Inside: Ideas for end-of-the-year Spanish class activities when you are having a hard time finding inspiration or motivation. End of the school year Spanish project and fun Spanish end of the school year activities. Last Day of School in Spanish Class Activities with your Spanish students.
End of the School Year Activities in Spanish class was originally posted 5.23.16 by Allison Wienhold – most recently updated 5.2.25
It is that time of year when we need just a little something extra to finish up the year as a Spanish teacher. If you have not already, you can read my confession post from a few years ago to see why the end of the school year that year was the strangest one yet.
Plus, here is new this year running out of time at the end of the year blog post.
You are this close to the end of the longest year on record, you can do it! The students are squirrely, the teachers are tired, and the warm sun is outside. As the wonderful Laurie Clarcq said a few years ago, “students are not going to master much at this point in the year. Use these days to build confidence, find joy, strengthen trust!” Here are some ideas below to do just that!
It does not matter if you teach high school, middle school Spanish, higher education, or 1st grade. Lesson plans at this time of the year in World Languages can be tricky.
A lot of what you do the last weeks of the school year or last days of school, depends on your end goal and if you a required to give a comprehensive final exam. My end of the year activities when I have been required to give a final or final project/ research project are very different than when I did not.
I will include a lot of end of year Spanish activities you can do as a World Language teacher as you are limping to summer break and dreaming of summer vacation.
*New – Last Week of Spanish Activities- este descano
A chance to review and use ir + a + infinitive Spanish simple future to discuss future summer plans in Spanish.
For many years I have had a popular Last Day of School Spanish Find someone Who or summer plans in Spanish (from TPT). I personally used this last day of Spanish class worksheet in every level of Spanish I taught.
We often put the last day of school Spanish worksheet on a clipboard and took it outside to enjoy the nice Iowa weather.
This year, I finally added two more last week of Spanish class activities to talk about future summer plans. So now I have a Last Week of Spanish class bundle on TPT. It includes the 3 simple future summer plans activities below. You could mix and match them for multiple days of last week of Spanish plans for all levels and situations.
- Last Week of Spanish Digital Weekend Chat/ Sub Plan
- Last Day of Spanish Class Conversation Cards Activity
- Last Day of School Spanish Find someone Who
Example Last Week of Spanish Class 1
A few day mini unit to talk about future summer plans if you have some extra time after finishing your major units.
- Use the digital future summer weekend chat slides as a class opener for each day the last few weeks of Spanish class.
- Then use the simple future Spanish conversation cards for a supported small group activity to chat about future summer plans. There are differentiated options, so you can pick those with or without support of sentence starters.
- The next day do a full class period summer plans Find Someoene Who to practice speaking & writing after a warm up of future chat slides.
- If you need an assessment do a quick simultaneous speaking assessment in small groups using conversation cards as needed to support speaking. Or use the included writing prompts from any of the activities for a writing assessment.
Example Last Days of Spanish Class 2 – Sub Plan Style
If you need an emergency sub plan or one or two days. (Because maybe you want to attend your own child’s field day, preschool concert, get in a last minute appointment, or you are caught in IEP meetings or interviewing future candidates). Or these are independent activities students can do while others are testing. Or these are activities students can do on their own while you are getting your life together & grading all of their late work or projects.
- Digital Sub Plan – Post digital future summer chat slides on Google Classroom or your LMS. I posted similar pre Spring break slides while we were hybrid teaching. Students can work alone or in partners to complete the slides digitally, writing answers in the slides. It includes reading, writing & speaking practice about Spanish future summer plans. I had them work alone for reading & writing and with a partner for speaking. Depending on the level of your students, this whole slideshow could take 1-2 days as a sub plan.
- Paper No teacher Needed Plan – If you have turned Chromebooks in, use the summer plans Find Someoene Who. Without teacher support, assign students to interview a partner using the worksheet. They can do the speaking in an interview form to cause less commotion if needed. Then both pairs write about their partner in Spanish on the back.
For all of these options & more get the Last Week of Spanish bundle
There are so many ways to mix up these last week of Spanish activities to practice the Spanish simple future. If you only have one day, you can pick one activity for each different class you teach, based on their personality.
