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Objective: increase fluency and vocabulary review Required materials: at least 4 printed photos (see an example) Preparation: minimal Time: at least 15 minutes Number of students: 8 or more Directions: 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 … Read More
Encuentra a alguien que
Objective: encourage students to use Spanish in a conversation with other students Required materials: a copy of the handout for each student Preparation: minimal Time: about 40 minutes, depending on the class size. Number of students: this activity works better with classes over 10 students Resources: El fin de semana – Pretérito indefinido: PDF – Google slide Join Bablingua to … Read More
Una mentira
Objective: review tenses or vocabulary Required materials: none Preparation: none Time: at least 10 minutes Number of students: none Directions: 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 … Read More
Test de personalidad
Objective: practice and learn useful adjectives Required materials: none Preparation: none Time: about 20 minutes (it depends on how many students share their results) Number of students: any Directions: Students love personality tests and they’ll have fun with this one. They can do it regardless of their level, and they all have the chance to participate.In a regular classroom, I … Read More
¿Cuál es diferente?
Objective: engaging vocabulary review that encourages conversation Required materials: at least 4 images (see an example) Preparation: minimal or none Time: at least 10 minutes Number of students: any Directions: This is a very popular activity for the Spanish class that we can use in different ways. I like it to review vocabulary and to spark conversations about topics my … Read More
¿Cómo estás?
Objective: review vocabulary about feelings Required materials: none Preparation: none Time: 5-10 minutes Number of students: any Directions: This is a fun activity I sometimes use at the beginning of the class, to break the class dynamic and do something different, but it can also be used to review vocabulary about feelings.Ask a few students “¿cómo estás?”. In my classes, … Read More
Repaso general de vocabulario
Objective: quick review of previously learnt vocabulary Required materials: none Preparation: none Time: 10-20 minutes Number of students: any Directions: We sometimes cover topics that students have previously seen, such as food or clothes, and we need to review what they know before introducing more advanced words.I tell the class the topic we’re going to cover, and I give them … Read More
Ordenar una conversación
Objective: provide models for conversations and have students work autonomously Required materials: a written conversation divided in sentences (see an example) Preparation: minimal (although cutting the paper strips might take a while) Time: at least 10 minutes Number of students: 8 or more Directions: I love this activity because every single student in the class has to speak in Spanish, … Read More