The Speaking Latino’s 1st Quarter Spanish Class Guide will help middle and high school Spanish teachers discover ready-made lessons, activities, and materials to use in their classes during the months of August, September, and October to reduce prep and planning time. Get outstanding student results with done-for-you lessons, activities and resources that can cut Spanish teachers prep time by 10 hours a week! Details here: https://www.speakinglatino.com/community-offer/

1. First Quarter
Your Guide to Ready-Made Spanish Class
Materials by Speaking Latino
Class Guide

2. Beginning-of-the-year
Materials
Spanish 1
● Preliminary Lessons
● Lesson Plans
● Sub-Plans
● Scaffolded Cultural
Activities
● Song Activities
Spanish 2
● Preliminary Lessons (New)
● Lesson Plans
● Sub-Plans
● Scaffolded Cultural
Activities
● Song Activities
Table of
Contents
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Spanish 3
● Preliminary Lessons (New)
● Lesson Plans
● Sub-Plans
● Scaffolded Cultural
Activities
● Song Activities
1st Quarter Holidays &
Celebrations
● Hispanic Heritage Month
(September 15th-October 15th)
● Indigenous Peoples' Day
(October 12th)
● Halloween
● Culture and Traditions

3. Welcome back to school!
We are ready to support you and help you cut your
prep and planning. The Class Guide for this period
is the best place to start!
This guide helps you discover the lessons,
activities, and materials to use in your classes
during the 1st quarter (August to October). Which,
of course, saves you more time than ever.
We will release new Class Guides throughout the
year featuring different topics.
Thank you,
Jared and Diana
Speaking Latino
Your 1st Qtr
Class Guide
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4. How To Use Your
Class Materials
Guide
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Use this guide to discover the
materials by Speaking Latino.
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Click on the links on this guide
to learn more about each
material.
3
Get any material you like to use
in class from Teachers Pay
Teachers.
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5. Memberʼs Guide to Class Materials Inside the
Community Membership Website

6. Back-To-School Checklist
Here’s a quick list of easy things you can do
over the summer to prepare for the next
school year. Use this back-to-school
checklist to get organized prior to the
beginning of the school year.
In-person and Online Class Tools
Checklist – Tools to Make Your Class
Possible
This clickable Google Sheet organizes 245
tools to use in class. From games to
telenovelas and everything in between.
Checklist of Ideas To Engage And
Motivate Your Students
Organized in:
● Take action now
● Rapport-building tips
● Tips regarding
classroom/environment
● Learning and outcome/lesson
planning tips
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Beginning-of-the-year Materials
Everything you need to start the new school year!
First Day Student Survey (Printable
and Google Form)
This questionnaire is a good exercise to do
the day you meet your students for the first
time. It includes a total of 30 questions that
you can ask them. These questions will give
you some ideas on where to start. Feel free
to add new ones and delete questions that
are not relevant to your class. Pick no more
than 10.
Class Rules, Procedures, and
Syllabus Booklet Template
Familiarize your students with the Spanish
class content and the teacher procedures
with an easy-to-use template to create your
booklet. Use the editable template to
complete the information about your class.
Scenes from Latin America and
Spain Printable Posters
A set of 60 tabloid sizes (11″ x 17″) printable
posters with beautiful scenes from Latin
America and Spain organized by country.

7. Google Translate: Friend or Foe?
Lesson Plan
By the end of this lesson, students will have
learned the downsides of using the
translation tool Google Translate and how to
use it instead in a way that supports their
Spanish pronunciation practice. It also
includes a companion article about Google
Translate for teachers and a contract for
students.
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Beginning-of-the-year Materials
Everything you need to start the new school year!

8. Memberʼs Guide to Class Materials Inside the
Community Membership Website

9. Preliminary Lessons 1: Classroom
Commands Mini Lesson Plan
The 50 vocabulary words and phrases for this
lesson have been divided into three sections:
• Performing Actions
• Following Instructions
• Asking for Help Phrases
Preliminary Lessons 2: Why Learn
Spanish or Any Other Foreign
Language Mini Lesson Plan
Students discover and reflect upon the
benefits of learning Spanish or any other
foreign language with a series of videos and
infographics. They will also create a poster
with their Spanish learning goals.
Preliminary Lessons 3: History of
the Spanish Language Mini Lesson
Plan
Introduce the history of the Spanish
language in a 3-minute video in English.
Students will then answer multiple-choice
questions about what they learned by playing
an online class game. (Non-online version
provided too.)
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Spanish 1 Preliminary Lessons
Cover the basics of Spanish with your novice students! Each plan includes: Spanish version, English version, ACTFL
Standards, Can-do Statements, support materials and handouts.
IN
SPANISH
&
ENGLISH
IN
SPANISH
&
ENGLISH
IN
SPANISH
&
ENGLISH
Preliminary Lessons 4: The
Alphabet and its Pronunciation in
Spanish Lesson Plan and Videos
Two Speaking Latino original videos cover the
alphabet and its pronunciation in Spanish.
Students watch the videos, take notes, and
do an oral practice from a presentation with
audio clips from a native speaker.
Preliminary Lessons 5: Greetings in
Spanish Mini Lesson Plan and Video
Students learn the basic greetings in Spanish
with a Speaking Latino original video. They
take notes, complete the worksheet, and do
the oral practice.
Preliminary Lessons 6:
Introductions in Spanish Mini
Lesson Plan and Video
Students learn how to introduce themselves
and others with a Speaking Latino original
video. They take notes and complete the
worksheet to practice.
IN
SPANISH
&
ENGLISH
IN
SPANISH
&
ENGLISH
IN
SPANISH
&
ENGLISH

