First Month of Spanish BUNDLE! - Back to School Worksheets & Activities

This First Month of Spanish Bundle includes over 400 pages of resources that you can use in your Spanish classroom to make the start of your students' Spanish learning experience unforgettable. Topics include: Spanish Greetings (los saludos), Spanish English Cognates, Spanish Alphabet (el alfabeto en español), Numbers 1-100 (los números del 1 al 100), Useful Expressions for the Spanish Classroom, and several cultural activities and icebreakers to help you get to know your students and get your students excited about learning Spanish this year!

The resources in this bundle are ESSENTIAL for new Spanish teachers who are just starting their careers and are teaching an introductory Spanish class. Equally, this bundle is PHENOMENAL for veteran Spanish teachers who are looking to diversify their instructional strategies, liven up their classroom with beautiful color-print posters, and enhance their assessment practices. In this bundle you will find Google Slides presentations, Class Notes, Practice Activities, Homework Assignments, Exit Tickets, Quizzes & Formative Assessments, Extension Activities, Reading Comprehension Activities, Interpersonal Speaking Practice Activities, Flashcards, Cultural Activities, Icebreaker Activities, Graphic Organizers, Surveys, and much more!!

You and your students will LOVE these resources! Don't hesitate to check out the preview! Here's what's included in this bundle:

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1. Spanish Greetings & Introductions

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⭐ EDITABLE Google Slides Presentation

⭐ EDITABLE Google Docs Student Class Notes

⭐ Word Search

⭐ Crossword Puzzle

⭐ Practice Worksheets (x4)

⭐ Text Message Writing Activity

⭐ Speaking Activities (x2)

⭐ Exit Tickets (x4)

⭐ Quizzes (x2)

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2. Useful Expressions for the Spanish Classroom

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✦ EDITABLE Google Slides Presentation 

• 20 expressions; pronunciation guide & visuals included!

✦  EDITABLE Student Notes Google Doc

• Have students fill out their notes during the vocabulary presentation!

✦  Practice Worksheets (x5)

• Spanish-English Matching Activity
• Crossword Puzzle
• Picture-Word Matching Activity
• Drawing Activity
• Gap-fill Activity

✦  Translation Activities (x3)

✦  Charades Activity

• Have your students act out these expressions! Super fun & engaging!

✦  Exit Tickets (x4)

✦  Quiz

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3. Spanish-English Cognates

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✦ 60+ PRINTABLE Cognate Cards for an Spanish Word Wall

✦ Practice Activities (x5)

• Word Search
• Cognates Word Sort
• Practice Worksheet
• Matching & Translation Activity
• False Cognates (Falsos Amigos) Worksheet 

✦ Reading Comprehension Activities (x2)

✦ Cognate Word Hunt Reading Activity

✦ Exit Tickets (x2) 

✦ Quiz

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4. Spanish Alphabet

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✵ Alphabet Organizer

• Students complete a pronunciation organizer to help remember the pronunciation of each letter of the alphabet.

✵ Alphabet Posters (8.5 x 11”) for each letter of the alphabet 

• Print, laminate, and hang them around your classroom!

✵ Spanish Alphabet Oral Practice Activity

• Spell out Spanish words while your students write the letters that they hear. GREAT to use with mini whiteboards!

✵ Paired Interpersonal Speaking Activity

• Have students practice spelling out Spanish words to each other while using the Spanish alphabet.

✵ Whole Class Interpersonal Speaking Activity 

• Students receive “new” Spanish names and engage in short, interpersonal conversations with their classmates to find out what their new name is and how to spell it.

✵  Listening Comprehension Assessment

• Acquire formative assessment data about how well your students are able to understand the Spanish alphabet!

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5. Spanish Numbers (1-100)

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✵ PRINTABLE 8.5 x 11” Number Posters (1-30) 

✵ Numbers Graphic Organizers (1-30 and 30-100)

✵ Crossword Puzzle & Word Search

✵ Practice Worksheets (x3)

✵ Numbers Board Games (x3)

✵ Interactive EDITABLE Google Slides Presentation

✵ Bingo Activity

✵ Speaking/Listening Lotería Activity

✵ Flashcards from 1-100

✵ Exit Tickets (x4)

✵ Quizzes (x2)

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6. Spanish Fact Scavenger Hunt

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✦ Detailed Directions & Suggestions for Implementation

• Includes Objectives, Directions, and Tips and Tricks to help you implement this activity smoothly in your Spanish class!

✦ Spanish Fact Scavenger Hunt - Activity Handout

• Photocopy and distribute to students so that they can jot down the information they acquire!

✦ 25 Spanish Fact Flashcards

• Print, cut out, and distribute one card to each of your students.
• Students will exchange cultural information with their classmates and fill in the missing information in their Activity Handout. 
• Great cultural activity to introduce students to el mundo hispanohablante while promoting movement and interaction!

✦ Answer Key

• Minimal prep involved!

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7. Spanish Class Icebreakers

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✦ Mini Questionnaires [5 different versions!]

• Get to know your students with these awesome self-introduction questionnaires. Printable AND Editable.

✦ Benefits of Language Learning Game

• Introduce your students to the benefits of learning a new language with this whole-class activity. Read a statement, have your students write their answer on their Response Sheet, display the correct answer, and have students check their work and tally their points for correct answers.  Most points at the end of the game is the winner!

✦ Student Interests Survey

• Interested in finding out what your students have been digging recently? This fully editable interest survey will help you to collect important data on the stuff your kids are into, which will help you to learn more about your students and design lessons that are relevant to their interests.

✦ Post-It Poster Activity

• Encourage students to reflect on ways to make this year successful: why is it important to learn Spanish? what are some goals that they would like to accomplish this year in Spanish class? what can the teacher do to facilitate the learning process?

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