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This is a short story about a turtle named Despacito and his classmates. One day Despacito realizes that all of his classmates are talented and can do all sorts of interesting things.... but what is Despacito's talent? This is a CI story (comprehensible input) but it circles the structure of poder + infinitives. This product includes:A google slides version of the story with images to support reading. You can choral read with your class, have students translate sections out loud or guess wha

This is an embedded reading designed to help your students become familiar with key vocabulary present in the first chapter of the TPRS Novel: Piratas del caribe y el mapa secreto. This embedded reading will help your struggling students feel confident and successful reading! Moreover, it will help prepare your students for reading the first few chapters of the TPRS Novel: Piratas del caribe y el mapa secreto.I designed this embedded reading to align with the important vocabulary from the

This is the perfect short story to introduce the preterite/imperfect to your students or give them some more practice! Using a narrative they should be familiar with from childhood, this story gives students an easy way to see the preterite imperfect together while remaining comprehensible. Students can act out the story and "grow" the caterpillar making it an interactive TPR lesson. The text is written in simple high-frequency Spanish so the information is 100% comprehensible. This purchase i

This is a lesson plan that I use in the first few weeks of Spanish 1 but could also be used at any point in the year. It primarily uses key high frequency vocabulary including: hace, pone, amigo, novio, emotions and body parts.This is Unit 4 (U4) of the curriculum I created. I generally use it in my classroom before El Osito Adorable available for free at my store and Roca, Papel, Tijeras Movie Talk. This unit takes me about 1 week (5 classes of one hour) to complete. The Movie (Bancho BHD

Do you need a lesson plan / unit to get your students reading, writing and speaking in the target language from Day 1? This is a one week lesson plan that introduces key high frequency vocabulary and helps you and your students co-create a classroom mascot. It's a great community building activity for the first week of class so you you and your students get to know each other all while staying in the target language. I start the year with this unit from Day 1 in Spanish 1. This product includ

This is a lesson plan that continues to build upon the vocabulary from the previous lesson El Osito Adorable available here for free at my store. It can also be used as a stand alone lesson plan. The Movie (Android Rock Paper Scissors) is a short film where personified rock, paper and scissors become friends on the first day of school despite being different. This product includes: Scripted PQAs (Personalized Questions) to introduce key vocabulary and it make it personal for students. Introd

Scared to try story asking? Use this script to help guide your story asking to success! This product includes:Vocabulary slides with images and PQAs (personalized questions) to help get your students familiar with the key vocabulary they will need for story asking before you present the story in the classroom. 4 short stories for vocabulary practice to get students reading and applying the vocabulary in the target language.A story asking script with my step by step suggestions to story ask with

This product is a 1 - 3 day lesson plan depending on your class length and the level of your students. It culminates with an original CI / TPRS story script that you can narrate/act with your class. Certain elements of the story have been left blank so you can personalize the story for your class. This product includes:Vocabulary slides with PQAs (personalized questions and answers) to get students familiar with key vocabulary before reading the text. The PQAs will help you generate conversa

Get your kids reading with success! This embedded reading is about Olivia Bolivia an impulsive secret agent who makes a terrible mistake. The reading is designed to familiarize your students with key vocabulary from Chapters 6/7 in the TPRS Novel Piratas del caribe y el mapa secreto. However, even if you're not reading the novel, this embedded reading uses high frequency vocabulary and could also be used in your class as a lesson or as a sub plan. This product includes:Three versions of th

This is a cute short story about two identical brothers. One is "perfect" and the other feels like he's not as good as his brother. The story is simple but in my classes, I lead it with a reflection about comparisons and what really constitutes as "perfect." The discussion includes many cognates, introduces new high-frequency vocabulary and could easily be used in Spanish 1. This product includes:A short story about two identical twin brothers.A teaching script to use before the reading to gen

Verb Structures: mentir / perder / buscar / encontrarVocabulary:  Barato / Boleto /Caro / Collar / Pulsera/ Regalo / Único / BoletoThis is an original short story about two best friends, a special gift and and a lie. The story uses key vocabulary present in the TPRS novel Problemas en Paraíso. This story is written in the present tense and appropriate for Spanish 1/2 students. The story centers around the moral dilemma: Do good friends lie?This product includes:Scripted PQAs for the vocabula