10. Preliminary Lessons 10: Numbers
0-100 in Spanish Mini Lesson Plan
Students will be able to say and spell the
numbers in Spanish from 0-100 and
communicate the numbers to someone else
for common purposes.
Preliminary Lessons 11: Days of the
Week, Months of the Year, Seasons
and Weather in Spanish Mini Lesson
Plan
Students learn the days of the week, the
months of the year, the seasons, and basic
weather phrases in Spanish with two songs
and a video.
Preliminary Lessons 12: Spanish
Speaking Countries Mini Lesson
Plan
Students work in groups to learn basic facts
about Spanish-speaking countries. They will
create a collaborative board online and
present it to the class.
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Spanish 1 Preliminary Lessons
Cover the basics of Spanish with your novice students! Each plan includes: Spanish version, English version, ACTFL
Standards, Can-do Statements, support materials and handouts.
IN
SPANISH
&
ENGLISH
IN
SPANISH
&
ENGLISH
IN
SPANISH
&
ENGLISH
Preliminary Lessons 7: How to Say
Goodbye in Spanish Mini Lesson
Plan and Video
Students learn how to say goodbye in
Spanish in different situations with a
Speaking Latino original video. They take
notes and practice by assigning an
appropriate goodbye caption to images
provided.
Preliminary Lessons 8: How to Say
How Are You in Spanish Mini Lesson
Plan and Video
Students learn how to express how they are
feeling in different situations with a Speaking
Latino original video. They also review that
the subject pronouns YO and TÚ can be
stated or implied in some expressions they
have learned.
Preliminary Lessons 9: Expressing
Likes and Dislikes Mini Lesson Plan
and Videos
With two Speaking Latino original videos,
students learn basic phrases to express likes
and dislikes as well as basic vocabulary to
use those phrases in context.
IN
SPANISH
&
ENGLISH
IN
SPANISH
&
ENGLISH
IN
SPANISH
&
ENGLISH

11. Alphabet Pronunciation and
Cognates Lesson Plan
Through viewing an authentic musical video,
students will review the pronunciation of the
alphabet in Spanish. They will then use this
knowledge to identify and present the
cognates. Includes the alphabet
pronunciation chart in Spanish.
Greetings and Introductions –
Subject Pronouns YO and TU Lesson
Plan
Students learn how to exchange personal
information (name, origin, age), some basic
greetings, and the subject pronouns yo and
tú. They will practice in written practice, a
card game, and by creating an original
dialogue using expressions to greet and
introduce themselves in Spanish.
Subject Pronouns, Personal
Pronouns Game and Lesson Plan
Through an illustrated presentation, the
students will learn the subject pronouns.
Then, they will play two games to review and
remember them. Finally, they will practice
them orally by creating a series of sentences.
Includes a printable and Flippity memory
game.
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Spanish 1 Lesson Plans
Each plan includes: Spanish version, English version, ACTFL Standards, Can-do Statements, Activator (Bell Ringer),
Exit Ticket, and Assessments.
Gender and Number of Nouns –
Introduction to Articles Lesson Plan
Through viewing a video on the concept,
teacher instruction, and a game, students
will learn how to identify and change the
gender and number of nouns in Spanish.
Numbers 1-100, Add and Subtract
Lesson Plan
Using a video and a presentation, students
will learn the numbers from 1 – 100, the
number rules, and how to add and subtract in
Spanish. They will do an oral and written
practice. Finally, they collect numerical
information from a classmate in order to
create an infographic to present in class.
Numbers, Days of the Week, Months
of the Year, Calendars Lesson Plan
By reviewing educational videos, the
students will be able to form numbers and
identify the days and months. Also, they will
create a personal timeline that uses the
information they will learn.

12. School Supplies, School Subjects,
and School Schedules Vocabulary
Lesson Plan
Through viewing videos on the Internet, the
students will review school supplies,
subjects, and schedules. Then, they will use
this information to create and present a
puppet show.
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Spanish 1 Lesson Plans
Each plan includes: Spanish version, English version, ACTFL Standards, Can-do Statements, Activator (Bell Ringer),
Exit Ticket, and Assessments.

13. Paper Bag Piñatas Substitute
Lesson Plan
By the end of this activity, students
will understand the purpose of
piñatas. The students will have
created a piñata with household
materials.
English to Spanish – Practice With
Cognates Substitute Lesson Plan
By the end of this activity, students
will understand the concept of the
cognates and practice reading in
Spanish, applying their newly acquired
knowledge to the identification of
cognates.
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Spanish 1 Sub-Plans
Designed so any teacher can cover you… even if he/she doesnʼt speak Spanish!
Cultural Scavenger Hunt Substitute
Lesson Plan
By the end of this activity, students
will have created a visual
presentation of the Hispanic cultural
topics listed on a scavenger hunt
list. Students will also have a deeper
awareness of Hispanic culture.

14. Arte Chicano: La identidad pública y
privada – Identidad nacional y
étnica (México)
In this artistic mini-project, students
learn about the Chicano Art in Mexico
and read information about this
cultural event.
Color Rosa Mexicano: La identidad
pública y privada – Identidad
nacional y étnica (México)
In this project, students learn about
the traditional colors of Mexico, what a
logo is, and how the colors represent
its culture.
Mariachis en la época de Covid: La
identidad pública y privada –
Identidad nacional y étnica (México)
In this reading and visual
comprehension activity, students
learn about Mariachis in Mexico, their
“serenatas” and how they are working
to help people and health
professionals during the pandemic.
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Scaffolded Cultural Activities (Suggestions for Spanish 1)
Use these in any order through the school year and ALL LEVELS since each activity includes 3 versions to use with
novice, intermediate low-mid, and intermediate high-advanced students. This is a huge time-saver if you have
mixed groups or teach multiple levels. You can use any of these activities for Spanish 2 and 3 as well.
Comida tradicional: La identidad
pública y privada – Identidad
nacional y étnica (México)
In this activity, students learn about
Mexican gastronomy, and how food
represents the identity of a
community.

