Inside: What to do the day before Spring Break or the day after Spring Break in Spanish class. Spring Break in Spanish Class, Pre-Spring Break Chat & Post-Spring Break Chat ideas for in-person and digital.
Spring Break in Spanish Class
Build classroom community while getting in many focused repetitions of the preterite tense.
Typically I never got a real Spring Break and instead, just have a long weekend for Easter. Either way, I love having activities like this ready to go, which means not as much stress right before and after a break. I have versions that will work in person, hybrid, distance, or a combination of all of the above.
I would traditionally do all of the following ideas with Spanish 2 and above, but you could do them with late Spanish 1, especially just focusing on not much vocabulary, like just using “went.”
Idea #1 for Spanish Spring Break Chat – Google Slides
Using Pre Break Slide from my shop or on TPT &/or
Post Break Slides from my shop or on TPT
– Reading, Chatting & Writing for a whole class period
– Paperless in person, virtual for absent students, or virtual students
- Reading – Instruct students to read through the reading slides of I form preterite statements & highlight everything plans to do or did over break. (reading input of 1st person)
- Speaking – In pairs, small groups, or break-out rooms, have students chat in Spanish using the speaking questions. To support students if needed, you could let them first type out possible answers before asking and answering so they feel more prepared. This could also be on Flipgrid if you would like.
- Writing – Let students know which of the writing prompts listed you want them to type about. This could be writing about their own break, or what they learned about their classmates.
Idea #2 – Google Slides
Using either of the Spring Break Slides from above
– Discussion prompts over many days as class starters leading up to or after a break
– Distance, Hybrid, or paperless in person
Idea #3 – Find Someone Who – Digital – Spring Break in Spanish Class
Using Before SPRING break Spanish Worksheet or Spring Break FSW on TPT (future)
or Post Spring Break Worksheet orSpring Break FSW on TPT (past) or fue (Spanish 1 past)
– One-day activity before or after a break
– Paperless or virtual option
Idea #4 – Find Someone Who – Paper
Using Before SPRING break Spanish Worksheet or Spring Break FSW on TPT (future) or Post Spring Break Worksheet or Spring Break FSW on TPT (past) or fue (Spanish 1 past)
– One-day activity before or after a break
– In-Person on paper
- Do the paper FSW activity outside. Have everyone wearing masks, with the FWS on their own clipboard & standing at a distance to talk. Instead of having other people sign the form, have each student just write the name of the person who said yes instead.
- Interview partner using Plexiglas. I know some schools have Plexiglas dividers or plastic shower curtains hanging in their classrooms. Have students use their masks, in addition to these dividers to interview a partner or small group using the FSW sheet and writing their own answers.
I love that I can print this out before leaving for break, do nothing related to school over break, and show up and just talk about what we did when we get back. To get a more detailed idea of how I use this activity after a break, check out this post.
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