Introduce your class to another way they can describe others: through their profession! Bring in pictures of different working professionals (in the setting they work), and have learners repeat the vocabulary terms you assign to each....

Use pictures of families to help young Spanish learners acquire family related vocabulary. Bring in pictures of your family and encourage kids to bring in pictures of theirs. Then after introducing the target vocabulary, draw a diagram...

Use realia (like soccer balls, pictures of soccer players, jerseys, etc.) to interest your young Spanish speakers! Teach them basic sports related vocabulary and encourage choral responses from your youngsters. 

Part of studying Spanish is learning about the customs, food, and traditions of other countries. Use the links provided (and some of your own) to study Venezuela, Uruguay, Guatemala, and Peru. Elementary learners will get a glimpse of...

After reviewing weather expressions with your Spanish scholars, have them do some research: what is the weather like in different parts of the world? They can choose up to four different cities to compare with the local weather of their...

If you can find the book Caps for Sale in the target foreign language, this is a great activity to accompany it! After reading and modeling the story, the teacher models a dialogue that would take place between a salesman and a...

Froggy wants to know: what are you wearing? Lead young Spanish learners through a review of weather-related terms before reading the popular children's book Froggy Gets Dressed. Then, using a froggy puppet, discuss what you're...

Young, native Spanish speakers learn about the four elements: earth, fire, air, and water. As a group, discuss the different senses you might use with each element. This is a teacher-centered instructional activity, but consider having...

Do adjectives and nouns have to agree in Spanish? Yes, they do! Print out this simple worksheet to give your learners some practice modifying the adjective to agree with the Spanish noun. 

Your young Spanish learners identify the correct indefinite article for each of nine listed nouns. Consider also having them draw two or three of the nouns, rewriting the word next to each picture. 

Who is Dumbo? Read the short passage about the famous elephant, and have your class answer the comprehension questions that follow. The short text is perfect for beginning learners! 

Read about San Agustin, Florida, and the Spanish influence on the American city during the 1500's. The text itself is five paragraphs long, and there is a bolded list of words that the reader needs to place correctly in the text. To...

Integrate computer and technology vocabulary into your Spanish class with these twelve crossword puzzles. Easy, medium, and hard crossword puzzles are provided. Consider providing these to your learners after engaging them with this...

Tener, the Spanish word meaning to have, is an essential vocabulary word for beginning Spanish speakers. Provide them with these five questions to assess their understanding of the verb in context. Consider having them translate each...

What's an adjective? This reference guide reviews adjectives in English before transitioning into the placement of adjectives in Spanish. Very few Spanish adjectives are available here, so provide your learners with a list of adjectives...

Several common singular adjectives are included here, but consider revising numbers two, three and four, as they could make certain learners uncomfortable. Consider have learners cross those off and create three new ones of their own!

Create your own television advertisement. Have your learners collaborate to create a product and film a tv commercial for it. Consider providing key vocabulary or sentence frames for lower-level learners.

Consider using this simple list of matching vocabulary to welcome learners to (or back to) your Spanish classroom. They're not confined to one category, so they'd be a good general introduction back to Spanish. Bienvenido!

How do you translate songs from English to Spanish? Have your intermediate learners work in groups to choose a song, translate it, and record themselves singing the lyrics. Provide your class with more time or recommend some out of class...

Students identify certain sea animals, pets, and body parts. They play Sim'n Dice (Simon Says) acting out each animal as the teacher asks. They sit in a circle on a rug and use mnemonic devices to help remember vocabulary words.

Students explore the Spanish equivalents for everyday food items and determine reasonable prices for those items using the currency of Spanish speaking countries.

In this recognizing the French words for the days of the week quiz, students choose multiple choice answers. Students answer seven questions.

Students illustrate Spanish phrases. In this Spanish language development instructional activity, students work in pairs to illustrate phrases, then copy the phrase in Spanish and English. The class uses the illustrations to create a...

Students discover that some of the influences ancient myths have had on the way of life still practiced today in a Spanish speaking country they have chosen. They work in small groups to devise their own essential question, research...