15. Ana Belén ft. Victor Manuel – La
puerta de Alcala – History of Madrid
Gente de Zona ft Marc Anthony – La
Gozadera – Names of the Spanish
Speaking Countries [PACK]
Ricardo Arjona – Ella y él – Contrast
between Cuba and USA
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Song Activities for Spanish 1
Red covers are song packs with multiple activities to explore the song. Green covers are cloze activities in 3
versions.
Los Coyotes – 300 kilos – Spanish
Speaking Countries and Culture
Ruben Blades – Muevete – Names of
the Spanish Speaking Countries
[PACK]
La Santa Cecilia – Calaverita –
Present Tense and Mexican
Traditions
Gemeliers – El calor de una sonrisa –
The city and Seville, Spain [PACK]
Luis Miguel – México en la piel –
Vocabulary: Mexican culture
SPANISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES
Marc Anthony – Preciosa –
Vocabulary: Love for the Country
(Puerto Rico)

16. J Balvin – Sigo extrañándote – Tonic
and Clitic Personal Pronouns
Sones de Mexico – Esta tierra es
tuya – Possessive Pronouns and
Present Simple
Prince Royce – Culpa al corazón –
Personal Pronouns
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Song Activities for Spanish 1
Red covers are song packs with multiple activities to explore the song. Green covers are cloze activities in 3
versions.
Ha-Ash – Perdón, perdón –
Unstressed Direct Object and Past
Pronouns
Enrique Iglesias – Duele el corazón –
Present and Reflexive Pronouns
Luis Fonsi ft Daddy Yankee –
Despacito – Direct and Indirect
Object Pronouns and Body Parts
Camila – Mientes – Tonic Personal
Pronouns
Chino y Nacho – Niña bonita – Tonic
and Atonic Personal Pronouns
PRONOUNS
Belinda ft Pitbull – Egoísta –
Pronouns

17. Victor Manuelle – Si nos duele – Verb
DOLER and Object Pronouns [PACK]
Jarabe de palo – Que bueno, que
bueno – Personal Pronouns Direct
Object
Julieta Venegas – Eres para mí –
Personal Pronouns
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Song Activities for Spanish 1
Red covers are song packs with multiple activities to explore the song. Green covers are cloze activities in 3
versions.
Carlos Vives – La foto de los dos –
Gender of Nouns, Definite Articles,
Furniture Vocabulary [PACK]
Alejandro Sanz – Amiga mía – Direct
and Indirect Object Pronouns
[PACK]
PRONOUNS
Pasabordo – El calendario – Months
of the Year in Spanish [PACK]
Obie Bermúdez – 4:30 am – Daily
Routine
Carlos D’Castro – Los otros cinco –
Days of the Week [PACK]
VOCABULARY: DAYS OF THE WEEK, MONTHS OF THE YEAR

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19. Preliminary Lesson 1: Introductions
By the end of this lesson, students will be
able to introduce themselves, use greetings
and good-byes depending on various times
of day and contexts, and express basic states
of well-being in Spanish.
Preliminary Lesson 2: My Family,
Physical Traits
By the end of this lesson, students will be
able to describe a family member and their
physical traits, talk about their family, and
understand basic descriptions with the help
of pictures.
Preliminary Lesson 3: School Life
By the end of this lesson, students will be
able to describe their school life and inquire
about others.
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Spanish 2 Preliminary Lessons [NEW]
Quick mini lessons to review and assess the basic concepts from previous year! Each plan includes: Spanish
version, ACTFL Standards, Can-do Statements, support materials and handouts.
Preliminary Lesson 4: Hispanic
Dishes, Verb GUSTAR
By the end of this lesson, students will be
able to describe their likes and dislikes
regarding various Hispanic dishes using the
verb GUSTAR in Spanish.
Preliminary Lesson 5: Daily Routine,
Reflexive Verbs
By the end of this lesson, students will be
able to describe their daily routine using
common expressions and reflexive verbs in
Spanish.
Preliminary Lesson 6: Assessment
Spanish 2 Preliminary Lessons practice:
Cartas de conversaciones y repaso. Use the
questions as a review of the preliminary
lessons (review of Spanish 1).

20. Gender and Nouns in Spanish –
Exceptions to the Rules Lesson Plan
By the end of this activity, students will have
learned that exceptions exist for the rules
that guide gender and nouns in Spanish. A
memory activity will help them remember a
group of nouns that adhere to the
exceptions.
Prepositions and Coordinating
Conjunctions Lesson Plan
By the end of this activity, students will have
reinforced their prior knowledge of
prepositions and coordinating conjunctions
as connecting words. As well, students will
have to remember which part of speech
belongs in different kinds of sentences.
Negative and Affirmative Words –
Travel Lesson Plan
Students are introduced to affirmative and
negative words and learn travel destinations
vocabulary and different places around the
world by reading an authentic article in
Spanish from a travel website and use
information from the text to practice what
they have learned in a series of activities.
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Spanish 2 Lesson Plans
Each plan includes: Spanish version only, ACTFL Standards, Can-do Statements, Activator (Bell Ringer), Exit Ticket,
and Assessments.
Verb TENER and Body Parts
Vocabulary Lesson Plan
Learn body parts and express symptoms with
the verb TENER in the present. By the end of
this lesson, students will be able to identify
and verbalize basic body parts and describe
different disabilities with simple sentences.
Present VENIR SER ESTAR – My City
Lesson Plan
Students learn about the present tense
conjugation of these verbs. They will be able
to use them to talk about themselves and
others to tell where they are coming from
(venir), who they are (ser) and where they are
(estar).
Present Tense Stem-Changing
Verbs PODER and DORMIR – Food
Lesson Plan
Students learn about these stem-changing
verbs with a presentation and/or handout. They
will use two authentic texts to practice these
verbs and food vocabulary. In the final oral
activity, they will work in pairs to create a skit
based on the situations provided.

