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Preview of Flags of Spanish-Speaking Countries Coloring Sheets

Flags of Spanish-Speaking Countries Coloring Sheets

This is a 2 page coloring activity with the 21 flags of the Spanish-speaking world. Students follow a color by number key to color in each section of the flags. Only five colors are needed: rojo, amarillo, verde, azul cielo, and azul (red, yellow, green, sky blue, and blue). This is a great activity when reviewing Spanish-speaking countries, Hispanic culture, holidays, colors, or as an emergency substitute activity. Can be printed 2 sided or separately. Makes a great classroom decoration. Exampl
Preview of Spanish Restaurant Menu Project

Spanish Restaurant Menu Project

This is a restaurant menu project for Spanish I. Students will design a restaurant menu that serves traditional Spanish dishes from a Spanish-speaking country of their choice. This project includes an introduction page with all the project requirements, 2 restaurant menu examples, a 2-page project planner/graphic organizer, and a grading rubric for student presentations. Project Requirements: * A menu cover with the restaurant name in Spanish, the days and hours of operation, address, and phon
Preview of The Book of Life (2014): Complete Movie Guide

The Book of Life (2014): Complete Movie Guide

Created by
Will Pulgarin
"Manolo, a young man who is torn between fulfilling the expectations of his family and following his heart, embarks on an adventure that spans three fantastic worlds where he must face his greatest fears." - IMDbThis movie guide comes with a complete character reference sheet and 23-questions that will help keep your students focused throughout the video. The questions range from T/F to comprehension. Help your students get the most out of this culturally rich movie! This product includes a comp
Preview of ESL Activities: Conversation Cards

ESL Activities: Conversation Cards

These are 72 conversation cards for your ESL classroom. They can be used as a warm up activity and are a great way to get students settled in at the beginning of class. In addition, they can also be used as writing prompts. Each topic is color coded. The topics include• “Getting to Know You”• “Food”• “Your Neighborhood/ Housing”• “Free Time”• “Feelings/Emotions”• “The Past”• “Holidays”• “The Future”• “If…” (Conditional)ESL Conversation Cards Set 2 is available here ESL Activities: Conversatio
Preview of Hispanic Heritage Month:  Digital Choice Board Activity {7-12}

Hispanic Heritage Month: Digital Choice Board Activity {7-12}

Whether you're celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month in September or incorporating more LatinX voices to diversify your curriculum, this digital choice board activity will help students gain exposure to 25 different articles, videos, poems, and stories.The goal of a choice board is to primarily provide choice to students - an opportunity to self-navigate their interests and explore new ideas. This activity can be used as a bell ringer, a weekly activity, or a 1-2 day lesson plan with rea
Preview of Papel Picado Tissue Banners

Papel Picado Tissue Banners

This is a set of 5 papel picado templates for making a colorful tissue paper banner. This is a fun craft for secondary students to make and display when celebrating Hispanic holidays such as Cinco de Mayo, Hispanic Heritage Month, or Mexico's Independence Day. You may choose to have younger students simply color in the templates and display them on the walls. These templates are available in both color and blackline. They make a great festive decoration as a boarder around your classroom walls.
Preview of Summer BINGO with Riddles & Call Cards!

Summer BINGO with Riddles & Call Cards!

Created by
Diane Teaches
Summer BINGO with Riddles!It's Summer Vacation! Treat you and your students to a fun game of BINGO. Each item is paired with a riddle, and your students must find out which item matches the riddle that you read. You can pair this lesson with comprehension, poetry, and vocabulary skills. In this download, you will receive a PDF with a link to a Google Drive folder, which contains paper saver formats for BINGO Boards and Riddle Call Cards.This set includes:30 unique BINGO Boards (2 printing modes)
Preview of Zootopia Movie Guide & Stereotypes Discussion

Zootopia Movie Guide & Stereotypes Discussion

Zootopia is not only a great movie, but also has important ideas about stereotyping and how we treat each other in a diverse society. Thus, it's a perfect film to show students as a springboard to deeper content and thinking. So, I created this product to use in the middle school classroom, based on the film. This product is broken up into three parts: Part 1-Movie guide: students answer questions as they watch the movie, about the plot of the film. Part 2-Critical thinking: Students answer que
Preview of Le Carnaval de Québec (Bonhomme Carnaval) - French Vocab Activities and Quiz

