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"Martes de Arte" art activities about a variety of artists from different Spanish-speaking countries practicing a variety of vocabulary & grammar concepts! Created for High School Spanish 2, but could be used in Spanish 1 or Spanish 3 for middle or high school. Martes de Arte is a great way to introduce your students to a variety of artists while giving your students an opportunity to be creative and practice tricky grammar and vocabulary concepts. Each includes a short reading about the artist

"Martes de Arte" art activity about Pablo Picasso. Created for High School Spanish 2, but could be used in Spanish 1 or Spanish 3 for middle or high school. A great way to incorporate information about a famous person from a Spanish-speaking country, while giving your students an opportunity to be creative! Includes short reading about Picasso with vocabulary words and comprehension questions, examples of Picasso's different art styles, practice with body parts vocabulary using paintings, and a

Editable Google Slide with Spanish/English Bilingual notes sheet with parts of speech definitions and examples. NEW! Preview contains PDF version! I used this with my Spanish Language Arts class and MS/HS EL Newcomer class as a reference sheet while we practiced parts of speech! Each part of speech also has a corresponding symbol which can be helpful when identifying them within sentences if you choose to keep them!

29 Class survival phrase signs in Spanish and English with a visual for each. Perfect to use as wall signs for a Spanish class or to support Newcomer and ELL students whose first language is Spanish! Both my Spanish 1 and Newcomer students are always looking to these signs on my word wall for reminders on these high-frequency words and phrases. You can also print them 16 to a page to create quick reference sheets to give to students! Feel free to create a copy and add more as you see fit. If

"Martes de Arte" art activity about Carmen Lomas garza and her paintings of family traditions, focused on kitchen vocabulary. Created for High School Spanish 2, but could be used in Spanish 1 or Spanish 3 for middle or high school. A great way to incorporate information about a famous Mexican-American artist while giving your students an opportunity to be creative! Includes short reading about Lomas Garza with vocabulary words and comprehension questions, a presentation that follows the workshee

I used these slides during my unit in Spanish 2 about demonstratives. This was created for High School Spanish 2, but could be used in Spanish 1 or Spanish 3 for middle or high school. My students struggled understanding demonstratives, so I created the chart on slide 9 and 10 to help them understand.  Includes introduction and practice slides, Google Docs and PDF versions of the note sheet, and a practice sheet with demonstratives and kitchen objects. Want to build on this lesson AND incorporat

"Martes de Arte" art activity about Antonio Berni focused on practicing demonstratives (este, ese, aquel, etc) and tener phrases (tener hambre, tener sueño, etc). Created for High School Spanish 2, but could be used in Spanish 1 or Spanish 3 for middle or high school. A great way to incorporate information about a famous Argentinian artist while giving your students an opportunity to be creative and practice tricky grammar concepts! Includes short reading about Berni with vocabulary words and co

"Martes de Arte" art activity about Pattsi Valdez and her colorful room paintings, focused on house vocabulary and descriptive words. Created for High School Spanish 2, but could be used in Spanish 1 or Spanish 3 for middle or high school. A great way to incorporate information about a famous Chicana artist, while giving your students an opportunity to be creative! Includes short reading about Valdez with vocabulary words and comprehension questions, a presentation that follows the worksheet, an

I used this "Martes de arte" art activity about Loteria during my unit in Spanish 2 about house vocabulary.. This was created for High School Spanish 2, but could be used in Spanish 1 or Spanish 3 for middle or high school. This Martes de Arte doesn’t focus on a famous artist but rather a popular authentic game, while giving your students an opportunity to be creative!  Includes short reading about Loteria with vocabulary words and comprehension questions, a presentation that follows the workshe

"Martes de Arte" art activity about Frida Kahlo. Created for High School Spanish 2, but could be used in Spanish 1 or Spanish 3 for middle or high school. A great way to incorporate information about a famous person from a Spanish-speaking country, while giving your students an opportunity to be creative! Includes short reading about Kahlo with vocabulary words and comprehension questions, a presentation about her life and a discussion about fashion as art, practice with clothing vocabulary, and