21. Affirmative TU Commands; Present
Progressive – Parts of the House
and Household Chores Lesson Plan
Students learn about affirmative TU
commands after a class discussion guided by
a presentation and a rap song. They will also
review the parts of the house vocabulary with
an authentic real estate video in Spanish and
learn the gerund to form the present
progressive.
Stem-Changing Verbs PENSAR,
QUERER, PREFERIR – Clothing and
Numbers 200 to 1000 Lesson Plan
Students review the stem-changing verbs,
and review the clothing vocabulary with an
educational video. They also learn about the
numbers using authentic infographics and do
an oral practice using real online information
from a retail store.
Demonstrative Adjectives –
Clothing Vocabulary Lesson Plan
Students learn the clothing vocabulary using
authentic clothing catalogs in Spanish.
Includes a presentation to explain the
demonstrative adjectives and role-play
activity to practice the lesson.
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Spanish 2 Lesson Plans
Each plan includes: Spanish version only, ACTFL Standards, Can-do Statements, Activator (Bell Ringer), Exit Ticket,
and Assessments.
TV Ad Kmart – Thalia Sodi – Clothing
Vocabulary
Students will be able to: (1) Learn vocabulary
related to clothing and other words to
describe it in Spanish. (2) Learn or review
vocabulary related to places in the city and
appropriate attire for each situation. (3)
Practice how to make suggestions on
clothing in Spanish.
Preterite Regular Verbs AR ER IR –
Running Errands and Locations in
Town Lesson Plan
The vocabulary is presented using an
authentic video in Spanish. They will learn
about the preterite of the regular verbs with a
guided presentation and practice using a real
errand service price guide from Spain.

22. False Friends Substitute Lesson
Plan
By the end of this activity, students
will have reviewed the meaning of the
word “cognate. The students will have
also identified “false friends,” or words
that resemble each other but mean
something entirely different, as well as
strategies to remember the correct
meaning of the Spanish words that
might cause confusion.
Guatemala and Sweet 16 Verbs
Substitute Lesson Plan
After completing the text with the
correct forms of the appropriate
verbs, students will show their
understanding of the text and places
in Guatemala by labeling the pictures.
There are two versions of the text
completion task (one with word banks
and one with each verb given) as well
as two versions of the places labeling
activity to allow for different language
levels.
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Spanish 2 Sub-Plans
Designed so any teacher can cover you… even if he/she doesnʼt speak Spanish!

23. Nikkei en Perú- La identidades
pública y privada – Enajenación y
asimilación (Perú)
In this Cultural Comparison activity,
students read about Nikkei, the
descendants of Japanese in Peru, and
learn about the cultural change it
caused when they arrived in the
country.
Mario Vargas Llosa – La identidad
pública y privada – La identidad
nacional y étnica (Perú)
In this reading comprehension
activity, students learn about Nobel
Prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa life
achievements.
Marca País – La identidad pública y
privada – La identidad nacional y
étnica (Perù)
In this Mini Project, students learn
about Marca Peru, an initiative driven
drove by the government, startups,
and companies from Peru to promote
Peruvian products, tourism, and more.
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Scaffolded Cultural Activities (Suggestions for Spanish 2)
Use these in any order through the school year and ALL LEVELS since each activity includes 3 versions to use with
novice, intermediate low-mid, and intermediate high-advanced students. This is a huge time-saver if you have
mixed groups or teach multiple levels. You can use any of these activities for Spanish 1 and 3 as well.
Arte Shipibo de la Selva Peruana –
La identidad privada y pública – La
identidad nacional y étnica (Perú)
In this reading comprehension
activity, students learn about Shipibo
Art, an art expression from the
Amazon in Peru.

24. Juanes – La camisa negra – Present
Tense and Verb TENER
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Song Activities for Spanish 2
Red covers are song packs with multiple activities to explore the song. Green covers are cloze activities in 3
versions.
Ricky Martin – Asignatura
pendiente – Verb TENER [PACK]
Chino y Nacho – Tu angelito – Verbs
SER and TENER
Maná ft. Shakira – Mi verdad –
Prepositions and Vocabulary:
Suffering
Voces Unidas por Chile – Gracias a la
vida -Subordinate Adjective
Prepositions
Manu Chao – Clandestino –
Nationalities and Prepositions
VERB TENER
Abraham Sevilla Serrano – Vendo mi
casa cantando – Rooms of the
House and Verb TENER [PACK]
Sie7e – Tengo tu Love – Verb TENER
and Comparisons [PACK]
PREPOSITIONS

25. ABBA – Chiquitita – Compound
Sentences, Connectors,
Prepositions
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Song Activities for Spanish 2
Red covers are song packs with multiple activities to explore the song. Green covers are cloze activities in 3
versions.
Ricky Martin – María – Adjectives
and Present Tense
Carlos Vives feat. Shakira – La
bicicleta – Adjectives
Ricky Martin – La bomba – Adjective
Ricardo Montaner – Déjame llorar –
Descriptive Adjectives
Samo – Sin ti – Verbs in the Present
Indicative and Descriptive
Adjectives
3BallMTY – Inténtalo – Possessive
Adjectives
PREPOSITIONS
Chayanne – Humanos a Marte –
Indicative Present and
Subjunctives
Radial – Qué tengo que ofrecerte –
Prepositions and Prepositional
Locutions
ADJETIVES

26. Jesse y Joy – Corre – Definite
Articles and Possessive Adjectives
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Song Activities for Spanish 2
Red covers are song packs with multiple activities to explore the song. Green covers are cloze activities in 3
versions.
Joan Báez – Guantanamera –
Present Tense and Adjective
Jennifer Lopez – Mírate –
Imperative and Gerund
CNCO ft. Yandel – Hey DJ – Gerund
and Reflexive Verbs
Shakira – Estoy Aquí – Infinitive
Verbs and Gerund
Taylor Swift en Espanol – We Are
Never Ever Getting Back Together –
Adverbs of Time [PACK]
Manu chao – Me llaman calle –
Adjectives
ADJETIVES
PRESENT PROGRESSIVE/GERUNDS

