: Spanish teacher to grades 4-8 in two rural public schools in Vermont 2011-2015. 1st and 2nd grade English immersion (reading, writing, language, science) in Costa Rica 2015-2016. Spanish and Sociology online teacher 2016-2018. Multiage middle school classroom teacher at an independent nature and culture school 2018-2019. Homeschool teacher for my son when he was in 7th and 8th grade 2019-2021. Taught Spanish to homeschool students and adults 2021-2022. Now I am a Spanish medical interpreter, community health worker, and doula 2022-present.

Teaching style

Experiential, outdoors, culture-based, stories

My own education history

BA, Anthropology and Sociology, 2004; Spanish Major, 2010; Teaching Certificate, 2011; MA, Curriculum and Instruction - Secondary, 2014

Additional biographical information

I live in Vermont with my son. I love to travel, especially abroad. Adventure and new experiences fuel me. I am currently a community health worker and medical interpreter for Spanish-speaking families in southern Vermont. I also just became a birth doula. I love to hike, swim, eat out, read, go to concerts and shows, play board games, create embroidery art, and speak Spanish.