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Hablan2 is a collection of pair work activities for the Spanish class:Perfect for role playing and improve speaking skills.Free printable cards that are super-easy to use!Editable Google slides if you’d like to make any changes.These pair work activities will help your students talk about their health and role play conversations with a doctor. If you’d like to introduce the vocabulary … Read More
Cinco de Mayo
We love Cinco de Mayo as a great opportunity to celebrate Mexican culture. We’re sure these resources will help you have a wonderful class!1 Cocina fácil: el guacamole (Lesson – Spanish 2 and up) Would you like your students to prepare some authentic Mexican food on Cinco de Mayo? Even if there aren’t any cooking facilities you could use, your … Read More
Día Internacional del Libro (23 abril)
There are many reasons to celebrate World Book Day in the Spanish class, since there’s a strong connection between reading and learning a language. In addition to that, students might want to know that the date was chosen because it is the anniversary of the death of Miguel de Cervantes and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega (as well as William … Read More
Día de la Tierra (22 abril)
Earth Day (El Día de la Tierra) is celebrated annually on 22 April. It’s a great opportunity to talk in class about the environment and ways to protect it. Here are some resources that will help you have a great, and green, lesson:1 Reduce, reutiliza, recicla (Lesson – Spanish 1 and up) A full lesson (warm-up activity, worksheets, video and … Read More
No lo digas (Taboo)
Objective: find strategies to explain wordsRequired materials: cards and virtual board (see resources below)Preparation: none (once you print and cut the cards)Time: at least 30 minutesNumber of students: at least 4Resources: You can use this virtual board to keep score and time. Use this template to create your own set of cards or join Bablingua to download our more than … Read More
Resuelve el misterio
Objective: practice yes/no questions (speaking) and learn some new wordsRequired materials: use (
Alta tensión
Objective: introduce or review topicsRequired materials: smartboardPreparation: minimal (or none if you use the examples provided below)Time: at least 20 minutesNumber of students: anyResources: Spanish-speaking countries: PDF – Google slide St. Patrick’s Day: PDF – Google slide Cinco de Mayo: PDF | Google slide How to play: This game is an adaptation of the TV show Wipeout. In the Spanish … Read More
¡Buena suerte!
Objective: increase fluency and vocabulary reviewRequired materials: at least 4 printed photos (see an example)Preparation: minimalTime: at least 15 minutesNumber of students: 8 or moreDirections: In this fun activity, some students will describe several photos to the whole class. The catch is that one of them won’t get an image, just a card that says “¡Buena suerte!”. The lucky student … Read More
Encuentra a alguien que
Objective: encourage students to use Spanish in a conversation with other studentsRequired materials: a copy of the handout for each studentPreparation: minimalTime: about 40 minutes, depending on the class size.Number of students: this activity works better with classes over 10 studentsResources: El fin de semana – Pretérito indefinido: PDF – Google slide Join Bablingua to access the file about reflexive … Read More
Una mentira
Objective: review tenses or vocabularyRequired materials: nonePreparation: noneTime: at least 10 minutesNumber of students: noneDirections: Three trues and a lie is a popular activity that I like to use to review and practice what students learnt in previous classes. It could be a certain tense (pretérito indefinido) or vocabulary (familia).If you’d like the activity to last longer, start by organizing … Read More