27. Enrique Iglesias – Bailando –
Cognates, Gerunds, Infinitive and
Present Tense [PACK]
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Song Cloze Activities for Spanish 2
Red covers are song packs with multiple activities to explore the song. Green covers are cloze activities in 3
versions.
Los Amigos Invisibles – Gerundio –
Gerunds [PACK]
Paulina Rubio – Algo de ti – Present
and Present Progressive
Jorge Drexler – Infidelidad en la era
informática – Gerunds and
Adjectives
Nicky Jam ft. Enrique Iglesias – El
perdón – Tonic Personal Pronouns
and Gerunds
PRESENT PROGRESSIVE/GERUNDS
Chayanne feat. Jennifer Lopez –
Dame – Present and Present
Progressive
Jennifer Lopez – Mírate –
Imperative and Gerund

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29. Preliminary Lesson 1: Informal
Commands
By the end of this lesson, students will be
able to give informal commands to people
about actions relating to the school and use
direct object pronouns to make their
communication more concise and describe
previously mentioned concepts.
Preliminary Lesson 2:
Stem-Changing Verbs in Spanish
By the end of this lesson, students will be
able to describe clothing items and use
stem-changing verbs in the present to
describe what they and others think and
want.
Preliminary Lesson 3: Present
Progressive and Chores
By the end of this lesson, students will be
able to describe what people are currently
doing in the house and talk about their
preferences in terms of chores they like and
do not like.
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Spanish 3 Preliminary Lessons [NEW]
Quick mini lessons to review and assess the basic concepts from previous year! Each plan includes: Spanish
version, ACTFL Standards, Can-do Statements, support materials and handouts.
Preliminary Lesson 4: Preterite and
Vacations
By the end of this lesson, students will be
able to describe what people have done in
the past regarding vacations, using the
preterite of regular verbs and understand
common expressions when talking about
vacation plans and activities.
Preliminary Lesson 5: The Imperfect
and Childhood
By the end of this lesson, students will be
able to describe their childhood, especially in
terms of events, activities, and actions that
used to happen and talk about childhood
games and pastime activities using the
imperfect in Spanish.
Preliminary Lesson 6: Present
Subjunctive and Travel
By the end of this lesson, students will be
able to describe interesting events, sights,
and other tourist destinations in their city
and use phrases that describe nouns and
their characteristics, especially ones using
the present subjunctive in Spanish.

30. Preliminary Lesson 7: Assessment
Speaking, writing, listening, and reading
assessment for the Spanish 3 preliminary
lessons to review concepts from Spanish 2.
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Spanish 3 Preliminary Lessons [NEW]
Quick mini lessons to review and assess the basic concepts from previous year! Each plan includes: Spanish
version, ACTFL Standards, Can-do Statements, support materials and handouts.

31. Irregular Preterite Verbs – Hiking,
Outdoor Activities, the Weather
Lesson Plan
After completing this lesson, students will be
able to describe outdoor activities, hiking in
detail, the weather and weather forecasts,
and talk about past events, especially using
irregular preterite verbs.
Imperfect Tense – Competitions
Lesson Plan
This lesson uses sports competition
vocabulary to practice the imperfect tense.
Students will watch an authentic video in
Spanish to explore the vocabulary and to
introduce them to the imperfect tense.
ESTAR + Participle – Describing Art,
Sculpture and Tools for Painting
Lesson Plan
Students will be exposed to the lesson
vocabulary with an interactive infographic.
Then, they will learn about the form estar +
participio with a class discussion using an
explainer chart. Finally, they will do an oral
practice where they will describe art pieces
using the learned vocabulary and form.
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Spanish 3 Lesson Plans
Each plan includes: Spanish version only, ACTFL Standards, Can-do Statements, Activator (Bell Ringer) or Exit
Ticket questions in Google Form, and Assessments.
Preterite vs Imperfect – Talking
About the Past Lesson Plan
Students learn about Preterite and the
Imperfect with an educational video. They do
two separate practices to help them
understand the difference. They tell a story in
the past based on what they saw in short,
silent video clips.
Indirect Object Pronouns –
Childhood Toys Lesson Plan
Students get familiarized with the vocabulary
with an authentic video in Spanish. Includes
presentation slides to explain the indirect
object pronouns and two oral activities
where students combine the vocabulary and
the use of the indirect object pronouns.
SER vs ESTAR Meaning Changes in
Preterite and Imperfect – The Arts
Lesson Plan
Students learn about the differences
between Ser vs. Estar with a biography text
from a famous singer. They will use authentic
biographical information in Spanish of
important personalities from different art
fields to do role plays using Ser and Estar.

32. Affirmative and Negative Formal
Commands USTED USTEDES –
Nutrition Lesson Plan
Students will be able to understand when
commands are being used, specifically in the
usted, and ustedes form use them to give
nutritional advice and advice about related
health issues.
Subjunctive Regular Verbs –
Exercise and Staying in Shape
Lesson Plan
Students learn about regular verbs and how
to conjugate them in the subjunctive mode.
They will also learn vocabulary related to
exercise and staying in shape. They will learn
the topic by interacting with their
teammates, improvising situations, and
playing games.
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Spanish 3 Lesson Plans
Each plan includes: Spanish version only, ACTFL Standards, Can-do Statements, Activator (Bell Ringer) or Exit
Ticket questions in Google Form, and Assessments.

33. Current Events Substitute Lesson
Plan
By the end of this activity, students will have
read an article from The New York Times
about creative writing graduate programs for
students who are interested in writing in
English and in Spanish. Students will have
thought critically about the article, noting
ideas from the article that are important and
react to a quote from the article in a
paragraph (written in Spanish).
Fairy Tales Substitute Lesson Plan
By the end of this activity, students will
demonstrate their understanding of the
differences between the preterite and
imperfect tenses by writing their own
Spanish sentences. The students will create
their own fairy tale in Spanish, using the past
tense.
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Spanish 3 Sub-Plans
Designed so any teacher can cover you… even if he/she doesnʼt speak Spanish!

