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This webquest gives students a list of websites to use and includes 30 questions related to the different traditions, meanings, history, and comparisons between Day of the Dead and Halloween.

This scavenger hunt is designed to show students how to accurately utilize and navigate the site WordReference.com It is the best and most accurate Spanish dictionary site. This assignment has them searching words and finding different ways to say each things. It shows the students that they need to figure out which tense/sense/meaning of the word they are trying to use and then look through to find that meaning and use it accurately. My students have told me that this really helped them under

This quiz gives very basic Spanish sentences with the verb missing. The students must write in the appropriate form of Ser or Estar and provide a reason as to why they chose one over the other. 15 sentences with blanks and space for 15 reasons. All of the main uses of Ser and Estar are present amongst the answers!

This activity includes 15 facts using the Passive Voice in Spanish. The first column is the first part of the sentence (La bombilla fue inventada) and the second column contains the second part of the sentence (por Edison en 1882) Teacher will cut out the facts and students will put the facts together, trying to match and figure out the correct facts. All of them use different tenses of the passive voice.

This is a 4-part quiz, testing the numbers from 0-100. Part A is a listening section with telephone numbers. Part B is a matching section. Part C is a section where the students have to write a number that fits the parameters (ex- more than 10 but less than 20) and part D the students have to write out each of the numbers 10-100 (increments of 10) The students responded really well to this quiz since there were varying types of assessments.

This is a PowerPoint presentation that goes over the verbs for expressing one's age (the differences between English and Spanish) and then outlines the conjugation of the verb tener, and finally, the numbers 1-20. The final slide also includes some practice sentences for the students to work on at their seats to reinforce the ideas.

This assignment paper lists 5 discussion questions for the movie, Under the Same Moon, or La Misma Luna. Students have 5 options for which to write about so this can serve as a discussion tool, writing tool, etc.

This quiz is easy changeable and adaptable. Part A is 5 true/false based on time. (Hay sesenta minutos en una hora) Part B is 5 times that the students will have to write out (It's 8:20am) Part C is 5 written out sentences that they will have to write times for (Son las once en punto) Part D is a speaking. I call the students up and give them 2 time expressions to say. This can easily be taken out but I like my students to practice speaking on each assessment I give them.

These sentences are for the students to translate. It gives them practice with the common irregular verbs in the present tense. The sentences focus on the "yo form" since that is where most of the stem changes take place. As a follow-up assignment, I have the students put the sentences in other forms too. See my "Irregular Verbs Take Home Quiz" for a summative assessment using all forms. Easily editable.

This powerpoint is in Spanish and reviews the tradition of eating the 12 grapes at midnight. It gives the history, the practice, the location, etc. My students loved this! After, we actually tried it in class and I offered extra credit to those who video taped them doing it during our New Years Eve.

This sheet has 23 examples of practicing using possessive adjectives. It includes examples with mi, mis, tu, tus, su, sus, nuestros, nuestras. It also includes common Spanish vocabulary that is covered in first year Spanish.

This is a fun, colored, eye-grabbing syllabus that outlines any basic language course. It does list some goals, classroom expectations, rules, classroom management ideas/strategies, etc. It can be edited and adapted very easily, through Microsoft programs.

This PowerPoint presentation gives students the notes on what reflexive verbs are, when they're used, how they're formed, some examples, and then some practice sentences for them to form on their own.

This double sided paper/packet includes scaffolded grammar notes for direct object pronouns, a quick reference chart, and examples for each section. The final section asks the students to create examples of their own (as a homework assignment, but can also be done in class) so that the students can really master the skill. Easily Editable.

This sheet contains practice sentences (In Spanish) where the students will have to write in the correct form of either ser or estar. Below, there is a space for them to write WHY they selected either ser or estar and a space for an overall translation. Easily editable. Can also be a quiz.

This double-sided sheet provides an overview of grammar typically covered in second year Spanish. Topics include reflexive verbs, present progressive, all of the preterit tense, and prepositions. This sheet can be printed out and put in the front of students' binders as a quick reference.

This double-sided sheet provides an overview of grammar typically covered in first year Spanish. Topics include colors, pronouns, all of present tense, possession, gustar verb, ser vs. estar, and telling time. This sheet can be printed out and put in the front of students' binders as a quick reference.

This PowerPoint outlines notes on using "me gusta" and "le gusta" "te gusta" is also incorporated. I have found that breaking it up like this before explaining the plural forms helps the students pick it up better.

This PowerPoint outlines when to use SER and when to use ESTAR. Each slide gives examples and a photo to help the students remember. The photos are all clipart images. At the end of the PPT, there is a practice slide where the students will have to decide which verb to use.

There is a little cloze activity at the top quickly explaining the preterit tense. Following, there are notes for each type of verb -ar, -er, -ir. Lastly, there is a list of instances when the preterit is used verse the imperfect. This is what goes in the blanks at the top: 2, preterit, imperfect, done or completed, continuous or ongoing.