This document contains instructions for 9 different activities focusing on Spanish language skills including puzzles, writing letters, finding cognates, reading descriptions of people, geography, listening to music, counting, writing conversations, and practicing conversations. The activities cover a range of skills like writing introductions, asking and answering questions, describing countries and people, comparing words to English, listening comprehension, and speaking practice. Students are to work individually or in small groups to complete the varied activities.

1. 1- Rompecabezas
I can recognize questions and their appropriate
answers
1. Work together in groups of two.
2. Put together the puzzle. In the end you should have a rectangle
that is 3 X 3
Hint: To determine if a puzzle piece is turned the right way, look at the “MG” in
the middle of the square. They should all be facing the same way.

2. 2- Una carta a la familia
I can write about my name, how I am, my
age, my birthday, where I am from and my
telephone number.
Use your new international identity. You are going to stay with a
family in Ecuatorial Guinea (in Africa) for three weeks. Write them
an email that introduces you and gives them a way to contact you
if they want to call you before you arrive. Include, your name, how
you are, your age, your birthday, where you’re from and your
phone number.

3. 3- Alfabeto de cognados
I can understand new words by comparing
them to English.
Look through the books and magazines at the station. Write
the cognates you find in the alphabet book on the
corresponding letter page.
Ejemplo: elefante → write ‘elefante’ on the E page
You can’t repeat any cognates already written on the pages,
so make sure you read through them first before writing any
new ones down.
**DO NOT WRITE IN PROVIDED READING MATERIALS**

4. 4-La gente hispana
I can understand personal information
about others.
Read the information on the bulletin board near
the door. Then, answer the questions by writing
the person’s name in the blank that
corresponds with the description.

5. 5- Geografía
I can describe a country.
Read each description and write the name of the country
being described. Then color that country on the map with
the color indicated.
1. azul= Está al sur de Bolivia y Paraguay. _________________
2. verde= Está al oeste de Brasil y Bolivia. _________________
3. rojo= Está al norte de Ecuador y el Perú. ________________
4. anaranjado= Está al este de México, pero al oeste de Honduras. _______________
5. violeta= Está en el caribe. Es la isla más grande. _____________
6. negro= Está al oeste de la Argentina. Es muy largo. ____________
7. café= Está al norte del Perú. Es un país pequeño. ________________
8. amarillo= Está al este de la Argentina. ________________

6. 6- ¡Bailando!
I can listen and understand new words by
comparing them to English.
Listen to the song Bailando by Enrique Iglesias
and complete the activities on the handout. You
may play the song as many times as you need
during your time at the center.

7. 7- Matamoscas con Números
I can count from 0 - 30.
One person is the caller and the others are playing.
Caller: Read a number in Spanish to the rest of the group.
Players: Be the first one to circle the numeral and get a
point.
After eight turns, switch roles.

8. 8- Escribe una conversación
I can say how I am and inquire about others.
I can introduce myself.
I can greet others and say goodbye.
I can say my age and ask others theirs and ask when their birthday is.
I can use common courtesy expressions.
I can ask/say where I am from.
Write a conversation between two or three people (divide yourselves up into at least
two groups).
You can include any or all of these tasks: Say hello, introduce yourself, ask names,
ask how they are, ask their age/birthday, express courtesy, say goodbye.
**Make sure what you write is logical and that each person in the conversation has at
least five lines.

9. 9- Let’s chat!
Now that you have written your conversation, you will
practice reading/saying it.
In your divided groups, choose which one of you will read which
part of the conversation. Using one of the recorders provided,
read your conversation aloud so that Sra. can listen to it.
**Practice at least 3 times before you record. You may not re-
record.
*SAY YOUR NAMES INTO RECORDER BEFORE YOU START.*
Push red button and begin. Push square to stop.