Translate transition words for your class with this handout and brief exercise. Fairly straightforward and informative, it includes sample sentences and a working link to a more complete list of transition words. There are two different...

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...

Intended simply for practice, this set of ten sentence frames requires a verb conjugation for each. In this case, all verbs must be translated to the present perfect tense. The sentences, although nothing exciting, are simple and provide...

Hola! Some very basic greetings are covered with this crossword puzzle. The English words are given at the bottom of the page, and pupils must write the Spanish translations into the correct boxes to complete the puzzle. It's a basic...

Beginning Spanish speakers read the school related vocabulary and write the English translation for each word on the line provided. Although this activity was designed to accompany the Spanish classroom text ¡Buen Viaje!, you could...

The conditional tense expresses probability, possibility, and wonder. Teach your class how to conjugate verbs in the conditional tense, and then give them this short practice.   There's a sentence provided in English, and then the...

It's quiz time! Assess your kids on their knowledge of possessive pronouns. There are 32 questions provided, and each has four multiple choice options. The 32 sentences are written in Spanish, and the answers are in English. Can your...

Do your incoming classes remember French time expressions? Assess their memory with this crossword puzzle. Fifty-two time-related vocabulary words are given in English, and your Francophones must translate them into French. Example words...

How many clowns are there? How many puppies are there? With this 17-slide PowerPoint, your beginning French class learns the meaning of the phrase il y a combien. A very short practice section is included on the final slide, but consider...

Assess your beginning Spanish speakers with this matching activity. Provided here are 12 pictures, and your class must match each to its correct phrase (shown below). After they finish, six questions are given. Have them translate each...

Assess your budding Spanish speakers with this page-long sheet. Learners view eight pictures and choose a sentence that fits each picture the best (there are four options to choose from for each picture). Increase the challenge by asking...

How do you say Greece in French? What about Spain? Introduce your beginning speakers to 17 countries and what they're called in French. Each slide contains a country's name in English, its flag, and the French translation. Improve this...

Help your class tackle chunks of text with a simple graphic organizer. Pupils read three paragraphs and, as they read, draw pictures in the provided boxes that demonstrate what each paragraph says. There are three boxes on the page and...

As part of a study of immigrant bias, high schoolers investigate the language used in blogs, readings, media reports, and current legislation whose language perpetuates xenophobia. They then consider ways they can get involved in...

The first thing Spanish learners need to know is how to say hello! An interactive resource guides beginners into basic Spanish greetings with audio prompts and self-assessment checklists.

Learning how to speak Spanish is incomplete if you're not speaking politely! Teach class members the basics of Spanish manners, including perdón, lo siento, and salud to reinforce their conversational etiquette.

What do you usually do on Saturdays? What will you do on Thursday? Class members practice the simple future tense and the days of the week with a series of activities and questions. They then share their answers with a partner.

After learning that NBA player Stephen Curry's shoes only come in boys' sizes, Riley wrote a letter sharing her concern, highlighting the gender bias and inviting Curry to take action. Scholars view a news clip, review the letters,...

Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, considered by many to be a seminal piece of American literature, contains many complex literary themes that carry through United States history. Use a series of discussion questions and classroom...

While the themes of Julius Caesar may appeal to most readers, the act of reading the play can be a challenge. A unit plan related to the popular play by Shakespeare provides lesson plans and activities designed for differentiated...

Primary sources are valuable for understanding the context of historical events, but the diction and dialect in these documents can be difficult to understand. Middle and high schoolers participation in a transcription process in which...

In this translating irregular verbs activity, students translate twenty common irregular verbs into the International Phonetic Alphabet on the lines provided.

In this Spanish worksheet, students translate Spanish phrases with "to be" in them into English. Students complete 39 problems total on this worksheet.

The verb hacer has many purposes in the Spanish language, one of which is as part of time expressions. Your class can learn how to use hacer in the preterite, present perfect continuous, and past perfect continuous to express different...