Le Carnaval de Québec (Bonhomme Carnaval) - French Vocab Activities and Quiz

This pack includes 23 pages of vocabulary lists and activities to help your Beginner French students talk about the Québec Winter Carnival (Bonhomme Carnaval).You'll get:-What is the Québec Winter Carnival? Background information sheet-Vocabulary list with 27 words-Create Your Own Flashcards activity-Vocabulary Wordsearch Puzzle (with answer key)-Loto! (Bingo) game-Crossword Puzzle (with answer key)-Scrambled Words Puzzle (With answer key)-Match the English and French Vocab Puzzle-Fill in the Bl
Preview of The History of Valentine's Day Reading, Questions, Color-by-Code

The History of Valentine's Day Reading, Questions, Color-by-Code

Created by
Truscott Teaches
Have your students learn about the History of Valentine's Day with this Reading Passage, Comprehension Questions, & Color by Code Mystery Pictures. There's no better way to blend Valentines and Academics into your classroom than by having your students complete this fun, informative Valentine Activity. Students will read a 2-page article examining the History of Valentine's Day and then answer 8 comprehension questions. Students will then use their answers to complete the Color-by-Number Mys
Preview of Spanish Quinceañeras: Reading and Substitute Plan

Spanish Quinceañeras: Reading and Substitute Plan

This reading a good emergency substitute plan to keep handy. It includes three articles on Quinceañeras as well as comprehension questions following each article. The articles are written in English, so any level of Spanish can use it. Also included is a crossword puzzle featuring some of the terms from the articles and a key.Also check out my Quinceañera planning project:My Dream Quinceañera Planning ProjectAnd my Quinceañera Puzzles Pack here with additional puzzles: Quinceañera Puzzles PackKe
Preview of First Day of School Back to School Ice Breaker Activity with Writing Prompt

First Day of School Back to School Ice Breaker Activity with Writing Prompt

Here it is: the PERFECT Ice Breaker to start the school year. Don't know what to do to get to know your students? Print out this fun Back to School All About Me Ice Breaker Activity for the first day or week of school, or share the Google Slides™️ with your students. Ideal for use in Every type of classroom and grades 6 - 12. Comes with complete instructions for students AND complete, easy-to-follow "How to Post to Google Classroom" instructions for you. Using terms that teens can relate to, thi
Preview of Orange Shirt Day and Residential Schools - Truth and Reconciliation Activities

Orange Shirt Day and Residential Schools - Truth and Reconciliation Activities

Orange Shirt Day and Residential Schools in Canada Close Reading Activities and Resources - This resource contains 4 reading passages related to Orange Shirt Day and Truth and Reconciliation, as well as Orange Shirt Day close reading activities, comprehension questions, and Orange Shirt Day activities. These meaningful resources will help you teach this important piece of history as we continue to move towards the path of truth and reconciliation. ✅Be sure to click on the preview above to see
Preview of Holidays Around the World Research Project, Upper Elementary & Middle School

Holidays Around the World Research Project, Upper Elementary & Middle School

This 3-part project for upper elementary and middle school students is a great teaching and learning tool for students to research and share information about cultures, holidays, and traditions around the world! Students may research a holiday listed on the provided topic list or choose a holiday that is celebrated in a country of their choice. The holidays on the topic list (28 listed) are not limited to winter months, but are a variety of celebrations throughout the year. This file contains
Preview of History of Halloween: Presentation and Trivia Game (Google Slides)

History of Halloween: Presentation and Trivia Game (Google Slides)

Looking for an engaging and informative way to teach your students about the history of Halloween? Look no further than our Halloween History Google Slides presentation and trivia game! This comprehensive educational resource covers the ancient origins of the spooktacular holiday, from Celtic customs to Christian festivities, and includes fascinating facts about jack-o'-lanterns, trick-or-treating, and bobbing for apples.As a busy and dedicated teacher, it can be challenging to create quality le
Preview of Potato Olympics

Potato Olympics

Created by
Amy Murray
The Potato Olympics are a great way to get students excited about the Olympics while doing fantastic writing and mathematics tasks. Students decorate and create a potato athlete. The potatoes compete in 5 different challenges and students record and evaluate the results.
Preview of Black History Month Activities - Biographies, Calendar, Black History Project