34. La desigualdad étnica en Panamá –
La identidad pública y privada – La
enajenación y la asimilación
(Panama)
In this visual and oral activity,
students learn about the ethnic
inequality in Panama through images,
videos, and official statistics.
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Scaffolded Cultural Activities (Suggestions for Spanish 3)
Use these in any order through the school year and ALL LEVELS since each activity includes 3 versions to use with
novice, intermediate low-mid, and intermediate high-advanced students. This is a huge time-saver if you have
mixed groups or teach multiple levels. You can use any of these activities for Spanish 1 and 2 as well.
“Patria” de Ricardo Miró – La
identidad privada y pública – La
identidad nacional y étnica
(Panama)
In this listening comprehension
activity, students learn about
Panamanian symbols and traditions by
listening to a poem by Ricardo Miró.
Peregrinación hacia Atalaya y
veneración al Cristo Nazareno – La
identidad privada y pública – Las
creencias personales (Panamá)
In this reading comprehension and
writing activity, students learn about
El Nazareno, a sculpture of Jesus
Christ in Panama, which many people
cherish every year during Lent.
Paulett Rosales: Vivir con vitiligo –
La identidad pública y privada – La
autoestima (Panamá)
Students read about a model from
Panama, who was discriminated
against for having a skin disease
called vitiligo.

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televisión – Preterite Imperfect and
Past Simple, Regular Verbs
Zion y Lennox ft. J Balvin – Otra vez
– Infinitive and Past Indefinite
Wisin y Yandel – Mi Tesoro – Present,
Preterite and Present Perfect
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Song Activities for Spanish 3
Red covers are song packs with multiple activities to explore the song. Green covers are cloze activities in 3
versions.
Los tigres del norte – Somos más
americanos – Past Tense and
Vocabulary: History of Mexico and
the United States
Rubén Blades – Como nosotros
-Past Imperfect Indicative, Past
Perfect Simple
Reyli – Amor del bueno – Past
Perfect Simple and Past Imperfect
Proyecto Uno – El tiburón –
Preterite and Subjunctive
Los Fabulosos Cadillacs –
Desapariciones – Past Imperfect,
Simple and Compound
Maná – Cuando los ángeles lloran –
Past Imperfect, Vocabulary Related
to Environmental Destruction
PRETERITE AND IMPERFECT

36. Gipsy Kings – Hotel California –
Present, Infinitive Verbs, and Past
Imperfect
Barry Manilow – Copacabana –
Imperfect Indicative Past Tense,
Simple Past Perfect
Gente de Zona – Si no vuelves – Past
Tense and Gerund
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Song Activities for Spanish 3
Red covers are song packs with multiple activities to explore the song. Green covers are cloze activities in 3
versions.
Jorge Drexler – Al otro lado del río –
Accentual Hiatus and Past Perfect
Compound
Justo Lamas – Magdalena – Past,
Imperfect and Present
Las Mañanitas – Las mañanitas –
Past Tense
El cuarteto de nos – No se que hacer
conmigo – Preterite
Ha Ash – Lo aprendí de ti –
Imperfect Past Tense and Imperfect
Past Subjunctive
Miguel Bose – Estuve a punto de –
Infinitive Verbs, Preterite Tense
PRETERITE AND IMPERFECT

37. Sie7e – El billete – Gerunds and
Preterite [PACK]
Maná – Pobre Juan – Preterite and
Immigration Vocabulary
Bahiano – A primera vista –
Preterite Indefinite [PACK]
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Song Activities for Spanish 3
Red covers are song packs with multiple activities to explore the song. Green covers are cloze activities in 3
versions.
Juanes – La historia de Juan –
Preterite [PACK]
Prince Royce – Soy el mismo –
Imperfect (Imperfecto del
Indicativo)
PRETERITE AND IMPERFECT

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39. 30 Outstanding Hispanics:
Biographies in Spanish and English
30 outstanding Hispanics and their
contribution to mankind to present one every
day in class. The download includes 30
printables with the person’s photo, life
highlights, and a major contribution.
Hispanic Heritage Month: Short
Story Video and Side-by-Side
Reading
A short video story narrated in Spanish that
to introduce the Hispanic Heritage Month.
Which Spanish-speaking countries are
mentioned? What are some Hispanic cultural
characteristics featured here?
Scenes from Latin America and
Spain Printable Posters
A set of 60 tabloid sizes (11″ x 17″) printable
posters with beautiful scenes from Latin
America and Spain organized by country.
Hispanic Heritage Month
Presentation (Spanish & English)
This presentation introduces your students
to Hispanic Heritage Month. Includes facts
about Hispanics in the United States,
comprehension questions, videos, and
extension activities.
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Hispanic Heritage Month
Celebrated in the United States from September 15th to October 15th in recognition of the contributions that
Hispanic Americans have made for the development of the United States.
Facts About Hispanics in the United
States Video (Spanish & English)
This video features some facts about the
Hispanic in the United States that will help
you understand how important has been the
impact of the Latino community in this
country.
Spanish-Speaking Countries
YouTube Video Playlists
A total of 21 playlists with short videos in
English (or subtitled) to introduce a
Spanish-speaking country. The videos
feature culture, history, traditions, geography
facts, attractions, etc.
FREE

40. Hispanic Heritage Month Printable
Poster
The Hispanic Heritage Month or Mes de la
Herencia Hispana is celebrated in the United
States from September 15th to October 15th.
This celebration is a recognition of the
contributions that Hispanic Americans have
made to the development of the United
States.
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Hispanic Heritage Month
Celebrated in the United States from September 15th to October 15th in recognition of the contributions that
Hispanic Americans have made for the development of the United States.
FREE
Países Hispanohablantes in Spanish
- Vocabulary ID Sheets and Lists
Help your students learn and practice
vocabulary in Spanish with this set of
printables that includes the list and practice
worksheet.
Preliminary Lessons 12: Spanish
Speaking Countries Mini Lesson
Plan
Students work in groups to learn basic facts
about Spanish-speaking countries. They will
create a collaborative board online and
present it to the class.
IN
SPANISH
&
ENGLISH
Ruben Blades – Muevete – Names of
the Spanish Speaking Countries
[PACK]
Gente de Zona ft Marc Anthony – La
Gozadera – Names of the Spanish
Speaking Countries [PACK]
Los Coyotes – 300 kilos – Spanish
Speaking Countries and Culture

