Set of lessons (at least 2 without watching the movie) to study the movie Encanto (available on Disney+). Powerpoint and student booklet. You can use the resources before / while / after watching the movie or not watch the movie at all!
Contents:
Exploration of Colombian culture
Characters (gifts, physical descriptions and family tree)
Songs (La familia Madrigal + no se habla de Bruno)
A review of the movie
+2 optional mini projects
Easily adaptable to any year group but designed for year 7 / year 8 students of Spanish.
Skills:speaking, reading, writing and listening
Vocabulary: family, physical descriptions, adjectives, possesion
A lesson to use during transition day.
Escape the room type of lesson -students need to solve different tasks to be able to escape the room. At the end of every activity, students get a number to crack the final code to escape the room.
All the activities are based on disney/pixar movies.
The resource contains: slide with instructions, all the materials you will need and answer key.
Tasks cover the following skills and topics:
Colours
Reading / translating
Numbers and mathematical operations (Numeracy skills)
Sports
Animals
Introductions/greetings
Physical descriptions
Escape the room lesson in French and Spanish aimed at primary school students or beginners in Secondary school. Ideal for transition days to be used with students who do any of the languages at primary. Please notice that this lesson requires a lot of prepation (mainly printing) and itâs quite interactive.
Topics cover colours, sports, numbers, opinions, adjectives and introductions.
A 2 lesson PPT and booklet to use before and after watching the film âZipi y Zape y la isla del capitanâ (on Netflix). Ideal for end of year activities.
Adapted authentic resources, reading comprehension, wordsearch, listening and writing.
A lesson to teach KS3 students about Spanish celebrations during Easter.
Since itâs a cultural lesson, it has been planned to use a mixed between English and the target language.
Brief summary:
Differences between Spain and UK
Easter celebrations - a dictionary of key terms
The dance of the death- Verges (paralel translation)
Quiz/ competition
Speaking activity - share your opinion
Two lessons focused on context before studying âEl laberinto del faunoâ. These have been planned to be taught before watching the movie and they give a good insight into the context before, during and after the Civil War in Spain. (32 slides). It includes a booklet for students.
L1 focuses on the period before and during the war
-La segunda repĂșblica
-Las dos Españas
-El comienzo y final de la guerra
-La posguerra bajo Franco
L2 covers key elements during postwar Spain that are going to be featured in the movie.
-La resistencia republicana
-El racionamiento durante la posguerra
-La ideologĂa franquista hacia la mujer
Save hours and hours and hours of preparation with this Scheme of work for La casa de Bernarda Alba. (10-16 lessons + student booklets).
Very user friendly, you can use the lessons to teach yourself if you have never taught the book before.
Scheme of work overview:
L1 Federico GarcĂa Lorca An introduction on the life of Lorca and his main works.
L2 Historical context. Pre-civil war Spain Understand the importance of the historical context for the play
L3 Act 1 Analysis of Act 1
L4 Act 2 Analysis of Act 2
L5 Act 3 Analysis of act 3
L6 Character analysis 1 Analysis and comprehension of the main characters
L7 Character analysis 2 Analysis and comprehension of the main characters
L8 Themes Analysis of the main themes in the play
L9 Technique Analyse and learn about the main techniques used by the writer
L10 Essay writing workshop: Explore the structure of the essay (introduction, development and conclusion)
L11 Essay writing workshop: Explore the language used in the essay and the mark scheme (A level)
L12 Essay workshop: Writing practice
L13 Essay consolidation: Quote revision
L13 Essay consolidation: Revision lesson
Extra Explore sessions: Trivial pursuit
Extra Explore sessions: Monopoly
Extra Explore sessions: Tinder profiles for characters
Extra Explore sessions: Quote game
A resources aimed at A level students of Spanish (Year 12 and Year 13).
Students learn about Christmas in Spain and different Spanish traditions. Students listen to a description of what happens in Spain during Christmas (teacher led/ read by the teacher) and then complete a quiz.
The resource also includes a board game based on the information shared with students during the lesson. Ideal for the last lesson of the term.
2 lessons based on Viva (higher and foundation) module 8, unit 3 -vivir a tope. All skills.
Lesson 1
listening
reading
speaking
dictation game
lesson 2
tense practise
reading comprehension
gcse writing task (differenciated)
Introductory lesson to Panâs Labyrinth, focussed on Del Toroâs life, works and style. Includes a booklet for students.
Contents:
-Del Toroâs biography (reading comprehension)
-Del Toroâs most important films and what they have in common (time line of main movies and plots)
-Del Toroâs directing style (listening activity)
-Del Toroâs use of monters (listening activity)
Two lessons to cover âUn dĂa fatalâ from the new AQA Spanish higher text book (module 1). Lessons include plenty of tasks covering the new GCSE spec (read aloud, pronunciation, grammar etcâŠ)
One (or two) lesson focussed on the theme of fantasy versus reality in âEl laberinto del faunoâ. (22 slides)
Structure of the lesson:
Key words to use in essay.
Brief summary of the theme.
Comparison between fairytale structure and the film.
Fantasy and reality in the main characters (Ofelia, Carmen, Mercedes and CapitĂĄn Vidal).
Important quotes about fantasy and reality.
Essay question.