Black History Month Activities - Biographies, Calendar, Black History Project

This resource is designed to celebrate Black History Month in the classroom. Students will learn about over 20 important and influential African Americans to fill every school day of the month. As they learn about each person, they’ll create a calendar fact card that they can glue to their February calendar. The end result is an interactive and meaningful calendar that celebrates Black History Month. This resource includes everything students will need to make the interactive calendar, a prof
Preview of Dystopian Literature:  Digital Choice Board Activity

Dystopian Literature: Digital Choice Board Activity

Whether you're studying a classic dystopian novel like Fahrenheit 451, Animal Farm, 1984, ro Brave New World or you're exploring some of the most amazing YA dystopian texts in literature circles, this digital choice board activity will help students gain exposure to 25 different supplementary resources across the categories: stories, poetry, art, books and film, all within the genre of dystopia.This choice board is designed with inquiry-driven learning in mind: the title of the board is an ess
Preview of Machu Picchu Lesson: Teach about the Incas in Peru! Reading, Crossword, Coloring

Machu Picchu Lesson: Teach about the Incas in Peru! Reading, Crossword, Coloring

Fantastic multicultural, non-fiction, informational text in English! Teach your students about Machu Picchu, and the Incas in Peru with this outstanding lesson. These activities are perfect for a multicultural Social Studies or ELA lesson, or for Spanish classes looking to incorporate cultural awareness. They can also be used as sub plans.Informational Reading ~ This reading is an excellent way to introduce students to Machu Picchu. It contains valuable background information about the site.Comp
Preview of Hispanic Culture Lesson: Story of Mexican Flag Reading ~ in English

Hispanic Culture Lesson: Story of Mexican Flag Reading ~ in English

Teach your students the story and significance behind the Mexican flag in this reading lesson on Hispanic culture.Included in this lesson is a reading in English about the history and symbolism of the Mexican flag, comprehension questions, and coloring sheets of both the Mexican flag and a detailed coloring sheet of the emblem in the middle of the flag.This English language mini-lesson can be adjusted for different grade levels: * Younger grades (preK-3) can color the coloring sheet of the Mexi
Preview of Cinco de Mayo: Reading, Activities, & Substitute Plan for Spanish Class

Cinco de Mayo: Reading, Activities, & Substitute Plan for Spanish Class

This is a reading activity for Spanish class about Cinco de Mayo. It is also a good emergency substitute activity to keep handy in your sub folder. It can be used any time in Apri or Mayl. It includes three articles related to Cinco de Mayo and its traditions. Comprehension questions follow each article. Also included is a crossword puzzle featuring some of the terms from the articles. The articles are in English, so this can easily be used at any level and you can confidently leave it with a s
Preview of Career Day Questions and Reflection

Career Day Questions and Reflection

Created by
Natalie Padula
This packet can be used when presenters come to your classroom for career day. It includes a page of questions that can be asked to your visitors, a note taking page for students to use during presenters, and several reflection questions for after presenters. Great for upper elementary and middle school students!
Preview of Spanish-Speaking Countries (Cultural Facts) Interactive Notebook Activity

Spanish-Speaking Countries (Cultural Facts) Interactive Notebook Activity

This is a 3 page interactive notebook activity over the 21 countries of the Spanish-speaking world. Students will color, cut, and paste the flags of the 21 Spanish-speaking countries to their notebooks. Next, students will flip up each flag and write one or two cultural facts about each country. Cultural facts may include information about the countries holidays, celebrations, traditions, beliefs, sports, music, and food. Instructions are given on the first page. This activity was designed to b
Preview of Holidays around the World:  Christmas Ornaments

Holidays around the World: Christmas Ornaments

-Students will color ornaments from countries around the world. -Each ornament contains the flag of a country. -Color coding on each flag! -20 countries included -Great for ESL classrooms and Holidays around the World winter unit! -Decorate an international Christmas tree this year in your classroom!
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Strong reading skills can help students make sense of written content, and gather information for further analysis. Writing skills can help students articulate their ideas, construct arguments, and synthesize information. And speaking and listening skills empower students to clearly present their ideas, participate in group discussions, and collaborate with their classmates. This is why teaching English language arts is critically important for student’s success in school and beyond.

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