41. Oscar de la Renta (Diseñador de
moda) – República Dominicana
Frida Kahlo (Pintora) – México Lin-Manuel Miranda (Compositor,
actor y dramaturgo) – Puerto Rico
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Notable Hispanics/Latinos
Discover their life and achievements during Hispanic Heritage Month with these presentations and activities!
Tatyana Ali (Actriz) – Panamá
Fernando Botero: Belleza y estética
– Artes visuales y escénicas
(Colombia)
Zoe Saldaña (Actriz) – República
Dominicana
Perfil biográfico - Edward James
Olmos (Actor) - México
Denise Quiñones (Modelo) – Puerto
Rico
Don Francisco (Presentador de
televisión) – Chile
THE ARTS
THE ARTS ENTERTAINMENT
SPA &
ENG

42. Rosie Pérez (Actriz) – Puerto Rico
Raúl Juliá (Actor) – Puerto Rico Rita Moreno (Actriz, cantante,
bailarina) – Puerto Rico
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Notable Hispanics/Latinos
Discover their life and achievements during Hispanic Heritage Month with these presentations and activities!
Elizabeth Acevedo (Poeta) –
República Dominicana
Salma Hayek (Actriz) – México Walter Mercado (Astrólogo) – Puerto
Rico
Isabel Allende: AP Spanish
Literature Presentation & Activities
Felipe Luciano (Poeta, activista,
músico y periodista) – Puerto Rico
Isabel Allende (Escritora) – Perú,
Chile
ENTERTAINMENT
LIT. & JOURNALISM
SPA &
ENG
SPA &
ENG
SPA &
ENG
SPA &
ENG

43. Julia de Burgos: AP Spanish
Literature Presentation & Activities
Julia Alvarez (Poeta, ensayista y
novelista) – República Dominicana
Julia de Burgos (Poeta) – Puerto
Rico
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Notable Hispanics/Latinos
Discover their life and achievements during Hispanic Heritage Month with these presentations and activities!
Pablo Neruda: AP Spanish
Literature Presentation & Activities
Oscar Hijuelos (Escritor) – Cuba Pablo Neruda (Poeta) – Chile
Gabriel García Márquez: AP Spanish
Literature Presentation & Activities
Rubén Darío (Poeta y periodista) –
Nicaragua
Mario Vargas Llosa – La identidad
pública y privada – La identidad
nacional y étnica (Perú)
LITERATURE & JOURNALISM

44. Celia Cruz (Cantante) – Cuba
Bruno Mars (Cantante) – Puerto
Rico
Cardi B (Cantante) – República
Dominicana
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Notable Hispanics/Latinos
Discover their life and achievements during Hispanic Heritage Month with these presentations and activities!
Ozuna (Cantante) – Puerto Rico
Don Omar (Cantante y Actor) –
Puerto Rico
Gente de Zona (Cantantes) – Cuba
Carlos Santana (Guitarrista) –
México
Romeo Santos (Cantante) – Puerto
Rico y República Dominicana
Perfil biográfico - Bad Bunny
(Rapero) - Puerto Rico
MUSIC
SPA &
ENG

45. Enrique Iglesias (Cantante) –
España
Christina Aguilera (Cantante) –
Ecuador
Desi Arnaz (Actor y músico) – Cuba
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Notable Hispanics/Latinos
Discover their life and achievements during Hispanic Heritage Month with these presentations and activities!
José Feliciano (Cantante) Puerto
Rico
Gloria Estefan (Cantante) – Cuba Jennifer Lopez (Cantante) – Puerto
Rico
Marc Anthony (Cantante) – Puerto
Rico
Juan Luis Guerra (Cantante) –
República Dominicana
Luis Fonsi (Cantante) – Puerto Rico
MUSIC
SPA &
ENG

46. Rubén Blades (Cantante) – Panamá
Prince Royce (Cantante) –
República Dominicana
Ricky Martin (Cantante) – Puerto
Rico
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Notable Hispanics/Latinos
Discover their life and achievements during Hispanic Heritage Month with these presentations and activities!
Shakira (Cantante) – Colombia
Selena (Cantante) – México Selena Gómez (Cantante) – México
Bonnie Prado Pino (Ingeniera
Aeroespacial) – Colombia
Tito Puente (Músico) – Puerto Rico Antonia Coello (Ex Cirujana General)
– Puerto Rico
MUSIC
SCIENCE & MEDICINE
SPA &
ENG

47. Diana Trujillo (Ingeniera
aeroespacial) – Colombia
Bonnie Prado Pino: Ingeniera
aeroespacial – La educación y las
carreras (Colombia)
Carlos Noriega (Astronauta) – Perú
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Notable Hispanics/Latinos
Discover their life and achievements during Hispanic Heritage Month with these presentations and activities!
Cesar Chávez (Activista) – México
Ellen Ochoa (Astronauta) – México Joseph Acaba (Astronauta) –
Puerto Rico
Luis Von Ahn (Empresario) –
Guatemala
Jaime Escalante (Profesor) – Bolivia Papa Francisco – Jorge Mario
Bergoglio- (Papa de la Iglesia
Católica) – Argentina
SCIENCE & MEDICINE
SOCIETY
SPA &
ENG