Want fully paper & no tech? Open with large question cards posted around the room. Then do the paper Find Someone Who.
Or give students the option! Choose your own activity. Some can do the digital slides & others do paper conversation cards. It’s all practicing the same thing, so it’s OK to have differentiated choices.
Final Assessments in Spanish Class
I know most people would choose not to give Final Exams. But, if you are required, read Final Assessments for Spanish class for some ideas. It includes choice tests, a gallery walk, as well as assessments focusing on proficiency level.
If you need a project, I suggest my Spanish End of the Year Culture Project.
Music Unit in Spanish to End the Year
Music is almost always an engaging way to hook students with a variety of activities. A May music bracket, where students listen to many songs and vote on their favorites is always a hit. We have a big bulletin board to follow along with the winners. It is a great way to end the year on a high note.
If you’re looking for a fully digital option with Editable Google Slides & Google slides ready for voting, you might be interested in my newest music bracket for 2025.
Movie Unit in Spanish to End the Year
Sometimes with the wacky end-of-the-year schedules, a movie is perfect to practice language skills and listening in the target language. For example, when I had exploratory classes, they watched a movie in Spanish during the long finals classes, since they did not have finals. Here are some of my favorite films for a Spanish with ready-made guides.
- McFARLAND USA
- CHUPA
- PUSS IN BOOTS
- FERDINAND
- DORA Y LA CIUDAD PERDIDA
- PACHAMAMA
- SELENA
- EL CAMINO DE XICO
For lots of options for every level you teach, check out the Movie guide bundle in my website store OR Movie Guide Bundle on TPT. Learn more about the included films in this blog post.
Play a Game to Engage Your Spanish Classes
Everyone loves a fun game that gets you out of your seat. It is a perfect way to revisit a favorite activity. For a game that can be played outside, spread out in person, or even online, check out this post about 1,2,3 salta! Or try positive plates, a great activity to leave on a positive note.
If you are looking for Spanish class end-of-the-year activities, or a review game, this blog post has tons of fun ideas as well. Fun Spanish Classroom Games to Increase Engagement
Mini Cultural Unit to end the year in Spanish class
Even if you are tied to a certain curriculum, the crazy end-of-year schedule sometimes allows for some flexibility. If you have a few days extra, a mini cultural unit is perfect! I put together a few of my favorite mini-units in this post. Some ideas include Las Fallas, La Tomatina, La Llorona, and more. If you still have a few weeks, this Literature Circle Unit would be a digital plan for the rest of the year for Spanish 3/4 including assessments.
Culture Project
If you need an end of the year culture project for novice Spanish, I have you covered. I used this at the end of Exploratory Spanish, Spanish 1, or my novice credit recovery Culture & Civilization class
Sr. Wooly
You can never go wrong with a wacky song from Sr Wooly. You can see how I use Sr. Wooly in this post. We have also done a fun Wooly music bracket, where students voted on who moved on and we crowned a Wooly champion.
Blooket
I posted about Blooket a couple of years ago and it really was a breath of fresh air at the end of the year. Many teachers are just trying it out now, so if you have not tried it yet, do it! Just search for ready-made sets or quickly import them from Quizlet. The class’s favorite versions were Gold Quest & Factory.
Last Day of School in Spanish Class – Talk About Summer Plans
Need the last day of school Spanish class activity? Use this no-prep activity to talk about summer plans in Spanish (from TPT). Or now get the same activity in my website store as well. Last Day of School Spanish Worksheet este verano. With the differentiated options, I have used different versions of this same resource for the last day of Spanish 1, Spanish 2 & Spanish 3.
With nice weather, we used these printed double-sided with clipboards outside to chat and mix up the last week of school. {Or read this blog post to learn how you can use the EASEL add-on to do it digitally for virtual, hybrid or paperless learning as needed}
Go Outside!
For the last day of Spanish class activity, check out this post & this post for many ways you can take your students outside (& still learn something;) An amazing idea and a fun way to enjoy nice weather.
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- Create a CI Curriculum for Spanish 1-4
- Mis Clases Locas Curriculum for Spanish 1-4
- Pride in Spanish class
- Ferdinand Movie – a great end of the year film – get free resources for the film below
What else would you add? What are your favorite ways to end the school year in Spanish class?
