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This powerpoint can be used at any level to teach the letters and the sounds they make. Each slide has the letter, a word that begins with or contains the letter, and a picture to represent the letter. This is an old version of the alphabet that includes ñ, ch, ll, and rr. When I teach this lesson, I point out to the students that some letters have different names or are now considered only sounds. I use the blank slide at the end to play hangman with my students but you could use it for any

This powerpoint is used to teach primary and secondary colors in addition to black, white, and brown. The slideshow includes pictures of animals and objects to ask students questions about the colors once taught.

This is an automatic (timed) powerpoint that covers 16 Spanish words for classroom objects. The first three times, it shows the words with the picture of the object. I use the first time through to teach the students sign language or a gesture to go along with each word and practice on the next two times through. The second and third time through they get faster and we say the word while doing the gestures. The next time through it shows only the Spanish word and I wait and let the students show

This powerpoint lesson has 44 slides that guide you through teaching students how to tell time in Spanish. I can spend 1 or 2 days on this usually depending on how large the class are. I use laminated blank clock faces with this lesson so students can work along with the lesson to practice the concepts. This hands-on approach has really helped some of my high school students who previously could not read an analog clock at all. I hope it works well for you too!

After completing my "Mystery Central America" together in class, this is a followup project that can be assigned so students can "show what they know" about using the verb estar, locations, days of the week, and expressions of frequency. It typically takes students 3 days to write about 10 clues for their mystery, and 2 days to create their visual and present to the class. This can be assigned as an individual or group assignment but works best as an individual assignment if you want to use the

This is a simple presentation with pictures and words to show some common names of animals in Spanish.