48. Sonia Sotomayor (Jueza) – Puerto
Rico
Luis von Ahn y Duolingo: La ciencia y
la tecnología – Las innovaciones
tecnológicas (Guatemala)
Rigoberta Menchú (Líder Indígena) –
Guatemala
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Notable Hispanics/Latinos
Discover their life and achievements during Hispanic Heritage Month with these presentations and activities!
Chi Chi Rodriguez (Golfista) –
Puerto Rico
Albert Pujols (Jugador de béisbol) –
República Dominicana
Carmelo Anthony (Jugador de
básquetbol profesional) – Puerto
Rico
Oscar de la Hoya (Boxeador) –
México
David Ortiz (Jugador de béisbol) –
República Dominicana
Felipe Alou (Ex-jugador de béisbol y
Mánager) – República Dominicana
SOCIETY
SPORTS
SPA &
ENG
SPA &
ENG

49. Roberto Alomar (Jugador de
béisbol) – Puerto Rico
Roberto Clemente (Jugador de
béisbol) – Puerto Rico
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Notable Hispanics/Latinos
Discover their life and achievements during Hispanic Heritage Month with these presentations and activities!
SPORTS

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51. 12 de octubre (Hispanoamérica) –
Presentation
Tamales (Latinoamérica) –
Presentation
Muñecas Quitapenas (Guatemala)
Presentation
Ekeko (América del Sur) –
Presentation
Machu Picchu (Perú) – Presentation
Indigenous Peoples' Day (October 10th)
While In the US it honor and celebrate Native American peoples, as Spanish teachers you can bring visibility to
indigenous people from Latin America.
Las Cholitas (Bolivia) –
Presentation
Isabella Springmühl (Diseñadora de
modas) – Guatemala
Rigoberta Menchú (Líder Indígena) –
Guatemala
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52. Arte Shipibo de la Selva Peruana –
La identidad privada y pública – La
identidad nacional y étnica (Perú)
In this reading comprehension
activity, students learn about Shipibo
Art, an art expression from the
Amazon in Peru.
La desigualdad étnica en Panamá –
La identidad pública y privada – La
enajenación y la asimilación
(Panama)
In this visual and oral activity,
students learn about the ethnic
inequality in Panama through images,
videos, and official statistics.
Ofrendas a la Pachamama: Vida
contemporánea – Tradiciones y
valores sociales (Bolivia)
In this Reading Comprehension
activity, students learn about
Pachamama day, a tradition in Bolivia
when people celebrate with offerings
to the Earth.
Color Rosa Mexicano: La identidad
pública y privada – Identidad
nacional y étnica (México)
In this project, students learn about
the traditional colors of Mexico, what a
logo is, and how the colors represent
its culture.
Tikal: La ciencia y la tecnología – Las
innovaciones tecnológicas
(Guatemala)
In this reading comprehension
activity, students read about Tikal, a
Mayan Civilization in Guatemala, learn
about their culture, and the
archeological discoveries.
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Indigenous Peoples' Day (October 10th)
While In the US it honor and celebrate Native American peoples, as Spanish teachers you can bring visibility to
indigenous people from Latin America.

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Halloween
Trick or treat! Activities and printables to learn Halloween vocabulary in Spanish.
Halloween Spanish Vocabulary List
Handout
A vocabulary list in Spanish with
English translations. Includes all the
25 words used in the activities in 3
versions: editable (powerpoint) and
PDF.
Halloween Vocabulary
Presentation with Audio
Presentation with audios: Use to
introduce the vocabulary to
students. It includes audio clips with
the Spanish pronunciation by a
native speaker.
Halloween Spanish Vocabulary
Illustrated Handout
A letter-size handout with the
vocabulary words that can be printed
in full color or black and white.
Halloween Spanish Vocabulary
Printable Poster
Decorate your classroom with a poster
that you can print in 3 sizes: legal,
tabloid or 18″ x 24″.
Halloween Spanish Vocabulary Word
Search
In 2 versions; with the list of words in
Spanish or with the list of words in
English (translation exercise).
Halloween Spanish Vocabulary
Crossword Puzzle
Students translate the words in order
to complete the puzzle.

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Halloween
Trick or treat! Activities and printables to learn Halloween vocabulary in Spanish.
Cuando llega el mes de octubre –
Halloween Spanish Song and
Present Tense
This short song, about the process of
carving a Halloween pumpkin, is a
classic at schools in Puerto Rico. The
components included are:
Halloween Spanish Vocabulary
Spelling Activity
Students work with 16 vocabulary
words and select the correctly
spelled one.

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57. La Tomatina: Una fiesta del tomate
(España) – Presentation
La Tomatina - August 31st
A festival held in the Valencian town of
Buñol in which participants throw
tomatoes and get involved in a tomato
fight purely for entertainment
purposes.
Festival of Tomatoes Sub-plan for
Novice Students
La Tomatina - August 31st
By the end of this activity, students
will have learned about the Spanish
festival of La Tomatina.
Fiestas Agostinas (El Salvador)
Presentation
August 1st - 6th
This is the week where Salvadorans
celebrate their patron saint who is El
Salvador del Mundo.
Culture & Traditions
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El Huaso Chileno – The Chilean
Cowboy – Presentation
Students learn about the Chilean
Huaso “cowboy” attire with a
presentation and practice with 5
extension activities including: an
infographic, video, word search,
match, and A/B oral activity.
Fiestas patrias de Chile (Chile)-
Presentation
September 18th
The celebration of Fiestas Patrias is
an expression of Chilean culture.
Traditional activities associated
with the Dieciocho include Chilean
rodeo, dancing the cueca, going to
fondas, and barbecue.
12 de octubre (Hispanoamérica) –
Presentation
Commemorates the date when
Christopher Columbus arrived in the
Americas in 1492. It is celebrated in
Latin American countries, but also in
USA and Spain. Depending on the
country, this celebration receives
different names. However, today
there’s much controversy with this
date.

58. Masaya (Nicaragua) Presentation
Fiesta de Los Agüizotes - October
28th
Fiesta del Torovenado - October
30th
Declared in 1989 as Cultural Heritage
of the Nation, Masaya is an important
cultural destination due to the variety
of folkloric expressions that originate
and manifest there, such as traditional
dances, marimba music, street
theater, and colorful processions.
Culture & Traditions
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