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Written by me, Audrey Yates Irias As a Spanish teacher, I wanted to make this year, fall 2021, special for my students. I created this movie packet to go along with Teacher’s Discovery’s film, “ Las posadas.” Each question goes in order with the movie. There are 54 questions for “ Las posadas” movie in the main part. Version A includes the 27 odd questions from the main part, and Version B includes the 27 even questions. The questions are all in English, and are either multiple-choice or true/fa

This is my love note to Mexico. A collection of various resources I use throughout the year in my Spanish classroom. Please note that each resource is all in Spanish. You can buy each one separately in my store. Buy this bundle and get a great deal! This all-in-Spanish bundle contains: A presentation all in Spanish on Cinco de MayoA presentation on the History of the Aztecs and symbols still seen today in Día de los Muertos celebrationsA collection of Chicano and other Mexican ArtA movie guide

Incorporating authentic Spanish movies using guides that go with them, in order, all in Spanish, keeps the students engaged and focused. Each movie has both multiple-choice questions, as well as open-ended questions, that can be done either during the movie or as certain sections are paused. Each guide contains an answer key. Here are movie guides for the following movies: Canela, directed by Jordi MariscalLas Posadas, by Teacher's DiscoveryEncanto, by DisneyDía de los Muertos film by the Ringl

Incorporate Valentine's Day in your French class with this packet! Instead of just the typical word search and crossword puzzles (though those are included, as well), students will learn expressions to write and read love letters, read about the history of French, all in French, listen to classic pop love songs, and so much more. 12 activities, 2 project options, and a quiz: A lot is packed into 24 pages!Activities include:A story about the history of Valentine's day written all in French, with

Hello! As students are sometimes challenged to retain what they have read, I have to often teach (and reteach) how to take notes. Cornell Notes, invented by Cornell, do this very easily. My first page of the two-page PDF is an explanation of what each section does, and how I use it in World Language classes, but I suggest any class that employs reading should not only use this reading/notes strategy but uses it consistently. The second page is a template of the Cornell Notes. I recommend you g

This is an original movie guide packet, that I created, with 70 questions, made to go with the Día de los Muertos short film in CGI by Ringling students Ashley Graham, Kate Reynolds, and Lindsey St. Pierre. The short film is at These questions go in chronological order with the video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCQnUuq-TEE. I am a Spanish teacher of 15 years. I watched this short film when I lived and taught in Sarasota where the Ringling College of Art and Design is located, and was ver

This is a 100% original movie guide with questions about Disney and Pixar’s movie “ Encanto”, an animated movie enjoyable for all, that celebrates the importance of family and the culture of Colombia alike. This movie guide contains quick comprehension-based questions (hence my original “RapiPreguntas” title), students should be able to answer them as the movie progresses. There are: 140 multiple-choice comprehension-based questions that go in chronological order of the movie.Section headers fo

Canela (or "Cinnamon"), a movie directed by Jordi Marescal, is one of my favorite movies to show my students when I am teaching la comida, especially when teaching with Spanish recipes. It is a great authentic resource to include when teaching about cooking and ingredients in Spanish. It was directed by Jordi Mariscal and created in 2012. I created this 25-page movie guide to accompany the movie, which you can find at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HEh37hW7M0&t=3252s. Please note that YouTub

Comprehensible-Input Spanish Flashcard Bundle #2Includes 40 Class Commands! Here are 40 of the most common commands teachers use in the Spanish 1 and 2 classroom (for Novice-Low to Novice-High) students and 110 flashcards for Calendar Talk. Maintain speaking 100% in Spanish with Dr. Stephen Krashen's Comprehensible-Input (CI) method, using these flashcards, which would go great on a word wall. You can use the 110 Calendar Talk Flashcards to start off class 100% in Spanish, introducing days of th

Comprehensible-Input Spanish Flashcard Bundle #1Includes 50 Common Verbs/40 Class Commands! Here are 50 of the most common verbs Spanish 1 and 2 (Novice-Low to Novice-High) students and 40 of the most common commands teachers use in the classroom. Maintain speaking 100% in Spanish with Dr. Stephen Krashen's Comprehensible-Input (CI) method, using these flashcards, which would go great on a word wall. The 50 verbs are conjugated in the third person, singular (for él/ella/usted), and as such, go g

Muletillas | 24 Spanish Filler Rejoinder Flashcards for Comprehensible InputGreat for word walls or your board, use these muletillas (Spanish for filler words you use when you are thinking of what next to say) to get your kids to maintain speaking all in the target language, Spanish. Incorporate these filler words into your Comprehensible Input-based lessons, to teach students how to sound like a native. Muletillas are an extra tool in the toolbelt, next to circumlocution! How often do you say

40 Spanish Mandatos Class CommandsMaintain speaking all in Spanish by teaching class commands ( mandatos). Use these mandatos to teach Spanish using Comprehensible Input. These 40 flashcards contain the ustedes command with an image that students will easily associate with that word. Put these flashcards on a word wall and refer to them all year long. They will help you read stories and teach any lesson in Spanish. The translation appears in the notes in the PowerPoint, for the teacher's refere

Spanish Calendar Talk FlashcardsHere are 110 flashcards you can use while maintaining 100% in Spanish and introducing days of the week, months of the year, seasons, etc. with Comprehensible Input. Start class every day with Calendar Talk using these flashcards on your board and you won't have to explicitly teach them as a vocabulary lesson. Included: days of the week (and images to represent each day)months of the year (with images)"Hoy es", "Mañana será", and "Ayer fue" flashcards"¿Qué día es h