Get class moving! - Ms. Houston Spanish

Email: [email protected]
Website: www.vpspanish.weebly.com
Como poco coco como,
poco coco compro.
Because I eat little coconut,
I buy little coconut.
¿Qué dice el caracol
encima de la tortuga?
(What does the snail say on top of the
turtle?)
CALIENTE LA MENTE (WARM-UPS)
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Infografías / Infographics
competitive tongue-twisters
Commercials online – look up
“anuncio” or “spot” and your
topic (camping)
Weather/news reports
film trailers http://www.cinemark.com/
Google Earth to visit a city/street
Ponemos la
bandera en la
casa.
Hay un cartel en
mi dormitorio.
Vemos el mapa de
España.
Marta pone los
libros en su
armario.
Los niños usan un
asiento especial.
La profesora usa
la pantalla con la
computadora.
La papelera está
en la esquina.
Estamos en el
pasillo.
es mío
bingo (honor system)
create a story/sentence
20 questions
Vocabulary Games:
Variations on a theme
• Password
– Reverse password: Multiple clue-givers to one
guesser
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Catchphrase (hot potato)
Reverse charades
Pyramid
Scattergories
Taboo
DISASTER
hurricane
tornado
flood
TO GET DRESSED
put on
clothes
shoes
1
furious
1
to score a goal
2
tie game
3
to lose
suit
case
maleta
Guess Who - Sports
Once there It was rainy.
This way
I was cold. Nevertheless I was hot.
It was hot.
However
He was
scared.
 Riddles
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– Adivinanzas
a question or statement
intentionally phrased so as to
require ingenuity in ascertaining
its answer or meaning, typically
presented as a game.
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Similes
Metaphors
Hyperbole
superlame.com
Take a selfie or use
authentic
resources.
 Google
Zeitgeist
 Google news
 BBC Spanish
 Univision
Discovery Education puzzle maker
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De niño
well-behaved
house
to share
to fascinate
to get along well
dolls
teddy bear
mischievous
trees
Conjuguemos
Pinterest
Quick
- link
Key
Quizlet
Create a vocabulary +
activity
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I slept  yo dormí
 they ran  corrieron
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Teacher websites/blogs
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http://martinabex.com
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http://creativelanguageclass.com/
http://elmundodebirch.wordpress.com/
Structured Input
Activities
Oye como va
Listen for the ending.
2. yo
I
4. nosotros
we
3. ellos
they
1. ella
she
Mario
plays
chess.
Mario
plays
it.
We
serve
the
students.
We
serve
them.
I
eat
lunch.
I
eat
it.
 Change
a multiple choice activity to a movearound activity by printing big versions of the
clues
 Put examples of art/movies/food and students
match their description sheets to the pictures.
always
I have to take out the trash.
I am hungry during 4th hour.
My friends feel like playing video
games.
My sibling has to mow the lawn.
often
a bit
never
Memory Game – 3 parts
Canción: ____________________________ Artista: ________________________
Descripción de la canción:
____ alegre
____ ritmo
____ violín
____ triste
____ diferente
____ trompeta
___ expresivo
___ rap
____ saxófono
____ guitarra
eléctrica
____ tambor
(drums)
____ sección
ritma
____ rápido
____ lento
____ piano
____ guitarra
clásica
The thing I remember most about the video…______________________________
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I rate this song: 1
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Collect items
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practice numbers, school supplies,
question words
Hide clues in eggs
 Photo scavenger hunt
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Most students have a smart phone
Materials: personal white boards
Mold it! Use Play-dough to create
your vocab word
Roll the dice!
Tira el dado.
1: sculpt it
2: eyes closed
3: charades/act it out
4: continuous line
5: on the head
6: opposite hand
Picture
Prompts
Socrative.com
 Clickers
 Google forms
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Board Games
10 Days
in the
Americas
Caitlin Houston
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.vpspanish.weebly.com