Spanish Class Fashion Show
One of the most successful activities this year in Spanish 1 was our Desfile de Moda fashion show. During my first year of teaching, I came across an idea to have students put together fashion shows in groups as the assessment for the clothing, adjective & colors unit.
The day of the show the classroom was turned into a runway. Students strutted their stuff to Spanish music while their group read descriptions of what they were wearing in Spanish. They also put together a written booklet, where the descriptions were evaluated for a presentational writing grade as well.
Spanish Fashion Show Alternatives
Through this project, I have seen some wonderful creativity including a “Rachet Show” of ridiculous clothing and a Halloween theme with all costumes. Students were given the option to use other models if they did not feel comfortable. So we also had Barbies and Build-a-Bears as models. The best part was seeing their creative use of Spanish in their descriptions.
Adding Music to the Fashion Show
Last year I just had Spanish music playing in the background. But, this year students were assigned to pick their favorite songs from class to play with their fashion show. I loved seeing how excited they were about using their favorite songs from class. This included Adrenelina, Limbo, Danza Kuduro, and many others from our Música miércoles. Overall it was a great way for students to show their creativity and get excited about Spanish class.
Have a great day!
– Allison
Allison Wienhold of Mis Clases Locas has a decade of experience as a #deptof1 secondary Spanish teacher in Iowa. She enjoys creating curricula using novels, films, and music. Allison provides professional development to World Language teachers, including being the keynote speaker at MALT and Comprehensible Iowa, and workshop presenter at dozens of state & regional organizations, school districts, AEAs, and virtual conferences.