Hispanic Heritage Month Spanish Reading Comprehension Passages & Activities

These Spanish reading comprehension passages and activities are great comprehensible input for Hispanic Heritage Month or anytime! Each reading describes a notable Hispanic/Hispanic American and includes their name, flag for heritage, illustration, name, birthday, family, notable facts or accomplishments, and footnotes for vocabulary help. These make a great Hispanic Heritage Month Bulletin Board too!

These are written mostly in present tense to make them comprehensible for beginner level students. They include lots of examples of the following structures and vocabulary: me llamo, mi nombre es, se llama, tengo, family vocabulary, adjectives of nationality, professions

The readings can be used as a gallery walk with the included Busca a alguien que... activity. Just hang them around the classroom, hallway, etc. and let students move around to read each one. You can also print 2 or 4 per page to use as task cards on each desk or for other activities.

DIGITAL VERSIONS INCLUDED! I've included the readings in Google Slides format to project as a presentation, send one slide, etc. I've also included a landscape Google Slides version of the Busca a alguien que... activity for an option for paperless or distance learning. Also includes an interactive Google Slides activity that has the readings plus 3 true or false statements. Students drag "cierto" and "falso" icons underneath each statement. ✦Please see the video preview for a closer look!✦

Includes:
✅ 24 reading passages in PDF format
✅ Busca a alguien que... Activity + Answer Key (pdf)
✅ 24 reading passages in Google Slides format
✅ 3 Interactive True/False statements for each reading passage (Google Slides) + Answer Key
✅ Busca a alguien que... Activity + Answer Key (Google Slides)
✅ Blank Slide for extension activity where students create their own slide about themselves or someone else (Google Slides)

People included:
Desi Arnaz
Ellen Ochoa
France Córdova
Frida Kahlo
Laurie Hernández
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Luis Walter Alvarez
Mario Molina
Sandra Cisneros
Selena Quintanilla
Soledad O'Brien
Sonia Sotomayor
Gloria Estefan
Gary Soto
Helen Rodríguez Trías
José M. Hernández
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortés
Celia Cruz
Dolores Huerta
César Chávez
Oscar De La Renta
Roberto Clemente
Quiara Alegría Hudes
Rita Moreno

What Spanish teachers are saying about these reading comprehension activities:

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I love using this as a gallery walk-type scavenger hunt - I print the slides with the questions on them, put them up on the wall, and have kids walk around with an answer sheet on a clipboard. Kids were really engaged. -Angie T.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I posted these reading passages around the classroom for students to do a gallery walk. They loved being able to move around! The passages are a very basic level and worked perfectly for my Spanish 1 students, even only a few weeks into school. I have continued using the passages as bell ringer activities with some basic questions for students to answer. I am very pleased with this product! -Karisa S.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Perfect resource!!! Great comprehensible readings with lovely graphics. I use these as bell ringers every class for HHM. My Spanish 1s (with a little help) and 2s are both able to understand the readings. I love the similar structure across all of the biographies. My students are getting such great reading practice and diverse culture. ¡Mil gracias! -Srta. Mann

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ It was very easy for my students to use independently. A simple reading for my Spanish 1 students. It gave them a sense of confidence to be able to understand what they were reading. -Rocio R.

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