Free Lesson Plans:

Juanes Fotografia Free Lesson: This free version includes a TPRS story with a powerpoint story, a reading, and a storyboard to go along with the Juanes song “Fotografia”



My First MovieTalk: El niño quiere un dragón: This story is great for teachers looking for support in using a MovieTalk (with screenshots) with a script provided to guide the lesson. Perfect for a beginning level Spanish class, as this story focuses on “quiere” and “está”.

Includes a post-discussion about the roles that teachers and students need to play in order for students to understand the story. 

 

 

 

La Criatura Parte 2: A follow-up story from a Martina Bex lesson (which is also free).

De Que Me Sirve La Vida lesson plan: Using the song and music video from “De Que Me Sirve La Vida” by Camila, this lesson is great for teaching tolerance and being aware of other peoples’ problems. Download the screen captures of the “signs” from the music video.

Raquel Sofia Agridulce Song Cloze Activity: This canción from Puerto Rican singer Raquel Sofia features a lyric sheet, cloze activity, and follow up activity.

March Music Tournament: You can participate in our annual music tournament of 16 songs and have your classes vote along with thousands of students nationwide. Participation is free and you’ll find tons of resources in our collaborative FB Group and Google Drive. Subscribe to our blog to be notified with posts about the upcoming tournament. [see bottom of page or left column to subscribe].

Free Classroom Materials

Free Spanish Agenda Labels: Tired of writing the same things on your daily agenda every day? No problem, just print out these labels (card stock keeps them nice throughout the whole year) and if you have magnets to stick on the back, that works best, otherwise you can just put magnets on them when you put them on the board.
23 labels total.


Spanish Question Word Posters: This free set includes the Spanish question words with an easily identifiable image plus the English translation. A must for any Spanish classroom to help questions identify the type of information they need to provide.

Spanish Word Wall Labels: Labels for over 15 of the highest frequency verbs in Spanish in the 3rd person and 1st person singular.

Spanish FVR Classroom Library Labels: Organize your classroom library with these printable labels.

 

10 Misconceptions about the Spanish Language and Culture: Over 12,000 downloads of this powerpoint which features 10 statements which ask students to decide if they are true or false.

These are 10 things that a lot of students don’t know, but they definitely should. Features common misconceptions about the Spanish language worldwide and in the US, as well as about the people who speak Spanish.

Student Survey for the beginning of the year: Find out what your students like to do by giving them this survey on the first day of school. They will be surprised when you pull out this information throughout the school year and wonder how you know their favorite musician!

Latin American Holiday Calendar:  70 national holidays broken down by date and listed by each country, this also includes a google calendar that you can embed on your website or add to your own calendar.

Have your students research any of these holidays and present their research in this free Holiday Project.

Free Fun stuff:

Passport Stamp page: This passport sheet has space for all 22 Spanish-Speaking Countries. Get your Spanish students excited to learn about the Hispanic world by having them collect stamps when they complete a task or lesson or learn about that country. 

Celebrity Face Masks: Over 15 celebrity face masks for adding a celebrity to your TPRS story. Nothing grabs students’ attention like Beyonce, Kanye West, Justin Bieber, Shakira, or Juanes! Print and tape a popsicle/craft stick to the back.

Spanish Expressions Bingo Card Give students a bingo card of expressions and phrases. When they complete they board, give them a prize. Get them motivated to incorporate phrases and reactions during class.

Jesse y Joy Cube Crafts – Make your own Jesse & Joy cube-craft paper doll.

Creating your own FVR booklet: Template for printing your own mini-books

FVR Novel List and “Accountability”: An editable list of novels for a level 1 class and with a way or your students to check track of what they are reading and give a ranking.

 

 

Teacher Necessities:

Parent Handout for Open House: Explaining TPRS and teaching with CI to parents during Parent Night.

Spanish 1 Curriculum Guide / Curriculum Template: A sample of a middle school second year (level 1 B) TPRS curriculum documenting the story, its targeted vocabulary structures, grammar pop-ups and even cultural notes.