This document provides a list of optional enrichment activities for Spanish class, including: 1) Speaking Spanish to order food at a Mexican restaurant and have the receipt signed. 2) Finding a new Spanish song to translate, sing, or make a music video of. 3) Creating a presentation, graphic organizer, game, or other educational material to help classmates learn. 4) Researching authentic Spanish media like movies, TV shows, or news to summarize and discuss in writing.

1. Hmmm. . . Low on Cheques?What can you do?

2. Speak Spanish!Go to a Mexican restaurant.Speak inSpanish to your waitress/waiterHave her/him sign off on it.

3. Participate!Raise your hand and try!

4. Re-do this PowerPointMake the PowerPoint pop!! Make it fresh and exciting with possible new activities.Make it into a prezi! Make it into a glogster!

5. Make a Chart with Vocabulary from our lesson in it.CómohowCuálwhich oneCuáleswhich onesCuándowhenCuánto(a)how much/manyDóndewhereAdónde(to) whereDe dónde(from) wherePorquéwhyQuiénwhoCon quién(with) whomDe quién(from) whomQuéwhatA qué(at) whatDe qué(

6. Make a Wordle!Go to wordle.net and create one to share with the class!

7. NPR LATINO USAGo to latinousa.org and find a topic, listen to it, and write at least a half page synopsis of what you heard, your thoughts and the cultural relativity. It can be in English, Spanglish or Spanish.

8. Participate!Raise your hand and try!

9. Find A New Song!Look everywhere for a new song.Translate it.Sing it! Or make a music video to it.

10. Make a CrosswordGo to http://edhelper.com/crossword.htm and create a crossword with vocabulary or definitions from our lesson.

11. Help the Class Understand the LessonCreate or find a presentation. (power point, poster, video, etc.) Make sure it has to do with the lessonShare!

12. Create a Graphic OrganizerCreate something cool to help remember grammatical concepts and you can help others by putting it on our wall.

13. Participate!Raise your hand and try!

14. Do Enriching Activities at HomeResearch the internet and share with the class a cool site that has helped you. Show your work/documentation.Go to www.bknelson.com and complete the self checking activities as it pertains to what we are learning. Show your work/documentation via printed copy or .pdf file and email it to your teacher.Go to advance online grammar activities at bowdoin.edu and show your work/documentation.

15. GamesMake or introduce a new game to help the class learn. (Yo lo tengo, ladrón, mosquito)

16. Be Creative!Contribute to class in a creative and an educational way! Woo Hoo!

17. Participate!Raise your hand and try!

18. Watch a Spanish Movie This does not mean watch an English movie subtitled in Spanish.Watch a Spanish movie and write a ½-1 page synopsis in Spanish, English or Spanglish…depending on your level and give an overview, your thoughts, cultural relativity, thumbs up or down, etc….

19. Watch a Spanish Channel… Write a synopsis of what you watched.What was it about?How much did you understand?What is your favorite program?What were the slogans of the tv commercials?You could keep the slogan/commercial activity going by making a compilation of several commercial slogans and make a ppt. or a prezi.

20. Participate!Raise your hand and try!