Looking for a week-long plan to prepare your Spanish 1, 2, or 3 students for Día de Muertos that includes reading, authentic cultural resources, music, fun activities, and an art project? Look no further! SAVE 10% WHEN YOU GET THE BUNDLE AND GET A FULL WEEK OF ACTIVITIES PLUS A BONUS VENN DIAGRAM ACTIVITY!This bundle includes: Vocabulary graphic organizerPre- and Post-Reading graphic organizerAdapted LA Times article in 3 versions Infographic and art-focused text about ofrendasShort music-focuse

"Lunes de lectura" reading activity using simple language and present tense verbs. Created as a review for High School Spanish 2, but could be used in Spanish 1 or as a review for Spanish 3 for middle or high school. A great way to incorporate reading practice with a fun story that you could act out! Includes: PDF of an original short story about a girl whose dog may or may not eat her choir music...Editable Google Doc with comprehension questions, practice with regular verbs, and a summary acti

"Miércoles de música" reading and music cloze activity using "Calaverita", a catchy song by La Santa Cecilia, just in time to introduce your students to Día de Muertos! Created for High School Spanish 2, but could be used in Spanish 1 or as a review for Spanish 3 for middle or high school. A great way to incorporate reading practice and authentic music while you introduce this important holiday! Includes: Short, simple reading about the band, La Santa Cecilia, with vocabulary and comprehension

"Lunes de lectura" reading activity using a simplified article from the LA Times just in time to introduce your students to Día de Muertos! Created for High School Spanish 2, but could be used in Spanish 1 or as a review for Spanish 3 for middle or high school. There are three versions of the article worksheet depending on your instructional goals plus slides with vocabulary and a graphic organizer. A great way to incorporate reading practice while you introduce this important holiday! Includes

"Lunes de lectura" reading activity using simple language and present tense verbs. Created as a review for High School Spanish 2, but could be used in Spanish 1 or as a review for Spanish 3 for middle or high school. A great way to incorporate reading practice with a fun story that you could act out! Includes: PDF of an original short story about a girl who is planning a surprise birthday party for her little brother and needs to call all her family membersEditable Google Doc grammar notes/pract

"Martes de Arte" art activity about Salvador Dalí. Created for High School Spanish 2, but could be used in Spanish 1 or Spanish 3 for middle or high school. A great way to incorporate information about a famous person from a Spanish-speaking country, while giving your students an opportunity to be creative! Includes short reading about Dalí and the style of surrealism with vocabulary words and comprehension questions, a presentation that follows the worksheet, practice with telling time in Spani

"Martes de Arte" art activity about Joaquín Sorolla and his painting "Paseo a orillas del mar", focused on weather vocabulary. Created for High School Spanish 2, but could be used in Spanish 1 or Spanish 3 for middle or high school. A great way to incorporate information about a famous person from a Spanish-speaking country, while giving your students an opportunity to be creative! Includes short reading about Sorolla with vocabulary words and comprehension questions, a presentation that follows

Editable Google Doc and PDF with 42+ Spanish/English transition words and phrases. Organized into six categories: Beginning, Middle, End, Compare, Contrast, and Give Examples/Add Information. I used this with my Spanish Language Arts class and MS/HS EL Newcomer class as a reference sheet and as a poster in my class. My EL students were encouraged to bring it with them to help strengthen their writing in all their classes. There is both a front-back handout version and a larger poster version in

"Martes de Arte" art activity about Isela Xospa and her unique art style representing Indigenous Nahua traditions, with a review of key verbs ser, estar, and tener. Created for High School Spanish 2, but could be used in Spanish 1 or Spanish 3 for middle or high school. A great way to incorporate information about a famous Indigenous Mexican artist while giving your students an opportunity to be creative and learn more about Nahua traditions! Includes short reading about Xospa with vocabulary wo

"Lunes de lectura" reading activity using simple language and present tense verbs. Created as a review for High School Spanish 2, but could be used in Spanish 1 or as a review for Spanish 3 for middle or high school. A great way to incorporate reading practice with a fun story that you could act out! Includes: PDF of an original short story about a girl who travels to a cafe in Spain and is very confusedEditable Google Doc worksheet with comprehension activitiesStructures and vocabulary used: Gr