No-prep vocabulary quiz

This quiz template is designed for vocabulary lists that are 20 words or more. It asks students to recall words and perform four tasks without repeating any word: translate, use in a sentence, define, and draw. Because the words need to be recalled, it's easily adapted to any list, though if you wanted to provide a word bank, you could. I could also see giving students the chance to ""buy a word bank"" for a few points (example: Quiz is 25 points, 20 for each blank plus five freebies that students can use to ""purchase"" a word bank or keep for themselves).

This file contains two versions: One with instructions in English and one with instructions in Spanish.

Poster - Rules of Pluralization

This two-poster set provides 12 rules for forming plurals in Spanish. One poster is dedicated to "basic" rules (the ones I expect my Spanish 1 students to know), and one to "advanced" rules (which may not show up in the day-to-day but could be useful on occasion or for upper-level courses). These posters by no means cover every rule or exception for forming plurals, but they offer a general overview.

Each rule is given a sample word, and I refer to these rules by their sample words in my class (for example, "the lápiz rule"). There one to six sample words for each rule, in addition to the title word.

No-prep vocabulary quiz

This quiz template is designed for vocabulary lists that are 20 words or more. It asks students to recall words and perform four tasks without repeating any word: translate, use in a sentence, define, and draw. Because the words need to be recalled, it's easily adapted to any list, though if you wanted to provide a word bank, you could. I could also see giving students the chance to ""buy a word bank"" for a few points (example: Quiz is 25 points, 20 for each blank plus five freebies that students can use to ""purchase"" a word bank or keep for themselves).

This file contains two versions: One with instructions in English and one with instructions in Spanish.

Poster - Personal Pronouns

This poster summarizes the personal pronouns in Spanish and provides quick translations into English. Pronouns are clearly labeled by person and case.

The pronouns are color-coded, and if you choose to hang this poster in a classroom, it may be helpful to use the same color-coding system when breaking down sentences.

Four versions of this poster are included in the set:

  • The full version (p. 1). This is my preference. It includes the minimum (yo, tú, él, ella, usted, nosotros/as, ellos/as, ustedes). It also includes vosotros, vos, and ello. This is the only version that includes ello.

  • The teaching version (p. 2). This version omits ello, as I know that pronoun can be tricky for students at the beginning stages. I myself am guilty of telling students that ello is not a word. It does include vos and vosotros. These forms aren't just grammar; they form a piece of Hispanic culture as important as distinguishing between túand usted.

  • The traditional version (p. 3). This version omits vos since we traditionally do not include it in U.S. curriculum.

  • The basics (p. 4). This version is for teachers who only want to display the pronouns that are used pan-Hispanically. It omits vos and vosotros.

Sopas locas - vol. 1

Inspired by Strands (the NY Times game), these are word searches that don't follow your typical rules. In a traditional sopa de letras, you look for a list of words going horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. In a sopa loca,

  • (a) there is no word list and

  • (b) the words can go in any direction.

The only rules are that

  • (a) two words will not cross each other,

  • (b) all valid words are at least 4 letters long, and

  • (c) no letter is used in more than one word.

There is one palabra clave hidden in each board, which is the theme of the puzzle. This set contains 13 word searches. There are two versions of each (one "traditional" and one with "pistas" that tell students which words to look for). An answer key is included.

Since these are more challenging than your average word search, they'd be great for heritage speakers or fast finishers.